When it comes to estimating costs and benefits of waterways projects, the Corps of Engineers uses outdated and limited measures of value that don’t include factors used by most other… Read More
Waterways Council Inc.
Waterways Council Inc. is a national organization that advocates for a modern, efficient and well-maintained system of inland waterways, including lock and dam infrastructure, and channel maintenance.
Last week, the National Waterways Foundation released a long-awaited report titled “How Project Selection In the Corps of Engineers Is Affected By Benefit-Cost Ratio (BCR) Analysis.” It’s dense and weedy,… Read More
RiverWorks Discovery has announced the winner of its 2018 “Waterways Build America” Photo Contest. The contest, cosponsored by Waterways Council Inc. and The Waterways Journal, was held online in four… Read More
As its annual meeting and board of directors meeting in Chicago on November 14, Waterways Council Inc. (WCI) named Peter Stephaich as its chairman of the board. Stephaich is chairman… Read More
Following on the heels of the “minibus” bill that included funding for the Corps of Engineers and some federal agencies for fiscal year 2019, the Senate and House have passed… Read More
Washington, D.C.—The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly gave final congressional approval to comprehensive water resources development legislation to invest in the nation’s inland waterways, ports and other critical infrastructure projects such as… Read More
On September 10, we editorialized that the lesson of Olmsted Lock and Dam’s delays and completion was that Congress should provide full and efficient funding for the remaining outstanding waterways… Read More
For its second annual photo contest, RiverWorks Discovery (RWD) and Waterways Council Inc. (WCI) have joined forces with The Waterways Journal. The contest, which runs August 1 through October 31,… Read More
The date of the Olmsted Lock and Dam ribbon-cutting ceremony has been changed from August 29 to August 30 at 10 a.m. to better accommodate members of Congress, announced Waterways… Read More
The “40 Under 40” award was conceived for the 5th annual Inland Marine Expo (IMX) to highlight some of the industry’s future leaders. All 40 award winners were nominated by… Read More
