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Fenwick Island’s long-awaited channel dredging project in the Assawoman Bay continues to move forward, with town officials preparing to take bids for the project. Dredging Committee Chair William Rymer said at the Friday, Feb. 23, town council meeting that the Town would finalize the “request for proposals,” or RFP, for the project this week and… Read More
Browns Lake will undergo a dredging project following an endorsement from state regulators on a preliminary permit submitted by the Browns Lake Sanitary District. The Browns Lake Sanitary District, known as BLSD, began discussions about dredging the popular destination spot for tourists and residents alike following years of preliminary talks. “We have been working on… Read More
COTUIT 03/07/24 Barnstable County dredge crews prepare their gear at the town dock in Cotuit ahead of dredging the Cotuit Bay entrance. The dredge material will be used for beach nourishment at the east end of Dead Neck. Steve Heaslip/Cape Cod Times COTUIT 03/07/24 Crews ready the Barnstable County Dredge, at left, along the Town… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District recently named Vilonia native Gabriel Knight, as the 2024 Engineer of the Year. The Engineer of the Year Award is the district’s top award given to a Department of the Army Civilian to recognize their excellence and outstanding engineering contributions to the organization’s missions. Knight’s multiple… Read More
A collaboration between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Folly Beach with hopes of repairing beaches in the area after storms created erosion is beginning within the month. The Folly Beach renourishment project was announced back in January with the price tag of $18 million to protect future coastal storm damage, dredge the Folly River… Read More
The New Orleans Engineer District recently awarded a $4.4 million contract to address seepage remediation for a portion of the levee in Iberville Parish, La., as part of the overall Mississippi River Levees (MRL) construction project. The contract, awarded to Circle LLC, consists of installing sheet pile cutoff wall on the east bank of the… Read More
A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers sand replenishment project has finished in Solana Beach and is gearing up to start widening the shoreline in Encinitas. Equipment is being assembled at Moonlight Beach, and sand distribution there will begin this weekend, said Daniel Heyenbruch, a civil engineer with the agency. Completion will take four to six… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District began dredging today, March 8, in Muskegon Harbor to remove about 133,000 cubic yards of sediment from the federal navigation channel. The project marks the start of the 2024 Detroit District dredging season on the Western Michigan shoreline of Lake Michigan to maintain Great Lakes navigation for… Read More
SACRAMENTO, California – Before leadership in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers gives the go-ahead on any of the Sacramento District’s multimillion-dollar projects, they ensure that the district has taken proper steps to minimize the environmental impact of operations. “Environmental mitigation is a requirement of both federal and California law,” said Dave Fluetsch, senior environmental… Read More
Fenwick Island, Delaware – The Town of Fenwick Island seeks qualified bidders for the upcoming Little Assawoman Bay Dredging Project. The proposed work involves hydraulic dredging of approximately 18,500 cubic yards of sediment to create two new channels in Little Assawoman Bay. Dredged sediment will be pumped to an upland property for dewatering in geotextile… Read More
Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) announced that he secured over $25.5 million in federal funding for 17 projects across the San Diego region in the first package of FY 2024 appropriations bills. The package includes the Agriculture; Energy and Water; Military Construction-VA; Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development; Commerce, Justice, and Science; and Interior appropriations… Read More
Col. Cullen Jones, commander, New Orleans District, is joined Michael Stack, Operations Division chief and Mac Wade, executive director, Port of Morgan City, to discuss dredging progress to maintain deep draft access to the port. Source
St. Louis, MO – The U.S. Army Corps f Engineers, St. Louis District’s, Carlyle Lake was recently recognized as the 2024 USACE National Water Safety Team of the Year for their exceptional efforts in promoting water safety throughout the 2023 recreation season. Despite facing numerous challenges, the Carlyle Lake Water Safety Team demonstrated exceptional leadership and… Read More
This month, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Chicago District, along with representatives from Illinois Dept. of Natural Resources (IDNR) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), observed the transplant of a mesic dolomite prairie by Heidelberg Material Service (HMS) from a proposed mining location. The transplant is part of a larger compensatory mitigation project… Read More
USACE’s Jeff King, left, and CCCR director Mike Beck recently announced a partnership for work on nature-based solutions. Coastal communities face escalating risks from climate change, natural disasters, and the loss of coastal habitats, such as salt marshes, mangroves, and coral reefs, and the outlook is particularly dire for many of our most vulnerable communities…. Read More