Lt. Gen. Scott Spellmon, USACE Commanding General and 55th Chief of Engineers, recently signed a Chiefs Report recommending the Port of Long Beach Deep Draft Navigation Plan to Congress. According to the Corps, this plan could be included in the next Water Resources Development Act. A separate bill
Proponents of future infrastructure projects involving large-scale dredging will be encouraged to comply with new scientific guidelines in order to carry out their activities, reports the Western Australian Marine Science Institution (WAMSI). The Environmental Protection Authority’s Technical Guidan
The Western Dredging Association has just announced that WEDA’s Webinar on Social Media is set for Friday, December 17, 2021, at 3 PM EST. “Social Media 101 for Dredging” will be a one-hour webinar, with a focus on giving an overview of the various social media platforms and how to utilize them to e
Lt. Gen. Scott A. Spellmon, USACE Commanding General and 55th U.S. Army Chief of Engineers has signed the Okaloosa County, Florida Coastal Storm Risk Management Study Chief’s Report representing the completion of the study and making it eligible for congressional authorization. The Chief’s Report re
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District has prepared a draft disposition study and environmental assessment for the St. Michael Canal historical project. The study’s focus is to evaluate the existing St. Michael Canal project located in Norton Sound, Alaska, and to verify if a federal int
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers has signed into law Act 93 of 2021 that will allow beneficial re-use of dredged sediments for beach nourishment projects. This legislation, advocated by the City of Two Rivers and co-authored by State Senator Andre Jacque and State Representative Shae Sortwell, clears r
In a historic step toward strengthening the nation’s resilience to climate change, President Biden yesterday signed into law the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The spending package – whose implementation will be coordinated by Mitch Landrieu, the former New Orleans mayor and f
Late last month, Lt. Gen. Scott Spellmon, USACE Commanding General and 55th Chief of Engineers, signed a Chief’s Report recommending the Folly Beach Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Project to Congress. Folly Beach is located on Folly Island in Charleston County along South Carolina’s central coast. T
The South Australian Government has just announced that the development application for the construction of a sand recycling pipeline between Semaphore and West Beach is now available for public viewing. Part of the “Securing the future of our coastline” project, the pipeline will move sand from nor
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District, recently collaborated on a feasibility study on flood risk reduction for a creek in Alabama with the Mobile District and local leaders over the last three years. The Chief of Engineers, Lt. Gen. Scott Spellmon, signed the Chief’s Report on Frid
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) recently introduced nature-based solutions as part of a risk-management strategy for natural hazards. Nature-based solutions are sustainable planning, design, environmental management and engineering practices that weave natural features or processes in
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently released the Draft South Atlantic Coastal Study (SACS) Main Report which provides a strategic framework of potential options (recommendations) to address problems within the SACS area. The SACS is a comprehensive study that applies watershed planning concept
Dredging is essential to the construction and maintenance of maritime projects for navigation, ports, land reclamation, and offshore energy exploitation. The decision to initiate a dredging project is a complicated process. It involves the client assessing a need, and then seeking input from regulat
The Environment Agency has announced completion of a £2.7million flood scheme that will better protect 250 homes and businesses in Ponteland, England. Work on the Ponteland flood scheme started in August 2020 and included replacing the existing flood defences on the south bank of the River Pont with
