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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has agreed it will not use hopper dredges in Brunswick Harbor during spring or summer months until it conducts a rigorous environmental review of potential impacts, One Hundred Miles and the Southern Environmental Law Center announced today. Since 2021, OHM and SELC have fought against efforts by the Corps… Read More
Work is ongoing on the city’s new dredged material facility, with steps being taken to help ensure it is completed on time. City Council approved a pair of change orders to material facility, and approved an amended grant agreement with the Ohio EPA to help pay for the project. The two change orders will allow… Read More
Lift stations, the St. John Community Center and even a utilities warehouse appear next in line for ongoing Hurricane Ida repairs. St. John the Baptist Parish Council members approved the parish to solicit bids for four separate projects for repairs on facility damage incurred during Ida that could ultimately total a combined $2 million. Two… Read More
Leaders from the cities of Solana Beach and Encinitas will Thursday shore up their beaches for the next half-century by signing a project partnership agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The agreement will begin placement of beach-dredged sand this fall as the first phase of a 50-year coastal resiliency project that has been… Read More
Officials say the hiring of an additional dredge company will allow beach replenishment in Fenwick Island to conclude before Memorial Day. In last week’s town council meeting, Mayor Natalie Magdeburger announced the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has hired a second dredge company to complete beach replenishment work in Delaware’s coastal communities, beginning in Fenwick… Read More
Callan Marine Ltd, Galveston, Texas, was awarded a $9,430,000 firm-fixed-price for dredging services. Bids were solicited via the internet with five received. Work will be performed in Galveston, Texas, with an estimated completion date of March 8, 2024. Fiscal 2023 operation and maintenance, Army funds in the amount of $9,430,000 were obligated at the time… Read More
Looking toward an expected completion date of mid-May, beach nourishment has been underway in Rehoboth Beach since late April. With that in mind, the Army Corps of Engineers released an updated construction schedule May 1 for Dewey Beach, Bethany Beach, South Bethany and Fenwick Island. Additionally, the Army Corps has updated the amount of sand each… Read More
USACE Jacksonville and its partner, St. Johns County, invite the public to a presentation and discussion of the Draft Report and Environmental Assessment for the Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, Coastal Storm Risk Management Feasibility Study May 11, 2023, from 6 to 8 p.m. The program will include informal discussion, a detailed presentation of the Draft… Read More
A huge 20-by-38-foot American flag waving over the athletic fields provided an appropriate backdrop at Nauset Regional High School on Saturday where more than 320 voters assembled for the start of town meeting. Zoning bylaws, wastewater and housing were top issues on the nine-article warrant. At the session, voters approved a $38.2 million municipal budget, agreed to borrow… Read More
A U.S. agency has agreed to an in-depth environmental study into whether dredging a Georgia shipping channel in the spring and summer would threaten rare sea turtles nesting on nearby beaches — a review demanded by conservationists who sued to stop the project. Georgia conservation group One Hundred Miles moved to dismiss its lawsuit against the… Read More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, has begun maintenance dredging of sections of the Ponce de Leon Inlet and nearby sections of the Intracoastal Waterway. The USACE dredging vessel Murden is expected to remove approximately 60,000 cubic yards of shoaling material over a 40-day period. Operations will be ongoing 24 hours per day, seven… Read More
The Community is invited on Friday, May 12, to join the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District, and its partners, the Port of Kennewick, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, City of Kennewick, Benton County, and Washington State Recreation & Conservation Office in celebrating the completion of the Clover Island Improvement Project. Festivities include… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District commander joined U.S. Rep. Mike Levin and San Clemente Mayor Chris Duncan to sign a ceremonial project partnership agreement May 4 to protect the San Clemente shoreline. Col. Julie Balten joined Levin and Duncan for the press conference and ceremonial signing that celebrates the collaboration between… Read More
Col. Julie Balten, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District commander, joined U.S. Rep. Mike Levin and mayors with the cities of Encinitas and Solana Beach May 4 to celebrate the signing of a partnership agreement to protect both cities’ shorelines. The representatives, which also included Tony Kranz, mayor of Encinitas, and Lesa Heebner,… Read More
U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Under Secretary Xochitl Torres Small joined Sen. Tom Carper and environmental partners recently to announce $18.3 million in investments to protect and preserve the Chesapeake Bay Watershed and Delaware River Basin. The funding will help build clean water infrastructure and create jobs that will benefit people living in rural… Read More