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Tag Archives: SHEP
SHEP solidifies Savannah’s status with super-sized ships
SAVANNAH, Ga. – Last week, the Georgia Ports Authority welcomed a big-time VIS (very important ship), which not only made waves in Savannah, but all along the East Coast. The CMA CGM Brazil, which is the largest ship to call … Continue reading
Posted in Savannah Harbor, SHEP
Tagged Col. Daniel Hibner, GPA, Griff Lynch, Savannah District, Savannah Harbor, Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, SHEP, USACE
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4 dredges work in concert as SHEP begins final push
SAVANNAH, Ga. – The deepening of the Savannah harbor has set a new precedent with four dredges in the harbor simultaneously, the Army Corps of Engineers announced. The Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP) includes two dredges keeping the channel at … Continue reading
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Tagged Georgia Ports Authority, Gov. Brian Kemp, GPA, Griff Lynch, J.S. Chatry, Savannah District, Savannah River, SHEP
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Corps announces decision on fish passage; plans for public engagement
SAVANNAH, Ga. – This afternoon we announced a decision on the future of the fish passage at the New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam near Augusta, Georgia. We selected alternative 2-6d, a set of river-width weirs followed by the removal … Continue reading
Dissolved oxygen injection system a ‘remarkable success’
Last week we completed the report on tests for the Hutchinson Island dissolved oxygen injection system, an environmental mitigation feature of the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP).
Posted in Dissolved oxygen, Savannah Harbor, SHEP
Tagged Beth Williams, Col. Daniel Hibner, data, dissolved oxygen, dissolved oxygen injection system, Hutchinson Island, Savannah District, Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, Savannah River, Savannah River Basin, SHEP, studies, US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District, USACE, water quality
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Commander welcomes Army’s Civil Works Secretary to Augusta
Tuesday we were honored to welcome the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, The Honorable R. D. James to Augusta, Georgia, who visited to learn the details surrounding the future Fish Passage at the New Savannah Bluff Lock … Continue reading
Posted in New Savannah Bluff Lock & Dam, SHEP
Tagged 3rd CAB, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, Alt 2-6, Army Corps of Engineers, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, Augusta, Augusta Lock and Dam, New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam, Savannah District, Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, Savannah River, Savannah River Basin, SHEP, The Hon. R.D. James, US Army Corps of Engineers, US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District, USACE
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Alt 2-6d is not the only in-channel alternative
In our last post we disclosed the reasons why we eliminated Alternative 1-1 from further consideration. Cost was a big factor, but the main reason is the lower probability involved with Alt 1-1’s ability to pass fish. Passing fish is … Continue reading
Comment period on future of lock & dam extended, passing fish remains priority
SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, added an additional 30 days to the comment period related to plans to pass fish upstream of the existing New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam near Augusta, Georgia. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, Augusta, Augusta Lock and Dam, Col. Daniel Hibner, ESA, Hibner, lock & dam, NSBLD, Savannah District, Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, SHEP, shortnose sturgeon, spawning grounds, US Army Corps of Engineers, US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District, USACE
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Lock & Dam workshop is March 6 at Augusta Marriott
SAVANNAH, Ga. – The Savannah District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will hold an interactive workshop on the proposed future of the New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam from 4 to 6 p.m., March 6, at the Augusta Marriott (at … Continue reading
Posted in New Savannah Bluff Lock & Dam, SHEP
Tagged Alt 2-6d, Army Corps of Engineers, Augusta, New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam, Savannah District, Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, Savannah River Basin, SHEP, US Army Corps of Engineers, US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District
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