• Thurmond Lake recreation areas remain closed until further notice

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, will keep most recreation areas at J. Strom Thurmond Dam and Lake closed through the 2025 season, and possibly longer, due to unprecedented damages caused by Hurricane Helene.
  • John Martin Reservoir to host Midwinter Eagle Count Jan. 10, 2025

    USACE staff at John Martin Reservoir will host their annual midwinter eagle survey at the reservoir, Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. The event is free and open to the public.
  • UPDATE: Arkabutla Dam emergency - Lake levels to remain elevated in upcoming weeks – maximum releases will continue

    Vicksburg, Miss – Pool levels at Arkabutla Lake are currently above 215 ft. and are forecast to rise to near 220 ft. in the next week due to expected rain events. Pool levels at Arkabutla Dam, located in DeSoto and Tate Counties in Northwest Mississippi, can fluctuate quickly especially during the rainy season. For the overall safety of the dam and downstream communities, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District (USACE-MVK) plans to continue maximum releases at the dam until the pool level approaches the target level of 204 ft. With river levels across the basin already elevated, downstream communities may experience flooding and related impacts as seasonal rains persist.
  • Santa Rosa Lake to host Midwinter Eagle Count Jan. 15, 2025

    USACE staff at Santa Rosa Lake will host a midwinter eagle survey at the lake, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. The event is free and open to the public and no previous experience is required.
  • Corps of Engineers awards $18.7 million contract for the Fargo-Moorhead diversion project

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, awarded a $18.7 million contract to HSG Park Joint Venture 2, LLC of Harvey, North Dakota, Jan. 2, to complete the Southern Embankment Reach SE-3 portion of the Fargo, North Dakota/Moorhead, Minnesota, Metropolitan Area Flood Risk Management Project, which is also known as the FM Area Diversion.
  • Cochiti Lake to host annual Midwinter Eagle Count Jan. 11, 2025

    USACE staff at Cochiti Lake will host a midwinter eagle survey at the lake, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. No pre-registration is required, and all are welcome to participate.
  • Active Ice Management Systems and Methods: A Breakthrough in Cold-Weather Operations

    The battle against ice in cold-weather operations has taken a significant step forward with the newly patented “Active Ice Management Systems and Methods” (Patent No. 11898315), or AIMS.
  • Shenango Soaring: Army Corps invites bird enthusiasts to fifth annual Eagle Fest

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District, in partnership with the Shenango River Watchers, will host the fifth annual Eagle Fest at Shenango River Lake, Jan. 11.
  • Inventory and Evaluation of 12 Miscellaneous Buildings for the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) at Custer Hill Area, Fort Riley, Kansas: Volume 1

    Abstract: The US Congress codified the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (NHPA), the nation’s most effective cultural resources legislation to date, mostly through establishing the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The NHPA requires federal agencies to address their cultural resources, which are defined as any prehistoric or historic district, site, building, structure, or object. Section 110 of the NHPA requires federal agencies to inventory and evaluate their cultural resources, and Section 106 requires them to determine the effect of federal undertakings on those potentially eligible for the NRHP. This two-volume report documents an architectural survey of 12 miscellaneous buildings and structures constructed from 1960 through 1976 in the Custer Hill area at Fort Riley, Kansas. Volume 1 includes an analysis of the eligibility of these buildings and structures to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) and satisfies Section 110 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended. Volume 2 contains individual building inventory forms, and its access is controlled by Fort Riley for security reasons. During the covered period, Fort Riley’s primary mission was training recruits for deployment to South Vietnam. As a result, the relevant theme developed for determining historical significance for these 12 buildings at Fort Riley is Recruit Training for Ground Combat in Vietnam. Of the facilities inventoried, none achieved significance under this theme for Criterion A. These buildings do not embody a distinctive characteristic of a type, period, or method of construction, do not represent the work of a master, and do not possess high artistic value under Criterion C. Therefore, no buildings were determined to be eligible to the NRHP. This work fulfills Section 110 requirements for these buildings.
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issues proposed design refinements for Central Everglades Planning Project North Phase

    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Jan. 2, 2025) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Jacksonville District pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) issues the Notice of Availability (NOA) of the Supplemental Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Proposed Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for construction of proposed design refinements for the Central Everglades Planning Project (CEPP) North Phase. The specific features of the CEPP Recommended Plan to be implemented in the CEPP North Phase focus on hydropattern restoration in northern Water Conservation Area (WCA) 3A and the backfilling of the Miami Canal that were identified in the 2014 CEPP Final Project Implementation Report and Environmental Impact Statement (PIR/EIS). Construction of the CEPP North Phase will prepare the Everglades system for additional treated water inflows from Lake Okeechobee by providing the conveyance improvements and landscape connectivity necessary to redistribute additional flows to northern WCA 3A. Preliminary hydraulic modeling has found that modifications to CEPP North features are necessary in order to meet the project objectives identified in the 2014 CEPP Final PIR/EIS, including effective and uniformly distributed flow into WCA 3A. The CEPP North SEA and Proposed FONSI address construction of proposed design refinements to the L-4 Levee degrade, a feature of the Recommended Plan in the 2014 CEPP Final PIR/EIS and Chief's Report.