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Category Archives: CSS Georgia
Last phase of outer harbor deepening begins
SAVANNAH, Ga. – A massive dredging effort began Dec. 1 to push through the final phase of the outer channel deepening for the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, commonly called SHEP.
Solidifying the legacy of the CSS Georgia
SAVANNAH, Ga. – After more than a quarter century of diving and painstaking research, archaeologists who worked to recover the CSS Georgia wrapped up their operations, Aug. 2, with a public presentation at the Coastal Georgia Center in downtown Savannah, … Continue reading
The ironclad’s last breath
SAVANNAH, Ga. – I stood aboard the CSS Georgia recently and it was surreal. The hulking, 67-ton section of the west casemate – still dripping with seawater – reeked of rotting mussels and more than a century of sunken detritus. … Continue reading
Contractors on pace to finish 5 SHEP-related features in 2017
SAVANNAH, Ga. – To say Spencer Davis has a few irons in the fire is an understatement. As the senior project manager for the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, or SHEP, Davis manages the multimillion-dollar project that has eight separate environmental … Continue reading
Posted in CSS Georgia, SHEP, Videos
Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, CSS Georgia, dissolved oxygen injection system, first dike raising, Georgia, Raw water storage impoundment, Savannah District, Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, Savannah River, Sediment Basin Tide Gate Removal, SHEP
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SHEP mitigation projects trucking along
Nearly two decades in the making, the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, or SHEP, continues to gain momentum with more contracts awarded and new ground broken. In addition to progress made on the Raw Water Storage Impoundment and Dissolved Oxygen Injection System, work … Continue reading
Educators turn lessons learned into lesson plans
SAVANNAH, Ga. – The school year continued for 15 educators who returned to the classroom to unearth ways to bring curriculum to life during the CSS Georgia Teacher’s Institute held May 31-June 3 at Georgia Tech Savannah.
2015 – it’s a rap
It’s the end of the year, halls decked with cheer So it’s time to look back for the Corps of Engineers Projects so vast too much to count but here’s a quick bit for what we’re all about
Posted in CSS Georgia, Fish and Wildlife, Hydropower, Recreation, Savannah Harbor, Videos, Water Safety
Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, CSS Georgia, Hartwell Dam, Hartwell Lake, J. Strom Thurmond Lake, Richard B. Russell Lake, Russell Dam, Savannah District, SHEP, US Army Corps of Engineers
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CSS Georgia’s parting shot
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Ben Redmond and Matt Christiansen are breathing a little easier now that the most dangerous part of their job is over. The pair, along with a handful of engineers and technicians, spent the last two months inerting … Continue reading
Mechanized recovery reveals more of CSS Georgia’s gems
SAVANNAH, Ga. – Six days a week, Loren Clark comes home covered in mud, soaked in seawater and physically exhausted from 12 hours of hard labor. But that’s the life of a post-grad. During the mechanized recovery of the CSS … Continue reading
Video: Let the dredging begin
As part of the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, dredging for the outer harbor began Sept. 10 onboard the cutter head dredge Alaska. The vessel is situated approximately four miles offshore from Tybee Island in the entrance channel to Savannah harbor. … Continue reading