14 Apr 2020

Additional boundary line maintenance at Bull Shoals Lake

MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. – The Army Corps of Engineers is advising landowners adjacent to public lands on Bull Shoals Lake that work crews are conducting additional boundary line maintenance.

14 Apr 2020

Corps awards $569 million border barrier contract

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Pacific Border District awarded a $569 million contract modification April 11 to BFBC LLC, Bozeman, Montana, for 17.17 miles of border wall design-build construction in San Diego and El Centro, California.

14 Apr 2020

Maine Department of Marine Resources seeks Corps permit to build pens to raise Atlantic salmon in Cutler

CONCORD, Mass. – The Maine Department of Marine Resources is seeking a permit from the U.S. Army

14 Apr 2020

Corps proposes revisions to compensatory mitigation for impacts to aquatic resources in New England

CONCORD, Mass. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District is proposing revisions to

14 Apr 2020

Pine Island Real Estate, LLC, seeks Corps of Engineers permit to expand marina in Groton

CONCORD, Mass. – Pine Island Real Estate, LLC, is seeking a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of

14 Apr 2020

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers publishes request for comment on proposed revision to regulation governing possession of firearms

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) today published in the Federal Register a request for comments on a proposed revision to its regulation governing the possession and transportation of firearms at USACE-managed Water Resources Development Projects.

14 Apr 2020

Ready to Advertise despite COVID-19

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Memphis District recently met a ‘tasker’ milestone known as “Ready to Advertise” for the Clack and Norfolk Seepage Remediation Project, all while adapting to newly placed COVID-19 work procedures. About ten days before BCOE (Bidability, Constructability, Operability, and Environmental) certification, Project Delivery Team members Jeremy Ruffell, John Hudson, Kevin Keller, Conrad Stacks, Brian Johnson, Josh Koontz, and Andrew Smothers, along with many other USACE employees, were sent home for mass telework.

13 Apr 2020

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers publishes request for comment on proposed revision to regulation governing possession of firearms

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) today published in the Federal Register a request for comments on a proposed revision to its regulation governing the possession and transportation of firearms at USACE-managed Water Resources Development Projects.

13 Apr 2020

Vicksburg District provides update on forecasts, conditions across region - April 13

VICKSBURG, Miss. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District provided an update on forecasts and conditions across the district’s jurisdiction April 13. The National Weather Service has forecasted an average of 0.5-1.5 inches of rainfall over the Lower Mississippi River Valley over the next seven days. As of 2 p.m. April 13, the Mississippi River is 43.1 feet at Arkansas City, Arkansas; 54.2 feet at Greenville, Mississippi; and 50.3 feet at Vicksburg, Mississippi. The river is beginning to fall at each of these locations. Based on current forecasts, the Mississippi River at Natchez, Mississippi, is expected to crest at 57.4 feet April 13. These predictions are based on two days of forecasted rainfall and may change based on future rainfall.

13 Apr 2020

Army Corps, Partners Construct Alternate Care Facility at State University of New York at Stony Brook, Long Island N.Y.

The Alternate Care Facility is taking shape on the State University of New York at Stony Brook on Long Island to facilitate the care for COVID-19 patients. The Corps awarded the $101 million contract to build a 1,000-bed temporary hospital and part of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ efforts to support the Federal Emergency Management Agency response.