SSA Expands Port Role As has been reported widely, the Sacramento-Yolo Port Commission has approved a new master lease of the Port to SSA Pacific, Inc. The new lease takes effect July 1, 2013, and replaces an existing agreement under which SSA was responsible for Port operations. The new agreement provides guaranteed rent payments to […]
Continue ReadingThe Office of President today released a Statement of Administration Policy on S. 601 – Water Resources Development Act of 2013. The Administration expressed several significant concerns with S. 601, related to spending controls, transparency and the increase in Federal versus non-Federal responsibilities. Clearly the Administration does not understand the importance of S. 601, introduced […]
Continue Reading“Study of shipping routes maps delivery of invasive organisms” Eggs or cells can be carried across the world in ballast water, posing a threat to local wildlife. Scientists find Los Angeles and Long Beach to be among the most vulnerable ports. By Eryn Brown, Los Angeles Times READ IT HERE
Continue ReadingSenate Appropriations leadership sent a letter on April 10 to WRDA sponsors David Vitter (R-LA) and Barbara Boxer (D-CA) opposing Point of Order language in Sections 8003 and 8005 of the WRDA Act. Below is a Bulletin from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Fairness Coalition about this issue, as well as a link to the […]
Continue ReadingDistrict Commander John K. Baker shared last week the below video link, which was shot by Wired.com aboard the San Francisco District’s debris removal vessel, M/V RACCOON. This debris removal service is of vital importance to anyone using the bay, and is provided by the US Army Corps of Engineers five days a week, all […]
Continue ReadingFor Immediate Release: April 10, 2013 Contact: Jim Billimoria or Justin Harclerode (202) 225-9446 Chairman Gibbs to Hold Panel’s First Hearing on Developing Bill for Nation’s Ports, Waterways, & Water Resources Washington, DC – Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Chairman Bob Gibbs (R-OH) will convene the panel’s first hearing on developing a […]
Continue ReadingThe San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission, the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board, the US Army Corps of Engineers and the US Environmental Protection Agency today jointly released the Long Term Management Strategy for the Placement of Dredged Material in the San Francisco Bay Region 12-Year Review Draft Final Report. There […]
Continue ReadingBPC is proud of partner with the PIANC in support of their 33rd World Congress, Navigating the New Millennium, to be held in San Francisco in June, 2014. Click on the image above to check out the event webpage, and save the date!
Continue ReadingThe Corps of Engineers has a new web page, and with it a new DMMO page! Here is the new link to the web page for the Dredged Material Management Office (DMMO), and subsequently to the Long Term Management Strategy (LTMS) page. http://www.spn.usace.army.mil/Missions/DredgingWorkPermits.aspx
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