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  • Agencies Encourage Outdoor Enthusiasts to “Do The Right Thing”

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District has partnered with more than a dozen federal, state and local agencies in and around the Columbia River Gorge to encourage outdoor enthusiasts to “do the right thing” and comply with public health directives to stay home and reduce the spread of COVID-19.

  • Corps opens public comment on additional sand sources for beach renourishment in Bal Harbour

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District opens public comment on the Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) and proposed Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) regarding potential sand sources for the renourishment of the Bal Harbour Beach segment of the Dade County Beach Erosion Control and Hurricane Protection Project. Public comments will be accepted through May 4, 2020.

  • Corps of Engineers updates preventative measures in place for COVID-19 at Cape Cod Canal Project

    Buzzards Bay, Mass. – In accordance with the most recent Massachusetts Department of Public Health

  • Work Continues on Alternate Care Sites in 8 Locations

    April 3, 2020 update regarding USACE contracts for alternate care sites selected by State governments. This listing of USACE contracts awarded to support Alternate Care Sites will be updated daily. An Alternate Care Site (ACS) is a facility that’s temporarily converted for healthcare use during a public health emergency to reduce the burden on hospitals and established medical facilities. The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) compiled the following materials to support States and municipalities in creating ACSs to support their medical requirements during the COVID-19 pandemic. Implementation of Alternate Care Sites is a State-led and managed process. While there are some steps listed on the Alternate Care Sites page in which the Federal Government may be able to provide assistance, States and Municipalities are encouraged to complete them on their own. The fact that materials and activities are listed on the Alternate Care Sites page do not imply that the Federal Government will be providing any assistance in executing them. States should tailor all materials based on local requirements.

  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers evaluates Oahu, Kauai sites for use as potential alternate care facilities

    In response to the spread of coronavirus in Hawaii, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Honolulu District technical survey team conducted initial planning and site assessments of two Oahu and five Kauai locations for potential conversion into alternate care facilities (ACFs). To date, the USACE team has completed 17 assessments in Hawaii - five on Oahu, three on Maui, five in Hawaii County, and four on Kauai.

  • Corps of Engineers announces closure of boat ramps near Big Bend Dam

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in coordination with the Crow Creek Sioux and Lower Brule Sioux tribes are closing the boat ramps near Big Bend Dam, near Fort Thompson, South Dakota, effective Friday.

  • Corps to Operate Bonnet Carre’ Spillway

    Heavy rain in the Mississippi Valley and rising Mississippi River water stages and flow are prompting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to open the Bonnet Carré Spillway Friday, April 3, to keep the volume of Mississippi River flows at New Orleans from exceeding 1.25 million cubic feet per second (cfs). COVID-19: In accordance with the state and federal guidelines in response to COVID-19 this event will not be open to the public.

  • Vicksburg District to keep boat ramps, nature trails open at north Mississippi lakes, but other district recreation areas remain closed

    VICKSBURG, Miss. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District will keep its boat ramps, nature trails and fishing areas at Arkabutla, Enid, Sardis and Grenada lakes open in north Mississippi for the time being.

  • Alamo Dam increases release

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District is making higher-than-normal releases from Alamo Dam to bring the water surface elevation of Alamo Lake back to its target elevation, since an initial large inflow began March 13.

  • Corps to Operate Bonnet Carre’ Spillway

    Corps to Operate Bonnet Carre’ SpillwayNEW ORLEANS - Heavy rain in the Mississippi Valley and rising