29 Feb 2016

USACE Galveston District to host Stakeholder Partnering Forum

GALVESTON, Texas (Feb. 29, 2016) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District will meet with non-federal sponsors, customers and agency partners to collaborate on best practices regarding programs ranging from environmental to flood risk management, dredging the Texas coast and regulatory oversight of U.S. waters during a Stakeholder Partnering Forum, March 3, at the district’s headquarters building located at 2000 Fort Point Road, Galveston, TX 77550.

20 Feb 2015

USACE Galveston District to host Stakeholder Partnering Forum

GALVESTON, Texas (Feb. 20, 2015) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District will meet with non-federal sponsors, customers and agency partners to collaborate on best practices regarding programs ranging from environmental to flood risk management, dredging the Texas coast and regulatory oversight of U.S. waters during a Stakeholder Partnering Forum Feb. 25 at the district’s headquarters building in Galveston.

19 Aug 2014

Five year update: Corps’ partnership with Port of Bay City to invest in infrastructure and find solutions to shoaling issues pays off

MATAGORDA COUNTY, Texas (Aug. 19, 2014) – Five years ago the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District and Port of Bay City partnered on the study and new construction of an east jetty at the Mouth of the Colorado River to stabilize the shallow draft navigation channel and reduce maintenance dredging requirements. Today, that infrastructure plays an integral part in saving taxpayers approximately $200,000 annually in dredging costs and keeps a segment of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway open for navigation.

20 Nov 2012

USACE Galveston District prepares for oyster reef construction project in Matagorda, Texas

GALVESTON, Texas (Nov. 20, 2012) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, partnered with The Nature Conservancy in Texas to undertake an ecosystem restoration project that will create up to 12 acres of sub-tidal reef and habitat located within the northernmost extent of the Half Moon Reef in Matagorda Bay, Texas.