The Memphis Engineer District and Lower Mississippi River Conservation Committee (LMRCC) are seeking comment on a planned three-year study of portions of the Lower Mississippi between Mile 775 and Mile… Read More
Memphis Engineer District
After an extended dredging season prolonged by extreme low-water conditions in the fall and extending into the winter, dredging crews in the Memphis, Vicksburg and St. Louis engineer districts have… Read More
A Memphis Engineer District project delivery team recently completed a $5.3 million revetment project on the Mississippi River in Bauxippi-Wyanoke, Ark. Work began in November last year when historic low… Read More
The Memphis Engineer District is preparing a Draft Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Impact Statement (DIFR-EIS) for the Hatchie-Loosahatchie Mississippi River Ecosystem Restoration Study. The study seeks to examine restoring… Read More
• Kristopher Franklin has joined Heartland Barge Management LLC as equipment sales and leasing manager. He has 25 years of experience in the marine industry with an operational background in… Read More
According to Mike Clay, chief of hydraulics at the Memphis Engineer District, river levels in the Memphis District’s area of operations (between Cairo, Ill., and Friar’s Point, Miss.) are, on… Read More
The Memphis Engineer District has awarded a contract of just over $11.8 million for dike construction and maintenance on the Lower Mississippi River at Donaldson Point near New Madrid, Mo. Read More
The Memphis Engineer District christened the survey vessel Chasteen August 23 during a visit from the Mississippi River Commission. The commission visited Memphis’ Beale Street Landing as the second of… Read More
Col. Brian D. Sawser assumed command of the Memphis Engineer District in an assumption of command ceremony July 22. Mississippi Valley Division Commander and Mississippi River Commission President Maj. Gen. Read More
• Andrea Williams has been named the Memphis Engineer District’s Operations Division chief. She is responsible for the operation and maintenance of the physical support branch to include the Ensley… Read More
