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Dawson welcomes Jimm Rich
Jimm Rich, PhD Dawson & Associates is delighted to announce that Jimm Rich, who was Chief of Contracting for the U.S. Army Corps of...
Jun 2, 2016
Breaking the impasse on infrastructure funding
D&A Senior Advisor Joe Tyler recently moderated a session at the American Council of Engineering Companies’ annual convention. Recently,...
May 15, 2016
Tribal Rights and development: Understanding Corps of Engineers’ requirements
D&A Senior Advisor John Eisenhauer This week, the Seattle District of the Army Corps of Engineers rejected a bid by Pacific International...
May 12, 2016


Endangered species and “cooperative conservation”
Controversy over an April 4, 2016 decision of the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana ordering the U.S. Fish and Wildlife...
Apr 28, 2016


Dawson colleague heads Harvard water panel
Water and proper infrastructure are necessary for societies to flourish. On April 3, I was honored to moderate a panel discussion at...
Apr 19, 2016


California Farmers Howl as Feds Unveil Central Valley Water Deliveries
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation recently announced its initial 2016 water supply allocation for Central Valley Project (CVP) contractors....
Apr 11, 2016
Dawson attorney explains legal implications of WOTUS, Clean Water litigation
Senior Advisor Larry Liebesman speaks to E&E TV about the WOTUS ruling The legal implications of federal water and permitting policies...
Apr 7, 2016
Sr. Advisor Bob Wolff to receive “outstanding leadership” military engineer award
Robert Wolff, PhD, P.E. We’re delighted to announce that our colleague Bob Wolff, P.E., who joined us in 2015 after 20 years with the...
Apr 5, 2016
Port dredging & the Army Corps of Engineers: 5 ways to expedite your approval
D&A colleagues offer recommendations for expediting Corps approvals of port and channel dredging. Port and channel dredging requires...
Mar 16, 2016
Dawson official moderates military engineer meeting
Senior Vice President Maj. Gen. (Ret) Don Riley (right) spoke at the March 8 SAME event. On March 8, our friends at the Society of...
Mar 13, 2016
“The supply shock… may be unprecedented”
D&A Senior Advisor Jim Durkay The Poe Lock on the St. Mary’s River is an engineering masterpiece. It’s also one of the most crucial...
Mar 8, 2016


The Sixth Circuit’s decision to hear the CWA WOTUS Rule continues the legal quagmire
On February 22, a divided panel of Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that the Army Corps of Engineers and EPA’s “Waters of the...
Feb 29, 2016
A Narrow View of the Appropriations Process May Mislead Readers
Congress has authorized $405 million to improve the river locks and dams of the United States over the next fiscal year. Recently, The...
Feb 11, 2016
Wyoming, RIP
Today, we’ll take a break from policy issues involving federal environmental policy and the Army Corps of Engineers to pay tribute to a...
Feb 8, 2016


Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Case on Judicial Review of Clean Water Act Jurisdiction Determinations
Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal from a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eight Circuit that Clean...
Jan 11, 2016
Scott Cameron takes Water Conservation District oath
D&A Senior Advisor Scott Cameron Congratulations to our colleague Scott Cameron, who recently took the oath of office as Director of the...
Jan 5, 2016
Colorado’s “New” Water Plan
Colorado’s comprehensive water plan may face funding issues, but may represent a more prosperous future for the state. Since the writings...
Dec 17, 2015
The Sixth Circuit Hears Arguments on WOTUS Rule Jurisdiction
The Clean Water Act, which defines the geographic reach of “Waters of the United States”, has spawned multiple lawsuits across the...
Dec 13, 2015
Killing O’Reilly
D&A Senior Advisor Peter Arnold A storm of controversy has erupted over Fox News host Bill O’Reilly’s new book, Killing Reagan. The...
Dec 10, 2015
Giving back to the next generation
The SAME Leadership Lab On Monday, November 16, members of the Society of American Military Engineers’ “Leadership Lab” program and their...
Nov 24, 2015
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