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
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, Lake Seminole Project, will be conducting removal of woody debris, such as downed and submersed trees within certain areas of the small boat canals on Lake Seminole. The debris to be removed was a result of storm impacts from Hurricane Michael in 2018. Work is expected to… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Philadelphia District has signed a feasibility cost sharing agreement with the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) to initiate a new study for the Delaware Inland Bays. The agreement, signed by USACE Philadelphia District Commander Lt. Col. Ramon Brigantti and DNREC Secretary Shawn M. Garvin… Read More
Officials are making headway toward furthering a project to potentially deepen the 26-mile Wilmington Harbor. The next step in the lengthy process, which entails a detailed evaluation of the endeavor, is slated to cost $8.3 million and take at least four years. In late October, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) signed a cost-sharing… Read More
Norfolk Dredging Co., Chesapeake, Virginia, was awarded a $19,713,950 firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance dredging. Bids were solicited via the internet with five received. Work will be performed at Naval Station Mayport, Florida, with an estimated completion date of July 27, 2023. Fiscal 2023 civil construction funds in the amount of $19,713,950 were obligated at the… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, Military Construction team took home the Gold for the American Concrete Pavement Association’s Military Airports award category during a ceremony in Nashville, Tn., Dec. 1, 2022, for the Pope Army Airfield runway reconstruction project that was completed within 120 days at Fort Bragg, N.C. Project design and… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District released today the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement to the “2014 Final Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Impact Statement for the West Shore Lake Pontchartrain Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction Study” for a 30-day public review. The Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (FSEIS), which includes… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Portland District (Corps) is asking for public feedback now through Jan. 19 on its proposed 30-year plan for the operation and maintenance of its system of 13 dams and reservoirs across the Willamette River Basin. The plan, referred to as a Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement, details seven potential… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District released today the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement to the “2014 Final Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Impact Statement for the West Shore Lake Pontchartrain Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction Study” for a 30-day public review. The Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (FSEIS), which includes… Read More
Just after noon on Friday, Dec. 2, 2022, Steve Coulter, chairman of the Dare County Waterways Commission, called and said “it’s signed, sealed and delivered.” After almost two years, the realignment of Hatteras Inlet is now accomplished. “It’s federal now,” said Coulter. It means that the horseshoe route is now entirely open to federal dredging…. Read More
Representatives for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the state of Missouri signed a cost-sharing agreement Monday to push forward a flood resiliency study in Jefferson City. The goal of the Jefferson City FCSA Missouri River Flood Risk and Resiliency Study will be to find localized solutions that can best help mitigate flooding from… Read More
Plum Island residents will have an unsightly but temporary neighbor that is about to deliver some peace of mind, and a lot of sand, to the people on Reservation Terrace. The U.S. Army Corps. of Engineers has been working with New York-based H&L Contracting to dredge a nine-foot deep channel of sand on the Newburyport… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, awarded a $324,000 contract today to Togiak Management Services of Anchorage, Alaska, to complete a wing dam modification project in Pool 2 of the Mississippi River downstream of St. Paul, Minnesota. This contract marks the first ecosystem restoration contract awarded under the Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability… Read More
The St. Paul District team responsible for developing a solution for managing Mississippi River dredged river sand, removed from the water near Wabasha, Minnesota, reached a major milestone Nov. 11. The team reached the finish line of the plan with the signing of the environmental assessment and planning document, also known as a finding of… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), New York District, in partnership with non-federal sponsors, seeks public comment for the New York & New Jersey Harbors and Tributaries Study (NY&NJHATS). In cooperation with our partners, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, the New York Department of… Read More