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Columbia River Dredge Spoils Management Project

Sector: Water Supply and Storage • Location: Southwest Washington, Washington, United States

Source: News From The States

Project
Planned

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is proposing to build seven giant in-water pens called confined aquatic placement structures to manage dredged sediment from the Columbia River shipping channel over the next 20 years. The project involves removing about 180 million cubic yards of sediment and placing it in these pens, as well as in shallow water, ocean, beaches, and on land. The pens will cover ab

Status
Prospective
Sector
Water Supply and Storage, Seaport
Location
Southwest Washington, Washington, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
News From The States

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The project “Columbia River Dredge Spoils Management Project” is an infrastructure initiative in the Water Supply and Storage sector, located in Southwest Washington, Washington, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from News From The States.

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2026-07-22

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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is proposing to build seven giant in-water pens called confined aquatic placement structures to manage dredged sediment from the Columbia River shipping channel over the next 20 years. The project involves removing about 180 million cubic yards of sediment and placing it in these pens, as well as in shallow water, ocean, beaches, and on land. The pens will cover about 308 acres and have a capacity of 9.6 million cubic yards. The project aims to maintain the shipping channel depth and support the regional shipping industry.

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Waterway Maintenance

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United States of America (USA)

State

Washington

City

Southwest Washington

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Water Supply and Storage, Seaport

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2026-03-22

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