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BALTIMORE — Maryland lawmakers have proposed a bill that could prevent the state’s port administration from storing dredged material from the Baltimore Harbor in already overburdened communities. In June 2024, Anne Arundel County residents complained about the environmental impacts of the Maryland Port Administration’s planned confined aquatic disposal project. Residents say this proposed bill is needed to… Read More
A nearly $3 billion coastal restoration project in Louisiana remains in legal limbo. That’s because two lawsuits have stalled progress on the massive Mid-Barataria sediment Diversion (MBSD) for more than a year. The delay began not long after the project officially got underway in August of 2023. Despite the delay, Louisiana’s top coastal agency, the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA),… Read More
SIOUX CITY (KTIV) – Sioux City City Council has approved a contract, for $60,000, for their Marina Dredging Project. In 2024 River City Hospitality, which leases the marina, said it would not open the marina, or nearby bar, due to low water levels. The city’s Parks and Rec Director, Matt Salvatore, said in May 2024,… Read More
The good news is that Tobay Beach on the Town of Oyster Bay’s South Shore is undergoing the largest sand restoration project in recent memory. The United States Army Corps of Engineers has been pumping 90,000 tons of sand back onto the beach under a $3 million town project aided by a $1.69 million investment… Read More
After news last week from the East Hampton Town Board that the Lake Montauk Inlet could undergo emergency dredging by the end of the month, Representative Nick LaLota confirmed Friday that “he has secured a commitment” from the Army Corps of Engineers to begin the work “as early as February 14.” Mr. LaLota had a… Read More
A long-delayed beach replenishment from Manasquan Inlet to Barnegat Inlet is scheduled to begin Monday, announced Congressman Chris Smith (R-Manchester). This is a project that will improve Ocean County beaches. Sand will be dredged from three separate areas offshore, and then 2.1 million cubic yards of sand will be pumped onto the following Ocean County… Read More
Construction will begin in late February or early March for the Naples Beach Restoration & Water Quality Improvements Project, city officials said. Crews will start on Third Street North between Broad Avenue North and First Avenue North, working from north to south. Construction crews will replace stormwater pipes and inlets, followed by the milling and… Read More
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (February 10, 2025) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District (USACE) is preparing a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) document for the maintenance dredging and channel re-alignment of portions of the federally authorized and constructed Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (AIWW) in Nassau County, Florida. The Corps is currently gathering information to define issues… Read More
BALTIMORE — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District, together with U.S. Coast Guard (USGC) and U.S. Navy’s Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV), today announced that six days ahead of schedule the Potomac River section affected by the Jan. 29 midair collision of an American Airlines regional jet and a U.S. Army Black… Read More
The district’s Acequia Restoration and Rehabilitation program successfully negotiated and awarded a construction contract in September 2024, for project work to support the La Joya Acequia, which is located between the cities of Contreras and La Joya in Socorro County, New Mexico. The work consists of clearing and preparing the existing open channel through debris… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Philadelphia District is well underway on a major beach replenishment project for Absecon Island. This large-scale effort aims to combat coastal erosion and bolster storm protection for the communities of Atlantic City, Ventnor City, Margate, and Longport. The $38.2 million contract has been awarded to Great Lakes Dredge… Read More
ISLE OF PALMS, S.C. (WCSC) – Isle of Palms leaders have applied for permits to dredge parts of the Atlantic Intercoastal Waterway and the city marina to deepen the water access. The permits, filed in January, note that parts of the marina measure only eight feet deep and the plans are to make the intercoastal… Read More
Twenty-six miles of Grand Strand beaches are set for a renourishment project this spring, meaning portions of the beach will be closed to the public. Large “hopper dredges” will be seen miles offshore where they will pump material from the ocean floor onboard. Then, sand will be separated from the water using a hopper and… Read More
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Helene clean-up is going into high gear on the waterways in Western North Carolina. Starting Saturday, AshBritt, the US Army Corp of Engineers contracted company, will be in the French Broad River doing a clean-up of the water. On Friday, Feb. 7, the Corp held a news conference and showed the machinery… Read More
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WMBF) – The Army Corp of Engineers told WMBF News on Thursday that they expect to start working on the coastline renourishment project in late spring or early summer. “It’s a short-term inconvenience for a long-term benefit,” said Wes Wilson, a project manager with the Army Corp of Engineers based in Charleston…. Read More