May 5, 2021
Money makes the infrastructure world go round.
Everyone in Washington is talking infrastructure, but where is the talk about water? On the next episode of the WaterLog podcast, Howard and Dan wade through how Congress and the new Administration are planning to take on water and coastal priorities in the nation’s infrastructure initiative. The Senate has decided it will bring back earmarks alongside the House, which has already closed it’s deadline for earmark requests. Meanwhile, Republicans are scrambling to find out how they will counter Democrats’ legislative tactics. Finally, Howard & Dan talk about the new nominee for the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, the Administration official in charge for the Corps of Engineers.Show Transcription
April 22, 2021
Funding for estuary projects and more.
On The Capitol Beach, Derek Brockbank discusses a new(ish) federal grant program to fund local coastal restoration initiatives. Suzanne Simon, with Restore America’s Estuaries (RAE), talks about the National Estuaries Program Coastal Watershed Grant (NEP-CWG), including some of the projects funded in 2020 and the process for applying in 2021. They are currently accepting Letters of Intent for 2021 funds through June 7th. Suzanne also explains what the National Estuaries Program is, why it’s run by EPA, and the purpose and range of this grant program. This discussion builds on previous podcasts on the National Coastal Resilience Fund from NFWF and the National Coastal Wetlands Grants from the USFWS.Show Transcription
April 6, 2021
DC - It s where the money is these days.
On this April Update of the WaterLog Podcast, Howard and Dan dive into how the earmarking process is impacting congressional budget decisions, North Carolina’s beach troubles, national beach nourishment funding, and an update on the National Flood Insurance Program.Show Transcription
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Howard Marlowe is president of Warwick Group Consultants, a Washington, D.C. consulting firm. For the past 40 years, he and his firm have helped local and state governments as well as engineering firms and nonprofits with policies, programs and funding that affect the coast. Howard’s articles on coastal economics and resilience have appeared in the American Shore & Beach Preservation Association’s Shore & Beach magazine as well as other peer-reviewed publications. For the past few years, the focus of his firm has been on facilitating Federal-State-Local collaborations