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Introduction As the 2025 high-water season intensifies, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has mobilized a critical asset to protect one of America’s busiest waterways—the hopper dredger Wheeler. Now operating in the Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River, the Wheeler is undertaking essential sediment removal to ensure continued navigation and minimize flood risks. These… Read More
The city of South Haven has applied for an emergency dredging permit from the Army Corps of Engineers to get its recreational harbor ready for boaters this summer. City Manager Kate Hosier tells us recent Army Corps surveying revealed some concerning news. The water isn’t deep enough for boats. “We’ve seen some mounding and some… Read More
MOBILE, Ala. – In 1993, Bill Clinton was President, a new show on MTV started called Beavis and Butthead, and in baseball, the Toronto Blue Jays won their second straight World Series title. It also marked the year that a young woman named Kris Mullins from Meeker, Oklahoma, graduated from Oklahoma State with a degree in… Read More
Vicksburg, Miss. — Link: https://hdl.handle.net/11681/49721 Report Number: ERDC/CHL MP-25-1 Title: Sediment Transport and Morphological Response to Nearshore Nourishment Projects on Wave-Dominated Coasts By Cody L. Johnson, Brian C. McFall, Douglas R. Krafft, and Mitchell E. Brown Approved for Public Release; Distribution is Unlimited Source
Work south of the Pillar Point Harbor could begin in June once a contractor is selected The Harbor District will likely decide on a contractor for the long-awaited project to stem erosion at Surfer’s Beach May 8, with work to begin sometime in June, Harbor District General Manager James Pruett said. The Harbor District is… Read More
Dredging of the Cleveland Harbor federal navigation channel by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District and its contractor, New York-based DMYLES, Inc. will begin May 1. Dredging of harbors like Cleveland’s ensures accessible depths for large vessels, the continued flow of commodities across the Great Lakes, and the economic viability of United States… Read More
Baltimore District recently welcomed congressional staff from the offices of Senator Alsobrooks, Senator Van Hollen, Rep. Johnny Olszewski, and Rep. April McClain Delaney for a site visit on Poplar Island with USACE and project leadership, touring the decades-long environmental infrastructure project in the Chesapeake Bay off Talbot County, Maryland. By beneficially re-using dredged material from… Read More
For 18 years and three months, Security and Law Enforcement Chief John Landers has been a steadfast presence at U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District, greeting and helping employees and visitors alike at the Oxbow Federal Center South Building 1201, located in Seattle. Now, as the calendar turns to April 30, 2025, the U.S…. Read More
NORTH SIOUX CITY, South Dakota – Progress is underway to clean out McCook Lake after last year’s historic flooding. The project is expected to cost a little over $1 million, with North Sioux City contractor Three Oaks Inc. tackling the dredging. According to South Dakota Game, Fish, and Parks, the lake clean up will begin May… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has put a halt to the project’s permit, saying the state “deliberately withheld” crucial information. NEW ORLEANS — Work on the ambitious $3 billion Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion project, a plan nearly two decades in the making, has been abruptly suspended. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has put a… Read More
Victory — After lawsuit, agency revokes “Letter of Permission” shortcut, commits to proper environmental assessment of dredging and barge mooring risks Contacts Dustin Renaud, Earthjustice, drenaud@earthjustice.org Jackie Medcalf, Texas Health and Environment Alliance, jyoung@txhea.org Legal document Houston, TX — Today, Texas Health and Environment Alliance (THEA) dropped their lawsuit against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for shortcutting permitting procedures… Read More
Grand Haven, MI – Grand Haven’s inner harbor will not undergo its scheduled dredging this year because of PFAS testing issued by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy. The harbor generates an estimated $88.8 million in business revenue and supports 456 jobs. Mayor Bob Monetza says the outer harbor is dredged separately…. Read More
DETROIT — A construction project to improve the lakeshore near the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Lake Superior Maritime Visitor Center in Duluth, Minnesota will start the first week of May 2025. The project will construct a shoreline protection system comprised of a concrete tee-wall armored by a stone revetment to decrease the adverse effects of… Read More
Dredging to allow for recreational boating in the St. Joseph River this summer is underway in Benton Harbor. Pier 1000 Marina’s Kathy Myers tells us Triple D Excavating of Eau Claire began pulling sand from the river near Tackle Haven this past week. Berrien County helped to secure the necessary permits for dredging to be… Read More
BATON ROUGE, La. – Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry criticized former Gov. John Bel Edwards for concealing critical information from federal regulators to secure a key permit for the $2.9 billion Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion project, warning that taxpayers and coastal communities were put at risk. Landry said Edwards’ administration withheld reports from the U.S. Army Corps of… Read More