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Dr. Manya Singh, a study manager-Environmental Justice, LA District, talks with attendees about her

LA District Planners Highlight USACE Environmental Justice and Engineering with Nature Initiatives

The symposium brought together governments, non-profit organizations, community-based organizations, scientists, academics, agency representatives, land managers and other interested parties to discuss emerging concerns about the Los Angeles River in the era of climate change. Megan Whalen, a watershed program manager

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Callan Marine Secures Final Contract for Corpus Christi Ship Channel Improvement Project

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Galveston District (SWG) awarded the fourth and final multimillion dollar contract for the Corpus Christi Ship Channel Improvement Project (CCSCIP) September 25, 2023. Callan Marine will receive approximately $102.9 million to complete dredging

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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District is working to delay upriver progression of salt water from the Gulf of Mexico by augmenting the sill initially constructed in July 2023. Construction is underway to increase the existing underwater sill from a depth of -55 feet to a depth of -30 feet. A 620-foot-wide navigation lane will be kept to a depth of -55 feet to ensure deep-draft shipping continues along the nation’s busiest inland waterway. (USACE image)

New Orleans Corps of Engineers Underway with Sill Augmentation to Delay Upriver Progression of Salt Water

Construction is underway to increase the existing underwater sill from a depth of -55 feet to a depth of -30 feet. A 620-foot-wide navigation lane will be kept to a depth of -55 feet to ensure deep-draft shipping continues along

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