Huntington District

   Two Notices to Navigation were posted today:

  – Ohio River channel maintenance dredging in the Huntington District for the 2010 season will begin on or about Sept. 1, 2010. The cutterhead suction dredge BILL HOLMAN will begin dredging in the lower approach of Meldahl Locks, Ohio River, mile 436.2. For a complete dredging schedule, visit this link.

– On or about Sept. 10, 2010, Amherst Madison will begin placing stone slope protection along the left descending bank of the Kanawha River, mile 61.3. The contractor’s floating plant will consist of the M/V LADY LOIS, one barge mounted crane, and one material barge. The M/V LADY LOIS will be monitoring marine channels 13 and 16. This work will be performed from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday with an anticipated completion date of Sept. 24, 2010. For more information, go to this link.

   Summer is winding down, and the swimming pool at Beech Fork State Park is now closed, but swimmers do have another place where they can jump in the water – at Beech Fork Lake.

   The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers operates a swimming area at in Lavalette which is open from 10 a.m to 7 p.m. every day through Labor Day.

The Huntington District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is looking for Maintenance Mechanics for more than 30 locations in West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio and Virginia.

You can see a full list right here: http://bit.ly/aT47Yu.

   Here’s a Notice to Navigation – it’s a tentative schedule for channel maintenance dredging in the Ohio and Kanawha Rivers. You can also see the notice at this link.

 Ohio River channel maintenance dredging in the Huntington District for the 2010 season will be performed by contract with Luhr Brothers, Inc., Columbia, Illinois. On or about Sept. 1, 2010, the cutterhead suction dredge BILL HOLMAN will commence dredging in the lower approach of Meldahl Locks, Ohio River, mile 436.2. Approximately 30,000 cubic yards of material will be dredged at this location. The nearest known downstream municipal water intake is at Cincinnati OH., Ohio River, Mile 462.9.

The dredge will then proceed upstream. Successive dredge sites, quantity, mile points and nearest downstream municipal intakes are listed at the website. Dredging will be performed 24 hours a day, 7 days per week. The dredge BILL HOLMAN will monitor marine channel 13. A government dredge inspector will be in attendance at each site on arrival of the contractor’s crew and equipment.

Navigators are requested to be alert to the location of the dredge and its floating discharge pipeline. The dredge and attendant plant will be marked and lighted according to regulations. It is essential that navigators await the passing signal from the dredge prior to proceeding with caution.

   If you’re interested in working for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, be sure to check out the  USA Jobs website.

   For example, right now there’s a job opening for a Maintenance Mechanic at London Locks in London, WV.

   Check out the details about that job at this site: http://bit.ly/9A6jb1

 Volunteers at Sutton Lake were recognized recently for their outstanding service.

So far this year, Sutton Lake’s 118 volunteers have provided over 20,000 hours of service, valued at almost $420,000 – and the year isn’t over!

Thanks for a job well done!

   The Draft Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for the Sec 531 McCreary Co. Water District, Williamsburg Street Sanitary Sewer Project in Whitley City, Ky is available for comment and review. You can view the document at http://www.lrh.usace.army.mil/projects/review/.

   Send comments by Sept. 17, 2010 to:

Chief, Environmental Analysis Sec

U.S. Army Engineer District Huntington

502 Eighth Street, Huntington, WV 25701-2070

   Or email pa2@usace.army.mil or call 304-399-5845.

   You can also find the complete document posted at this link.