WAMC Northeast Public Radio - Thu August 31, 2023
After Building Massachusetts City's Flood Controls, USACE Returns for Its Modernization
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) kicked off a three-year feasibility study on modernizing the crumbling flood control system in North Adams, Mass., with a site visit Aug. 25. The USACE first built the concrete chutes that channel the Hoosic River through the western Massachusetts city between 1950 and 1961....
Giles Lambertson – CEG Correspondent - Tue August 29, 2023
Next Phase of $3.2B Fargo-Moorhead Diversion Project Under Way
Lots of engineers are putting their skills to work around Fargo, N.D. They are involved in an ambitious attempt to regulate the flow of Red River water and tributaries through the border communities of Fargo and Moorhead, Minn....
Tsurumi Pump - Wed August 09, 2023
Tsurumi Pump Boosts Inventory to Aid Disaster-Stricken Regions Across North America
Preparing for and handling severe rains in North America is becoming increasingly challenging. Storms have become stronger, and residents in vulnerable areas are experiencing more frequent flooding and wind damage....
The Public Radio & CEG - Mon July 24, 2023
Providence, R.I., Beginning Upgrades to Fox Point Hurricane Barrier to Stem Floods
The mayor of Providence, R.I., Brett P. Smiley, announced July 10 that $1.5 million in repairs to the city's Fox Point Hurricane Barrier will get under way July 24. The project is designed to replace the underground hydraulics of the sewer gates located at the intersection of Allens Avenue and Henderson Street....
VTDigger - Wed July 19, 2023
Buttigieg Surveys Vermont's Flood Damage, Promises Swift Federal Aid Response
The front door to the Inn by the River, located in rural Vermont's Northeast Kingdom town of Hardwick, leads to nowhere. In typical times, the picturesque establishment is perched on the banks of the Lamoille River....
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....
