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Meetings are taking place inside the Hampton Roads Convention Center in Hampton Virginia between local, state and federal representatives on how best to convert the building into an alternate care facility. The Federal Emergency Management Agency tasked the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to evaluate and recommend sites for Alternative Care Facilities in Virginia, and… Read More
WESTERLY — The Town Council is looking for what one member calls “ironclad” assurance that a proposed expenditure of about $1 million will unlock about $5.2 million in federal funds for two projects aimed at improving water quality and habitats in Winnapaug Pond. On Monday, the council will consider spending the $1 million needed as… Read More
On Marco’s Central Beach – mounds of sand are being deposited in front of the Madeira Condos. The sand trucks are coming from the South end of the island, where a Beach Renourishment Project is currently underway. Reaching out to Gary McAlpin of Collier County Coastal Zone Management on Friday, March 27th, for confirmation –… Read More
ST. PAUL, Minn. –The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, encourages public, private and government entities to pick up dredged material, or sand, free of charge from the Corps’ beneficial use placement areas. The material available at the sites is on an as-is basis and the Corps makes no warranty, representation or promise… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District opens public comment on the Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) and proposed Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) regarding potential sand sources for the renourishment of the Bal Harbour Beach segment of the Dade County Beach Erosion Control and Hurricane Protection Project. Public comments will be accepted through… Read More
Nine projects in coastal North Carolina have been awarded millions in funding to go toward improving community resilience and wildlife habitat. The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, or NFWF, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Office for Coastal Management announced March 17 more than $43 million in grants have been awarded to 27 natural and… Read More
Today, Governor Tate Reeves announced that a total of $51,913,975.74 has been awarded to Mississippi through the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA). The federal passage in 2006 of GOMESA created revenue sharing provisions for the four Gulf oil and gas producing States of Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, and their coastal political subdivisions. “We… Read More
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary David Bernhardt announced that the Department disbursed almost $353 million in FY 2019 energy revenues to the four Gulf oil and gas producing states – Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas, and their coastal political subdivisions (CPS) – an increase of 64.2 percent ($138 million) over the… Read More
Map of Port Arthur Vicinity Coastal Storm Risk Management Project- Contract 1 for Port Arthur includes a section of the existing Coastal Storm Risk Management system of approximately 1.1 miles of levee along the Chevron Tank Farm. The contract begins at STA. 876+35, which is adjacent to the west side of the HWY 87 crossing,… Read More
Innovative Island Renewal Sets State Milestone for Size and Scope WASHINGTON, DC (March 25, 2020) – The team of Coastal Engineering Consultants, Inc., of Baton Rouge, La., and GeoEngineers, Inc., of Redmond, Wash., has earned a National Recognition Award for exemplary engineering achievement in the American Council of Engineering Companies’ (ACEC) 53rd annual Engineering Excellence… Read More
Abundant rainfall and flooding could impact freight flows in large portions of the United States this spring, including some areas devastated by major flooding in 2019. Forecasters at the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have predicted widespread flooding, but they do not expect it to be as severe or as prolonged as the historic… Read More
Five Crowley tugboats recently worked together to load the LP Odyssey, a self-propelled, semi-submersible mobile spacecraft launch platform, onto a heavy-lift ship for Barber Moss Ship Management on behalf of Sea Launch/S7 Space. In less than 48 hours, Crowley tugs Master, Leader, Admiral, Veteran and Scout were successfully mobilized for this unique job, complied with… Read More
A project to pump sand onto the north end beaches of Ocean City to fill in what was lost to coastal storms has been delayed, but officials say something extra is coming — hundreds of thousands of additional cubic yards of sand. “We received supplemental funding to place an additional 650,000 cubic yards to bring… Read More
Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co. of Illinois is set to finish beach nourishment in Pine Knoll Shores Thursday evening and begin work in a small part of Salter Path Friday. Greg Rudolph, manager of the Carteret County Shore Protection office, said early Thursday afternoon that about 1,000 feet of work remained in western Pine… Read More
Crucial work has started to reduce the risk of flooding and coastal erosion along Kent’s shoreline. The project involves the recycling and regrading of shingle between Fisherman’s Beach in Hythe all the way to Folkestone Harbour. The maintenance is being carried out by a contractor on behalf of Folkestone and Hythe District Council (FHDC), which… Read More