24 Jul 2013

Army Corps Dredged Material Used as a Natural Resource

Dredged rock material from the Army Corps' Harbor Deepening Project is a valued natural resource that is environmentally beneficial for the construction of artificial reefs

26 Apr 2013

USACE Galveston District awards $3.75 million small business contract for breakwater construction at Gulf Intracoastal Waterway

GALVESTON, Texas (April 26, 2013) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District awarded a small business contract to Apollo Environmental Strategies Inc., in the amount of $3,750,050 to construct a rock containment perimeter at the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) adjacent to the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge in Calhoun County, Texas.

18 Jan 2013

USACE Galveston District completes beach renourishment project at South Padre Island, Texas

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (Jan. 18, 2013) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District, completed a beach renourishment project on South Padre Island using beach-quality sand harvested from a local dredging project.

1 Oct 2012

USACE Galveston District awards $3.4 million contract to dredge Brownsville Harbor Entrance Channel

GALVESTON, Texas (Oct. 1, 2012) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, awarded a contract in the amount $3,405,500 to Weeks Marine Inc. for maintenance dredging of the Brownsville Harbor Entrance Channel in Cameron County, Texas.

1 Oct 2012

What is the Corps’ Beneficial Use Program?

Annually, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District dredges approximately 30 to 40 million cubic yards of material as part of its mission of keeping America’s waterways navigable. The Corps is able to turn that into an added benefit by employing environmentally and economically responsible methods to uses dredged material to benefit local communities and improve eroded coastlines through marsh restoration, beach nourishment and other beneficial uses when possible.

13 Aug 2012

USACE Galveston District awards $4.4 million contract to dredge Texas City Ship Channel

GALVESTON, Texas (Aug. 13, 2012) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, awarded a

1 May 2012

What is ecosystem restoration?

Q.        What is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Ecosystem Restoration Program?A.         The