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The City of Nome has applied for a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to significantly expand the laydown area at the Cape Nome jetty, adjacent to the Sound Quarry, a Bering Straits Native Corporation subsidiary. The stated purpose of the expansion is to “increase the needed area available to stage equipment and… Read More
St. Louis – The Dredge Potter, owned and operated by the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District, is getting underway today for the 2024 dredging season ensuring safe navigation for commercial vessels on the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers. In 2023, drought conditions required the crew and then 92-year-old vessel to move 6.3 million… Read More
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is conducting dredging operations at their Above Brownsville Placement site, also known as “Crater Island,” within Pool 8, of the Mississippi River, near Brownsville, Minnesota. The Corps of Engineers’ contractor, Legacy Corporation, from East Moline, IL, plans to move around 50,000 cubic… Read More
1. Commencing on 21 June 2024 and continuing until further notice, the US Army Corps of Engineers Dredge Potter will perform channel maintenance dredging at various locations on the Upper Mississippi River from mile 300.0 to 0.0. 2. The Dredge Potter will arrive at mile 217.5 UMR, near Grafton, IL, on the evening of 21… Read More
The project goals include maintaining a navigable waterway and wetland restoration. This is a collaborative project, drawing on the expertise of two teams – the Wetland Monitoring and Assessment Program and the Shoreline and Waterway Management Section – in the DNREC Division of Watershed Stewardship. The project area is in the Inland Bays region of Sussex County, located on… Read More
Crews at Clam Pass Inlet are moving hundreds of pounds of sand as part of a dredging project aimed at keeping the inlet open. Source
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, has awarded a $6.9 million contract to Southwind Construction of Evansville, Indiana, for maintenance dredging of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (IWW) federal navigation channel in the vicinity of Sawpit Creek, Nassau County, Florida. Amelia Island State Park, Nassau County, FL All beach compatible dredged material will be dispersed on Amelia… Read More
J.F. Brennan Company, Inc. (Brennan) overcame significant design challenges to complete a dredging project that involved hydraulically pumping slurry over a long distance of 10.4 miles. Brennan employees designed the dredging system and executed the entire project using Brennan-owned pipeline and equipment. For the second time in its history, the company pumped dredged material over… Read More
With the official start of summer Thursday, anglers, kayakers, boaters and other water enthusiasts will soon flock to the Columbia River for a little recreation and relaxation. But navigating the busy waterway, with its shifting sandbars, hidden obstacles and commercial shipping traffic can be tricky. Take for example the Wind River confluence with the Columbia… Read More
After over 20 years, Flagler County officials, alongside multiple agency and state and local representatives, broke ground on the county’s beach renourishment project with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Army Corps will be restoring a 3.5-mile stretch of Flagler County’s beaches over the summer months. County Commission Chair Andy Dance said the beach… Read More
Marine transport is the backbone of international trade, moving almost 90% of all commodities globally. As such, the infrastructure assisting this industry must be strong and resilient to various issues, such as natural calamities, climate change, and expanding operational requirements. This paper looks at the key components of creating a robust infrastructure for the maritime… Read More
The dredging material from the Alabama Port Authority’s ship channel deepening and widening project will be used in Dauphin Island. With the help of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Mobile Harbor Modernization Project started in 2021 with the goal of deepening and widening the existing bar, bay and river channel bar by five… Read More
Fossil fuels have damaged our world and continue to do so. None represents the impact more than the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010, after which federal and state agencies came together to form the Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Damage Assessment Trustee Council. The Trustees studied the effects of the oil spill and continue to restore the… Read More
NORTH WILDWOOD, N.J. — North Wildwood beachgoers are buzzing with excitement as they start to see the results of the city’s emergency beach nourishment dredging project. The project, which started a few weeks ago, involves blasting thousands of cubic yards of sand onto North Wildwood’s shoreline, which has suffered major erosion over the years. The project stretches… Read More
Maui County has nearly completed mapping wetlands across Maui, Molokai and Lanai in an effort to help mitigate flooding, control harmful runoff, enhance wildlife habitat, restore natural fire breaks and provide other benefits like sequestering carbon. Over the last year, the Planning Department, Hawaii Sea Grant and consultant H.T. Harvey & Associates tried to determine… Read More