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  • NR 19-018: Dale Hollow Lake Plankyard Access Area closing April 1, 2019

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (March 19, 2019) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District announces the Plankyard Access Area at Dale Hollow Lake near Byrdstown, Tenn., is closing for an unspecified timeframe April 1, 2019.

  • Kansas City District response to Missouri River flooding

    We have four Mobile Liaison Teams in the field providing technical assistance to 12 levee owners and operator in Missouri and Kansas. We have distributed over 400,000 sandbags, have more than 4 million on- hand, and have provided sandbagging machines to one location with a 2-person crew.

  • Officials mark start of Ambridge sewer improvement project

    Today, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rep. Pete Visclosky (IN-1), Gary Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson, and the Gary Sanitary District held a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the start of a sewer improvement project in Gary.

  • MKARNS Nav Notice SWL 19-08 Lock Closure - Col Charles D. Maynard Lock (No. 5) NM 86.3

    MKARNS - Colonel Charles D. Maynard Lock (No. 5) NM 86.3 will be closed to navigation traffic on the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System from 6 a.m. on March 25 until 6 a.m. on March 26, and from 6 a.m. on March 27 until 6 a.m. on March 28. These closures are to replace sections of hydraulic piping.

  • Emergency permitting procedures in Nebraska and South Dakota

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, (Corps) is issuing this public notice to inform members of the public of Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (Section 404) and Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 (Section 10). The Corps administers the permitting process for activities in waters of the United States and when activities occur over, in, or under a Section 10 water. This public notice explains when the Corps has jurisdiction over work or activities, what types of Department of Army (DA) permits are available, and how to apply for those permits. Specific emphasis is on emergencies and the permitting process for emergency activities in Nebraska and South Dakota.

  • Thurmond Lake officials announce seasonal openings of recreation sites

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – Recreation sites at the J. Strom Thurmond Lake will open for the 2019 season on a

  • A Digest and Review of the 2018 IPBES Assessment of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services for the Americas

    This paper, just released by the U. S. Army USACE of Engineers (USACE) Institute for Water Resources

  • After 40 years in public service, long-time TAD PAO departs (again)

    The Transatlantic Division bid a fond farewell to a long-time public servant and friend to the organization when Joan Kibler retired (again) on March 19, 2019, after 40 years in public service. Kibler was a “reemployed annuitant” – a former federal civil servant who came out of retirement to return to Federal service – supporting TAD’s Public Affairs office.

  • Corps begins Willamette Valley System evaluation

    Almost three million people, or about 70 percent of Oregon’s population live in a fertile valley on the state’s western side, according to Portland State University figures. This number has doubled since 1970 – and people are still squeezing themselves into the roughly 150 mile-long valley, which is bracketed by mountain ranges and dominated by a powerful and deceptive force – the Willamette River. This influential river has had a long history of devastating flooding, which spurred the people of Oregon and the U.S. Congress into action in the 1930’s. Congress granted the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers the authority to build a system of dams on the Willamette River’s tributaries for flood control purposes.

  • Hartwell Lake campgrounds and day-use areas to open soon for 2019 season

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Hartwell Project Office, announced the April 1