28 Mar 2013

Corps of Engineers to hold public meeting for 2013 Indiana Harbor dredging start

Indiana Harbor Dredging Contractors Kokosing Construction Co. and O’Brien & Gere and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will present the 2013 Indiana Harbor dredging activities and schedule at a public meeting April 3, 2013. Over a period of eight to 10 years, this project will produce an estimated 1.8 million cubic yards of dredged materials. IHC is

27 Mar 2013

Corps of Engineers to hold public meeting for 2013 Indiana Harbor dredging start

Indiana Harbor Dredging Contractors Kokosing Construction Co. and O’Brien & Gere and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will present the 2013 Indiana Harbor dredging activities and schedule at a public meeting April 3, 2013. Over a period of eight to 10 years, this project will produce an estimated 1.8 million cubic yards of dredged materials. IHC is

26 Mar 2013

Going Green: protecting our Great Lakes from the invasive Asian carp

The Corps of Engineers, along with its partners in the Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee, is committed to preventing these invasive fish from becoming established in the Great Lakes to include putting electricity in water, participating in extensive monitoring to locate the fish, increasing the understanding of DNA water samples and

28 Feb 2013

Corps Announces Zoar Public Meeting

HUNTINGTON, W.VA. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will hold a public meeting March 7, 2013, from

28 Feb 2013

Corps Announces Zoar Public Meeting

HUNTINGTON, W.VA. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will hold a public meeting March 7, 2013, from

20 Feb 2013

Asian carp environmental DNA study findings

Federal agencies released an interim report for the Asian Carp Environmental DNA Calibration Study (ECALS), which is a three-year study funded through the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, as scoped by the Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee (ACRCC) Asian Carp Control Strategy Framework.The purpose of ECALS is to improve the understanding

28 Jan 2013

Corps Postpones Public Meeting on Tom Jenkins Interim Operating Plan

HUNTINGTON, W.VA. – A public meeting to discuss the impacts of the interim operating plan for the

24 Jan 2013

Corps to Hold Public Meeting on Tom Jenkins Interim Operating Plan

HUNTINGTON, W.VA. – The Corps of Engineers will hold a public meeting to discuss the impacts of the

26 Dec 2012

How the Chicago District has 'weathered' recent storm events

A look at Hurricane Sandy and drought impacts to district navigation infrastructure.

11 Dec 2012

Dredging commences for the number one area of contamination in the Great Lakes after 40 years

The Indiana Harbor and Canal had not been dredged since 1972, but thanks to a truly collaborative effort, the Chicago District has started to safely remove and contain sediment to not only restore deep draft commercial navigation but improve water quality in southern Lake Michigan.