Story by Dylan Burnell | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District | 05.07.2025
Beaches, one of South Carolina’s major economic drivers, are on the frontline in the battle against Mother Nature. When beaches erode, so do our last line of defenses against the ocean. At the heart of maintaining these vital defenses is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Charleston District. South Carolina currently has three active Coastal Storm Risk Management (CSRM) projects—commonly......
Story by Dylan Burnell | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District | 08.12.2024
In late December 2023, the Charleston District awarded a contract to place 1.3 million cubic yards of sand—equivalent to 130,000 dump trucks—on Folly Beach. This emergency renourishment is in response to damages from Hurricane Ian in 2022 and is funded entirely by the Corps of Engineers at a cost of $18 million....
Story by Dylan Burnell | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District | 06.01.2024
In less than a month, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District renourished Bird Key, placing 40,000 cubic yards, equivalent of 4,000 dump trucks of sand on the weathered island. The project, aimed at restoring the sanctuary’s natural habitat for seabirds, finished in early March right before the start of the nesting season....
Story by Maya Jordan | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District | 02.18.2021
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers received disaster funds provided in Public Law 115-123, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018. The act provides nearly $17.4 billion to the Corps for disaster recovery....
Story by Patrick Bloodgood | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District | 02.07.2020
The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a $23.7 million contract to Miami-based business Continental Heavy Civil Corp. for beach renourishment at the NASA Wallops Island Flight Facility on Virginia’s Eastern Shore....
Story by Lisa Parker | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District | 11.30.2018
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Wilmington District is pleased to announce that a periodic nourishment contract was awarded on Nov. 30, 2018, at a cost of approximately $17.4-million to Weeks Marine, Incorporated. This contract for this coastal storm risk management project includes funding from multiple sources including federal, New Hanover County and the state of North Carolina....
Story by Sara Corbett | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District | 07.03.2018
Bird Key Stono Renourishment
Story by Hank Heusinkveld | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District | 05.18.2018
The Wilmington District recently added to the aesthetics of Ocean Isle Beach through the Coastal Storm Risk Management project which is designed to minimize loss of life and property during hurricanes or other inclement weather....
