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WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – As part of the Coastal Storm Risk Management Project, crews with the Army Corps of Engineers are beginning their nourishment project in Carolina and Kure Beach. After receiving federal funding last fall for the project, engineers cooperated with both the Town of Carolina Beach and New Hanover County to get the… Read More
Feb. 28 marks first project delivery team meeting since 2020 Something as complex as restoring freshwater flows, providing ecological corridors between areas for wildlife, improving water quality, and reducing the number and severity of wildfires in an area the size of Rhode Island is complicated. Now add to the mix that the area includes two… Read More
On December 27, 2021, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) published a final rule modifying the Corps’ Nationwide Permit (NWP) program (December 2021 Final Rule). The December 2021 Final Rule reissued 40 existing NWPs and issued one new NWP. As explained in our prior alert, in January 2021, the Corps published a final rule reissuing a subset… Read More
PITTSBURGH – A maintenance workshop that began 40 years ago has grown from a small gathering of 12 people to an international event. In recent years, partners from Canada, the Netherlands, Brazil and even the Panama Canal have participated in the annual Lock Maintenance Workshop, led by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The gathering… Read More
(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