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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Buffalo District awarded a $3.85 million contract to Illinois-based Great Lakes Dock and Materials, L.L.C. on March 31 for repairs to the Rochester Harbor East Pier in Rochester, New York. Repairs will ensure the pier, along with its adjacent federal navigation channel, continue to provide safe passage and… Read More
BEAUFORT — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has federal funding this year to dredge around Beaufort Harbor, but town commissioners are concerned once a year isn’t enough anymore. The board of commissioners met Monday for its regular meeting at the Beaufort Train Depot and online via Facebook streaming video. During the meeting, USACE representatives… Read More
State transportation officials say that shoaling in the channel navigated by the Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry route is critical and limiting travel just as the busier spring schedule begins. The N.C. Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division said Monday that the number of scheduled runs increases Tuesday from 18 to 26 daily departures from each side. The schedule… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rep. Frank J. Mrvan (IN-1), and Portage Mayor Sue Lynch will hold a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the beginning of a sewer rehabilitation project: WHEN: Monday, April 18, 2022 WHERE: Corner of Central Avenue and Swanson Road, Portage, IN TIME: 1:30 p.m. The project will reduce excess flow in… Read More
The San Francisco District Flood Risk Management Program is partnering with experts, external agency staff, academics and other practitioners with a story to tell to help its personnel and others learn how to integrate equity and environmental justice into their work affecting historically marginalized or overburdened communities. “In our district Flood Risk Management Program, we are… Read More
EDMONTON, Alberta and NEW YORK, April 12, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — TSX, NYSE:STN Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering, has been awarded a five-year indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity multiple award task order contract with a capacity of US$18 million by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Alaska District to provide architecture and… Read More
MOBILE, Ala. – When feasible, dredged material can be used as a resource rather than treated as a waste product. Beneficial uses can include habitat creation and restoration, beach nourishment, landfill cover, and land site remediation. “Beneficial use of dredge material provides a sustainable solution to managing the Federal Navigation Channels,” said Herbert M. Bullock,… Read More
CANYON LAKE, Texas –U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials at Canyon Lake will close the dam service road for herbicide application beginning on April 19. An agency contractor will spray the rip rap and the downstream embankment for woody plants and other unwanted vegetation. The dam service road is expected to be closed for two… Read More
OGDENSBURG — The Army Corps of Engineers has withdrawn a $10 million funding commitment for a project that would have dredged the Port of Ogdensburg. The Ogdensburg Bridge and Port Authority Board of Directors made the announcement during its Thursday full board meeting, during which the board passed a resolution acknowledging the funding withdrawal. The… Read More
RIVERDALE, N.D. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District announced that based on current runoff conditions in the Missouri River Basin, including the lack of plains snowpack, below-average mountain snowpack, and dry upper basin conditions, it has moved forward with plans to facilitate access to Lake Sakakawea. District personnel began working last year… Read More
TRUMAN LAKE, Mo. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has begun the process of revising the Harry S Truman Dam & Reservoir Master Plan, which was last updated in October 1988. The revision would bring the Master Plan up to date with current policy and regulations, land usage or designations, as well as consider… Read More
ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mississippi Valley Division is hosting a Virtual Career Fair on April 13, 2022, from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. CST. The St. Louis District will be hiring to fill positions with highly qualified candidates throughout the district footprint in the career fields of engineering, real… Read More
AHSAHKA, Idaho –Dworshak Dam is currently discharging 7,100 cubic feet per second (cfs). Discharges will remain steady for the next week before increasing to 9,500 cfs to support local hatchery releases. Discharge for the remainder of the month, after hatchery releases are concluded, is expected to be in the approximate range of 8,000 to 10,500… Read More
SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, implemented flood risk management operations at the J. Strom Thurmond Project Dam when rain exceeded forecasted levels through portions of Georgia and South Carolina, which caused the lake and downstream river to rise. Currently, inflows into Augusta and Thurmond are starting to decrease, and spillway… Read More
SEATTLE — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to conduct Grays Harbor maintenance dredging in the Outer Harbor beginning April 12 with the USACE hopper dredge vessels Yaquina and Essayons. The Yaquina is expected to start dredging in the outer harbor of Grays Harbor around April 12 and will dredge approximately 17 days. The… Read More