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Fourteen years after Hurricane Ike ripped through thousands of homes and businesses near Galveston, Texas — but mostly spared the region’s oil refineries and chemical plants — the U.S. House of Representatives voted Thursday to authorize the most expensive project ever recommended by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to protect against the next raging… Read More
“This grant award will greatly benefit not only the SASJBEP but our partners across the Panhandle,” said Jessica Graham, SASJBEP director and grant principal investigator, “This is an exciting opportunity to strengthen cooperation among stakeholders and share research with other estuary programs to better understand coastal restoration efforts.” Florida’s RESTORE Act Centers of Excellence selected… Read More
New legislation making its way to President Joe Biden’s desk this week includes multiple provisions that improve the coastal landscape of eastern North Carolina. With a leg up from U.S. Rep. David Rouzer (NC-07), the Tar Heel State’s shorelines will benefit from a new pilot program. New Hanover County’s beach communities will save on nourishment… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) along with federal, state, and local officials celebrated the start of construction for a new Humble Canal Floodgate today, marking the first segment of the critical 98-mile Morganza to the Gulf Hurricane Risk Reduction System to be built with federal dollars. The Corps is funding the Humble Canal… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District Military/IIS Project Management Branch Chief Rachael Haunz and Scott Air Force Base Area Engineer Jay Fowler provided an overview of the military construction program during a District Officer Introductory Course held at Scott AFB, Illinois, Dec. 9, 2022. Participants included mid-career officers, warrant officers and civilians across… Read More
A coalition of environmental groups, including some from the Crossroads, declared victory in a dispute with a federal agency on Tuesday. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced its intention to roll back an environmental statement it had finalized as part of its plans for the expansion of the Matagorda Ship Channel. The decision came after the… Read More
The Florida Senate voted unanimously in favor of a disaster relief bill with a price tag of at least $750 million, though some Democrats voiced concern about residents left out of lucrative programs such as hurricane-related tax refunds, beach erosion projects and other recovery efforts. The bill includes $100 million for beach-erosion recovery, an amount… Read More
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced today that dredging is expected to begin just after the New Year on the main channel of White Creek and a short stretch of Assawoman Canal to improve navigability on the two waterways northwest of Bethany Beach in Sussex County. Dredged sediment from the project will be… Read More
Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co. LLC, Houston, Texas, was awarded an $8,473,720 firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance dredging. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received. Work will be performed in Palm Beach, Florida, with an estimated completion date of April 21, 2023. Fiscal 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 civil operation and maintenance funds… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in cooperation with the city of Sheridan, Wyoming, will hold a public meeting on Wed., Jan. 11, 2023, at 612 North Main Street in Sheridan. The purpose of the meeting is to share information on the recently initiated general investigations feasibility study. The study location is within downtown Sheridan… Read More
The US Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District (USACE), has conducted an environmental analysis in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for the Rollinson Channel Navigation Project. The analysis determined a new route to be a more efficient path, in regards to improved navigational safety and reliability, for the channel. Therefore, the channel… Read More
You might have heard that the U.S. House yesterday approved the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), clearing the way for our defense budget next year to hit a record $858 billion (after the Senate and president give their approval, which is expected next week). What does that have to do with little White Rock Lake? Packed into… Read More
PHILADELPHIA — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District awarded a contract to Weeks Marine of Cranford, N.J. for $23.8 million to conduct periodic nourishment on three dune and beachfill projects along the Delaware coast. The contract is a joint effort between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Delaware Department of Natural Resources… Read More
USACE Commanding General Lt. Gen. Scott Spellmon and key staff met today with representatives of the hopper dredge industry at USACE headquarters in Washington, D.C. Discussions included current and future navigation program requirements and funding, dredging safety, and continuing partnerships and coordination. The nation’s dredging contractors and the USACE dredge fleet play a critical role… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers values your partnership and is seeking public input on proposed updates to the federal regulation 33 CFR 203. This is the regulation that outlines how USACE implements its authority provided in Public Law 84-99 for disaster preparedness, response, and recovery activities. We ask that you share this information with… Read More