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  • Public comment sought on future of Gull Lake Dam Road

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is hosting a public meeting on Wednesday, July 25, to gather input on the potential closure of a portion of Gull Lake Dam Road, located in East Gull Lake, Minnesota.

  • Army Corps updates water release schedule at Francis E. Walter Dam

    PHILADELPHIA (July 19, 2018) – The U.S. Army Corps Engineers’ Philadelphia District updated the 2018 Francis E. Walter Dam recreation plan. The Army Corps updated the plan, which states whitewater and fisheries releases will be scheduled if enough water storage is accumulated in the reservoir. Precipitation throughout the early part of the summer has enabled the Army Corps to schedule the first three increments of the plan

  • Contractors begin initial phase of West Fork of San Jacinto emergency dredging

    Galveston District Corps Officials announced yesterday afternoon an Illinois based contractor will begin initial staging operations for the removal of sediment and debris from the West Fork of the San Jacinto River. Representatives from Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, LLC of Oak Brook, IL, met with Corps’ contracting and project managers for a pre-construction conference. The meeting finalized project requirements for the $69,814,060 dredging and debris removal emergency operation.

  • Draft EA for improvements to the 168th Street Corridor in Omaha, Nebraska available for public comment

    A draft environmental assessment for a proposed street widening and bridge rehabilitation project on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers land located at Zorinsky Lake in the city of Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska is currently available for public review. The draft EA evaluates the impacts of widening a portion of the 168th Street corridor near Zorinsky Lake and rehabilitating the 168th Street Bridge over the lake. Comments must be postmarked or received no later than August 17, 2018.

  • Gibbs reflects on time as leader of the Corps’ Los Angeles District

    If there is any advice Col. Kirk Gibbs can give to his successor, it is this: Lead with honor and humility. As Gibbs, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District’s 61st commander, prepares to relinquish command of the LA District July 19 to Col. Aaron Barta, he offered up some advice and reflected on the past three years as the leader of one of the largest Corps districts in the country.

  • Corps announces public meetings for Lake Okeechobee Watershed study

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District announces a series of public meetings for the Draft Integrated Project Implementation Report (PIR) and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Lake Okeechobee Watershed Restoration Project (LOWRP).

  • Partial closure of Crest Road scheduled

    Crest Road across Gavins Point Dam closed partial days Monday, July 23, 2018 through Thursday, July 26, 2018.

  • Thurmond Lake remains open and safe after sewage spill; only small area impacted

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – Swim beaches, boat ramps, campgrounds and other recreation areas at Thurmond Lake remain open and safe today after a sewage spill in McCormick County contaminated a small area of water and shoreline Monday.

  • USACE adjusts release schedule for Lake Okeechobee

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Jacksonville District has adjusted flows on the 14-day water release schedule from Lake Okeechobee.

  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers advises caution around Whitney Dam

    FORT WORTH, Texas – As summer temperatures rise and the demand for more power to be produced by the