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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
A $448 million contract with the United States Navy took center stage in the report of Orion Group Holdings Inc. The company announced the contract in March, the same day it reported its results for the fourth quarter and full year ending December 31, 2022, along with details of its “three-point strategic plan” for increasing… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Buffalo District is announcing the Black Rock Lock operations schedule for the 2023 navigation season. The Black Rock Lock is one of three lock systems operated and maintained by USACE on the U.S. side of the Great Lakes and saw more than 2,600 vessels and 60,000 metric tons of… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District shared an update May 1 on the construction schedule for ongoing dune and beach nourishment work along the Delaware coast. USACE’s contractor, Weeks Marine Inc., is mobilizing a third hopper dredge to the site, which will significantly impact the schedule, they said, with construction beginning earlier than… Read More
Beach replenishment in southern Delaware will be finished much sooner than anticipated thanks to the arrival of a third dredging ship. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ contractor Weeks Marine began operations in Rehoboth Beach in April, with plans to move south down the coast and complete work midsummer. Southern beaches, such as Fenwick Island and South Bethany,… Read More