The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District has prepared a Draft Environmental Assessment (Draft EA) for the Manteo Shallowbag Bay (Oregon Inlet) Navigation Corridor project.
Congressman Murphy: Additional dredging for Silver Lake Harbor February 2, 2021, by Eldin Ganic
After North Carolina Congressman Greg Murphy called for additional funding, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced plans to include additional dredging operations during their regular maintenance of Manteo-Shallowbag Bay, Silver Lake Harbor and New River Inlet.
A special request for an additional $1.3 million for these projects was made to the USACE via the Office of Management and Budget by Murphy, which was subsequently granted.
Work is expected to be completed by the end of the fiscal year.
“Dredging is an indispensable and critical service to eastern North Carolina’s commercial and recreational fishing industries. Livelihoods as well as our national defense depend upon navigable waters in the Third District,” said