• Officials mark end of Little Calumet River Hammond Levee Tieback project

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rep. Pete Visclosky (IN-1), the Little Calumet River Basin Development Commission, and the city of Hammomd held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the completion of the levee tieback project in Hammond, Ind.
  • Big Cliff Reservoir levels to decrease for sediment sampling

    Water levels at Big Cliff Reservoir will be lower Oct. 13-27 to allow the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to conduct sediment sampling. The Corps is collecting the sediment samples as part of a Remedial Investigation to determine the nature and extent of any contaminants in the immediate area. Corps employees discovered construction debris during an emergency reservoir drawdown in 2009 and have conducted several smaller sampling events since that time.
  • Army Corps Participates in Estuary Day Celebration and STEM Event

    On an unseasonably warm day in October, an alliance of partners with the support of local elected officials conveyed an important initiative to hundreds of Elizabeth, NJ school students. Let’s work together to take care of our environment. The Estuary Day event took place near the Elizabeth River at the Peterstown Community Center in Elizabeth, New Jersey, students arrived to partake in a day of educational workshops and interactive exhibits made by their peers from competing High Schools. Future City Inc., organized the event, and representatives from over 20 organizations joined in the festivities. The program demonstrated the importance of education and community participation in preserving and appreciating the environment.
  • Notice to Mariners: Corps to remove seasonal buoys at Navigation Facilities

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District is alerting mariners that beginning Oct. 23, small boat warning signs and pillar buoys at the district’s 23 navigations facilities will be removed from the Allegheny, Monongahela and Ohio rivers in advance of winter weather.
  • Army Corps now collecting Right of Entry forms for Blue Roofs in Puerto Rico

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is now collecting Right of Entry forms for homeowners wishing to apply for temporary roofing. The Right of Entry centers are now open Humacao and Yabucoa.
  • Corps updates inspection results of Herbert Hoover Dike

    Staff with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District report no significant issues of concern following their most recent inspections of the Herbert Hoover Dike that surrounds Lake Okeechobee in south Florida.
  • MKARNS Nav Notice No. SWL 17-52 Montgomery Point Lock & Dam - Navigation Pass Open

    MKARNS - Due to increased river elevations, the crest gate dam at Montgomery Point Lock and Dam (NM 0.5) is lowered and the navigation pass is open.
  • Mosquito larvae spraying set for Saturday Oct 14 at Craney Island

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Norfolk District, will conduct aerial mosquito treatment on Saturday Oct 14th, over federal property on Craney Island.
  • Corps’ new guidebook aims to streamline wetland assessments on North Slope

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District published the Operational Draft Regional Guidebook for the Rapid Assessment of Wetlands in the North Slope Region of Alaska. It now is available for use by all permit applicants proposing projects within the Arctic Foothills and Arctic Coastal Plain region.
  • Campground Season Closures at W. Kerr Scott Dam and Reservoir

    WILMINGTON, N.C. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District has announced that