CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — The US Army Corps of Engineers Charleston District is kicking off an Environmental Impact Statement that could change Operations and Maintenance Dredging and Placement Activities in the Charleston Harbor. Charleston Harbor is one of the deepest ports on the East Coast at 52 feet deep. Keeping it that way takes constant… Read More
Mike Hooks LLC, Westlake, Louisiana, was awarded a $17,868,250 firm-fixed-price contract for pipeline dredging of the Corpus Christi Ship Channel. The total cumulative face value of the contract is $26,454,250. Bids were solicited online, with four received. Work will be performed in Corpus Christi, Texas, with an estimated completion date of April 16, 2027. Fiscal… Read More
PORTLAND, Ore. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District, has finalized a 20-year plan to maintain the lower Columbia River’s deep-draft navigation channel, a critical artery for the nation’s economy. The Dredged Material Management Plan (DMMP) provides a long-term strategy for managing sediment dredged from the river bottom to maintain the channel’s 43-foot depth and 600-foot width. Without regular maintenance dredging, sections of the river can… Read More
USACE and County sign “historic agreement” By JEFF ROSENFIELD Pinellas County and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have signed an agreement that resolves a yearslong standoff over property easements and restores federal funding for most of the county’s beach renourishment. County commissioners, local leaders, U.S. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna and several U.S. Army officials… Read More
By Staff Reporter The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has completed excavation work to remove petroleum-contaminated soil from the beach and dunes at the Buxton Naval Facility, a Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS) property within the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, according to an update released Wednesday. As of May 28, crews had finished excavations, sand replacement,… Read More
