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Picture of the Day: Absecon Inlet Works Begin
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has begun demolition work along the Absecon Inlet in the northern end of Atlantic City. USACE and its contractor are building a sections of a seawall and rebuilding a part of the boardwalk in partnership with the state and city. The $43 million project will provides
Bright Future for Port Corpus Christi
Port Corpus Christi Commission Chair Judy Hawley at the recent State of the Port Address said that the great successes are currently surrounding the region around Port Corpus Christi. The event was hosted last week by the Corpus Christi Hispanic Chamber of Commerce at the Solomon Ortiz International
Public Hearing on Little Silver Lake Dredging
The Borough of Point Pleasant Beach will hold a public hearing on its application to fund the Little Silver Lake dredging program. The hearing is scheduled for tomorrow, at 6 p.m. in the Point Pleasant Beach council chambers in the municipal building at 416 New jersey Avenue. Borough representatives
Florida DEP Hosts Restoration Meetings
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection will kick off a series of five meetings around the state to take public input on the department’s water quality assessment determinations and restoration priorities on August 26. The meetings will be held in Stuart, Fort Myers, Temple Terrace, Dayto
VIDEO: Repairing the Cleveland Breakwater
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Buffalo District has begun works on the Cleveland Harbor East Breakwater to repair the $31.4 million worth of damages caused by Superstorm Sandy, October 2012. Repair work to the 4,275 linear feet of breakwater is being completed by Great Lakes Dock & Materi
Roseau Scheme Wrapped Up
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, celebrated the completion of its Roseau, Minnesota, Flood Damage Reduction Project with a ribbon cutting ceremony in Roseau, August 18. The project provides flood risk reduction for the more than 2,800 residents and the infrastructure of Roseau. I
USACE Accepting Electronic Permit Applications
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is expanding efforts to transition to paperless permitting. The Portland District Regulatory office is accepting electronic permit applications for several Oregon counties and some Washington ports. The Corps will continue to accept hard copies of applications from a
Highlights of the Week – Readers’ Choice
Picture of the Day: Utrecht in Besiktas Van Oord’s trailing suction hopper dredger “Utrecht” has entered Besiktas Shipyard where it will receive some repairs in the shipyard’s dry dock. Passaic River, Newark Bay Clean-Up Research This summer Portland State University (PSU) Civil and Environmental
Picture of the Day: Potter Begins Its 83rd Dredging Season
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Dredge Potter launched for the beginning of the 2015-2016 dredging season yesterday from the St. Louis District’s Service Base. The Potter’s mission is to maintain a 9-foot deep, 300-foot wide channel on 300 miles of the Mississippi River from Saverton, Missouri, to
St. Paul District Employee Wins Excellence Award
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Headquarters, has selected St. Paul District employee and Rochester, Minnesota, resident Sheldon Edd as its Construction Management Excellence Award recipient. It was announced last month that Edd was selected at the Mississippi Valley Division level for the Constru
First Bidder Announced for Noyo Harbor Dredging
The Noyo Harbor District, with the help of SHN Consulting Engineers, has closed bidding for the dredging of the harbor’s mooring basin. According to the District Manager Jere Kleinbach, only one contractor put a bid for the project. The bid by The Dutra Group – specialized in dredging, marine constr
Eddy Pump’s Sub-Dredge Redefines the Industry
Underwater gold mining for a long time has been a very labor intensive and often low yielding process. Divers are often put into freezing cold and often dangerous waters in order to dredge gold rich sands to make their fortunes. Currently the biggest issues stem from the ability to operate at depths