ENNIS, Texas – In an effort to preserve the natural resources at U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District’s Bardwell Lake, USACE partnered with Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to relocate aquatic wildlife as part of the lake’s emergency spillway dewater and maintenance. Due to the nature of maintenance being done on the lake’s… Read More
Where there’s a will, there’s a way. Bradenton Beach’s Community Redevelopment Agency reallocated funds Feb. 23 to cover the cost of an upcoming dredging and seagrass mitigation project. The dredging would reestablish a navigable channel along the Sarasota Bay coastline of Bradenton Beach from the Manatee County boat ramp at Coquina Beach to the Historic… Read More
PITTSBURGH – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District is seeking public feedback regarding proposed changes to the Stonewall Jackson Lake Master Plan based on public input collected in October 2019. The master plan update will affect the future management and use of natural resources and recreational activities at the lake for the next… Read More
The Army Corps of Engineers has published its final environmental review required for the elimination of the environmental window for dredging the harbors at the state’s two seaports. The Corps’ Wilmington District published Thursday the final environmental assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact, or FONSI, which details what will take place to eliminate the historic… Read More
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WWAY) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District, has published a final “Deep Draft Environmental Assessment” and a “Finding of No Significant Impact describing the actions to eliminate the historic hopper dredging window and to add the bed leveling technique for maintenance of the outer portions of the Wilmington and Morehead… Read More
The 188 giant wind turbines that Dominion Energy plans to plant 27 miles off the Virginia Beach shore will be the utility’s biggest project since its nuclear plants went online in the 1970s — but all that energy won’t do much good if it doesn’t reach customers, says Kevin Curtis, the company’s vice president-electric transmission…. Read More
Austal USA has been awarded a $235 million U.S. Navy contract for the detailed design and construction of the 15th Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) vessel. Austal USA has delivered 12 EPFs to the US Navy since 2012, on schedule and under budget, from its Mobile, Ala., shipyard. Paddy Gregg, CEO of parent company Austal Limited… Read More
PITTSBURGH (WV News) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District is seeking public feedback regarding proposed changes to the Stonewall Jackson Lake Master Plan based on public input collected in October 2019. The master plan update will affect the future management and use of natural resources and recreational activities at the lake for… Read More
February 25, 2021 (ACCESSWIRE via COMTEX) — VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / February 25, 2021 / Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. (TSX:NDM)(NYSE American:NAK) (“Northern Dynasty” or the “Company”) reports the US Army Corps of Engineers (“USACE”) has accepted Pebble Limited Partnership’s request to initiate an administrative appeal process with respect to southwest Alaska’s Pebble Project and… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is making good progress continues working on the historic project to deepen the Mississippi River Ship Channel (MRSC) to 50 feet. The project kicked off on September 11, 2020 and the Big River Coalition reports that USACE now estimates that seventy percent (70 %) for Phase 1 of… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Memphis District successfully completed a construction project in partnership with the Little River Drainage District in Bollinger County, Missouri. The West Basin Scour Repairs Phase 3 Construction contract was awarded to SYTE Corporation for $4,613,864 to repair multiple bank scours along four miles of the Castor River Diversion Channel…. Read More
ST. PAUL, Minn. –The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, and the Prairie Island Indian Community, signed a project partnership agreement for an environmental improvement project on the Mississippi River near Red Wing, Minnesota, Feb. 25. Col. Karl Jansen, St. Paul District commander, and Prairie Island Indian Community Tribal Council President Shelley Buck… Read More
Starting salaries range from $75,000 to $100,000 depending on experience. Interviews will take place on March 23 and 24. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Are you an engineer looking for a new job? The Jacksonville District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is looking to fill more than 30 positions and plans to do the hiring… Read More
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTGS) — During normal operations and maintenance dredging in preparation for the continued deepening of the Savannah River, dredgers under contract to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Friday they discovered several historical artifacts that do not appear to be related to the CSS Georgia. In an abundance of caution to adhere… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Memphis District recently met a tasker milestone known as “Ready to Advertise” for the Eight Mile Creek Levee Culvert Replacement Project in Greene County, Arkansas, Feb. 5, 2021. The package has been sent to the contracting team for award this fiscal year. In partnership with the Eight Mile Drainage… Read More