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13 Sep 2018
Corps monitoring tropics, maintains flow schedule from Lake O
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Jacksonville District maintains the current flow schedule for water releases from Lake Okeechobee. “We are closely monitoring tropical activity, including multiple storms in the Atlantic, Gulf and Caribbean. If conditions change, we are ready to reevaluate the situation,” said Lt. Col. Jennifer Reynolds, Jacksonville District Deputy Commander for South Florida.
13 Sep 2018
Army Corps Baltimore District prepares for Florence, and potential for flooding throughout the region
BALTIMORE - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District’s is tracking Hurricane Florence and working in coordination with federal, state and local emergency management counterparts throughout the region, including particularly in Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York, Washington D.C., and West Virginia, to prepare to respond to the effects of this storm.
13 Sep 2018
New Division Commander Returns to the District
Former District Commander Col. (P) Kimberly Colloton recently paid a visit to the Albuquerque District, her first in her new role as South Pacific Division Commander.
13 Sep 2018
Army Corps of Engineers waives fees on National Public Lands Day, Sept. 22
VICKSBURG, Miss. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced today that it will waive day use fees normally charged at boat launch ramps and swimming beaches at its recreation areas nationwide in recognition of National Public Lands Day on Saturday, Sept. 22.
13 Sep 2018
Corps of Engineers to host open house at Lock and Dam 10
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is hosting an open house at Lock and Dam 10, in Guttenberg, Iowa, on Saturday, Sept. 22, in conjunction with GermanFest.
13 Sep 2018
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hosts community meeting for Big Fishweir Creek project
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District will host a community meeting Thursday, September 20 at Willowbranch Branch Library, 2875 Park St., Jacksonville, Fla. 32205. A poster session/meet and greet is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. followed by a formal presentation at 6:30 p.m. The public will have an opportunity for comment after the presentation.
13 Sep 2018
Corps reservoirs prevent 2nd highest flood of record along Kiski River
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh, calculates that its recent operation of the district’s Conemaugh River Lake and Loyalhanna Lake dams east of Pittsburgh cut the crest of Kiskiminetas River by 17 feet, preventing the second highest flood of record.
12 Sep 2018
Operation Pave Hawk Tests Search and Rescue Groups’ Interagency Communication at Santa Rosa Lake
Santa Rosa Lake and Dam recently hosted Operation Pave Hawk, a scenario-based search and rescue training exercise organized by the U.S. Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol and the New Mexico Civil Air Patrol.
12 Sep 2018
USACE Galveston District receives supplemental funding to dredge Channel to Port Mansfield, Texas
GALVESTON, Texas (Sep. 12, 2018) –The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District has received funding to conduct maintenance dredging at the Channel to Port Mansfield navigation project.
12 Sep 2018
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers monitoring Hurricane Florence impacts
WILMINGTON, NC—The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Wilmington District is actively monitoring the impacts of Hurricane Florence. When disasters occur, USACE teams and other resources are mobilized from across the country to assist our local districts and offices to deliver our response missions.