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A public comment period is open on how to address future dredging operations in Hatteras Inlet, a step in a years-long process to make the inlet more navigable for the state-run ferry, as well as everyday charter and commercial fishing vessels. The public comment period ends Nov. 18 and corresponds with a Draft Environmental Assessment, or… Read More
VICKSBURG, Miss. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District Thatcher Lock and Dam (L&D) pool elevation has fallen below normal pool level and is continuing to fall, due to a leak in the seal of the hinge crest gate. This is of no danger to the integrity of the structure but will… Read More
VICKSBURG, Miss. – Adam Sisco has joined the Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory’s Hydrologic Systems Branch at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC). Sisco earned his bachelor’s degree in geoscience from Mississippi State University in 2016 and his master’s degree in atmospheric science from the University at Albany, State University of New York… Read More
CONCORD, Mass. — 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 Town of Tisbury for proposed work in Vineyard Sound at 190 Beach Road in Tisbury, Massachusetts. The proposed work will be conducted in two primary sections. The southern… Read More
When a disaster hits an area within the United States, it takes time, grit and a little bit of help to recover. Fortunately for Louisiana survivors impacted by Hurricane Ida when the Category 4 hurricane made landfall Aug. 29, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers stood ready to assist. One of the key components within… Read More
This year has brought devastating flooding in the Netherlands, Germany, China, the U.S. and elsewhere. Globally, over 2.2 billion people are exposed to flooding, and that number is growing. New research indicates the proportion of people living in floodplains since 2000 has increased by 20% to 24%, and climate change is further increasing flood risk… Read More
What was once nearly a landfill is now a thriving wetland ecosystem in the City of Buffalo’s back yard. At Unity Island on the West Side of the city, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District spent two years building the basis for a wetland using material dredged from the nearby Buffalo River. Nearly… Read More
Searsport Harbor Recipient: Army Corps Location: Searsport Harbor Amount: $1,650,000 ($5.85 million total, $4.2 million was included in the President’s request) Purpose: To complete maintenance dredging of Searsport Harbor and to maintain the navigation channel. Source
There were many challenges this year – finishing the restoration of the Lower Missouri River Basin from the catastrophic flood event of 2019, reintegrating the workforce safely during the COVID-19 pandemic, and hurricane first responder deployments. But in the face of unprecedented adversity, the USACE, Omaha District team rose to each challenge by leveraging its… Read More
PortMiami is still awaiting results of a $3 million study begun by the US Army Corps of Engineers in 2018 to evaluate widening and deepening the harbor. Results are now expected in September 2022, one year after the final completion date previously set for September this year. The Army Corps team doing the study requested… Read More
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army’s climate strategy, slated for release later this fall, will push the service to adapt so it can both operate in and protect itself against increasingly harsh environments, while also becoming more energy efficient. Across stateside military installations, the service has seen increasingly challenging conditions. Hurricanes have ravaged infrastructure, costing taxpayers… Read More
CHARLESTON, S.C. – As the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District continues dredging the Charleston harbor to deepen it to 52 feet, officials with the district are reminding tri-county residents to practice safety in and around the harbor. “Always be aware of your surroundings,” said Shelia Sollis, the chief of safety and occupational health… Read More
FORT LAWN, S.C. — The largest winemaker in the world has chosen South Carolina as the location for its new bottling and distribution plant. E&J Gallo Winery has announced that its upcoming facility located in Chester County will be the company’s primary distribution hub east of the Mississippi. If you haven’t heard of the E&J… Read More
PITTSBURGH – The Pittsburgh District commander is a man on a mission: to visit all 41 facilities by the end of October. At each facility, Col. Adam Czekanski plans to meet face-to-face with as many of his 700-plus U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employees as possible. “From day one, it was my top priority to… Read More
Public Notice Availability of DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT Tongue point, Clatsop County, Oregon and Oregon Slough, Multnomah county, Oregon Issue Date: October 14, 2021 Expiration Date: October 28, 2021 Interested parties are hereby notified that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District (Corps) proposes to perform maintenance dredging of two federal navigation channels in Oregon… Read More