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Since the early 20th century, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has been dredging the Mississippi River annually to keep the channel open for boats, ships and barges. Each year, the Corps removes about 270,000 cubic yards of sand, within a roughly 6-mile stretch of the river, centered on the city of Wabasha. The dredging… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, in partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service hosted a groundbreaking ceremony Oct. 4 marking the start of construction for the Steamboat Island Habitat Rehabilitation and Enhancement Project near Princeton, Iowa. The 55th Chief of Engineers and Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Jacksonville District, awarded a construction contract for Kissimmee River Restoration (KRR) Project Navigational Warning Signage, located in Okeechobee and Highlands Counties, Florida. The non-Federal sponsor for the Kissimmee River Restoration Project is the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD). USACE awarded the contract for $2,645,604.74 to Eagle Engineering… Read More
KIHEI, Hawai‘i — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a $52.5 million contract Oct. 16 for Hazardous Site Assessments for Household Material and Bulk Asbestos Removal in Lahaina and Kula/Olinda to Dawson Solutions, LLC, a Native Hawaiian Organization 8(a) contractor. The performance period for this Phase 2 private property debris removal contract is three months…. Read More
OMAHA, Neb. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District Contracting Division recently awarded a contract to Caliburnus Services LLC to create a maintenance corridor along the northern portion of the federal property line at Lake Zorinsky in Omaha between 168th Street and 156th Street. This is the fourth phase of the development and will implement… Read More
JACKSONVILLE, Florida (Oct. 16, 2023) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Jacksonville District announces the publication of a proposed Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and Draft Supplemental Environmental Assessment (SEA) for Flagler County, Florida Shore Protection Project, for public review and comment. The Preferred Alternative consists of both federally own and non-federally owned… Read More
USACE New York District, is finishing up maintenance dredging at the Shrewsbury River, NJ. In collaboration with the Wilmington District, the Hopper Dredge Murden is working around the clock to get the project done. (Video by: Hector Mosley, Public Affairs Specialist, USACE, New York District) Source
The long-awaited U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ beach replenishment project aimed at shoring up local beaches and re-engineering some “trouble spots” where a project seven years ago was performed has faced yet another hold-up – the latest in a string of administrative wranglings that has kept the project from beginning. This week, Steve Rochette, public… Read More
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is seeking public comments on its draft Environmental Assessment, or EA, for Big Lake habitat rehabilitation and enhancement study on the Upper Mississippi River near Wabasha, Minnesota and will host a public meeting Nov. 8 at Wabasha-Kellogg High School to discuss the project…. Read More
VICKSBURG, Miss. – As residents of Louisiana prepare for possible disruptions in their drinking water caused by saltwater intrusion, researchers from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) are assisting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) New Orleans District with assessment and mitigation efforts. With much of the lower Mississippi River Valley… Read More
The U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville closed out the fiscal year in record time, ensuring America’s warfighters and other federal agencies get the support they need to continue their missions. At around 7 p.m. Sept. 30, the Center completed its last contract action. By 11 p.m., the Center’s Resource Management (RM) Directorate fiscally… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says that more than 3,000 tires have been hauled out of the Schuylkill during the second phase of a dredge project aimed at clearing the river of muck for rowers. The illegally dumped debris may cause additional delays for the $13 million project that began in 2020. Dredgit, the… Read More
Vicksburg, Miss. — Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/47708 Report Number: ERDC/TN DOTS-23-3 Title: Beneficial Use of Dredged Material: A Workshop to Explore Engineered Drainage Soils for Stormwater Management by Chuck Theiling and Ray Lees Approved for Public Release; Distribution is Unlimited September 2023 10 pages / 1.1 MB Source
The month of September brought mixed results for precipitation across the Missouri River Basin. Portions of Montana, North and South Dakota, and Nebraska received above average rainfall, while the remainder of the upper basin and lower basin were below average. Overall, September runoff in the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, Iowa was 1.3 million… Read More
The Army Corps of Engineers has known for decades that its continual efforts to deepen the Mississippi River for bigger ships would eventually trigger the saltwater crisis that has now gripped the New Orleans area for weeks. “This is certainly something that everybody knew was going to happen,” said Cecil Soileau, a retired Corps engineer who warned… Read More