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(Feb. 22, 2022) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced contact information this week if members of the public find yellow plastic tubing on Massachusetts beaches, particularly around Cape Cod and the islands. The yellow tubing is called shock tubing and was used by an Army Corps contractor during blasting work for the $300 million… Read More
FORT PIERCE, Fla.- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District hosted a groundbreaking to celebrate the start of construction on the Indian River Lagoon- South C-23/24 Stormwater Treatment Area. “This is a watershed moment for us, said Col. James Booth, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District Commander. This is the first major construction feature of… Read More
Mordecai Island, Project Modification for Ecosystem Restoration, Feasibility Study & Integrated Environmental Assessment (February 2022) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has completed a draft Environmental Assessment (EA) to address ecosystem restoration at Mordecai Island in Ocean County, New Jersey. The environmental assessment evaluates alternatives for ecosystem restoration to address habitat loss due to erosion at Mordecai Island…. Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District has posted two new Public Notices: https://www.nap.usace.army.mil/Missions/Regulatory/Public-Notices/ 2022-00119-97 Expiration date: 3/19/2022 The applicant requests approval for the construction of a new public marina, to include dredging and new mooring structures. The site was historically occupied by a marina which was removed in 2014. The location for the… Read More
John W. Flannagan Lake is performing a deep drawdown in order to perform inspections and maintenance on the dam. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers performs a deep drawdown every 10 years in which the lake is drawn down an additional 30 feet from their normal drawdown for winter. “The timing for this drawdown was… Read More
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, will increase releases at Reservation Dam at Lake Traverse, near Wheaton, Minnesota, beginning Feb. 16, and at White Rock Dam at Mud Lake, near Wheaton, Minnesota, beginning Feb. 17. Users should use extreme caution on the river ice below the reservoirs as… Read More
SAVANNAH, Ga. – As a child, Shahidou Mariko loved to tinker. He often spent time taking apart toys, frequently Hot Wheels and Matchbox cars, and reassembling them into his own creations, self-described super toys. That tinkering flourished into a desire to work on real cars with his father, particularly German cars such as his beloved… Read More
SAVANNAH, Ga. – During her senior year while studying biology at Tennessee State University, Pamela Backus began working in a ranger co-op program, an opportunity that steered her career unexpectedly. She originally envisioned herself working in research, but the co-op program directed her towards a different possibility: Working for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers…. Read More
Faced with an ultimatum from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Flagler County government has outlined a timeline to the federal agency that it hopes will buy it more time before the Corps redirects $17 million earmarked for dune reconstruction in Flagler Beach. Once that money is redirected, there’s no telling when it may be… Read More
WASHINGTON D.C. (Feb. 18, 2021) – Officials honored the Hydropower Remote Operations Program manager with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District as a “Modern-Day Technology Leader” during the 36th Black Engineer of the Year Awards’ Technology Recognition Ceremony today at the Omni Shoreham Hotel. Kimberly Edwards, who works in the Operations Division, received… Read More
VENTURA, Calif. – Annual dredging commenced Feb. 14 in Ventura Harbor to deepen the federal navigation channel and sand traps to their authorized levels, with a scheduled completion timeframe of mid-March. The Los Angeles District is working with contractor Manson Construction Co., which is using a hydraulic dredge to place beach-quality dredged material from the… Read More
DeJuan Carter, chief of engineering and construction division for the Little Rock District is receiving a Modern Day and Technology award at the Black Engineer of the Year awards ceremony on Feb. 18, 2022. The Black Engineer of the Year Awards in science, technology, engineering and math recognize innovative leaders. Carter was selected for this… Read More
GRANTS PASS, Ore. —Hellgate Jetboat Excursions in Grants Pass has had its application withdrawn, to dredge part of the Rogue River. That update is according to the US Army Corps of Engineers. NBC5 News told you last summer that Hellgate filed to renew its dredge and fill permit, for ten years. According to a Facebook… Read More
In 1992, Joseph Vietri, then a coastal engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, was walking with a colleague and a coastal researcher around Westhampton Beach, a barrier island located on the south shore of Long Island, New York. A barrier island is a long narrow island that lies parallel and… Read More
When the breakwater was built in Bar Harbor 105 years ago, the project was never finished. Now, faced with rising tides due to climate change, the approved height will finally be reached thanks to a $6.3 million upgrade from the federal government. Conditions in the local harbor have changed considerably since work on the breakwater… Read More