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  • Finnegan named director at area laboratory

    HANOVER, N.H. (June 29, 2017) David Finnegan was recently named director, Remote Sensing/Geographic

  • REMINDER: Fireworks prohibited on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers property

    ROCK ISLAND, Illinois - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, reminds everyone that possession of explosives or explosive devices of any kind, including fireworks and other pyrotechnics, on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers property is prohibited. This prohibition applies to all recreation areas at Saylorville Lake, Lake Red Rock and Coralville Lake as well as Corps of Engineers locations along the Illinois Waterway and Mississippi River.

  • Delaware Dam Painting

    On Thursday, June 29, staff and volunteers from Alum Creek Lake and the Columbus Sail & Power Squadron (both members of the Central Ohio Safe Boating Council) painted a water safety message on Delaware Dam. The dam has been painted every year since 2004, and 2017 is the 18th painting of the dam!

  • Corps seeks public comment on changes to Caspian Tern nesting proposed actions

    The Corps is seeking public comment on its draft Supplemental Environmental Assessment evaluating the environmental effects of demolishing a floating island within the Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge and constructing a permanent island made of rock in its place. Comments are open through July 27.

  • Corps incorporating public comments on draft MRRMP EIS, preparing biological assessment

    OMAHA, Neb. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is reviewing comments received regarding the draft

  • Corps incorporating draft MRRMP EIS public comments, preparing biological assessment

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is reviewing comments received regarding the draft Missouri River Recovery Program-Environmental Impact Statement as it moves toward preparing a final EIS which is anticipated to be released in summer 2018. “Public comments are a crucial element in developing the final EIS and record of decision,” said Maj. Gen. Scott A. Spellmon, commanding general, Northwestern Division, USACE.

  • USACE Engineer first to receive UW-Madison Certificate in Water Reclamation

    Andrew Patch, an environmental engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, has accomplished an historic feat by becoming the first person to receive a Certificate in Water Reclamation from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

  • Corps to implement deviation to assist with Everglades’ high-water event

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District is implementing temporary operational changes to alleviate high water conditions within the Everglades’ water conservation areas west of the Fort Lauderdale and Miami metro areas. The temporary deviation aims to reduce stages in Water Conservation Areas 1, 2, and 3 in Palm Beach, Broward, and Miami-Dade Counties. Heavy rain since the beginning of June have caused the water levels in the conservation areas to rise to historic levels for this time of year.

  • MKARNS Nav Notice SWL 17-33 Sailing Instructions Joe Hardin Lock (No. 3)

    MKARNS - Due to shoaling, mariners are advised that until further notice, both upbound and downbound tows should favor the short wall while entering and exiting the downstream approach to Joe Hardin Lock (No. 3).

  • Corps to host Catfish Days open house at Lock and Dam 6 in Trempealeau

    ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is hosting an open house at Lock and Dam 6, near Trempealeau, Wisconsin, Saturday, July 8, in conjunction with Catfish Days.