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Natural and nature-based features (NNBFs) are becoming more prevalent in coastal resiliency and protection design as climate change threatens social, economic and environmental systems along the U.S. coast. However, planners need enhanced processes to predict and quantify their benefits prior to implementation. To better incorporate these designs into numerical models, the U.S. Army Corps of… Read More
VICKSBURG, Miss. – The project delivery team for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Dredging Operations and Environmental Research, or DOER, Project 19-11 recently published technical guidance and tools for modernizing the conduct of dredging evaluations for open water disposal compliance. The collaborative team consisted of researchers from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and… Read More
NEW YORK – Colonel Alex Young will assume command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, during a formal change of command ceremony on July 14, 2023. Colonel Matthew W. Luzzatto, who has commanded the district since June 2020, will relinquish command during the event at New York District’s Caven Point Marine… Read More
LOUISVILLE, Ky., July 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Arcadis, a leading global design and consultancy organization for natural and built assets, as managing partner in a joint venture (JV) with Bergmann Associates, is pleased to announce its selection to perform architecture and engineering civil works services on projects that bolster resiliency in the US Army Corps of Engineer’s (USACE) Great Lakes… Read More
Project’s permit suspended while environmental impact analyzed Corps seeks to save judicial resources while study proceeds Facing a lawsuit over the environmental impact of the project it approved to dredge the Lower Newport Bay in California, the Army Corps of Engineers has agreed to rescind its approval and take another look at the project. The… Read More
Project’s permit suspended while environmental impact analyzed Corps seeks to save judicial resources while study proceeds Facing a lawsuit over the environmental impact of the project it approved to dredge the Lower Newport Bay in California, the Army Corps of Engineers has agreed to rescind its approval and take another look at the project. The… Read More
U.S.Army Corps of Engineers – Beneficial Use of Dredged Material – https://planning.erdc.dren.mil/toolbox/library/misc/BUDM_Placemat_January2023.pdf
Eight companies will compete for architectural and engineering task orders under a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contract worth up to $200 million. USACE received 21 bids for the firm-fixed-price contract and estimated services will conclude on June 29, 2028, the Department of Defense said Thursday. The chosen vendors are: AECOM (NYSE: ACM) Arcadis HGL-APTIM Applied Science and… Read More
With the city of South Padre Island wrapping up a beach “renourishment” project involving around 283,000 cubic yards of new, beach-quality sand distributed between Access 18-23, Cameron County is kicking off a sand replenishment project of its own. The county was expecting to begin spreading roughly 94,000 cubic yards of new sand at Isla Blanca… Read More
WATSONVILLE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Granite (NYSE:GVA) has been awarded an approximately $48 million contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to mitigate flood risk and damage in Wharton, Texas. Project funding will come from the USACE’s fiscal 2023 civil construction funds and is expected to be included in Granite’s second quarter CAP. The city of Wharton… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, will celebrate the completion of the Pool 2 wing dam modification project with a ribbon cutting ceremony on July 25, at Lock and Dam 2 in Hastings, Minnesota, at 1 p.m. Lock and Dam 2 is located at 1350 Lock and Dam Road. The $324,000 Pool… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District will host a semicentennial celebration commemorating the completed construction of Woodcock Creek Dam, July 14. The Woodcock Creek dam was built in 1973. Since it’s construction, the dam has provided flood protection for the French Creek system and saved downstream communities more than $40 million in flood… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District has selected a new Strategic Planner to direct and manage long term project milestones across a variety of disciplines. Whitney McRae will coordinate with the USACE Vicksburg District’s senior leadership to ensure the district’s operational decisions maintain its record for continuous improvement. She will develop and… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District has selected Warren Lister as chief of the Real Estate Division. The mission of the Real Estate Division is to acquire and manage all real property assets of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and advise project sponsors on their requirements in the development of projects… Read More
Five U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) employees were recently named 2023 Women of Color STEM award winners for their exceptional accomplishments in science, technology, engineering and mathematics at a national level. The awardees are Pat Sullivan, the deputy director of ERDC; Elizabeth Gao, a materials engineer at the ERDC’s Construction Engineering Research… Read More