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Final Supplemental EIS for Grays Harbor Navigation Improvement Finalized
A supplemental Environmental Impact Statement on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Grays Harbor Navigation Improvement Project will be available for review and comment July 11 – Aug. 11, 2014. The Corps has produced a limited reevaluation report and supplemental EIS resulting from a General Investig
Canada: CARIS CEO Recognized with C.C. Kirby Award
CARIS informs that Dr. Salem Masry, President and CEO of CARIS, was awarded the 2014 C.C. Kirby Award, by the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of New Brunswick (APEGNB), in recognition of his world-beating land and marine mapping software. Dr. Masry founded CARIS in 1979 to co
Ohio EPA Seeks Public Input on Draft Water Quality Report for Upper Scioto River
An Ohio EPA draft water quality report about the upper Scioto River watershed is available for public review and comment. The Agency is accepting public comments on the draft report until August 4, 2014. Stream data was collected throughout the watershed in 2009 and 2011. The draft report includes c
Corps Gets Fire Island Inlet to Moriches Inlet Stabilization Project Biological Opinion
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) has received the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (Service) biological opinion of the Fire Island Inlet to Moriches Inlet stabilization project concluding that while project activities will affect piping plovers, the project will not jeopardize the continued
USA: BOEM, Corps and NJDEP Join Forces in Coastal Restoration
As part of President Obama’s continuing commitment to help coastal communities recover from Hurricane Sandy and promote resilient coastal systems, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced an agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), Philadelphia District, and the New Jer
Arthur Threatens Wrightsville Beach Renourishment Project
Wrightsville Beach renourishment project is threatened by the upcoming Tropical storm Arthur, according to city officials. WWAY3 news channel reported that the $9 million worth contract, which provided around 900,000 cubic yards of sand to the beach, is expected to act as protection from the storm.
Tropical Storm Arthur Poses Threat to Folly Beach Renourishment
Tropical storm Arthur is posing a threat to the recently done Folly Beach renourishment project. The $30.7million worth project was finalized on June 15. Some 1.5 million cubic yards of sand dredged from the seafloor were placed along the coast to provide storm protection. As abcnews4 reports, offic
Picture of the Day: Hudson River Dredging Operations
Around-the-clock dredging operations on the Hudson River commenced recently, and will continue through November in a 14-mile section of the Upper Hudson between Schuylerville and Stillwater, Saratoga County. Dredging began near Fort Edward, 40 miles north of Albany, in 2009, and GE’s contractors thu
USA: Plans for Scarborough River Dredging Restart Announced
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers aims to restart the Scarborough River dredging project, which had been suspended earlier due to contractor problems. The Corps will be issuing a tender for the proposed work which will consist of maintenance dredging of an 8-foot-deep Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW) entr
IDNR to Host Public Meetings on Illinois Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) Coastal Management Program (ICMP) will host three public meetings over the next two weeks to present and answer questions about the Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control (CNPC) Program. Nonpoint source pollution comes from many diffuse sources, and si
USACE to Hold Nonstructural Flood Proofing Workshop
USACE instructors are coming in from Omaha and New Orleans to provide information on nonstructural flood proofing. This would be especially beneficial for communities that have experienced flood damages in the past and recent years where nonstructural flood proofing measures could reduce flood risk.
Heavy Rainfall Increases Coralville Lake Outflow
Heavy rainfall over portions of north central Iowa on Monday has increased runoff into Coralville Reservoir from its 3,084 square-mile watershed. To manage pool levels and maintain flood storage capacity, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will gradually increase Coralville Lake outflows on the Iowa R