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Hull’s new flood defences officially unveiled
The £42 million Hull Frontage Flood Defence Scheme was officially opened earlier this week by the chair of the Environment Agency, Emma Howard Boyd and Floods Minister Rebecca Pow. According to the EA, the Hull scheme is just one of a series of projects that have been completed to help reduce flood
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Port Everglades dredging project on display
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District will conduct two public, virtual presentations and discussions of its recently published Revised Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (RDSEIS) for the Port Everglades Harbor Improvements project on March 8, 2022. The authorized pla
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St Leonards North beach replenished
A major milestone has been reached in a series of Bellarine Peninsula beach renourishments being delivered by the Department of Environment, Land Water and Planning (DELWP), Victoria. According to DELWP, the crews recently completed renourishment of the St Leonards’ northern shoreline, thanks to whi
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USACE finalizes the Papillion Creek study
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Commanding General and 55th U.S. Army Chief of Engineers, Lt. Gen. Scott Spellmon, recently signed the recommended plan to implement flood risk management measures in the Papillion Creek Basin. The signing of the Papillion Creek and Tributaries Lakes, Nebraska Chief’
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Government agencies to continue Cagayan River restoration
In order to avoid future flooding of the “Ulysses” magnitude in Cagayan Valley, six government agencies under the Regional Build Back Better Task Force (RBBBTF) have agreed to continue their commitment and perform their responsibilities in the rehabilitation of the Cagayan River. Celebrating the fir
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USACE to give virtual update on the Port Arthur project
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District and the Jefferson County Drainage District No. 7 (DD7) are about to give latest update on the Port Arthur project. They will co-host three virtual public information sessions, February 15-17, to provide an update on the Port Arthur Project as well
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Port Everglades dredging project revised and updated
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District is collecting a second round of comments on the proposed Port Everglades Harbor Improvements project. USACE recently published a Revised Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (RDSEIS) for the Port Everglades project which is now ope
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Chief’s Report signed for the Upper Barataria Basin, LA
Lt. Gen. Scott Spellman, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers commanding general and 55th Chief of Engineers, yesterday approved the Chief’s Report for the Upper Barataria Basin Louisiana Feasibility Study, setting the conditions for $1.6B in flood risk investment in Louisiana. The plan, now pending congres
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USACE extends comment period on the Oakland Harbor dredging project
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco District together with the Port of Oakland as the non-federal sponsor recently presented the Oakland ship turning basins study. “On Dec. 17, 2021, we announced the availability of this Integrated Feasibility Report and National Environmental Policy Act
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Additional borrow areas proposed for St. Johns County beachfill projects
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has proposed additional offshore borrow sources to support future dredging and beach nourishment projects in St. Johns County, Florida. According to the Corps, the Preferred Alternative that will support the county’s Shore Protection Project (SPP) at St. Augustine Be
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Partnership agreement signed for critical hurricane protection project
Federal, state, and local officials gathered yesterday to mark the signing of a Project Partnership Agreement for the Morganza to the Gulf of Mexico project. The agreement allows for federal investment into the vital levee system protecting both Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes. The Morganza to the
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Fight continues for the Browns River dredging project
New York State Senator Alexis Weik has once again called for emergency dredging of Browns River Federal Channel in Sayville and Bayport, NY. Over the last couple of months, she has been the primary advocate for dredging the Brown’s River. Since last May, Senator Weik has circulated a petition, held
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Charleston peninsula study approaches the final stretch
The top U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officer in the southeast recently paid a visit to the City of Charleston to address the City Council about the agency’s ongoing study into coastal storm risk on the peninsula and provide city leaders with a clear path through the federal study, design and constru
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Mid-Chesapeake Bay restoration project available for public review
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, in partnership with the Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Port Administration (MDOT MPA), the project’s non-federal sponsor, has prepared a draft supplemental Environmental Assessment (sEA) for the Mid-Chesapeake Bay Island Ecosystem