• Black Rock Lock opens following winter maintenance

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District completed repairs to the upper east and west miter gates and lock anchorages of the Black Rock Lock, after it closed in late November for repairs.
  • Burnsville Lake Reopens to Boating

    HUNTINGTON, WV – Burnsville Lake in Burnsville, W.Va., Is now open to boating.  Repairs have been made to the water line that supplies recreational facilities on the Bulltown end of Burnsville Lake and residences in the area.
  • Cuerpo de Ingenieros acepta comentarios públicos sobre el Plan Recomendado para el Proyecto Río Antón Ruíz

    El Distrito de Jacksonville del Cuerpo de Ingenieros del Ejército de los EE. UU. (USACE por sus siglas en inglés) está aceptando comentarios sobre el Plan Recomendado del 2020 para el proyecto Río Antón Ruíz ubicado en la Reserva Natural de Humacao en Puerto Rico. USACE solicita que cualquier pregunta o comentario se envíe a más tardar, el jueves 11 de junio de 2020, por correo electrónico a Kristen.L.Donofrio@usace.army.mil.,
  • Corps seeks public comment on Recommended Plan for the Río Antón Ruíz Project

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District is seeking comment on the 2020 Recommended Plan for the Río Antón Ruíz project located in the Humacao Natural Reserve in Humacao, Puerto Rico. The Corps is requesting that any questions or comments be submitted, by Thursday, June 11, 2020, to Kristen.L.Donofrio@usace.army.mil
  • U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s mentoring program develops leaders while fostering friendships

    For nearly five years, leadership from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s Directorate of Human Capital has focused on talent development with the ERDC mentoring program. For Pam Simpson, the ERDC training program coordinator, the key to being successful in the workplace is a strong foundation; and she credits hers to a good mentor who saw her potential more than three decades ago.  So, when the ERDC Directorate of Human Capital announced their plans for a mentoring program, Simpson was one of the first to volunteer. 
  • USACE Albuquerque District lakes scheduled to begin phased reopening

    USACE-Albuquerque District announced May 15, 2020, that USACE-managed lakes in New Mexico and southeastern Colorado are scheduled to begin the first part of a phased reopening. The initial reopening date will vary from lake to lake due to local and state conditions. See the news release for lake-specific information.
  • USACE helps Montana, FEMA prepare for COVID-19 future

    In the three and a half months since the first COVID-19 case was diagnosed in the U.S., the state of Montana has the second lowest number of total cases, and the lowest number of cases per capita of any state in the country. Those low numbers did not stop the state’s leaders and FEMA from enlisting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, to prepare for the future fight against the virus.
  • Corps proposes maintenance dredging of Wood Island and Pool at Biddeford Federal navigation project in Maine

    CONCORD, Mass. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District is proposing to perform
  • NR 20-014: Lake Cumberland’s Lakeview Boat Ramp closed to stage debris

    SOMERSET, Ky. (May 15, 2020) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District announces the temporary closure of the Lakeview Boat Ramp until further notice. The boat ramp area is being used for the Corps of Engineers debris collection program for staging and processing large wood collected from Lake Cumberland and its shoreline.
  • Reservoir refill conditions improve in Willamette Valley

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District anticipates better water refill across the Willamette Valley Project throughout the summer than previously forecast.