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The Pebble project ended the year on life support after the Army Corps of Engineers handed down strict wetlands mitigation requirements the company was not able to meet. From the outside things appeared to be moving well for the company through midsummer; the Corps released the final Pebble environmental impact statement in July that largely… Read More
MOBILE, Ala. – After 10 years of planning and executing, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District’s Mississippi Coastal Improvements Program (MsCIP) completed the second largest restoration project in the history of the National Park Service, the restoration of Ship Island. Ship Island, a barrier island on the western tip of Gulf Islands National… Read More
WASHINGTON — The 55th Chief of Engineers and the Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Lt. Gen. Scott A. Spellmon notified U.S. Rep. Grace Napolitano of her selection to receive the Gold Order of the de Fleury award Dec. 7, 2020.Congresswoman Napolitano was chosen to receive the award for her significant contributions… Read More
When Willie Maynard, Lockmaster at New Cumberland Locks and Dam, is asked to describe the most difficult confined space he ever encountered, he often refers to the crossover located at U.S. Army Corps’ of Engineers Pittsburgh District’s Emsworth Locks and Dams on the Ohio River. The crossover is a 110-foot tunnel under the lock chamber… Read More
PITTSBURGH – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District has entered into a more than $200,000 project-partnership agreement with the city of McKeesport to complete storm sewer-system repairs at several locations within the city. The partnership agreement is the first step in repairing storm sewers along Eden Park Boulevard and State Route 48. The… Read More
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued another report Friday favoring agribusinesses over environmentalists in a decades-long battle over a massive flood control project in the south Mississippi Delta. The Corps published a final supplement to a draft environmental impact statement it released in October. Both reports reverse the Corps’ own… Read More
ST. PAUL, Minn. –The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is seeking public input from now until Feb. 16, 2021, on its recently completed draft disposition study for the Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam. After evaluation and comparison of alternatives, the tentatively selected plan is the complete disposal of the property… Read More
Champaign, Ill. – Dr. Rebekah Wilson, a chemist with the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s (ERDC) Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL), says she found direction during her high school years when physical science and chemistry became her passions. The subjects made sense to her, and she easily found logical answers to seemingly difficult… Read More
Billions of dollars could be spent on navigation channels, levees, coastal restoration The U.S. House of Representatives has approved legislation that could send billions of dollars to Louisiana for water infrastructure projects such as deepening navigation channels, raising new levees and restoring more of the coast and wetlands. The bill also could get Louisiana off… Read More
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Dec. 10, 2020) – The public is invited to watch a newly released video that highlights how water is managed in the Cumberland River Basin in support of flood risk management, commercial navigation, hydropower production, water supply, environmental stewardship, and recreational opportunities. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District operates 10 dams… Read More
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Dec. 11, 2020) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District honored its retiring deputy district engineer yesterday. Few people were physically present due to COVID-19 social distancing requirements, but more than 120 employees, leaders, and friends joined the ceremony virtually to make sure they recognized Patty Coffey’s impactful career and unique… Read More
Seeing ducks and turtles on any river’s shoreline is hardly unusual, but for the Buffalo River this was not always the case. High temperatures, extremely low oxygen levels, and stagnant flows made the river biologically dead for more than 40 years. In order to restore aquatic habitat along 2,412 linear feet of the Buffalo River,… Read More
The results of a questionnaire sent out to Tuckerton’s three waterfront sections in October showed only one section was marginally in favor of a proposed special assessment on property owners for dredging parts of their lagoons. The east side of South Green Street in Tuckerton Beach had eight more yes votes than no votes to… Read More
The Jacksonville District announced Friday the continuation of gradual reductions of Lake Okeechobee releases to the St. Lucie and Caloosahatchee rivers after beginning the transition to dry season operations Dec. 5. Release reduction plan for the Caloosahatchee River Estuary Dec. 12 to 18 2,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) measured at Moore Haven Lock and… Read More
Boaters should continue to watch out for marked floating pipelines near the St. Lucie Inlet until the end of December, when crews are expected to complete maintenance dredging of the Intracoastal Waterway channel. The project has had a couple of delays. It was to begin mid-October, but began Nov. 28, then had to be stopped to make mechanical adjustments… Read More