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  • Flood Preparation and Flood Preparedness

    Flood preparedness is always a top priority for the Kansas City District, because the frequency and scale of flooding are very hard to predict we try to follow a consistent process from year to year. We will begin updating our internal flood fight teams early this year. Personnel turnover somewhat drives the type and scale of training that we provide internally. Another key consideration for training and exercises is the frequency of flood response by the District. The District noted no appreciable flooding for the period from 1998 to 2007. As a result, we were more reliant on training and exercises to ensure preparedness of District personnel.

  • Silver Jackets working to communicate risks

    “We’re connecting the dots. I love being part of a team which brings people together and contributes little parts to make a whole project,” said Brian Rast, Kansas City District Lead Silver Jackets Coordinator for Kansas and Missouri. Through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Institute for Water Resources, program funding is provided to Corps of Engineers districts enabling them to partner with agencies in reducing risks from natural hazards. This program is called Silver Jackets.

  • Corps of Engineers launches floodfight in Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee and Arkansas

    MEMPHIS, Tenn., Feb. 26, 2018 – The Memphis District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) began Phase I floodfight activities on Feb. 25 on the Mississippi River north of Memphis and on the White River in Arkansas. At 7 a.m. today USACE officials elevated that status to a Phase II floodfight in the Cairo (Illinois), Missouri, and Reelfoot-Obion (Kentucky and Tennessee) floodfight areas. The White River Area in Arkansas remains in Phase I floodfight status.

  • Nashville District holds high water tabletop exercise

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Feb. 27, 2018) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Crisis Management Team held a water management tabletop exercise today to walk through a simulated high-water event within the Cumberland River Basin in Middle Tennessee.

  • 18-019 District deploys engineer to assist California wildfire recovery mission

    WALLA WALLA, Wash. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Walla Walla District deployed an engineer today in response to a request for assistance with wildfire disaster recovery efforts in Northern California, according to District emergency management officials.

  • Morris named Nashville District Employee of the Month for January 2018

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Feb. 26, 2017) – Lisa Morris, environmental engineer at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District’s Regulatory Division, is the employee of the month for January 2018.

  • Walter F. George Lake to once again offer sewage hookups at Cotton Hill Campground

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, announced today that Cotton Hill Campground in Fort Gaines, Ga. will once again offer sewage hookups at most campsites for an additional $2, beginning March 2. Sewage hookups will be available at all 91 full-service campsites (electric, sewage and water) at Cotton Hill Campground for $26, except for the 10 primitive tent areas. The cost of primitive tent areas will remain $22 a night.

  • USACE Buffalo District engineer visits his project after more than 30 years in retirement

    Retired former U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Design Chief Joseph Foley tours the Eisenhower and Snell Navigation Locks on the St. Lawrence Seaway in Aug. 2017.

  • Corps activates inspections along Mississippi River

    The Mississippi River at the Carrollton gauge in New Orleans has risen above 11 feet, prompting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District to activate Phase I flood fight procedures.

  • Portland District supports disaster relief efforts

    About 125 Portland District team members have volunteered to deploy in support of disaster relief efforts since August 2017. Most have gone to Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico or the U.S. Virgin Islands to assist their fellow citizens in the aftermath of hurricanes Maria and Irma. And some of them have deployed twice or extended their deployments because of their dedication to the mission.