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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — A new commander took over the leadership and direction of the U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville during a change of command ceremony Friday, July 23, at the Bob Jones Auditorium on Redstone Arsenal. During the ceremony, Maj. Gen. Jeffrey L. Milhorn, deputy commanding general for military and international operations of… Read More
PHILADELPHIA — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced details for an upcoming project that will involve dredging the Barnegat Inlet navigation channel and placing the sand in the nearshore area off Harvey Cedars, N.J. The Dredge MURDEN is expected to arrive around July 6th and will conduct dredging and placement operations for 30 to… Read More
The House Appropriations Committee has proposed nearly $200 million for coastal funding – more than we have ever seen. It will go to the House floor next week and still needs Senate approval, but it’s a great start. Here are some highlights: *Reminder that the House and Senate provide their own versions that are in… Read More
This is the process to get a new Federal water resources project. If you need help or have questions about this process, please reach out to dan@coastalstrategies.net. The proposal period for the 2022 Report to Congress opens on April 30, 2021 for 120 days. The deadline for proposals is August 30, 2021. Submit your proposals online at: http://www.wrrda7001proposals.us/ (Try another browser… Read More
CHANNEL MAINTENANCE DREDGING USACE Dredge Potter Upper Mississippi River mile 0 – 300 1. Commencing on 9 July 2021 and continuing until further notice, the US Army Corps of Engineers Dredge Potter will perform channel maintenance dredging at various locations on the Upper Mississippi River from mile 0 to 300.0. 2. The Dredge Potter’s has… Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) announced that he has secured $1.5 million in the Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies subcommittee bill for deepening the Port Fourchon Belle Pass Channel. This funding will allow the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to complete environmental compliance and update the overall cost and dredge material… Read More
The U.S. House Appropriations Committee has marked up the US. Army Corps of Engineer Funding for FY 22 at $ 8.66 billion. Included in that is money for the Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program or NESP at $22.5 million. Waterways Council’s Director of Government Relations Dustin Davidson says the funding in NESP will help with… Read More
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (July 20, 2021) – Ryan Johnson, lockmaster at Guntersville Lock in Grant, Alabama, is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Employee of the Month for May 2021. He is recognized primarily for his leadership at Guntersville Lock and as team leader during a repair action at Wilson Lock in Florence, Alabama…. Read More
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, urges boaters to go slow and use caution in lower-than-normal lakes right now. Warm weather and a lack of precipitation has resulted in low water levels. The Corps is closely monitoring lake levels and will adjust outflows as necessary. Although hazards exist… Read More
CONCORD, Mass. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District received a permit application to conduct work and place fill in waters of the United States from the Vermont Agency of Transportation for proposed work at various locations along an existing 93-mile-long railbed, formally known as Lamoille Valley Railroad. The proposed work involves… Read More
CONCORD, Mass. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District received a permit application to conduct work in waters of the United States from Edge Cable Holdings USA, LLC for proposed work in Nahant Bay (Atlantic Ocean) in the waters of Lynn, Rockport, Gloucester, Manchester By-the-Sea, Beverly, Salem, Marblehead and Swampscott, Massachusetts. The… Read More
COVINGTON, Va. – Gathright Dam operators are scheduled to conduct the year’s first water-pulse release from Lake Moomaw on Wednesday, July 21. The pulse release, conducted by Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in coordination with the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality and Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources, will occur about 6 a.m. to… Read More
In early June, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released a report showing carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere had reached levels not seen in more than 4 million years. The report has brought more weight to the emphasis President Biden’s administration has placed on a “climate crisis that threatens our people and communities,… Read More
WESTERLY — An eelgrass restoration project that is expected to result in removal of 70,800 cubic yards of sand from the bottom of Winnapaug Pond is facing a funding gap the Town Council will take up Monday. For the second year in a row, bids for the project have exceeded a cost estimate being used… Read More
PORTLAND, Ore. — Humans. What other sentient being designs a tool requiring hands and feet and expects animals without limbs to use it? Alas, the answer is humans. Humans created a ladder for fish, which is quite effective in certain situations – but isn’t a blanket solution to every fish passage problem. And while most… Read More