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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is accepting public comment on SouthCoast Wind’s proposed offshore energy project 20 miles south of Nantucket. Most of the proposed work would occur in an area approximately 127,000 acres in size leased to SouthCoast by the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. Proposed work outside of the lease area… Read More
The General Edgar Jadwin Dam, one of two major structures protecting Honesdale, Hawley and other communities along the Lackawaxen from flooding, is getting updated for the first time since its construction more than six decades ago. Ed Voigt, the government affairs officer for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Philadelphia District, said that the… Read More
The USACE Philadelphia District has received a permit application from the Port of Philadelphia. The applicant proposes to perform mechanical maintenance dredging to provide appropriate water depths for the safe turning and docking of container vessels that call at the Packer Avenue Marine Terminal located at 3301 South Columbus Boulevard, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The project… Read More
Justin Ford is one of the newest electrical engineers to join the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District. Justin joined the district’s team of engineers in July 2022, who has grown to appreciate the district’s mission in the region. “I didn’t realize the importance of the waterways in the Pittsburgh District before joining,” Ford… Read More
Parsons Corporation (NYSE: PSN) announced today that the company was awarded a position on a $49 million indefinite-delivery multiple award contract by the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Mobile District South Atlantic Division. The five-year contract includes construction management services in support of Military Construction, Civil Works, and Interagency and International Support construction… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District received a permit application to conduct work in waters of the United States, navigable waters, and the Outer Continental Shelf from SouthCoast Wind Energy in Boston for proposed work in the Atlantic Ocean. Most of the proposed work would occur in the Atlantic Ocean in the… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District received a permit application to conduct work in waters of the United States from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation – Highway Division in Boston for proposed work in an unnamed tributary to Winimusset Brook and vegetated wetlands at Ravine Road in New Braintree, Mass. Although this… Read More
Dworshak Dam is looking for individuals or couples to serve as Janitorial/Grounds Maintenance Volunteers around the dam for the summer season. Volunteers are provided an RV site with full hookups and propane along with other amenities in exchange for 25+ hours of work a week. Weekend and holiday work required. Volunteers must provide their own… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Jacksonville District plans to execute a minor adjustment to the current lake release schedule from Tuesday, February 21 through Friday, February 24, that will release water from Lake Okeechobee as part of an ongoing sediment study by the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) and the U.S. Geological… Read More
More than ten years have passed since Hurricane Sandy exposed New York City to devastating coastal flooding. Several cost-effective flood megaprojects, including levees and storm surge barriers, have been presented to the NY-NJ region to prevent future billion-dollar disasters, but none have moved forward. Researchers studying climate adaptation have put forward theories about why so… Read More
The Memphis District’s Dredge Hurley returned to its home port, Ensley Engineer Yard, in Memphis Harbor, on Jan. 13, 2023, after finishing a record-breaking 273-day season, which began Apr. 26, 2022. In eight and a half months, the 36-person crew dredged 14.5 million cubic yards of sediment, which is the most the Dredge Hurley has ever removed in… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, received $1.5 million from the states of Illinois and Michigan this week to continue advancing the engineering and design of the Brandon Road Interbasin Project on the upper Illinois Waterway. “The Corps remains committed to this project of National significance in partnership with the States and… Read More
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has signed off on plans to dredge the Hudson River off the shores of Beacon Island, where the Port of Albany is building an offshore wind turbine tower manufacturing plant. The EPA was one of two federal agencies that had expressed concerns with a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredging… Read More
Finding success in any career can be challenging. Finding success in one of the most competitive careers in the United States can be even more burdensome, if not downright arduous. Claudinette Purifoy-Fears not only found success as an engineer but was recognized for her contributions to the field. Purifoy-Fears is the most recent recipient of… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Memphis District (CEMVM) released a Draft Integrated Feasibility Report and Draft Environmental Assessment (DIFR-EA) for the Hatchie-Loosahatchie Mississippi River Ecosystem Restoration Study to the general public, Feb. 10, 2023. The general public, interested parties, and stakeholders are invited to comment on the DIFR-EA. The study seeks to examine… Read More