The California Coastal Commission has approved two additional rounds of dredging for Carlsbad’s Agua Hedionda Lagoon, one to be completed this winter and another in the 2027-28 season. The outer basin of the lagoon just south of Tamarack Avenue has been dredged periodically since the mid-1950s, first to supply a reliable source of seawater for… Read More
Puna residents and lawmakers are eager to get boats back in the water when the Pohoiki Boat Ramp reopens late next year. Source
The Town of Palm Beach in Florida is launching a significant coastal restoration effort as part of its overall Coastal Management Plan, with its first project having already begun last week. Approximately 750,000 cubic yards (570,000 cubic metres) of sand will be dredged offshore and placed on the beach in Reach 7, and over 20,000… Read More
12/16/24: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the Dredging Contractors of America (DCA) executed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) charter for the Industry Corps Hopper Dredge Management Group (ICHDMG). The agreement is for the purpose of maximizing the effectiveness and efficiency of our Nation’s dredging resources, enhancing the viability and competitiveness of… Read More
Mobile, Ala. (December 11, 2024) – Silver Ships has completed the construction and delivery of a 35-foot hydrographic survey catamaran to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Detroit District. The advanced vessel is specifically designed to support hydrographic surveying operations critical to USACE’s mission of maintaining navigable waterways and ensuring infrastructure integrity. The new catamaran features… Read More
PHILADELPHIA — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District shared an update regarding periodic nourishment of the Manasquan Inlet to Barnegat Inlet (Northern Ocean County) Coastal Storm Risk Management project in New Jersey. In October 2024, USACE awarded a contract to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company of Houston, Texas for $73.5 million to complete… Read More
VICKSBURG, Miss.— After nearly more than three decades of service to the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)/Waterways Experiment Station (WES), Dr. Gary Anderton bade the agency farewell. ERDC held a retirement ceremony honoring Anderton on November 14 to celebrate his 38 years of service to the agency. Anderton served in multiple leadership… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) Navigation and Civil Works Decision Support Center (NDC) is proud to offer a Geographic Information System (GIS) public web service for port areas. Per Engineering Regulation 1130-2-520, the port area polygons are defined by legislative enactments of state, county, or city governments, or corporate limits of a municipality. … Read More
Michels Construction Inc., Brownsville, Wisconsin, was awarded a $7,797,395 firm-fixed-price contract for a pilot project to demonstrate and evaluate the use of water injection dredging at Tuttle Creek Lake in Manhattan, Kansas. Bids were solicited via the internet with four received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion… Read More
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. LLC, Houston, Texas, was awarded a $72,336,435 firm-fixed-price contract for beach renourishment. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. Work will be performed in Charleston, South Carolina, with an estimated completion date of May 26, 2026. Fiscal 2025 civil construction funds in the amount of $72,336,435 were… Read More
Strong bipartisan support buoys federal funding for flood protection and other water work As federal lawmakers push to the end of the 118th Congress, they are on the verge of approving an infrastructure package that would authorize about $10.7 billion for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers flood protection and other types of water projects, as… Read More
BELMONT COUNTY, Ohio — The drought last summer affected many bodies of water, like the St. Clairsville reservoir. Now, the city is taking advantage of the opportunity to dredge its north end. “We can pull anywhere from 3 to 5 feet of sediment out of that 1.12 acre area and that would naturally increase our water… Read More
SALISBURY — After months of effort and over $1 million committed to the cause, work on the Salisbury Beach Sand Maintenance Project is set to begin Monday, according to state and local officials. “This project is an important step toward protecting Salisbury Beach and its surrounding areas,” Senate Minority Leader Bruce Tarr, R-Gloucester, said in… Read More
Waterfront property owners in West Kelowna will have to pay almost $1 million if they want a bay dredged so they can float their boats on it. Green Bay has become too shallow for the safe navigation of vessels outside the peak summer period, city councillors will hear today. A plan to dredge almost 3,000… Read More
FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. — Flagler County is doubling down on its beach management plan, with leaders targeting spring 2025 to start work on the beach near North Seventh Street in Flagler Beach all the way down to Varn Park. The county wants to continue to widen the beach and restore dunes. This project would stretch… Read More