2 Mar 2018

Summer Student Employment Available at Mark Twain Lake

Mark Twain Lake – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Mark Twain Lake is seeking applicants for

2 Mar 2018

Applications Available for Lake Shelbyville Deer Hunt for People with Disabilities and Wounded Warriors

Lake Shelbyville – The 29th Annual Deer Hunt for People with Disabilities, hosted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Wolf Creek State Park will be held November 16 through November 18, 2018. Applications are available for pickup at the Lake Shelbyville Project Office, online at http://tinyurl.com/LakeShelbyville-Hunting,

1 Mar 2018

Engineers at Far East District make history on construction project

A Battalion headquarters complex construction project at Camp Humphreys, Korea, designed and

1 Mar 2018

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Hosts Open House at Abiquiu Lake

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Albuquerque District will host an Open House for the public at the Abiquiu Lake Visitor Center, March 8, 2018.

1 Mar 2018

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers extends expedited emergency permitting procedures in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District extended expedited emergency permitting procedures in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands to support the continued recovery efforts following Hurricane Maria. These alternative procedures remain in effect until June 21, 2018.

1 Mar 2018

Chittenden Locks small chamber closing 2 weeks for annual maintenance

SEATTLE – The Hiram M. Chittenden Locks small chamber will close to marine traffic noon, March 5 through 5 p.m., March 16. Crews will conduct maintenance and safety inspections during the small chamber closure. Foot traffic will not be affected and the large lock will continue around-the-clock operations for vessels. Lock wall staff will get commercial traffic through as quickly as possible.

1 Mar 2018

18-021 ‘Spring Aboard’ – Boaters urged to get educated before boating season

WALLA WALLA, Wash. – Natural resource managers and park rangers with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Walla Walla District want to remind boaters – the temperature may still be cool outside, but it is a perfect time of year to start getting prepared for the boating season.

1 Mar 2018

Corps authorizes Lyman floodplain study

SEATTLE – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials approved a Flood Plain Management Study for the town of Lyman, Washington, and provided the Seattle District $40,000 to complete it. Three Lyman homes were deemed unsafe by local officials in November following erosion along the Skagit River during a flood November 23-25. Town and Skagit County officials requested Corps of Engineers’ assistance during the flood but public infrastructure was not threatened, a requirement for USACE aid.

1 Mar 2018

USACE awards seepage barrier contract as part of dike rehabilitation

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Jacksonville District has awarded a contract to construct several miles of seepage barrier at the Herbert Hoover Dike (HHD) as part of its ongoing rehabilitation project for the earthen structure that surrounds Lake Okeechobee.

1 Mar 2018

Draft supplemental environmental assessment for cultural interpretive center available for public review

A draft supplemental environmental assessment for proposed construction changes at the cultural interpretive center located on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in McKenzie County, North Dakota is currently available for public review. The draft supplemental EA evaluates the environmental impacts of increasing the project footprint by approximately four acres. Comments must be postmarked or received no later than March 31, 2018.