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  • EOC expediting repairs on high-risk Illinois levee

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District Emergency Operations Center personnel continue support on an Illinois levee which sustained damage during the May 2017 Wabash River flooding.

  • Louisville emergency management program earns coveted accreditation

    The Emergency Management program of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District was granted full accreditation by the Emergency Management Accreditation Program, known as EMAP, on April 27, 2017, along with 16 other programs that earned accreditation. EMAP is the only accreditation process for EM programs and represents a significant achievement — only a handful of districts across USACE have obtained it.

  • Communication key to preventing mishaps

    The district is incorporating metrics and targeted informational safety campaigns to communicate safety initiatives in an effort to weave safety into the district culture as part of a Corps of Engineers-wide initiative.

  • Corps releases revised environmental report for Folsom Dam Raise project

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District and Central Valley Flood Protection Board are recirculating for review a draft environmental impact statement/environmental impact report for the Folsom Dam Raise Project. The report was initially released in July 2016; however, it is being be recirculated for a second public review and comment period due to significant changes made since then.

  • Corps of Engineers completes two-year dredging project in Rochester Harbor

    Buffalo, NY – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District completed a two-year, $1.7 million dredging project in Rochester Harbor Wednesday, having removed a total of 390,000 cubic yards of sediment material to allow for safer passage for commercial and recreational traffic.

  • Corps of Engineers to reduce invasive Hydrilla plants in Cayuga Lake area

    Buffalo, NY – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District will be helping to reduce the invasive Hydrilla plant (Hydrilla verticillata) in Cayuga Lake near Aurora, and in nearby Paines and Little creeks.

  • Release Plans Announced for Pipestem Reservoir

    Pipestem Dam releases have begun in order to evacuate flood storage as outlined in the water control manual. Releases are currently set at 125 cubic feet per second (cfs). Jamestown Dam releases are set to match the inflow of the reservoir and are currently 75 cfs. The combined release will be 200 cfs.

  • 17-075 USACE Warns of Floating Debris

    Columbia and Snake rivers – Water recreation enthusiasts should watch out for increased amounts floating woody debris in the lower Columbia River as well as the Snake River starting Friday, June 16, 2017, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials announced today.

  • 17-074 - Little Goose navigation lock delays possible June 19-22

    STARBUCK, Wash. -- Little Goose Dam's navigation lock, located at Snake River Mile 70.3 near Starbuck, Washington, will experience delays in lockages June 19-22, according to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials in the Walla Walla District.

  • 17-073 - Corps program may provide rehabilitation assistance to damaged flood risk management facilities; requests due by July 31

    WALLA WALLA, Wash. – Sponsors of flood risk management projects within the Walla Walla District which were damaged by spring flooding events may find some help repairing their levees and related structures from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers if they submit their request for assistance by July 31, according to Corps emergency management officials.