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DETROIT- He cannot get enough of the Great Lakes; some might say he’s hooked. By day, John Allis is the Great Lakes Hydraulics and Hydrology Office Chief and by night, he enjoys being in, on or around the Great Lakes with his family. Allis’ office in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Detroit District handles… Read More
The Town of Camden-On-Gauley hosted a dedication ceremony for the Cranberry Ridge and Gauley Mills Waterline Extension on June 22, 2021. The ceremony was attended by Mayor Lisa Cutlip, Lt. Col. Robin Scott, Deputy Commander of the USACE Huntington District, Wayne Morgan, WVIJDC Executive Director, Representing Governor Jim Justice and representatives for Congresswoman Carol Miller,… Read More
NORFOLK, Va. – Col. Brian P. Hallberg will assume command of the Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in a change of command ceremony scheduled for 10 a.m. July 8 at the city’s Half Moone Cruise and Celebration Center. The public may view the ceremony live on the District’s YouTube channel and Facebook page…. Read More
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (July 1, 2021) – Lt. Col. Joseph M. Sahl took command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District today during a change of command ceremony at the Tennessee National Guard Armory. He becomes the 67th commander of the “twin rivers” district, commonly referred to as the jewel of the Great Lakes… Read More
The five-year IDIQ contract, awarded by USACE Louisville, will support architecture and engineering construction projects across the country. DAYTON, Ohio, July 2, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — The Woolpert-RS&H, LLC joint venture was selected by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District to provide architecture and engineering services for Air Force Reserve Command projects nationwide under… Read More
For the 30th consecutive year, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, was named one of Nebraska’s Safest Companies with Distinction by the National Safety Council, Nebraska Chapter May 19. The award was presented to representatives from the district safety office at an online ceremony. The district received this award for its comprehensive safety… Read More
VICKSBURG, Miss. — The dredging industry has suffered a great loss with the recent death of Timothy L. Welp, a research hydraulic engineer with the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC). A member of the Coastal Engineering Branch in the ERDC’s Coastal and Hydraulic Laboratory, Welp was a leader in the field of… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is looking to get feedback from residents of St. Johns County as it prepares to conduct a study looking at coastal storm damages and risks along the shores of Ponte Vedra Beach. The Army Corps and St. Johns County have a cost-sharing agreement that gives the Corps the authority… Read More
“Until we change the movement of the planets, this is going to always be a project,” said Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber of the renourishment of the city’s beaches to begin this fall. The Army Corps of Engineers is funding a beach renourishment project that stretches over 10.5 miles. Since the late ’60s, Sunny Isles,… Read More
SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) San Francisco District is currently preparing a general reevaluation report and integrated National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) document to evaluate flood risk management and recreation alternatives along 5.5 miles of the Guadalupe River in San Jose, Calif. Valley Water is the non-federal partner for the… Read More
PICKENSVILLE, Ala. (WCBI) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers begins removing a barge from the Bevill Lock and Dam. Crews started cutting the barge to start the salvage process. The partially sunken barge hit the lock and dam in Pickensville, Alabama last weekend. Heavy rains led to flooding waters before the incident. Several people… Read More
The Army Corps of Engineers is looking for public comment on a proposed beach nourishment project for the Dare County village of Buxton. The village applied to the Corps’ Wilmington District seeking authorization to dredge 1.2 million cubic yards of beach-quality sand from an offshore disposal site. The sand is to be deposited along a… Read More
More than two years have passed since the Army Corps of Engineers announced that only sand pumped from federal projects could be placed in Corps-maintained dredged material disposal sites, leaving local governments, marinas and private property owners the challenge to find land on which to put sand removed from clogged waterways. Since then, state and… Read More
St. Paul’s largest and arguably most overlooked lake is about to receive 400,000 cubic yards of dredge soil from the Mississippi River. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Tuesday that it will use river soil to create six new islands in Pig’s Eye Lake, a 600-acre wetland area that sits across the river from… Read More
Off the coast of Oregon, Big Bertha moves in the water, inching toward land. Bertha, as her government creators to refer to it, is the result of three years of inter-agency planning. Her architects; some of whom work for the Portland District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; conscripted half of Portland District’s dredge fleet to scrape… Read More