The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District announced that it received authority to issue alternative/emergency permitting procedures in response to conditions resulting from Hurricane Idalia. These alternate procedures will be effective for a six-month period, through March 3, 2024. A Corps-issued public notice announcing these alternative/emergency procedures is available at: http://www.saj.usace.army.mil/Missions/Regulatory/Public-Notices/ Additional information on Emergency Permitting… Read More
VICKSBURG, Miss.— Researchers from 10 U.S. Army Corps of Engineer Districts have been selected for the 2023 session of the Engineer Research and Development Center University (ERDC-U). Canda Lorson, a hydrologist with the New Orleans District, was chosen to participate in the detail program, now in its eighth year. The 12 selectees were announced by… Read More
Vicksburg, Miss. — Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/47561 Report Number: ERDC SR-23-7 Title: Proceedings from the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) 2021 Beneficial Use of Dredged Material Virtual Workshop By: Taylor Cagle, Emily Russ, Kelsey Fall, Amanda Tritinger, Burton Suedel, Katie Brutsché, and Todd Bridges Approved for public release: distribution is unlimited. August 2023 151 pages /26 Mb… Read More
ELIZABETH, Pa. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District awards a nearly $30 million contract to remove the Monongahela River Locks and Dam 3 in Elizabeth, Pennsylvania. The district awarded the dam removal contract to the Joseph B. Fay Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The work is part of the Lower Monongahela River project, which… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Greers Ferry Lake & Little Red River Tourism Association are seeking volunteers to pitch in on Sept. 9 during the 54th Annual Greers Ferry Lake and Little Red River Cleanup. The marinas will not be participating and there will be no gatherings, check in stations or meals… Read More
The Sustainable Rivers Program improves the health and life of rivers by changing dam operations to restore and protect ecosystems, while maintaining or enhancing other project benefits. The SRP was first considered in 1998 when the Nature Conservancy approached the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers about improved operations of the Green River Dam in Kentucky…. Read More
New Orleans, La. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, awarded a $34.2 million contract to McMillen, Inc. of Boise, ID for construction of a steel system to allow dewatering of the Old River Low Sill Control Structure. Dewatering is scheduled to occur in late summer and fall of 2024 when the river… Read More
Pacific Shipyards International LLC, Honolulu, Hawaii, was awarded a $9,717,091 firm-fixed-price contract to overhaul a dredge vessel. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. Work will be performed in Honolulu, Hawaii, with an estimated completion date of June 20, 2024. Fiscal 2023 civil operation and maintenance funds in the amount of $9,717,091 were… Read More
Norfolk Dredging Co., Chesapeake, Virginia, was awarded an $18,031,975 firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance dredging. Bids were solicited via the internet with five received. Work will be performed in Wilmington, North Carolina, with an estimated completion date of June 30, 2024. Fiscal 2023 civil operation and maintenance funds in the amount of $18,031,975 were obligated at… Read More
Army Corps of Engineers gives St. Tammany Parish the OK to dredge a section of the Pearl River Navigation Canal Boaters in St. Tammany Parish may soon have an easier time navigating the waters of the Pearl River Navigation Canal now that the Army Corps has given the parish the greenlight to dredge a section of… Read More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, awarded a contract Aug. 28, 2023, for maintenance dredging of the IWW federal navigation channel in the vicinity of Matanzas inlet in St. Johns and Flagler Counties, Florida. The $5.9 million contract was awarded to Southwind Construction of Evansville, Indiana. Dredging is anticipated to start in November and… Read More
The August 2023 edition of The Corps Environment is now available! Read the latest issue: https://www.dvidshub.net/publication/issues/67458 This edition highlights collaboration and partnership, in support of Environmental Operating Principle #6. Content includes commentary from Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Michael L. Connor, discussing how innovation is being advanced through collaboration and partnerships. This issue… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District and its contractor, Norwalk, Ohio-based Mark Schaffer Excavating-Trucking, are scheduled to begin repairs to the Vermilion Harbor West Pier the week of Sept. 4. Construction will temporarily limit access to the Main Street beach while repairs are made, ensuring the harbor remains economically viable and able to… Read More
Eastern Shipbuilding Group has been contracted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to design and construct a new medium-class hopper dredge (MCHD) for the Department of Defense and formally received the notice to proceed. The dredge will be constructed at Eastern’s Allanton and Port St. Joe facilities and is scheduled for delivery in 2027…. Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, recently awarded a contract for constructing the fourth levee reach on the West Shore Lake Pontchartrain (WSLP) Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction project. This contract will construct approximately 1.5 miles of the 17.5-mile-long levee system that will provide 100-year level risk reduction to the area… Read More