Category: Dredging and Navigation

Dredging News for January 19, 2016

Sand and Gravel:: West Coast Hopper Dredging 2016 Sand and Gravel: Work on Panama Canal will be complete around May, says President Sand and Gravel: Charleston Harbour deepening project recommended for congressional authorization Sand and Gravel: Richmond Inner and Outer Harbour Channel – Maintenance Dredging – Sources Sought Sand and Gravel: Redwood City Channel Maintenance Dredging, California – Source Sought […]

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Agenda for DMMO Meeting on January 13, 2016

Click here for the agenda for the DMMO meeting on January 13, 2016.  Please review the DMMO web page at http://www.spn.usace.army.mil/Missions/DredgingWorkPermits.aspx for changes to this agenda. NOTE: The meeting will be held at the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC).  The address is 455 Golden Gate Avenue, Suite 10600, San Francisco.  Please arrive a […]

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Stay Tuned for DredgeFest California Summer 2016

The Event DredgeFest California is an event about the past, present and future of the human manipulation of sediments in California’s Bay-Delta. Two day-long tours of dredged landscapes—from navigational dredging of the bay to levees in the watery tracts of the delta. Five-day workshop which engages local stakeholders, experts (from academia, industry, and government), and students in an intensive future oriented visioning and visualization process. […]

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States Cannot Wait for Federal Money to Deepen Waterways

Contra Costa Times: States use own funds to deepen waterways “AUSTIN, Texas — Tired of waiting for Congress, states racing to deepen seaports before the opening of the enlarged Panama Canal next year are picking up the cost of what has traditionally been a federal duty. With funding for coastal navigation channels at its lowest […]

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Representative Huffman Requests Funding for Flood Control and Dredging for Marin County

Rep. Huffman requests funding for Marin flood control, dredging By Marin Independent Journal POSTED: 10/29/15 Rep. Jared Huffman has requested federal funding for flood control at Corte Madera Creek and dredging of the San Rafael Canal. In a letter sent Wednesday to the director of the Office of Management and Budget, Huffman asked that U.S. […]

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Agenda for DMMO Meeting on October 21, 2015

A DMMO meeting will be held on October 21, 2015. Please click here to view the agenda. Please review the DMMO web page at http://www.spn.usace.army.mil/Missions/DredgingWorkPermits.aspx for changes to this agenda. NOTE: The meeting will be held at the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC).  The address is 455 Golden Gate Avenue, Suite 10600, […]

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