Army Corps of Engineers - Wed July 12, 2023
Granite Selected for $48M Texas Flood Control Project
Granite has been awarded an approximately $48 million contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to mitigate flood risk and damage in Wharton, Texas. Project funding will come from the USACE's fiscal 2023 civil construction funds and is expected to be included in Granite's second quarter CAP....
Gov. Abbott - Tue June 13, 2023
Gov. Abbott Deploys Resources to Fix Flood Issues in Northwest Texas
Gov. Greg Abbott recently directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to deploy state emergency response resources as a significant flooding and severe weather threat continues across Northwest Texas....
UConn Today - Thu May 11, 2023
University of Connecticut to Head Off Flooding, Stormwater Concerns at Mirror Lake
The University of Connecticut (UConn) in Storrs is redesigning its project to improve Mirror Lake to address flooding and stormwater runoff concerns, holding off for now on dredging efforts that the college had planned to deepen the lake by removing decades' worth of built-up muck....
Stamford Patch - Thu February 16, 2023
Stamford, Conn., Receives $1M for Bioswales to Cut Flooding, Stormwater Runoff
The city of Stamford, Conn., took a big step toward implementing green infrastructure by announcing on Feb. 14 that $1 million in congressionally directed spending will be used to construct 20 bioswales around town to help reduce flooding and stormwater runoff as well as improve water quality and neighborhood aesthetics....
Associated Press - Tue December 27, 2022
House Authorizes Defense Bill, Includes Ike Dike Protection
HOUSTON (AP) Fourteen years after Hurricane Ike ripped through thousands of homes and businesses near Galveston, Texas, but mostly spared the region's oil refineries and chemical plants, the U.S. House of Representatives voted recently to authorize the most expensive project ever recommended by the U.S....
Giles Lambertson – CEG Correspondent - Thu December 08, 2022
USACE Shores Up Lake Pontchartrain
Three parishes just northwest of New Orleans are perilously situated between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain. When hurricanes visit the area, as they regularly do, the 60,000 residents of St....
Wildlife.utah.gov - Wed November 30, 2022
Millard County, DWR Pair Up On Debris Basin Project
The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources partnered with Millard County officials to authorize construction of several debris basins in an effort to prevent debris flows and possible flooding damage after the Halfway Hill Fire in Millard County earlier this year....
NYC Department of Design and Construction - Mon November 14, 2022
East Side Coastal Resiliency Project Receives 'Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines' Verification
NYC Department of Design and Construction (DDC) Commissioner Thomas Foley announced that the East Side Coastal Resiliency (ESCR) project, which is enhancing parks while creating a 2.4-mi. long flexible flood barrier extending from Montgomery Street on Manhattan's Lower East Side up to Asser Levy Playground at East 25th Street, has been selected to receive "Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines" (WEDG) Verification from the Waterfront Alliance....
Gothamist - Wed September 28, 2022
Army Corps of Engineers Proposes $52B Barriers for NY-NJ Waterways
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) released a report Sept. 24 detailing the agency's proposed $52 billion plan to protect the New York City metropolitan area from storm surges and coastal flooding....
Office of Gov. Andy Beshear - Tue September 13, 2022
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Begins Work On Bridges Damaged By Flooding
Gov. Andy Beshear announced Sept. 2 that the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) has begun construction to permanently replace county and state bridges damaged by the devastating flooding that occurred in eastern Kentucky in late July....
