30 Aug 2017

MKARNS Nav Notice No. SWL 17-42 Sailing Instruction-Update NM 222 to NM 223

MKARNS - Mariners are advised that until further notice, both upbound and downbound tows should run the center of the channel from NM 222 to NM 222.7 and the red line from NM 222.7 to NM 223.

30 Aug 2017

Marking the last day of summer with safety

FORT WORTH, Texas – September 4th we celebrate Labor Day, which generally marks the end of summer.

30 Aug 2017

Mobile District commander reignites relationships with local universities

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, Commander Col. James DeLapp visited three Alabama universities last week to reignite relationships with faculty members and students. DeLapp met with, among others, the department heads of the University of Alabama, Auburn University and Tuskegee University.

30 Aug 2017

Temporary closure of Midway Park due to road repairs

FORT WORTH, Texas – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers representatives at Waco Lake announce the temporary closure of Midway Park for road repairs and paving. The closure will begin October 1, 2017 and the park will re-open once the work is completed. Repairs are expected to take up to ninety days.

30 Aug 2017

Hurricane Harvey impacts operations at District lakes

FORT WORTH, Texas – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District officials announce today

30 Aug 2017

17-096 Golf Course Pond fishing-platform installation requires 1-day closure

CLARKSTON, Wash. – Golf Course Pond, in Clarkston, Washington, will be closed Thursday, Aug. 31, to allow U.S. Army Corps of Engineers maintenance staff install a new, floating fishing platform.

30 Aug 2017

Seasonal water level decline to begin at West Point Reservoir

Water management officials with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, announced today that the reservoir level at West Point Lake in southwest Georgia is expected to decline over the next 10 days. This decline is typical this time of year due to decreased inflows into the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin and increased evaporation levels that occur in late summer and fall.

30 Aug 2017

Huntsville Center welcomes new deputy commander

The U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville welcomes Lt. Col. Hugh Darville as its new deputy commander.

30 Aug 2017

Corps changes operations at Lock and Dam 8 to deter Asian carp invasion

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, recently changed how it operates Lock and Dam 8 on the Mississippi River in Genoa, Wisconsin, in an effort to impede the upstream movement of Asian carp.

30 Aug 2017

Emergency permitting procedures enacted

At the request of the New Orleans District the Mississippi Valley Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, has authorized the use of emergency permitting procedures in response to Hurricane Harvey.