A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contractor reduces vegetative debris at a temporary debris reduction site in Polk County, North Carolina, Nov. 17.
USACE continues to complete Federal Emergency Management Agency debris clearing missions in support of local, state and federal agencies. The recovery efforts are helping survivors recover in areas of western North Carolina damaged by Hurricane Helene. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers video by Patrick Moes)
Earlier this year, the Wilmington District began a two-year disposition study to determine how best to keep or transfer the locks and dams to a non-federal entity with no project modification.
The Wilmington District conducts daily surveys of the federal channel and periodically dredges it to remove debris. The Cape Fear River carries tons of sediment that gradually settles along the way of its 202-mile path to the Atlantic Ocean. When its flows reach Wilmington, some of that material ends up in the federal channel that stretches from just north of the Isabelle Holmes Bridge to the Atlantic Ocean.
At Philpott Dam in Bassett, Virginia, USACEā€™s inspectors stated that overall, Philpott Dam is in good condition and continues to generate electricity and provide flood protection.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Wilmington District awarded a periodic nourishment contract on November 30 at a cost of approximately $17.4-million to Weeks Marine, Inc. This coastal storm risk management project contract includes funding from multiple sources including federal, New Hanover County and the state of North Carolina. The non-federal sponsors for this project are the towns of Carolina Beach and Kure Beach.
