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.

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