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North Ponte Vedra Beach project gets funding
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District will receive a $500,000 congressional allocation under the Fiscal Year 2021 Work Plan for the Army Civil Works to begin a Coastal Storm Risk Management (CSRM) Study of North Ponte Vedra Beach, St. Johns County, Fla. North Ponte Vedra Beach, hom
Jacksonville Port Authority raises the bar
Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) contractors have completed the latest phase in a total of $104 million in berth enhancements at the existing SSA Jacksonville Container Terminal at Blount Island. This work added an additional 700 linear feet of newly rebuilt deepwater berthing space. The final
Spotlight on Environmental Information Synthesizer for Expert Systems
Large-scale coastal dredging projects have the potential to add significant stress to coral reef, communities in surrounding areas, especially if impacts are undetected or fail to be detected in time. Therefore, extensive monitoring is needed at a timely scale, relevant to allow adaptive management
Poplar Island project – huge win for Baltimore’s economy
Maryland Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen yesterday announced the inclusion of key priorities for Maryland within the Army Corps FY2021 Work Plan that will direct significant federal funding to dredging, beach re-nourishment, oyster restoration and critical environmental remediation througho
Summer 2022 – New target date for San Rafael dredging
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) last week released its 2021 Work Plan for projects the Corps would execute during the FY 2021 cycle – including all dredging activities summer/fall 2021. San Rafael, CA, was not funded in this cycle for the dredging of its federal channel. Though the dredging
Van Oord launches Climate Risk Overview
Van Oord has launched the Climate Risk Overview, a global online tool that combines multiple data layers and enables users to identify the world’s most-at-risk coastal areas. The tool is in the public domain and anyone can use it. Van Oord unveiled the new tool during the international Climate Adapt
VIDEO: How do I know if my pond needs dredging
American Underwater Services, a Fort Worth based commercial diving and dredging company, has just released this very interesting video named “How Do I Know If My Pond Needs Dredging?”. “If you’re a homeowner, golf course, or HOA manager, you might have heard that your pond will eventually need to be
$140.5M in FY21 Work Plan for Buffalo District
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, will receive a total of $140,542,000 in the Fiscal Year 2021 Work Plan to complete projects across the District’s area of responsibility. This includes the $34,405,000 the District had already received in the Fiscal Year 2021 President’s Budget. “T
J.E. McAmis wrapping up Snohomish dredging works
J.E. McAmis crews are wrapping up work on the Snohomish/Everett clamshell dredging project, which is being performed for the Army Corps’ Seattle District. In their latest update, the company announced that they will complete the Snohomish dredging this week, moving ahead to the next stop, the Bonnev
Chesapeake Bay region gets funding
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, has received an additional $56.02 million boost for fiscal 2021, including funds for beach renourishment in Ocean City, the dredging and south jetty rehabilitation of Fishing Creek in Calvert County, completion of engineering and design work to r
2021 Midwest Chapter Virtual Meeting
WEDA’s Midwest Chapter Board has decided to go virtual for the 2021 Meeting and postpone the Green Bay in-person meeting until March 22-24, 2022, due to the continuing pandemic. Now, the 2021 Virtual Meeting is taking place Thursday, March 18th 2021 from 1 to 5:00 PM CST. The 2021 virtual meeting ag
Hopefield Point bank armoring project complete
The Corps Memphis District Commander Col. Zachary Miller, district leadership, and members of the Project Delivery Team gathered on the Mississippi Riverbanks in Arkansas last week for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of a bank armoring project. The celebrated project was a task