Granite has been awarded an approximately $71 million contract by the United States Army Corps of Engineers to expand and update the rail yard at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas. Project funding is to come from federal sources and was included in Granite’s 2024 third-quarter CAP. Granite’s work will add new loading spurs, expand the vehicle staging area, and…
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News from Minnesota, Montana
According to Finance and Commerce, since the early 20th century, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has been dredging the Mississippi River annually to keep the channel open. The city of Wabasha, Minn., wants to build a barge terminal to facilitate the transfer of sand from river barges to trucks for transport to off-site facilities. It can then be used…
Read MoreRyba Marine Construction Lands Federal Dredging Contract
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Buffalo District awarded a $991,500 contract to Michigan-based Ryba Marine Construction Company on April 1 to conduct dredging of the federal navigation channel in Buffalo Harbor.
Read MoreHere We Go Again
My lifelong home is New Orleans. Sixteen years ago this past August, Hurricane Katrina pummeled the city and the entire region, laying waste to the communities of Pass Christian, Waveland and Bay St. Louis on the Mississippi gulf coast, less than an hour east of the city.
Read MoreNavigable Waters Protection Rule Changes Again
A federal judge struck down the Navigable Waters Protection Rule (NWPR). The order from the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona brings a swift end to the regulation, which was modified under the Trump administration. Trump’s EPA reversed the changes made by the previous administration, removing permit requirements for things like man-made channels, groundwater and stream beds that…
Read MoreWater Resources Development Act of 2020 Passes
The Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (WRDA) was approved as part of the year-end omnibus and COVID-relief legislative package.
Read MoreWaters of the United States Ruling Welcomed News
The Supreme Court Ruled That Property Owners Have The Right To Seek Judicial Review Of Jurisdictional Determinations Regarding Waters Of The United States. By Jason Moore
Read MoreArmy Corps Leader Defends WOTUS Despite Criticism
The head of the Army Corps of Engineers defended the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) controversial Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule before Congress on Sept. 30, according to the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA).
Read MoreHouse Demands EPA Stop Waters Rule
H.R.5078, the Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act, passed Sept. 9 by a vote of 262 yeas to 152 nays, with more than 30 Democrats supporting the bill. The bill would force the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers to withdraw the proposed rule expanding jurisdiction over Waters of the United States, and require…
Read MoreCongressional Action Needed for Proper Water Safeguards
Rep. Steve Southerland (R-Fla.) has introduced Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act (H.R. 5078). This bipartisan legislation establishes safeguards that preserve important federal-state partnerships in protecting our nation’s waterways.
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