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U.S. Government to Bear Costs of Atchafalaya Channel Dredging Accident
The U.S. Government must cover the bulk of $13.8 million in damages a pipeline owner faces after faulty Army Corps of Engineers navigational charts led to a collision, a federal judge ruled. A barge owned by Weeks Marine hit and ruptured Contango Operators’ natural gas pipeline on Feb. 24, 2010, whi
Picture of the Day: Plumb Beach Coastal Storm Risk Reduction
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in partnership with the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation and the National Park Service, is finishing the second and final phase of the Plumb Beach Coastal Storm Risk Reduction Project in Brooklyn. The project is designed to reduce risk to the Belt Pa
USA: Norfolk Dredging Shifts Works to Deepwater Point Range
Dredging operations have been completed in New Castle Range of the Delaware River and all submerged pipeline has been removed. Norfolk Dredging, the contractor, is currently conducting dredging operations at Deepwater Point Range, scheduled to continue through mid-May, 2014. The Dredge ESSEX is oper
Savannah Corps Appoints New Civil Works Chief (USA)
An Athens, Ga., native and University of Georgia alumna has been named the Chief of Civil Works Programs and Project Management for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District. Margarett (Mackie) McIntosh, who graduated from UGA with a Bachelor of Science in geology in 1999, will assume her n
More Money for Alabama and Mississippi Coasts Protection Programs
Government agencies, research institutions, and conservation groups are another step closer to creating a streamlined process for Alabama and Mississippi residents and contractors looking to protect against shoreline erosion without the use of harmful bulkheads and sea walls. The Dauphin Island Sea
USA: Representatives to Review Delaware River Watershed
On Friday April 4, representatives from more than 100 groups – public and private, environmental and economic, regulatory and academic – will gather at the Academy of Natural Sciences to discuss the Delaware River and its surrounding watershed, so vital to the region. From 8:00 to 4:00 attendees wil
FEMA OKs USD 1.6 M for Gulfport Piers and Jetties Repair (USA)
U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) confirmed that the City of Gulfport will be able to use almost $1.6 million to repair piers and jetties damaged by Hurricane Isaac in 2012. Cochran, who serves on the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, worked with the Federal Emergency Managemen
USA: Brownsville Ship Channel Dredging Starts
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, began a $2,455,000 maintenance dredging contract yesterday to relieve channel draft restrictions in the Brazos Island Harbor (Brownsville Ship Channel) navigation project. “Unanticipated shoaling within the federal ship channel prompted the Brazo
USA: Corps Prepares Dredging Plan for Lower Columbia River
According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District, the Lower Columbia River dredging program will involve cleanup work in Baker Bay, Chinook Channel, Skipanon Channel, Wahkiakum Ferry Channel and Westport Slough. Approximately 75,000 cubic yards of material will be dredged from Baker
ARCADIS Subsidiary Wins Brazilian Contracts
ARCADIS announced today that its Brazilian subsidiary, ARCADIS Logos, has signed two large contracts with a major Brazil-based global mining company. Under the contracts, ARCADIS will provide project management services for the implementation of a Port Terminal in São Luis, in northeastern Brazil. F
FY14 Work Plan: USD 15 M for Oregon’s Dredging Projects
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently released its Fiscal Year 2014 work plans for the Army Civil Works program. The Operation and Maintenance Plan includes nearly $15 million for maintenance dredging of the federal navigation channels used by Oregon’s small coastal ports. The plan also includes
Corps Emergency Responders Return to Seattle after Seawall Repair (USA)
Seven emergency responders from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District, return to Seattle after deploying to Taholah, Wash., beginning March 25 to perform emergency repairs to a damaged seawall. More than half of the 1,100-foot seawall suffered excessive damage when severe weather impact