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A long-awaited project to restore the beaches along Solana Beach and Encinitas’ coastline has officially started. It is called the Solana Beach and Encinitas Coastal Storm Damage and Reduction & Beach Replenishment project. It began on Wednesday with the closure of the Fletcher Cove parking lot, the nearby overlook — both of which have reopened —… Read More
Efforts to add sand to the beach in San Clemente have been paused, with the contractor leaving the site following “ongoing sand quality issues” with the $14 million U.S. Army Corps of Engineers replenishment project, according to city and federal officials. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has agreed to allow the contractor, Manson Construction,… Read More
From August until this month, the Army Corps of Engineers and contractor MCM Marine have been clearing sediment in Ludington Harbor, along the Lake Michigan shorelineas part of a dredging operation. During that time period, thousands of feet of pipe moved sediment from the upstream limit of the dredging, which is near the Badger’s dock… Read More
SOLANA BEACH — Over the next 60 days, residents will see the Solana Beach shoreline grow substantially in size as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredges and places 700,000 cubic yards of sand on the beach. The long-awaited USACE Coastal Storm Damage Reduction and Beach Replenishment Project kicked off Tuesday with the arrival of… Read More
NEW HANOVER COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) – There could be new life for Snow’s Cut park soon as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is working on a plan to mitigate the erosion problem there. The Wilmington district of the USACE says it’s getting $15 million as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to do… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Sacramento District is hosting an informational public meeting to provide an update on environmental restoration activities to address contamination in soil vapor and groundwater at the former Titan 1-A Missile facility (Site) in Lincoln, California. This work is being conducted as part of the Defense Environmental Restoration Program’s… Read More
To reduce such massive flooding in the future, USACE is performing several coastal flood risk management projects like the Union Beach effort, all of which are partially funded by the Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief Appropriation Act of 2013, or what is referred to as the ‘Sandy Bill.’ The autumn of 2012 saw Superstorm Sandy devastate… Read More
Portland city officials have announced they have secured just over $25 million to fund the first part of a new dredging project for Portland Harbor, to make sure the harbor remains deep enough to accommodate commercial traffic, including cruise ships. “We’re delighted to learn that we’ve secured the final piece of funding and can now… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is seeking comments on its draft Environmental Assessment, or EA, for a flood risk management project in the city of Arcadia, Wisconsin. The proposed project is located in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, approximately 130 miles southeast of St. Paul, Minnesota. The project will help reduce the risk… Read More
Col. William C. Hannan, Jr., U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Transatlantic Division commander, was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General during a ceremony here Jan. 16. Lt. Gen. Scott A. Spellmon, 55th Chief of Engineers and Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, presided over the ceremony. “It’s truly an honor to… Read More
Beach replenishment is set to begin in Montauk on Monday. It is part of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project to protect Long Island from coastal storm impacts. The Fire Island to Montauk Point project, better known as FIMP, has been six decades in the making. It is meant to be a long-term solution… Read More
On January 15, 2024, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced the release of the Final Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System Annual Operating Plan (AOP) for the 2023-2024 runoff season. The AOP, managed by the Missouri River Basin Water Management Division, Northwestern Division in Omaha, Nebraska, charts the course for the management of the… Read More
Jacksonville District to mobilize mid-February for re-nourishment of St. Augustine Beach Jacksonville District expects to begin equipment mobilization in mid-February, 2024, for the re-nourishment of the St. Johns County, St. Augustine Beach, federal shore protection project. Mobilization will begin with the establishment of a staging area at Pope Road. Sand placement is expected to commence… Read More
Maintenance dredging of the Marina del Rey Harbor entrance channel is underway and is scheduled to be complete in May. The construction contract was awarded to HME Construction in late November, and work began Jan. 1. The LA District is working alongside several project partners, including the U.S. Coast Guard and LA County’s Department of… Read More
The Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan will close to all marine traffic beginning 11:59 p.m. January 15, or until commercial traffic ceases, through 12:01 a.m. March 25 to perform seasonal critical maintenance. Federal regulation (33 CFR 207.440) establishes the operating season based on the feasibility of vessels operating during typical Great Lakes ice… Read More