Tag: Beneficial Use of Dredged Material

On Monday, February 10, 2020, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released its FY2020 Work Plan.  The Work Plan is based on the FY2020 Energy and Water Development appropriations bills signed into law by President Trump in December 2019.

“We welcome the FY 2020 Work Plan released by the Army Corps,” said William P. Doyle, CEO of the Dredging Contractors of America.  “We’re ready – our dredging companies are hard…

J.F. Brennan Company participated in the ribbon cutting ceremony for the beneficial use dredging  project at Quonochontaug “Salt” Pond, bordering Charlestown and Westerly, Rhode Island, on Wednesday, April 24, 2019.  U.S. Senators from Rhode Island, Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse visited the site and surveyed the project’s success.

Senator Jack Reed speaking at the ribbon cutting ceremony for…

Anchored by an expert team of professionals, Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company (GLDD) completed the Big Bend dredging project in Tampa, Florida twelve months ahead of schedule. GLDD team leaders Russ Zimmerman, South Atlantic Area Manager, Lynn Nietfeld, Corporate Project Sponsor, and Project Manager Tim Kremer kept the project on track and ahead of schedule. GLDD, a U.S-Flag Jones Act dredging company, was able to get a quick jump on the project utilizing two of their…

On Friday, December 28, 2018, the US Army Corps announced in the Federal Register the selection of ten pilot projects pursuant to Section 1122 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016.  Section 1122 of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2016 requires the US Army Corps of Engineers to establish a pilot program to recommend ten projects for the beneficial use of dredged material. In response to…