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  • USACE Releases Hudson-Raritan Estuary Feasibility Report

    NEW YORK, NY (March 6, 2017) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), New York District, announces the availability of Draft Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Assessment (Draft FR/EA) and the opening of a 45-day review period for the public to submit written comments for the Hudson-Raritan Estuary (HRE) Ecosystem Restoration Feasibility Study. The Draft FR/EA addresses the impacts associated with implementation of ecosystem restoration actions within the HRE Study Area defined as a 25-mile radius of the Statue of Liberty National Monument.

  • The future of the New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam

    In December, Congress passed a law which will impact the Savannah River Basin. The Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act, known as the WIIN Act, became public law Dec. 16, 2016. A specific section of this law directly affects the Savannah River just below Augusta.

  • Fifty-five years later, Ash Wednesday Storm still affects Ocean City – but not how you might think (Part 1 of 3)

    This is part one of a three-part series about the historic Ash Wednesday Storm and the later construction of the Corps of Engineers coastal storm risk management project in Ocean City, Maryland.

  • Nashville District announces new firewood policy

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (March 6, 2017) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District announces a new firewood policy is now in effect, and seeks the public’s cooperation to prevent the spread of forest insects and disease at campgrounds in the Cumberland River Basin.

  • NR 17-005: Nashville District announces new firewood policy

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (March 6, 2017) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District announces a new firewood policy is now in effect, and seeks the public’s cooperation to prevent the spread of forest insects and disease at campgrounds in the Cumberland River Basin.

  • USFK Operations center construction progress on track

    Major construction on the United States Forces Korea operations center is underway. The operations

  • Hatfield McCoy Authority to Begin Trail Inventory

    HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Unauthorized ATV riding and ATV trail development in the East Lynn Lake Wildlife Management Area in East Lynn, W.Va., has been a growing problem, so the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is developing a plan to address the issue.

  • Mark Twain Lake Corps of Engineers Seeks Volunteers for Placement of Fish Structure

    Mark Twain Lake, March 6, 2017 - Many Christmas trees have been collected during the annual

  • 17-019 Dworshak Dam discharge flows to increase moderately tonight and each night for about a week - Clearwater River is expected to minimally fluctuate during this gradual increase in flows

    AHSAHKA, Idaho – Water discharge from Dworshak Dam near Orofino, Idaho, will increase moderately beginning tonight from 8 p.m to 9 p.m. and each night through late next week as regional water managers work to control flows from the reservoir into the North Fork of the Clearwater River to meet flood-risk-management requirements. Dworshak flows are about 12,500 cfs (cubic feet per second) early this evening. Flows will increase 1,000 cfs beginning tonight at 8 p.m., then be increased 1,000 cfs each night between 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. until flows reach 22,000 cfs late next week. The elevation of the Clearwater River is expected to minimally fluctuate during this gradual increase in flows.

  • Corps holds Malibu Creek ecosystem restoration public meeting

    The Los Angeles District held a public hearing March 1 at the Las Virgenes Municipal Water District office in Calabasas to present the National Environmental Restoration and Likely Locally Preferred Plan for ecosystem restoration along Malibu Creek and to take comments from the public about their concerns regarding the project.