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A small team consisting of leaders, planners, project managers, environmental scientist from the North Atlantic Division, Norfolk and Jacksonville districts, travelled around with representatives from Collier County, Florida looking at areas impacted by the effects of Hurricane Ian. The team is working with county officials to reinitiate the Collier County Storm Risk Management feasibility study,… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Commanding General Lt. Gen. Scott Spellmon visited the Corps’ Albuquerque District, Jan. 24-25, to see project sites and meet with partners at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, and El Paso, Texas. Spellmon, the 55th Chief of Engineers, met with WSMR Commanding General Brig. Gen. Eric Little to discuss… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District is holding a series of public meetings as part of its New York & New Jersey Harbors and Tributaries Study. This is an opportunity to become informed and speak out about a set of proposed, massive-scale construction projects meant to address flood risk from coastal storms in… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District will hold a presentation and roundtable at the Lake Jackson Civic Center Monday, January 30, providing local media a preview of its upcoming Freeport Project public open house. Monday’s media roundtable precedes a public open house at the Lake Jackson Civic Center Thursday, February 2. The public… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District awarded a $27.575 million construction contract on January 20, 2023, to Maloney Odin Joint Venture of Novato, for more than 2.6 miles of levee improvements at five locations along the Sacramento River East Levee between the I Street Bridge and just south of the town of Freeport…. Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, plans to perform maintenance dredging of the shoaled areas of the Essex River Federal Navigation Project in Essex, to restore vessel navigation, and place dredged material in the most appropriate location incorporating beneficial use of material where feasible The proposed project involves maintenance dredging of approximately… Read More
There is news all mayors and towns along the coastal towns from the southern shore end of Monmouth County and from the northern barrier island communities in Ocean County have longed to hear: that dredging will commence in the Manasquan Inlet. An announcement was made on Monday afternoon by U.S. Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J. 4th… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is updating its Lake Traverse and Mud Lake water control plan and is seeking public input by hosting two public meetings. The two lakes are located near Wheaton, Minnesota. Corps staff are updating the current plan to ensure it meets the needs of the communities and… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Portland District officially welcomed its newest hydrographic survey vessel, the Beeman, with a dedication and christening ceremony in Newport, Oregon, on 11 January. The Beeman, whose name honours the legacy of Ogden Beeman, chief of the Portland District’s Waterways Navigation Branch from 1960 to 1967, replaces and continues the work of… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, announced today that a Record of Decision was signed by Maj. Gen. Diana Holland, Mississippi Valley Division Commanding General, on the West Shore Lake Pontchartrain (WSLP) mitigation feature. The Record of Decision found that the Maurepas Diversion meets the swamp mitigation need for the WSLP Project…. Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will be dredging Manasquan Inlet in the next few weeks, routine maintenance for the inlet, an Army Corps spokesman said. The Army Corps dredge Murden is scheduled to arrive off the Jersey Shore within the next week, said Stephen Rochette, the public affairs officer for the Army Corps’ Philadelphia… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking public input on the draft MKARNS Master Plan and Environmental Assessment. Public comment for the draft MP and EA will be held between Jan. 16 and March 2. USACE will hold three public in-person workshops to explain the draft MP and EA. All interested persons are invited…. Read More
Five team members assigned to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Transatlantic Division partnered with hundreds of personnel from federal, state and local agencies, nongovernment organizations and private organizations to respond to Hurricane Ian in October 2022. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) personnel routinely respond to disasters, however, what made this response unique was it… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District’s Dredge Jadwin and its crew returned to the Vicksburg Harbor this morning completing the 2022 dredging season. After departing May 10, 2022, the dustpan dredge spent 254 days on the water and relocated 6.2 million cubic yards of material from the Mississippi River. A normal dredging… Read More
A cluster of tornadoes hit Alabama on Thursday, January 12, 2023, with one in Selma causing widespread damage, near the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District Alabama River Lakes project office. The large tornado touched down in Selma Thursday afternoon, knocking down trees and causing extensive structural damage throughout the area including significant damage… Read More