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VICKSBURG, Miss. – Researchers from seven Army Corps of Engineer Districts have been selected for the 2024 session of the Engineer Research and Development Center University (ERDC-U). Richard Piaskowski, a Fish Biologist with the USACE Portland District has been chosen as a participant for this detail program, now in its ninth year. ERDC-U Program Lead Antisa… Read More
Jacksonville, Fla. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Jacksonville District, announces date change to virtual informational meeting to address comments from stakeholders and the public regarding USACE and South Florida Water Management District’s (SFWMD) development of the Central Everglades Planning Project (CEPP), Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA), A-2 Stormwater Treatment Area (STA) Operational Plan…. Read More
PORTLAND, Ore. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and Columbia River ports are asking for public comment on the draft plan to place millions of cubic yards of clean, Columbia River sediment in multiple Oregon and Washington locations. This “sand plan” is a combined draft Dredged Material Management Plan (DMMP) and Environmental Impact… Read More
The responsibility of taking care of her disabled mother, tending to livestock and the fear of the constant flooding that may arrive with the next monsoon season weighs heavily on Brittanny Taylor, a Navajo Nation Birdsprings Chapter resident. “Flooding in the last few years has been catastrophic for us,” Taylor said. “This past spring thaw,… Read More
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, awarded a $2.5 million contract to Dubuque Barge and Fleeting Service Company doing business as Newt Marine Service out of Dubuque, Iowa, to make repairs to the upper guidewall at Lock and Dam 2, near Hastings, Minnesota. Guidewalls are long extensions of… Read More
VICKSBURG, Miss.- Researchers from eight U.S. Army Corps of Engineer Districts have been selected for the 2024 session of the Engineer Research and Development Center University (ERDC-U). Risk Manager – Megaprojects Alexander Bredikhin of the Pittsburgh District has been chosen as a participant for this detail program now in its ninth year. ERDC-U Program Lead… Read More
ENR Editor Aileen Cho talks with the retired Army Corps veteran about his experiences with post-disaster responses and water-related risks, including after Superstorm Sandy. Source
PITTSBURGH – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District opened a 100-foot-wide navigation channel for commercial vessels through the center of the dam at Monongahela River Locks and Dam 3 near Elizabeth, Pennsylvania, Thursday, Sept. 5. The first commercial navigation vessel passed through the channel this morning. The channel has a 56-foot width restriction and… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has been performing maintenance on the Intracoastal Waterway, clearing out disposal areas to allow for more efficient disposal of dredged materials. As part of a beneficial use project, beach-compatible sand is being relocated to the Isle of Palms and Sullivan’s Island. During the Sullivan’s Island Town Council meeting… Read More
The city of Lorain has begun to accept dredging material at its new geopool facility where dredged waterbed material is converted into usable topsoil. According to a news release from the city, the Black River Dredge Material Reuse Facility began accepting dredge materials at the end of August, the culmination of a project that began… Read More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, announced Sept. 3 the completion of beach fill operations for the St. Johns County, Florida, Shore Protection Project in St. Augustine Beach. The dredging contractor will now complete beach tilling and demobilization from the Pope Rd. staging and access area over the next few weeks. The 100% federally… Read More
VICKSBURG, Miss.— The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) congratulates Alan Katzenmeyer being chosen for the 2023 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Manager of the Year award. Katzenmeyer has over a decade of experience with ERDC and currently serves as chief for the Survivability Engineering Branch in the Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory. In this… Read More
NEW YORK, NY -The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), New York District, is pleased to announce the awarding of a contract for the Maintenance Dredging of the Long Island Intracoastal Waterway Federal Navigation Project at Shinnecock Bay, Suffolk County, New York. The contract, valued at $2,259,700.00, was awarded to H&L Contracting LLC. This essential maintenance… Read More
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — To help maintain the Mississippi River, dredging has begun to remove sediment from the navigation channel to make sure commercial barges have safe passage. This comes as the river is seeing low levels and exposing pop-up beaches in Memphis. If you take a walk along the Mississippi River, you can’t help but… Read More
As the U.S. Jones Act private sector dredging industry continues with its $3 Billion construction of new dredges and associated vessels and equipment, the Dredging Contractors of America is pleased to announce the results FY 2023 dredging season as reported in the U.S. Dredging Report: An Analysis of the FY23 U.S. Federal Dredging Market.* The highly… Read More