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  • 18-063 Corps advises public not to drink from nor swim in shoreline waters near Chestnut Recreation Area because of water-testing results

    CLARKSTON, Wash. – The Walla Walla District of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers advises the public to not swim in or drink shoreline river water near the Chestnut Recreation Area after routine weekly testing results showed elevated levels of fecal coliforms in shoreline river water. As a precaution, warning signs will be posted near the Chestnut Recreation Area’s shoreline.

  • Corps Seeking Public Review and Comments Regarding Rehabilitation and Enhancement near Keithsburg, Illinois

    ROCK ISLAND, Illinois – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, in partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, is seeking public review and comment regarding a habitat restoration and enhancement project at the Keithsburg Division of Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge, near Keithsburg, Illinois.

  • Corps announces dam releases: No flooding forecasted

    Corps Officials are not anticipating any flooding impacts upon scheduled Addicks and Barker retained rainwater releases after the first significant rain event since Hurricane Harvey.

  • LUCKEY SITE CLEANUP BEGINS TRANSPORT OF MATERIALS

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District will begin shipping contaminated soil from the Luckey Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP) Site for disposal at the US Ecology, Wayne Disposal Facility in Belleville, Michigan, next week.

  • Detroit Dam begins temperature control spill operations

    The Corps began temperature control spill operations early this morning to change water temperature in the North Santiam River to create optimal spawning and rearing conditions for threatened spring Chinook and winter steelhead.

  • Garrison releases will increase to 60,000 CFS to address recent rainfall

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Missouri River Basin Water Management Division has announced plans to make additional release increases from Garrison Dam. “Releases are being stepped up from 52,000 cfs to 60,000 cfs,” said John Remus, Chief of the Missouri River Basin Water Management Division. “Releases will be increased over 3 days, reaching the 60,000 cfs rate on June 23.”

  • Officials mark completion of jetties on historic Smith Island during ceremony

    Baltimore District in coordination with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources; Somerset County; Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development; U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; Smith Island United, and other partners, marked the completion of two major milestones as part of the Army Corps navigation improvement project at Rhodes Point during a ceremony at the Somers Cove Marina in Crisfield June 21.

  • Corps completes dredging for St. Augustine Beach renourishment project

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District announced dredging work for the renourishment of the St. Johns County Shore Protection Project is now complete. Final tilling and beach work will continue through Thursday, and construction equipment located at Pope Road will be removed by June 26.

  • USACE to reduce flows from Lake Okeechobee

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District will reduce flows from Lake Okeechobee over the weekend. Starting Friday (June 22), the target flow for the Caloosahatchee Estuary will be reduced to 3,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) as measured at W.P. Franklin Lock & Dam (S-79) located near Fort Myers. The target flow for the St. Lucie Estuary will be reduced to a seven-day average of 1,170 cfs as measured at St. Lucie Lock & Dam (S-80) near Stuart.

  • Work Plan adds $112 million for regional Corps projects

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District, reports that the Fiscal Year 2018 appropriations will include an additional $112 million funded through the work plan for the district’s civil works program.