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New bill includes funding for three infrastructure projects in Savannah
The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee last week introduced a new bill which includes funding for three major water infrastructure projects in Georgia. According to the Corps, the bill H.R. 7776, the Water Resources Development Act, introduced by the Committee will address funding for three
Lake Redwood dredging to stop for holidays
The Redwood-Cottonwood Rivers Control Area (RCRCA) yesterday presented the latest update on the Lake Redwood dredging project. The latest figures show that so far, JF Brennan Company, Inc. has dredged around 120,000 cubic yards of sediment from Lake Redwood. This amount is 18% toward the 650,000 cub
$13M to dredge the Schuylkill River
After a lengthy delay, the Schuylkill River dredging project in Philadelphia will finally be completed this year. The news was announced yesterday by U.S. Senator Bob Casey who joined local leaders at Boathouse Row to celebrate the $13 million investment from President Biden’s infrastructure law to
Mission accomplished – JAXPORT goes from 40 to 47 feet deep
The federal, state, and local leaders joined JAXPORT and the USACE Jacksonville District yesterday to celebrate the completion of the Jacksonville Harbor Deepening project through JAXPORT’s Blount Island terminal. The project deepened the federal shipping channel from 40 to 47 feet, providing the ch
USACE completes Holland Harbor dredging
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Detroit District completed Holland Harbor dredging in west Michigan last week. The dredge material is being used as beach nourishment to replenish beaches after erosion during recent high water levels on Lake Michigan. Approximately 31,000 cubic yards of material wa
WEDA’s Sea Level Rise webinar this Thursday
The Western Dredging Association has announced the time and date of WEDA’s next webinar that will deal with the topic of sea level rise. Their next webinar: ‘Contextualizing Sea Level Rise presented by WEDA’s fellow Kendall Brome’ will take place on Thursday, May 26, 2022, at noon EST. Part one of t
Making Virginia the U.S. East Coast’s deepest port
The Port of Virginia and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers last week signed the agreement committing the federal government to begin its financial investment in the construction effort to widen and deepen the commercial shipping channels and Norfolk Harbor. With a group of federal and state officials
Four ways to save deltas from sea level rise
River deltas are drowning in the face of rapidly rising sea-levels. To keep up with sea-level rise, delta land needs to be raised with sand and mud from rivers. But sand and mud supply from rivers is decreasing globally, and doesn’t make it to deltas anymore which causes flooding and land loss. Utre
PHOTO: The Essayons busy dredging Gray’s Harbor
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Portland District has just released this beautiful photo, taken yesterday at Gray’s Harbor, Washington, where the Essayons is busy dredging the navigation channel. You can see a storm is brewing off the port (left) side. Meanwhile, USACE’s other dredge, the Yaquina
Representatives Levin, Mast: Mitigating effects of climate change
U.S. Representatives Mike Levin and Brian Mast have introduced the bipartisan Resilient Coasts and Estuaries Act to strengthen federal efforts to protect estuary habitats like the San Mateo Creek, San Luis Rey River, San Elijo Lagoon, and many others. Their bill reauthorizes funding for the Coastal
Brandenburg Park shoreline restoration VIDEO
The Great Lakes Commission (GLC) has released this amazing video highlighting work to restore natural shoreline at Brandenburg Park along Lake St. Clair in Michigan. A partnership led by the GLC and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) replaced a failing metal sea wall with nat
USACE invites public comment on Anchorage dredging
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Alaska District, has prepared a new environmental assessment for maintenance dredging at the Anchorage Harbor. USACE proposes to continue its annual maintenance dredging operations of the Anchorage Harbor basin to minus 35 feet and dispose of the dredged material in