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A coastal rehabilitation project aimed at repairing an area of Sabine Pass will restore a local coastline to where it was 100 years ago, officials say. “It will stop saltwater intrusion into the 128 acres of marsh north of the beach, improve the health of the marsh; contribute to the finfish and crab habitat, the… Read More
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released Thursday a proposal for the next phase of the Sherwin-Williams/Hilliards Creek Superfund site. The proposal calls for dredging of contaminated sediment and excavation and capping of floodplain soil at Silver Lake, Bridgewood Lake, Kirkwood Lake, and Hilliards Creek between Gibbsboro, Voorhees and Lindenwold. Silver Lake and the creek… Read More
Crowley Government Services Inc., Jacksonville, Fla., has been awarded a $56,569,632 bridge contract for the firm-fixed-price portion of a previously awarded contract (N6238715C3135) for operation and maintenance of six government-owned maritime prepositioning force vessels: USNS 2nd LT John P. Bobo (T-AK 3008); USNS PFC Dewayne T. Williams (T-AK 3009); USNS 1st LT Baldomero Lopez (T-AK… Read More
The Charleston District has had many influential projects over the last 150 years that continue to have an impact today. At the same time, the District is currently working on hundreds of different projects throughout Charleston, the state of South Carolina and the entire southeast. While all these projects will have a great impact on… Read More
WILCOX, Pa. — After seven years of construction at the dam of East Branch Clarion River Lake, and more than a decade of lowered water levels, the reservoir and dam will reopen in late May with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and an open house event. The dam repairs addressed a “bus-sized” hole in the dam that… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, awarded a $2.2 million contract to Tunheim Construction LLC of Fargo, North Dakota, to complete the Southern Embankment Reach SE-1 portion of the Fargo, North Dakota/Moorhead, Minnesota, Metropolitan Area Flood Risk Management Project. The Southern Embankment Reach SE-1 portion is to be located in Cass County,… Read More
DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — Duluth’s mayor is pressing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to investigate whether the agency is responsible for erosion along a six-mile stretch of Lake Superior beach. The Minneapolis Star Tribune reported that Mayor Emily Larson sent a letter March 12 to the corps to investigate whether its maintenance work on… Read More
ST. PAUL, Minn. –The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, awarded a $2.2 million contract to Tunheim Construction LLC of Fargo, North Dakota, to complete the Southern Embankment Reach SE-1 portion of the Fargo, North Dakota/Moorhead, Minnesota, Metropolitan Area Flood Risk Management Project. The Southern Embankment Reach SE-1 portion is to be located… Read More
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Jacksonville District will reduce Lake Okeechobee releases to coastal estuaries beginning Saturday in an effort to slow the lake’s recession rate.. Releases to the Caloosahatchee will be reduced to 1,200 cubic feet per second (cfs) as measured at the W.P. Franklin Lock and Dam (S-79)… Read More
DredgeWire exclusive The Port of Baltimore reported a productive session yesterday with officials visiting from the US Army Corps of Engineers and the Knauss Marine Policy Fellow with the US House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee visiting the Port. Officials visited the marine terminals and the dredge containment management facilities at Masonville and Cox Creek. Inflow… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District has awarded a $6.5 million contract to Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company for the construction of a dredged material placement area designed to handle about 400,000 cubic yards of dredged material. Work is expected to immediately start construction of 1,500-linear feet of stone off the west and south… Read More
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ordered the City of New York (city) to construct and operate two Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) retention tanks to control contaminated solids discharges at the Gowanus Canal Superfund site in Brooklyn, New York, which is a key component of the Gowanus Canal cleanup. The EPA’s order follows previous orders… Read More
PITTSBURGH — Rivers rise and rivers flow, but when a flood happens, somebody has to deal with the debris left behind. This is especially true at the U.S. Army corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District locks and dams, which are vital to the region. “Without locks and dams, Pittsburgh doesn’t have electricity. You can’t turn on… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District announces the selection of Sabrina Dalton as chief of public affairs. In this position, Dalton is responsible for communication activities involving the USACE Vicksburg District, providing strategic communication counsel to district leadership and technical staff. She will also manage media relations, working with local, regional, national, and… Read More
VICKSBURG, Miss. – Dr. Todd Bridges, senior research scientist for environmental science for the U.S. Army and national lead for the Engineering With Nature program, kicks off Season 2 of the EWN Podcast by announcing that U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District is joining EWN as its fourth proving ground. Bridges and guests ―… Read More