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On February 25, 1880, The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) established its first engineer district in Texas on an island off the Gulf Coast. One hundred forty-four years, 52 district commanders, and several major hurricanes later, the Galveston District (SWG) continues to play a key role in keeping the country’s vital waterways open and… Read More
The city is grappling with a problem that has gone on for more than three decades: Where does it put material dredged from the Anclote River, and can the city afford to buy its own spoil site? The city is currently leasing a property on L&R Industrial Boulevard from Anclote Properties, the same area it… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hopper dredge vessels Yaquina and Essayons will begin Grays Harbor outer harbor maintenance dredging April 8. The Yaquina will dredge about 15 days, while the Essayons will dredge about 25 days. All work will conclude no later than May 30, 2024. The dredge will work 24/7, in the Bar, Entrance, Pt…. Read More
Description: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently completed an $11 million project that widened the beach to protect Montauk properties from rising oceans. Dredging and dumping sand on beaches is expensive, and it’s only a temporary measure — but it remains the preferred strategy, despite the costs. This Express Sessions event will discuss beach… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Galveston District (SWG) is inviting all affected federal, state, and local agencies, affected Native American tribes, other interested parties, and the general public to review and comment on the Port of Corpus Christi Authority’s (PCCA) Channel Deepening Project Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for Department of the Army… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District has awarded a $2,136,537 contract to MACNAK Construction, LLC to conduct a rehabilitation project on the 70-year-old Turner Gulch Boat Ramp at Lucky Peak Dam and Lake near Boise, Idaho. The nearly 1000-foot-long Turner Gulch Boat Ramp is vital to the operation of Lucky Peak Dam… Read More
The President’s Budget for fiscal year 2025 includes more than $7.2 billion in discretionary funding for the Civil Works program of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, with just over $152 million set aside for Nashville District Operations and Maintenance projects. The Twin Rivers (Tennessee and Cumberland) watershed touches seven states and covers 59,000 square… Read More
Today, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pacific Ocean Division offered a permit to IPOP, LLC to dredge and dispose of material in U.S. waters near Nome, Alaska. IPOP’s revised plan, which constitutes the Least Environmentally Damaging Practicable Alternative (LEDPA), reduces impacts by approximately 33 acres compared to their previous proposal. The permit includes a… Read More
A long-anticipated dredging project in Unalaska is expected to commence in September despite a temporary delay in signing the project agreement earlier this week. The Unalaska City Council unanimously approved the final phase of the multi-year project during a special meeting on Monday, but city officials ultimately decided to hold off on transferring funds to… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers debris removal mission on Maui reached an important milestone on March 15. Under the management and supervision of USACE, contractors completed the removal of vessel debris from 80 fire-damaged vessels received from the U.S. Coast Guard. USACE provided oversight for vessel debris removal operations under a Federal Emergency Management… Read More
Following years of applications, reapplications, and public dissent the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pacific Ocean Division has offered a permit to IPOP, LLC, allowing the company to dredge and dispose of material in waters 25 miles to the east of Nome. This decision overturns a previous permit denial issued by the Alaska District in… Read More
USACE Jacksonville has temporarily paused the start of its St. Augustine Beach shore protection renourishment project by three to four weeks to allow for the mobilization of additional equipment. This rescheduling of the sand placement will maximize the effectiveness of beach construction in sync with the expected nesting and blossoming activity of coastal fauna and… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, recently completed placing 500,000 cubic yards of sand along 4,100 feet of coastline in Downtown Montauk on the eastern tip of Long Island in New York’s Suffolk County. With favorable weather conditions allowing for completion ahead of schedule, the $11.7 million project also refurbished dunes eroded… Read More
Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/48330 Report Number: ERDC/CHL TR-24-5 Title: Building Elevation in Mangrove Communities: Use of Regional Sediment Management to Increase Coastal Wetland Resilience to Sea-Level Rise By: Gina Paduano Ralph, Fred Sklar, Carlos Coronado, Matthew Schrader, Stephanie Verhulst, William Reilly, and Robert Kirby Approved for public release: Distribution is unlimited. March 2024 55 pages / 5.4 MB… Read More
A dredging crew contracted by the United States Army Corps of Engineers is expected to remove about 130,000 cubic yards of sediment from Kahului Harbor as part of a $5 million project that is currently underway. The crew from Camenzind Dutra JV, LLC. is using a barge-mounted crane equipped with a clamshell dredger to scoop… Read More