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
The President’s Budget for fiscal year 2022 includes more than $6.79 billion in discretionary funding for the Civil Works program of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, with just over $89.3 million set aside for Buffalo District projects. Great significance for the region is an additional $500,000 for
Earlier this week, the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) released their Fiscal Year 2022 Annual Plan. The Fiscal Year 2022 Annual Plan represents another year of aggressive investment in the Louisiana coastal program. It features 125 active projects with $602 million for constructi
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) has announced the availability of $10.8 million in grant funding for the America’s Marine Highway Program (AMHP). The AMHP’s purpose is to encourage the use of America’s 25,000 miles of navigable waterways. It provides an effici
The final community conversation webinar on the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion project will take place on Tuesday, May 25 at 6:00 p.m. The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers recently released its Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) and the LA TIG released its Draft Restoration Plan on the Mid-Bar
Planning is underway for the creation of 1,200 acres of wetlands in the Upper Mobile Bay through the beneficial use of dredged sediments, according to the Alabama State Port Authority (ASPA). The project, known as the Upper Mobile Bay Beneficial Use Wetland Creation Site (Planning) Project, consider
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Director of Civil Works, Alvin Lee, signed the director’s report that recommends improvements to the Lowell Creek flood diversion project on May 19 in Washington, D.C. This action marks the completion of the Alaska District’s feasibility study and advances the propo
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District has completed a Final Supplemental Environmental Assessment (SEA) for the Channel Islands Harbor breakwater and jetty repair project. In the SEA, USACE proposes to install three sets of concrete staircases, replace in kind the existing navigatio
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District officials participated yesterday in a ribbon cutting ceremony in the City of Topeka to celebrate the completion of the Kansas River Levee Improvements. The 5 year $30 million project that was completed under budget and ahead of schedule will hel
The Environment Agency is working in partnership on a major new scheme to reduce flood risk in Oxford. The Oxford Flood Alleviation Scheme will cost around £150 million and is one of the biggest flood schemes in the country. The scheme will create a new stream with wetland wildlife corridor, running
The Town of Nags Head, North Carolina, is planning a beach restoration project to replace sand lost during 2019’s Hurricane Dorian. Construction is expected to take place over the summer of 2022. The beach restoration project will place 567,000 cubic yards of sand on 4.45 miles of Nags Head’s beach
The Environment Agency has just released the FCERM (Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management) Strategy Action Plan that will help to better protect over hundreds of thousands more homes and businesses in the years ahead. As the country recovers from the coronavirus pandemic, the Action Plan sits al
The States’ Trading Supervisory Board (STSB), a committee of the States of Guernsey government, is proposing construction of a new port for freight and fuel imports that would free up valuable space around the island’s existing main harbours. The recommendation of the STSB comes after a comprehensiv
The pilot channel connecting the Bahia Grande tidal basin and the Brownsville Ship Channel will undergo major enhancements to increase tidal exchange and restore the Bahia Grande as a major fish, wildlife and waterfowl nursery. Access to the narrow waterway, also known as the Carl “Joe” Gayman chann
