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Levees are a vital part of modern flood risk management. They are part of flood defense systems that may also include flood walls, pumping stations, gates closures, and other associated structures. These elements work together to reduce risk to human life and reduce economic damages from flood events. — USACE extends comment period on draft National Levee Safety Guidelines

'The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced today it is extending the comment period on the draft first edition of the National Levee Safety Guidelines to Aug. 31, 2024. The guidelines were developed with stakeholder input under the National Levee Safety Program and released for public review on...'

7/19/2024
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22 Apr 2020
Table Rock Lake Oversight Committee meeting postponed because of COVID-19 concerns
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.--The Table Rock Lake Oversight Committee and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are postponing the public meeting scheduled for May 6 because of COVID-19 concerns and the current State of Missouri “Stay At Home” order.
22 Apr 2020
Public input sought on updated oil and gas management plan for Lake Sakakawea/Garrison Project, N.D.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, is seeking public comments on an updated draft oil and gas management plan, and new programmatic environmental assessment, for the Lake Sakakawea/Garrison Dam Project in North Dakota. Comments will be accepted until May 22, 2020.
22 Apr 2020
USACE Chicago District Ecosystem Restoration Master Plan team, partners look to future of ecosystem restoration program
As the nation’s environmental engineer, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers manages one of the largest federal environmental missions – constructing sustainable facilities; regulating waterways; managing natural resources; cleaning up contaminated sites from past military activities; and restoring degraded ecosystems.
21 Apr 2020
FUSRAP team observes Earth Day, April 22
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District’s Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP) wishes you “Happy Earth Day!” because, at FUSRAP, every day is Earth Day. The Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP) is an environmental remediation program. FUSRAP does cleanup of radiological contamination generated by activities of the Manhattan Engineer District and the Atomic Energy Commission (MED/AEC) during development of the atomic weapons in the 1940s and 1950s
21 Apr 2020
Just Released – New Report on Shared Vision Planning for Europe’s Tisza River Basin
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) Institute for Water Resources (IWR) just released a report on the use of a multilateral Shared Vision Planning (SVP) Risk-Informed pilot study within Europe’s Tisza River Basin. As part of the European Union’s (EU) Water Framework Directive, a partnership of interested river basin stakeholders (known as JOINTISZA) received EU funds to lead a river basin planning process for the Tisza River, a major tributary of the Danube whose watershed is shared by five countries: Hungary, Slovakia, Ukraine, Serbia and Romania. As part of this river basin planning process, the JOINTISZA organizers wanted to test the use of USACE’s Shared Vision Planning (SVP) process in the basin by conducting a pilot on a subarea of the basin (the Tisza-Körös-Valley common water management system or TIKEVIR) that focuses on flood risk management and considers climate change impacts.
21 Apr 2020
20-019 Parents, are your kids driving you crazy? Looking for something to entertain them with? US Army Corps of Engineers is here to help!
AHSAHKA, Idaho – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) would like to introduce you to a new seven week online education program.
21 Apr 2020
Navigable Waters Protection Rule published today and becomes effective June 22, 2020.
Navigable Waters Protection Rule published today and becomes effective June 22, 2020. The Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of the Army are publishing a final rule defining the scope of waters federally regulated under the Clean Water Act. The Navigable Waters Protection Rule is the second step in a comprehensive, two-step process intended to review and revise the definition of “waters of the United States” consistent with the Executive Order signed on February 28, 2017, “Restoring the Rule of Law, Federalism, and Economic Growth by Reviewing the `Waters of the United States' Rule.” Once effective, it replaces the rule published on October 22, 2019. This rule becomes effective on June 22, 2020. Here is a link to the federal register notice: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/04/21/2020-02500/the-navigable-waters-protection-rule-definition-of-waters-of-the-united-states
21 Apr 2020
Earth Day 2020 focuses on climate action for 50th Anniversary
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (April 21, 2020) – The first Earth Day in 1970 launched the modern environmental movement, and is now recognized as the planet’s largest civic event. On the event’s 50th Anniversary April 22, 2020, the theme is climate action. ate action.
21 Apr 2020
Corps electric engineer ‘makes’ much needed shields
It’s no secret our country is experiencing a shortage of face masks. Ever since this virus was declared a pandemic, even those working in hospitals can’t seem to get their hands on the very medical supplies they need to do their day-to-day job. Some hear of the shortage and scramble to get their hands on whatever masks they can find, but not Navigational Electrical Engineer Jeffrey Farmer and the nonprofit group he’s apart of called the “Midsouth Makers.”
21 Apr 2020
Ashuelot River white water events on April 25 in Surry cancelled by paddling clubs due to COVID-19 concerns
All Ashuelot River paddling events that were scheduled for Saturday, April 25, 2020, in Surry, New Hampshire, have been cancelled by the paddling club requestors due to concerns with the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, Surry Mountain Dam in Surry, New Hampshire, will not be providing controlled releases of water that weekend, according to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District officials.

News Releases

22 Apr 2020
Table Rock Lake Oversight Committee meeting postponed because of COVID-19 concerns
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.--The Table Rock Lake Oversight Committee and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are postponing the public meeting scheduled for May 6 because of COVID-19 concerns and the current State of Missouri “Stay At Home” order.
22 Apr 2020
Public input sought on updated oil and gas management plan for Lake Sakakawea/Garrison Project, N.D.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, is seeking public comments on an updated draft oil and gas management plan, and new programmatic environmental assessment, for the Lake Sakakawea/Garrison Dam Project in North Dakota. Comments will be accepted until May 22, 2020.
22 Apr 2020
USACE Chicago District Ecosystem Restoration Master Plan team, partners look to future of ecosystem restoration program
As the nation’s environmental engineer, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers manages one of the largest federal environmental missions – constructing sustainable facilities; regulating waterways; managing natural resources; cleaning up contaminated sites from past military activities; and restoring degraded ecosystems.
21 Apr 2020
FUSRAP team observes Earth Day, April 22
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District’s Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP) wishes you “Happy Earth Day!” because, at FUSRAP, every day is Earth Day. The Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP) is an environmental remediation program. FUSRAP does cleanup of radiological contamination generated by activities of the Manhattan Engineer District and the Atomic Energy Commission (MED/AEC) during development of the atomic weapons in the 1940s and 1950s
21 Apr 2020
Just Released – New Report on Shared Vision Planning for Europe’s Tisza River Basin
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) Institute for Water Resources (IWR) just released a report on the use of a multilateral Shared Vision Planning (SVP) Risk-Informed pilot study within Europe’s Tisza River Basin. As part of the European Union’s (EU) Water Framework Directive, a partnership of interested river basin stakeholders (known as JOINTISZA) received EU funds to lead a river basin planning process for the Tisza River, a major tributary of the Danube whose watershed is shared by five countries: Hungary, Slovakia, Ukraine, Serbia and Romania. As part of this river basin planning process, the JOINTISZA organizers wanted to test the use of USACE’s Shared Vision Planning (SVP) process in the basin by conducting a pilot on a subarea of the basin (the Tisza-Körös-Valley common water management system or TIKEVIR) that focuses on flood risk management and considers climate change impacts.
21 Apr 2020
20-019 Parents, are your kids driving you crazy? Looking for something to entertain them with? US Army Corps of Engineers is here to help!
AHSAHKA, Idaho – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) would like to introduce you to a new seven week online education program.
21 Apr 2020
Navigable Waters Protection Rule published today and becomes effective June 22, 2020.
Navigable Waters Protection Rule published today and becomes effective June 22, 2020. The Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of the Army are publishing a final rule defining the scope of waters federally regulated under the Clean Water Act. The Navigable Waters Protection Rule is the second step in a comprehensive, two-step process intended to review and revise the definition of “waters of the United States” consistent with the Executive Order signed on February 28, 2017, “Restoring the Rule of Law, Federalism, and Economic Growth by Reviewing the `Waters of the United States' Rule.” Once effective, it replaces the rule published on October 22, 2019. This rule becomes effective on June 22, 2020. Here is a link to the federal register notice: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/04/21/2020-02500/the-navigable-waters-protection-rule-definition-of-waters-of-the-united-states
21 Apr 2020
Earth Day 2020 focuses on climate action for 50th Anniversary
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (April 21, 2020) – The first Earth Day in 1970 launched the modern environmental movement, and is now recognized as the planet’s largest civic event. On the event’s 50th Anniversary April 22, 2020, the theme is climate action. ate action.
21 Apr 2020
Corps electric engineer ‘makes’ much needed shields
It’s no secret our country is experiencing a shortage of face masks. Ever since this virus was declared a pandemic, even those working in hospitals can’t seem to get their hands on the very medical supplies they need to do their day-to-day job. Some hear of the shortage and scramble to get their hands on whatever masks they can find, but not Navigational Electrical Engineer Jeffrey Farmer and the nonprofit group he’s apart of called the “Midsouth Makers.”
21 Apr 2020
Ashuelot River white water events on April 25 in Surry cancelled by paddling clubs due to COVID-19 concerns
All Ashuelot River paddling events that were scheduled for Saturday, April 25, 2020, in Surry, New Hampshire, have been cancelled by the paddling club requestors due to concerns with the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, Surry Mountain Dam in Surry, New Hampshire, will not be providing controlled releases of water that weekend, according to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District officials.