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  • No tours at Gavins Point Powerplant from August 18 through September 1

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will not conduct tours at the Gavins Point Powerplant near Yankton, SD from Friday, August 18 through Friday, September 1, 2017.

  • ERDC conducts water egress terrain surfacing demonstration

    The Deep South’s heat and humidity in August did not deter scientists and engineers, stakeholders or

  • Maryland man, Bay enthusiast receives national Army regulatory award

    Since joining the Corps, Woody Francis has assisted in the development of the first general permits for the nation and the Baltimore District in 1976 and worked his way up to become the technical expert for aquaculture activities in Maryland. It’s his most recent work for the aquaculture program that led him to receive the national Don Lawyer Regulator of the Year Award.

  • USACE Chief Trial Attorney Shares Knowledge and Experiences

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Middle East District recently hosted a 4-day contract litigation workshop taught by Tom Gourlay, USACE’s Engineer Chief Trial Attorney. He walked lawyers and paralegals through the trial process from document preparation to questioning witnesses and ended in a mock trial. Lawyers from other Districts also participated in the workshop.

  • U.S. Representative Hal Rogers and the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet Announce Grants

    U.S. Representative Hal Rogers and the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet announced grants this week in Prestonsburg, Ky., including a U. S. Army Corps of Engineers $1 million grant to help construct a new Big Sandy Regional Waste Water Treatment Plant and provide sanitary sewer service to 3,000 families and 300 businesses along the U.S. 23 corridor between Prestonsburg and Pikeville. Taking part in the announcement were (from left to right) Director Bob Scott with the DNR Division of Abandoned Mine Lands, Congressman Hal Rogers, District Commander Col. Philip Secrist, Floyd County Judge Executive Ben Hale , and Secretary Charles Snavely with the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet.

  • District hosts watershed planning course

    The Los Angeles District hosted the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Planning Associates Program's Watershed Planning Course here July 17-21. The course was designed to expose planners to the use of broad authorities to address any problem that deals with water resources.

  • ONE LANE OF HIGHWAY 178 ACROSS BULL SHOALS DAM TO TEMPORARILY CLOSE

    MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. – One lane of Highway 178 bridge across Bull Shoals Dam will be closed for a periodic bridge inspection from 7:30 a.m. till 5 p.m. Aug. 9, weather permitting.

  • New system recycles water for DECON operations

    The Environmental Security Engineering Team of ERDC’s Environmental Laboratory recently demonstrated the effectiveness of the Decontamination Effluent Treatment System in treating wastewater from decontamination operations at our campus in Vicksburg, Mississippi.

  • Corps stresses hot weather safety

    Play it safe while enjoying outdoor recreation opportunities, particularly during periods of extraordinarily hot weather. According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District, extremely hot weather, like the record-breaking temperatures currently forecasted for some parts of Oregon, can be dangerous.

  • Lifetime Senior Pass price goes from $10 to $80 this month

    MOBILE, Ala. – As a result of legislation passed by Congress in December 2016, the price of the America the Beautiful – National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Lifetime Senior Pass will increase from $10 to $80 beginning August 28, 2017.