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  • Memphis District native earns top engineer regimental honor

    A Memphis District native recently redeployed from Afghanistan received one of the highest honors delivered by the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE).

  • LA District commander tours San Diego, Riverside project sites

    As the new commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District, Col. Aaron Barta understands the importance of visiting project sites firsthand. “Seeing project sites myself and talking to our team members makes it much easier for me to clearly advocate for the Los Angeles District,” he said.

  • South Pacific Division Commander visits District projects, people

    Col. Kim Colloton, South Pacific Division commander, went on a whirlwind tour of several Los Angeles District projects during a visit to the area Sept. 4-7.

  • Work Set to Begin to Repair Guidewall at Locks and Dam 15

    ROCK ISLAND, Illinois – The Rock Island District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has mobilized construction crews as part of a contract to repair the lower guidewall at Locks and Dam 15 located adjacent to the Rock Island Arsenal and Government Bridge swing span

  • First DOD mitigation banking instrument for Maryland unveiled

    The U.S. Air Force at Joint Base Andrews, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Maryland Department of the Environment, GreenTrust Alliance and GreenVest LLC announced the completion of the first Umbrella Mitigation Banking Instrument for the Department of Defense in Maryland during an event held at The Courses at Andrews, Sept. 6, 2018. The first site to be restored under the UMBI is Mattawoman Creek in Pomfret, which is in Charles County. The entire project yields nearly 38 wetland credits and almost 1,600 stream credits to provide potential mitigation for planned construction efforts on JBA, such as runway construction or expansion.

  • Higher-than-average releases maintained to prepare for 2019 Missouri River runoff

    Higher-than-average releases from all Missouri River Mainstem System dams, including Gavins Point, will continue through the fall, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced today. “Due to this year’s high runoff and the water currently being stored in the reservoirs, Gavins Point releases will remain near 58,000 [cubic feet per second] for the remainder of the navigation season to ensure evacuation of all stored flood waters prior to the 2019 runoff season,” said John Remus, chief of the Missouri River Basin Water Management Division.

  • Corps reduces flows from Lake Okeechobee

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Jacksonville District announces a reduced flow schedule for water releases from Lake Okeechobee, to take effect Friday, September 6, 2018. This decision will be in effect until further notice.

  • 7 things you need to know about Natomas

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will complete improvements to the remaining 24 of 42 miles of levees surrounding the Natomas basin near Sacramento, Calif., one the most at-risk regions in the nation for catastrophic flooding.

  • Corps warns of minor to moderate flooding in Missouri River

    KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District, urges caution due to recent an¬d probable future heavy rains and resulting high waters on area rivers and streams. Minor to moderate flooding continues in and along the Missouri River from Rulo, Neb. to Glasgow, Mo. Reaches of the Missouri River will remain above flood stage through the coming weekend. The storm system that produced the rainfall is expected to move east beginning tomorrow.

  • Army Corps to conduct public meeting on Kirtland Demolition Bombing Range study

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District will host an open house to update the public on the former Kirtland Demolition Bombing Range study and proposed plan.