• USACE South Atlantic Division Commander Visits Puerto Rico to Advance Regional Projects

    San Juan, Puerto Rico - With the purpose of attending strategic events that will accelerate the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers mission in Puerto Rico, Brig. Gen. Daniel Hibner, commander of the South Atlantic Division, visited the island earlier this month. Hibner signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, attended the Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Franklin D. Roosevelt Avenue Bridge Replacement Construction Project, visited several active projects, and sat down with local media to discuss the recently created Caribbean District and its mission.
  • Omaha District’s Meg Zuercher selected for ERDC University

    Meg Zuercher, a hydraulic engineer with the USACE Omaha District, has been chosen as a participant for the 2024 session of the Engineer Research and Development Center University (ERDC-U).
  • Toward Systemic Beneficial use of Dredged Sediments in San Pablo Bay: Demonstration of a Proposed Framework for Matching Sediment Needs with Dredging Requirements

    Abstract: Coastal wetlands provide a suite of valuable ecosystem services, but they are rapidly disappearing due to reductions in sediment supply and rising sea levels, making them ideal candidates for restoration through beneficial use of dredged sediment. Because sediment dredged from navigation channels is a limited resource relative to the number of degraded wetlands, a framework has been developed to align coastal restoration sediment needs with dredging requirements to maximize social, environmental, and flood risk reduction benefits while also completing the navigation mission. The framework is comprised of four key steps: (1) geographic scoping and suitability considerations, (2) quantification of the dredged sediment available and restoration project sediment needs, (3) definition of cost and benefit objectives, and (4) optimization of costs and benefits to determine the most efficient solutions. This report is a demonstration of this framework on a subset of wetland sites and local federal navigation channels in San Pablo Bay, California.
  • Record of Decision Published for FUSRAP Guterl Site in Lockport

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District has published the Record of Decision for the Former Guterl Specialty Steel Corporation Site. The 70-acre site, located in Lockport, New York, is being addressed under the authority of the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program. The record of decision marks the completion of the final step in the federal decision-making process for addressing legacy contamination at the site and describes the final selected remedy to address contaminated buildings, soil and groundwater at the Guterl Site.
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Officials Celebrate Completion of City of Crown Point Liberty Park Pipelining Project

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Rep. Frank J. Mrvan (IN-1), and Crown Point Mayor Peter
  • USACE deploys response team, awards contract to address conditions at Buxton Formerly Used Defense Site

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers deployed a team earlier this week to the Former Buxton Naval Facility, a Formerly Used Defense Sites property located within Cape Hatteras National Seashore in Dare County, North Carolina. The team is on-site and responding to recent reports of fuel sheen and odors along the beach.
  • Graham assumes command of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

    WASHINGTON – Lt. Gen. William H. “Butch” Graham, Jr. today assumed command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and became the Army’s 56th Chief of Engineers during a three-part ceremony at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall’s Conmy Hall. Graham assumed command from outgoing USACE commander Lt. Gen. Scott A. Spellmon during the change of command ceremony hosted by Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Randy A. George.
  • Commander charges Leadership Development Program graduates to rise to the occasion

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Sept. 13, 2024) – Participants finished the second level of the Leadership Development Program Wednesday during a graduation ceremony at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Headquarters.
  • South Mills Bridge Closure for Maintenance

    SOUTH MILLS, N.C. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will conduct maintenance repair work on the South Mills Bridge, located on the Dismal Swamp Canal, on Tuesday, September 17, 2024. The repairs, which are necessary to address issues identified during routine inspections, are part of the Corps’ ongoing commitment to maintaining safe and reliable infrastructure.
  • Army Civil Works announces invitations to apply for dam safety loans; $763 million in potential federal financing for Michigan

    The Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers today announced the first set of proposals being invited to apply for loans under the new Corps Water Infrastructure Financing Program (CWIFP). Two of the invited applicants are in Michigan.