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Lt. Col. Adrian Biggerstaff became the 74th commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Honolulu District, during a change of command ceremony July 10, at the Battleship Missouri Memorial in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Brig. Gen. Joseph C. “Clete” Goetz, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pacific Ocean Division, presided over the ceremony… Read More
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — ASHDOWN, Ark. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District will begin lowering Millwood Lake on July 15, 2024, to improve shoreline vegetation and promote sediment compaction. The drawdown will expose an extensive area of shoreline for re-vegetation to allow the planting of millet which promotes water quality, increases fish… Read More
WALLA WALLA, Wash. — Lt. Col. ShaiLin Kingslack relinquished command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District, to Lt. Col. Kathryn (Katie) Werback, during a change of command ceremony held in Walla Walla, Washington, today. Col. Jeffery D. Hall, deputy commander of the USACE Northwestern Division, officiated on behalf of Brig. Gen…. Read More
On July 10, 2024, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Jacksonville District joined South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD), Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Miccosukee Tribe of Indians, Seminole Tribe of Florida, Everglades National Park Service, Big Cypress National Park Service, and many other federal, state and local partners to celebrate the groundbreaking for… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, in conjunction with the New York City Dept. of Environmental Protection (NYCDEP) and State of New York (NYSDEC), announces a $132 million contract award for the construction of large interior drainage ponds and associated stormwater infrastructure for the South Shore of Staten Island (SSSI) Project, specifically… Read More
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District has updated the Shoreline Management Plan for Cecil M. Harden Lake located in Rockville, Indiana. The Cecil M. Harden Shoreline Management Plan has been updated due to USACE assuming sole responsibility of the program, which was previously managed in coordination with the Indiana Department… Read More
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Hydrologic Engineering Center (HEC) proudly announces that Michael Bartles has been awarded the 2024 Hydrology, Hydraulics, and Coastal Community of Practice (HH&C CoP) Professional of the Year Award. Bartles, a senior hydraulic engineer at the Institute for Water Resources (IWR), has significantly contributed to advancements in… Read More
NEW ORLEANS — The United States Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, awarded the General De Gaulle Drainage Improvement Phase 2 Construction Contract (SELA 72.2) on July 8, 2024, in the amount of $28,927,540.00 to Omega Foundation Services LLC. out of Slaughter, Louisiana. This contract will be the second federally construction drainage improvement feature… Read More
MOBILE, Ala. – Sometimes, the work of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers finds them helping to preserve or protect historic locations and sites. The Mobile District participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony with the City of Selma, Alabama, on July 8, 2024, to celebrate the completion of Project 14, which stabilized the bank behind the historic… Read More
The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Detroit District, has begun dredging the Manistee Harbor federal navigational channel. The objective is to remove shoaling that prevents deep-draught commercial vessel traffic. On April 23 of this year, a commercial vessel attempted to enter Manistee Harbor with a draught of 19 feet (5.8 metres) but was halted… Read More
A Maryland board led by Gov. Wes Moore approved a $50.3 million emergency contract on Wednesday to pay a Swedish construction company that removed debris from the March collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. While the work to remove debris from the federal channel in the Patapsco River was done by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,… Read More
A local company’s request to dredge an area of the West Ocean City harbor channel received the support of the Worcester County Commissioners this week. The Worcester County Commissioners on Tuesday approved a request from staff to authorize a local sponsor statement of no objection for a proposed dredging project at Atlantic Tackle. The company… Read More
ST. LOUIS – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District’s Dredge Potter is currently working near Grafton, Illinois, between river miles 218 and 222, using a 300-foot-long flexible floating pipeline to removed material from the navigation channel. The flexible pipeline allows for the creation of ephemeral islands that will be used for habitat… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District awarded a $2.6 million contract May 31 to C.T.L. Forest Management, Inc. for the creation of approximately 59 acres of habitat to offset environmental impacts of future levee improvements. The contract tasks the Cameron Park, California-based company to conduct earthwork, plantings, and habitat establishment plus four years… Read More
JACKSONVILLE, Florida (July 1, 2024) – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Jacksonville District, will begin dredging of the Saint Lucie Inlet, Martin County, Florida, on July 2, 2024. The project was awarded May 3 in the amount of $9,295,100 to Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company, LLC. It calls for the dredging the St. Lucie Inlet… Read More