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A lack of contaminants in sand clogging Cow Creek in Sarnia’s northeast means it’ll cost far less than feared to dredge it if city council gives its blessing, Sarnia’s construction manager says. Council will consider a staff recommendation May 31 to dredge the sand buildup in the creek in Bright’s Grove to the tune of… Read More
Newport Beach may soon take a step closer to constructing a confined aquatic dredged disposal site — basically, a deep, underwater hole — for dredged material considered too toxic to be released into the ocean, depending on council action this Tuesday. Discussion on constructing a confined aquatic dredged disposal site to remove the mercury-tainted sediment… Read More
ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Institute for Water Resources (IWR) recently released a report, Strengthening USACE Collaboration with Tribal Nations for Water Resources Management. This report assesses current avenues and roadblocks for USACE collaboration with Tribes and suggests new or improved collaborative strategies to better address the water resources challenges Tribal… Read More
ASHLAND CITY, Tenn. (May 24, 2021) – With the recent shutdown of the Colonial Pipeline, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District opened up Cheatham Lock despite restrictions during scheduled maintenance so barges destined to fuel Middle Tennessee could navigate up the Cumberland River to Nashville terminals. Officials with the Nashville District and Regional… Read More
An 88-year-old Corps of Engineers dustpan dredge, the Jadwin, departed from the Vicksburg, Miss., Harbor, May 3, for its annual season of dredging along the Mississippi River and its tributaries. The Jadwin is classed as a dustpan dredge due to the shape of the suction/cutting head which resembles a dustpan. That “dustpan” lowers to a… Read More
VICKSBURG, Miss. – Dr. Orie Cecil has joined the Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory’s Hydrologic Systems Branch at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC). Cecil earned his doctorate in aerospace engineering from Auburn University in 2020. He also received his master’s in aerospace engineering from Auburn in 2016, as well as his bachelor’s… Read More
ST. PAUL, Minn. –The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is seeking public comments on a draft environmental assessment for the proposed sanitary sewer upgrade project in Kindred, North Dakota. Comments will be accepted through June 18, 2021. The project, covered under the Corps’ Environmental Infrastructure Assistance Program, includes the construction of new… Read More
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, recently awarded a $2.4 million contract to Water Works Dock & Boat Lifts, Inc. of Stoddard, Wisconsin, to repair a Mississippi River habitat restoration project approximately 40 miles south of La Crosse, Wisconsin, that was damaged by recent flooding events. Consecutive years… Read More
DETROIT — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will begin St. Joseph Harbor emergency dredging early June, expediting the process to restore critical navigation. The Corps of Engineers identified a shoal restricting the channel depth during this year’s annual channel survey. In some areas the restriction was as little as 13 feet below low water… Read More
The US Army Corps has politely asked a state environmental agency to stand down—for now—on its questions about the quality of sand that would be scooped from Scusset Beach and deposited on Town Neck Beach. Michael S. Riccio, the Army Corps’ project manager for the New England District, said in a recent email to Town… Read More
KUTTAWA, Ky. (May 20, 2021) – The Barkley Powerplant is transforming its switchyard with the delivery of two 90-ton transformers Wednesday via a barge on the Cumberland River. The special payload completes a very long journey from factory in Lubliniec, Poland, where they were manufactured by EthosEnergy. The transformers were shipped across the Atlantic Ocean… Read More
HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May 20, 2021– Orion Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ORN) a leading specialty construction company, today announced three contract awards for its Concrete segment in each of its key markets, totaling approximately $17 million. The Company was awarded a contract from Hensel Phelps to provide concrete services for the new Royal Caribbean Cruise Terminal in the Port of Galveston, Texas…. Read More
From my office building in downtown Portland, I have a beautiful view of a national treasure: the Willamette River. I am reminded of how fortunate our nation is to have such a tremendous natural resource and how we have used it over the decades. I think of a resource that supports yet can threaten life… Read More
LOS ANGELES – Amid dense vegetation and boulders at the foot of the Santa Fe Dam Spillway, the Operations Division with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District is clearing tons of litter and debris from a homeless encampment in Irwindale, California. The use of the Corps’ project lands for homeless encampments is… Read More
One of the Memphis District’s major mission areas includes flood risk management. Throughout its history, the Lower Mississippi River Flood Plain has been besieged by floodwaters. The Memphis District proudly serves as the first line of defense for the entire lower Valley. In support of this mission, the Memphis District regularly plans and executes projects… Read More