The Western Dredging Association (WEDA) has just announced that registration is open for the 2021 WEDA Gulf Coast Chapter annual meeting. The event will take place on November 17-19, 2021 at the Holiday Inn in the downtown historic district of Mobile, AL. The meeting will provide a forum for exchang
Last Friday, Bernadette Jordan, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, announced that the Government of Canada is investing $22 million in the renewal of several harbours in South Western Nova Scotia. The funds will support work to reconstruct the existing breakwater, dredging a
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, is beginning preparation of an integrated Feasibility Study and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) document to address coastal storm damages and risks along the shores of Ponte Vedra Beach, St. Johns County, Fla. To that end the Jacksonv
The Environment Agency is consulting on the approaches being considered to manage the risk of flooding across the Thames Valley. A public consultation is now open and runs until 20 August 2021. As well as sharing initial investigative work on different ways of managing flood risk, the consultation w
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District is looking for public comment on a proposed beach nourishment project for the Dare County Village of Buxton. According to the Corps, the Wilmington District, received an application from the Village of Buxton seeking Department of the Army author
To reduce the risk of flooding for communities in Tonbridge and Hildenborough in Kent, England, the Environment Agency is working on a project that will increase the storage capacity of the existing Leigh flood storage area (FSA). Works will also include the construction of an embankment in Hildenbo
This summer, Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) will organise the ‘Explore Engineering’ Southsea Sea Defences – site visit and walk in Portsmouth. Portsmouth is Britain’s only island city and parts of it are below current high tide levels and will become increasingly at risk with sea-level rise. T
Each year, the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works develops a Report to Congress on Future Water Resources Development. Proposals are now being accepted for the 2022 Report to Congress. This is an opportunity for non-Federal interests to identify new feasibility study authorities, modifi
Lieutenant General Scott A. Spellmon, 55th Chief of Engineers and Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers signed the Chief’s Report to recommend moving forward with the Lower Cache Creek flood risk reduction project on June 21, 2021. Lower Cache Creek has a history of flooding, experi
The Western Dredging Association (WEDA) recently presented the Journal of Dredging Volume 19 – Issue 2, which provides the dissemination of technical and project information on dredging engineering topics. Now in its 19th year, the Journal of Dredging is gaining traction. This issue marks the Journa
The Dare County Board of Commissioners on June 7, 2021, voted unanimously to establish two tax service districts—Service District A and Service District B—in the Village of Avon in order to proceed with the proposed beach nourishment project. The board also voted unanimously to adopt the proposed ta
Suffolk County Department of Public Works (SCDPW) recently presented the plan for a ten-year maintenance dredging of the Swan River waterway, a tributary of Great South Bay. Three days ago, the county submitted an application to the Army Corps for authorization under the Clean Water Act and Section
Dare County officials recently proposed a beach nourishment project for Avon that will place over 1 million cubic yards of sand along the 2.5 miles of oceanfront. The Board of Commissioners have voted unanimously to proceed with the process of establishing a special tax service district in the Villa
The President’s Budget for Fiscal Year 2022 includes about $6.8 billion in gross discretionary funding for the Civil Works program of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, including about $100 million in funding for the USACE Chicago District. Of great significance for the region is an additional $500,0
