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Rochester Harbor east pier repairs to resume in Spring 2021
The USACE Buffalo District and its contractor Dean Marine & Excavating, Inc. will resume repairs of the Rochester Harbor east pier, located in Rochester, New York, in Spring 2021. The remaining repairs, the concrete cap and pier lighting, are expected to be completed within a month of resuming const
Kalamazoo Superfund: EPA, DOJ finalize $245 million settlement
The U.S. EPA, U.S. Department of Justice, the Kalamazoo River Natural Resource Trustee Council, and Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy have announced entry of a consent decree that requires NCR Corp. to clean up and fund future response actions at a significant portion of th
Zeldin: Vital wins for Long Island
New York Congressman, Lee Zeldin, issued the following statement following House passage of the Senate Amendment to the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (H.R. 133), which includes government funding through September 30, 2021, and additional coronavirus relief: “Throughout December, as Congre
Restoring North Breton Island
Construction works officially started on North Breton Island, LA, a couple of days a go with the first cubic yards of dredged sand placed on the island. The long awaited project was approved in 2014 as one of the three components of the Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Damage Assessment Phase III
MsCIP completes the restoration of Ship Island
After 10 years of planning and executing, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District’s Mississippi Coastal Improvements Program (MsCIP) completed the second largest restoration project in the history of the National Park Service, the restoration of Ship Island. Ship Island, a barrier island on
Channel Islands Harbor dredging work to stop for holidays
Manson Construction, together with the Army Corps’ Los Angeles District and in coordination with the County of Ventura, is performing maintenance dredging near the entrance of Channel Islands Harbor. Dredging began at the end of October and is expected to be completed in mid-January. The project is
Dredging underway at Kings Bay entrance channel
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District has begun scheduled maintenance dredging of the U.S. Naval Station Kings Bay entrance channel. The project, worth around $15.8 million, was awarded to Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company, LLC, of Oakbrook Terrace, Ill., on Nov. 23, 2020. The Co
NBSD dredging plan up for comment
The Navy Public Works Department is seeking a permit from the Army Corps’ Los Angeles District to conduct maintenance dredging at Naval Base San Diego. The proposed action consists of maintenance dredging to restore berthing and fleeting areas aboard Naval Base San Diego within the approach corridor
EPA finalizes cleanup plan for Housatonic River
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a Revised Final Permit for the Rest of River cleanup plan of the Housatonic River. The Revised Final Permit, issued under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), spells out the required cleanup measures to be followed by General El
Port Everglades deepening project available for public review
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has released a Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Study (DSEIS) of the Port Everglades Harbor deepening project for public review and comment. The DSEIS considers new information, and updates previous evaluations of potential effects on the human environment due
DEP receives EPA approval for oversight of federal wetlands program
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced yesterday that after many years of thoughtful deliberation and preparation, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted the state assumption of the 404 program (the federal permitting program to regulate the discharge
Cavache wins Okeechobee dredging contract
Cavache, Inc., of Pompano Beach, Florida, has won a maintenance dredging contract for the Okeechobee Waterway in sections of the St. Lucie River in Martin County. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District awarded the Okeechobee Waterway, Reach 3 and 4 contract on December 8, 2020. The