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  • Miami-Dade Back Bay Coastal Storm Risk Management Feasibility Study public meeting set

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and non-Federal Sponsor, Miami-Dade County, invite the public to attend an informational public meeting on the Miami-Dade County Back-Bay Coastal Storm Risk Management Feasibility Study. The Corps and county will host the meeting Sept. 10, from 5-7 p.m. at the North Shore Park & Youth Center located at 501 72nd Street, Miami Beach, FL 33141.

  • Collier County Coastal Storm Risk Management Feasibility Study public informational meeting set

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the non-Federal Sponsor, Collier County, Florida, invite the public to attend an informational public meeting on the Collier County Coastal Storm Risk Management Feasibility Study. The Corps and county will host the meeting Sept. 9, from 5-7 p.m., at the Collier County Administrative Building, 3299 Tamiami Trail East, Bldg. F, 3rd Floor, Naples, FL 34112.

  • USACE ERDC completes 2-year study of Common Carp in Manistique

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Research and Development Center recently completed an innovative 2-year, multiphase study tracking the residency of the common carp and determining if tagged carp could help assess where polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) exposure areas are within the area of concern (AOC) in the Manistique River and Harbor, near Manistique, Michigan. This study was conducted because despite sediment remediation from 1995-2000 and navigational dredging in 2010, PCB concentrations in fish remain elevated.

  • Vicksburg District Begins Drawdown at Eagle Lake

    VICKSBURG, Miss. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District, in collaboration and agreement with its local, state and federal partners, plans to operate the Muddy Bayou Control Structure in order to lower the elevation of Eagle Lake, located approximately 10 miles north of Vicksburg, Mississippi, to 70 feet by the end of September. The decision is based on standards established in the Eagle Lake Water Level Management Agreement, which permits the elevation of Eagle Lake to be lowered to a minimum of approximately 70 feet if deemed necessary. Lowering the lake will aid in recovery and repairs following the historic 2019 Yazoo Backwater flood.

  • Corps of Engineers encourages water safety this Labor Day weekend

    KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District, manages 18 lakes throughout Missouri, Kansas, Iowa and Nebraska, and encourages you not to be a statistic this Labor Day weekend and to wear a life jacket while in, on, or around water. “Statistics tell us 89% of all water related fatalities at Corps of Engineers lakes were not wearing life jackets,” says Kyle Ruona, Kansas City District public safety program manager. The Kansas City District urges visitors to be prepared, understand the importance of water safety, to be alert and to expect the unexpected.

  • Corps seeks public comment on Draft Environmental Assessment for improvements to groundwater wells in Shelby, Montana

    A draft environmental assessment for a proposal to improve the groundwater well system in Shelby, Montana is available for public review through Sept. 30, 2019.

  • USACE FED contract specialist retires after 40 years of service; reflects on career highlights

    CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea – Yi, Tong Hui, a contract specialist, has been an employee with the

  • Gathright Dam’s fourth pulse release of 2019 set for Sept. 4

    COVINGTON, Va. – Gathright Dam operators are scheduled to carry out the year’s fourth water-pulse release from Lake Moomaw on Sept. 4. It will take place between 6 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.

  • CORPS LIFTS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ARKANSAS RIVER

    LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Army Corps of Engineers has lifted the small craft advisory for the Arkansas River. Advisories are issued when flows reach 70,000 cubic feet per second. Even though flows have receded below that threshold, Corps officials urge boaters to always use caution when on the river.

  • Fiber optic installation sheds light on valuable partnership

    An ongoing project to install fiber optic cable to increase bandwidth and data transmission speeds is shedding light on how two federal agencies are partnering to reduce costs and improve communications.