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22 Dec 2020
Final pieces installed in Semmes Dam before water returns to basin
After months of planning and coordination, a team of specialized construction personnel slid the
22 Dec 2020
U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center assists Kansas City Corps with hydrodynamic dredge
In a demonstration of collaboration and innovation, the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center deployed an experimental asset and team of experts to the Missouri River in the Kansas City District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, to assist in dredging shallow areas called shoals in the navigation river channel.
22 Dec 2020
Tuttle Creek Lake prepares for winter: Outflow increases, lake drops
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Beginning Dec. 23, 2020 the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Tuttle Creek Lake will increase outflows to drop lake levels in order to facilitate ongoing construction projects. This seasonal adjustment minimizes ice damage, provides additional storage capacity for spring rains and favorable habitat for fish spawning in the spring. Operations to lower the lake water level will not delay ongoing construction activities at the stilling basin (locally known as the “tubes”) nor cause excessive flow for ongoing construction downstream in the Kansas River.
21 Dec 2020
Cochiti Lake to reopen January 4, 2021
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Albuquerque District announced Dec. 21, 2020, that Cochiti Lake is scheduled to reopen for day use beginning Jan. 4, 2021.
21 Dec 2020
Edwards Air Force Base officials cut ribbon on new fire station, applaud Corps, contractor for award-winning design
Edwards Air Force Base officials cut the ribbon on an award-winning airfield fire station Dec. 8 during an intimate, socially distanced ceremony at the base in California. The Flightline Fire Station, designed by I.E. Pacific, Inc., recently won the Facility Design Honor Award – the highest achievement – in the 2020 U.S. Air Force Civil Engineer Center Design Award Program. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District was the design agent for the facility.
21 Dec 2020
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to resume Rochester Harbor east pier repairs Spring 2021
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, and its contractor, Dean Marine & Excavating, Inc., are scheduled to resume repairs of the Rochester Harbor east pier, located in Rochester, New York, in Spring 2021. The remaining repairs, the concrete cap and pier lighting, are expected to be completed within a month of resuming construction.
21 Dec 2020
Corps of Engineers Hartwell Lake Office accepts Christmas trees for recycling
SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Hartwell Lake Office will accept natural Christmas trees (no artificial trees) for recycling Dec. 26, 2020 through Jan. 26, 2021.
21 Dec 2020
USACE proposes Hyannis Harbor Federal Navigation Project breakwater repair and maintenance work
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District is proposing to repair the breakwater
18 Dec 2020
Channel Islands Harbor dredging to break for holidays, resume Jan. 11
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District, in coordination with the County of Ventura, is performing maintenance dredging near the entrance of Channel Islands Harbor. Manson Construction of Seattle, the Corps' contractor, is completing the work.
18 Dec 2020
Corps' Jacksonville District prepares for State 404 Assumption
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District announced the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA,) has approved the State of Florida’s request to assume administration of a portion of the Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 404 program.