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The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District has issued a permit for the construction of the Sparrows Point Container Terminal (SPCT). The project is a joint venture between Tradepoint Atlantic and Terminal Investments to establish a new facility at the Port of Baltimore. The project is located on 330 acres (134 hectares) within… Read More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District was in Toledo Harbor completing the largest annual dredging operation Project Engineer on the Great Lakes as 600,000 cubic yards of material was dredged, Toledo, Ohio, Oct. 20, 2025. Operation, maintenance, and dredging of harbors like Toledo by USACE is… Read More
Environmental conservationists, local lawmakers and people living along Alabama’s coast have argued that the disposal of dredge material into the Bay has harmed marine life and impacted the quality of life for those in coastal Alabama. However, the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) told 1819 News the methods used are beneficial. State Sen. Chris Elliott (R-Josephine) and… Read More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District HURON, Ohio — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers first performed work at Huron Harbor in 1906, widening the pier from 120 feet to 180 feet to accommodate the larger vessels that drove industry and the local economy. Today, more than a century later, major repairs are underway to… Read More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is primarily known for its infrastructure projects—dams, navigation locks, flood control systems and maintaining deep waterways. But beneath the surface of these mission-critical activities lies a hidden, often overlooked resource: tons of driftwood, massive timber logs and woody debris collected during… Read More
PENTWATER — Legislation recently passed by the U.S. House of Representatives includes $1.666 million to support dredging at Pentwater Harbor, a federally authorized navigation channel maintained by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District. The funding is designated for the Pentwater Harbor Dredging Project, which is intended to remove sediment buildup from the harbor… Read More
US Congresswoman Julia Brownley has confirmed the inclusion of funding totaling more than US$19.792 million that has been secured for California’s 26th Congressional District in the Fiscal Year 2026 Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act. The energy and water appropriations portion of the bill will continue programmatic funding… Read More
Beaches and bird habitats could be endangered by PFAS deposits. FORT FISHER, N.C.—On a sunny, brisk afternoon in mid-December, Kerri Allen peers from the deck of a ferry, crossing the Cape Fear River from Fort Fisher, on a coastal barrier island, to Southport, a small town on the mainland, near where the river meets the… Read More
PHILADELPHIA — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District shared an update regarding upcoming maintenance dredging of the lower Maurice River in Cumberland County, N.J. The Army Corps’ contractor, Cottrell Contracting Corporation of Chesapeake, Va., will dredge approximately 80,000 cubic yards of sediment from the federal channel near the mouth of the Maurice River…. Read More
SLAUGHTER CREEK, Md. – Congressman Andy Harris has announced that $4,785,000 in federal funding will be delivered for the Slaughter Creek Dredging Project in Slaughter Creek, Maryland. The funding comes from the Energy & Water Development appropriations bill for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. According to the Congressman’s office, Slaughter Creek has been dealing… Read More
Capt. Nathan Warren travels in and out of Oceanside Harbor regularly for whale watching trips. “They have it marked, ‘Danger shallow area,’ said Warren as he steered his boat around the harbor on Wednesday afternoon. He said the harbor mouth is dangerous right now for inexperienced boaters, especially during low tides, due to sediment buildup…. Read More
NEW ORLEANS — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), New Orleans District, scheduled two additional public meetings to present information and gather public comments for the Morganza to the Gulf, Louisiana Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction Project (MTG) Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) released December 5, 2025. The additional meetings will be held… Read More
WASHINGTON D.C. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced today the publication of the 2026 nationwide permits in the Federal Register. The 56 reissued and one new nationwide permit in the final action are necessary for work in streams, wetlands and other waters of the United States under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act… Read More
BALTIMORE — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District, on Dec. 18, 2025, issued its Section 404/10/408/103 permit decision for the Sparrows Point Container Terminal (SPCT) project, a joint venture between Tradepoint Atlantic and Terminal Investments Limited, to construct a new container terminal and associated facilities at the Port of Baltimore. The proposed project,… Read More
Ever wonder why dredging is critical to keeping our ports, rivers, and waterways functioning? In this video, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers takes you behind the scenes of dredging, from the buildup of sediment to the science of environmental testing, and how clean sediment is repurposed to restore ecosystems like Buffalo’s Unity Island. Learn… Read More