Water Projects Water Resources Bill Rolls Through House Passage Tom Ichniowski July 22, 2024 No Comments WRDA bill authorizes $4.8 billion for Corps of Engineers projects.Read More
Flood Risk First Phase of $2B Staten Island Flood Risk Reduction Project to Begin Construction in 2024 Pam McFarland July 18, 2024 No Comments The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awards the first of seven large contracts to reduce flood risk on Staten Island. Read More
Federal Construction US Army Corps of Engineers Names New Chief Tom Ichniowski July 10, 2024 No Comments Butch Graham is elevated from Corps deputy commanding general and head of its civil and emergency operationsRead More
Water Resources Work Starts on $1.2B Project to Block Great Lakes Asian Carp Invasion Pam McFarland July 9, 2024 No Comments Funding deal will push forward two-decade-plus effort to build barriers and take other steps to prevent invasive species migration into the key U.S. shipping and recreation hub.Read More
Transportation Panama Supreme Court Overturns Law That Blocked Canal Reservoir C.J. Schexnayder July 3, 2024 No Comments The proposed Rio Indio reservoir would supply Panama's water needs for the next 50 years, officials say.Read More
Drinking Water Corpus Christi Shortlists Three Teams for $757M Desalination Plant James Leggate July 3, 2024 No Comments A request for proposals for the plant, set to produce 30 million gallons of water per day, will be released July 8 to selected bidders.Read More
Wastewater Jacobs Selected for $800M Upgrade at Seattle-area Wastewater Plant James Leggate July 3, 2024 No Comments The firm will provide program management services to King County, Wash., for capital improvements to the South Treatment Plant in Renton.Read More
Construction History From the ENR Archives: April 4, 1940 Scott Lewis July 1, 2024 No Comments This 1940 cover photo shows a streamlined crane lowering the first rotor into position at the Hiwassee Dam in North Carolina.Read More
Infrastructure Dubai Announces Plans to Build $8B Stormwater Drainage Network James Leggate June 28, 2024 No Comments The infrastructure would increase country's rainwater drainage capacity by 700% to 20 million cu m per day.Read More
Water Resources House Committee Clears New WRDA Bill Tom Ichniowski June 27, 2024 No Comments Measure authorizes 12 Army Corps of Engineers construction projects totaling roughly $4.8 billion.Read More