Corps Supplemental is OUT!
The Corps Supplemental funding is OUT! See it here on the Corps Budget page. We are digging into the details. Stay tuned!
Great Lakes, Reauthorization of NFIP, Reinsurance & Private Sector
A new bill, HR 6300, gives the Obama Administration Executive Order 13547 the full power of law. Executive Order 13547 – Stewardship of the Ocean, Our Coasts, and the Great Lakes adopts the recommendations of the Ocean Policy Task Force and implement them under the guidance of the National Ocean Council. The recommendations provided by…
Appropriations – Army Corps Civil Works Program
The Senate has passed HR 5895 – Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019 As you can see from the title, this is a bundled appropriations bill – called a ‘minibus’ – that together account for three of the 12 appropriations Acts Congress is supposed to pass before…
Analysis of House & Senate Water Resource Bills 18
Two Water Resource bills are working their way through Congress, the House’s version H.R.8 (Water Resources Development Act of 2018) and the Senate’s S.2800 (America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018). These are abbreviated WRDA18 and AWIA18, respectively. Both bills were introduced and marked up in committee during the week of May 28th. Before we discuss…
Beach Projects in the Corps FY18 Work Plan
This year’s Work Plan is out (about 3 weeks late) and there is much to discuss. Click Here to view a concise spreadsheet of Federal Shore Protection Funding. For the folks in New Jersey, the Back Bays study, which investigates how back bays can be used to prevent the harmful effects of shoreline erosion…
This is bigger than ‘THE Wedding’
Ok—that was an overstatement. I liked Bishop Curry’s preaching and Meghan’s dress. But this IS a big week for water resources in DC. Work Plan: It should come out tomorrow (Tuesday). Check here for the list of projects receiving Corps funding in FY18. Supplemental Funds: The first recipients of the massive amount of supplemental funding…
Sea Level Rise, or Fall?
Two men argue over sea level rise, one from Alaska, one from Alabama. The man from Alaska claims the sea level is falling while the man from Alabama claims the sea is rising. Both are correct. Many physical influences determine local sea level fluctuation. It’s a surprise to most that the surface of the ocean…