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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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March

16 Mar 2020
USACE to cancel public information meeting for Ray Roberts Lake Master Plan Revision
FORT WORTH, Texas – Officials with the Fort Worth District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, announced today due to COVID-19 concerns the canceling of the public meeting on March 24 at Tioga High School, 855 McKnight Road, Tioga, Texas 76271, to inform the public of the initiation of the revision to the Ray Roberts Lake Master Plan.
16 Mar 2020
Asphalt paving to begin at Lake Ouachita’s Brady Mountain, Stephens Park recreation areas
VICKSBURG, Miss. -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District’s Lake Ouachita announced that an asphalt paving project will take place at the lake’s Brady Mountain and Stephens Park recreation areas from approximately March 23 to April 8.
16 Mar 2020
Corps to close day use recreational areas, postpone campground openings
Corps to close day use recreational areas, postpone campground openings LOUISVILLE, KY –In the interest of public safety due to COVID-19 concerns, and in accordance with Center for Disease Control recommendations, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District will be closing all Corps-managed day use recreational areas (such as boat ramps and picnic shelters) and postponing the opening of all campgrounds until May 11, 2020.
16 Mar 2020
Corps to Host Virtual Meeting on Tygart Lake Master Plan and Shoreline Management Plan Revisions
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is hosting a virtual meeting about the Tygart Lake Master and Shoreline Management Plans updates. The corps is seeking public feedback on the proposed changes to the management of the lake based on public input collected in August 2018.
16 Mar 2020
All scheduled events at Blue Marsh Lake cancelled
Due to concerns on the spread of the Coronavirus and based on guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, all scheduled events and programs at Blue Marsh Lake are cancelled until the end of the April.
16 Mar 2020
Tulsa West Tulsa Levee Feasibility Study
Tulsa West Tulsa Feasibility Study State and Agency Review Documents.
16 Mar 2020
How unmanned aircraft systems could be range project force-multipliers
A group of Huntsville Center professionals gathered Feb. 27 at the Rocket City Radio Controllers complex in southeast Huntsville to evaluate the capabilities of three different unmanned aircraft systems to find ways to make range projects more efficient and less costly.
16 Mar 2020
USACE to lease Comal Park to local recreational organization
FORT WORTH, Texas – Fort Worth District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Officials at Canyon Lake announce today the lease of Comal Park to the Water Oriented Recreation District (WORD) of Comal County.
16 Mar 2020
Contract awarded for Green Space Restoration work along South Claiborne Ave.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, recently awarded a contract to restore green infrastructure previously removed for the construction of SELA underground drainage improvements on South Claiborne Avenue.
16 Mar 2020
Kissane: Every project we build has a foundation
Understanding the nature of earth materials from soils and rock that are part of an excavation wall or used in embankments is pretty much imbedded in the mind of Joe Kissane, senior geologist at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Chicago District. His 40-year career has taken him from tunnels around Niagara Falls in Ontario to the Chicago shoreline project.

News Releases

16 Mar 2020
USACE to cancel public information meeting for Ray Roberts Lake Master Plan Revision
FORT WORTH, Texas – Officials with the Fort Worth District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, announced today due to COVID-19 concerns the canceling of the public meeting on March 24 at Tioga High School, 855 McKnight Road, Tioga, Texas 76271, to inform the public of the initiation of the revision to the Ray Roberts Lake Master Plan.
16 Mar 2020
Asphalt paving to begin at Lake Ouachita’s Brady Mountain, Stephens Park recreation areas
VICKSBURG, Miss. -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District’s Lake Ouachita announced that an asphalt paving project will take place at the lake’s Brady Mountain and Stephens Park recreation areas from approximately March 23 to April 8.
16 Mar 2020
Corps to close day use recreational areas, postpone campground openings
Corps to close day use recreational areas, postpone campground openings LOUISVILLE, KY –In the interest of public safety due to COVID-19 concerns, and in accordance with Center for Disease Control recommendations, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District will be closing all Corps-managed day use recreational areas (such as boat ramps and picnic shelters) and postponing the opening of all campgrounds until May 11, 2020.
16 Mar 2020
Corps to Host Virtual Meeting on Tygart Lake Master Plan and Shoreline Management Plan Revisions
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is hosting a virtual meeting about the Tygart Lake Master and Shoreline Management Plans updates. The corps is seeking public feedback on the proposed changes to the management of the lake based on public input collected in August 2018.
16 Mar 2020
All scheduled events at Blue Marsh Lake cancelled
Due to concerns on the spread of the Coronavirus and based on guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, all scheduled events and programs at Blue Marsh Lake are cancelled until the end of the April.
16 Mar 2020
Tulsa West Tulsa Levee Feasibility Study
Tulsa West Tulsa Feasibility Study State and Agency Review Documents.
16 Mar 2020
How unmanned aircraft systems could be range project force-multipliers
A group of Huntsville Center professionals gathered Feb. 27 at the Rocket City Radio Controllers complex in southeast Huntsville to evaluate the capabilities of three different unmanned aircraft systems to find ways to make range projects more efficient and less costly.
16 Mar 2020
USACE to lease Comal Park to local recreational organization
FORT WORTH, Texas – Fort Worth District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Officials at Canyon Lake announce today the lease of Comal Park to the Water Oriented Recreation District (WORD) of Comal County.
16 Mar 2020
Contract awarded for Green Space Restoration work along South Claiborne Ave.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, recently awarded a contract to restore green infrastructure previously removed for the construction of SELA underground drainage improvements on South Claiborne Avenue.
16 Mar 2020
Kissane: Every project we build has a foundation
Understanding the nature of earth materials from soils and rock that are part of an excavation wall or used in embankments is pretty much imbedded in the mind of Joe Kissane, senior geologist at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Chicago District. His 40-year career has taken him from tunnels around Niagara Falls in Ontario to the Chicago shoreline project.