8 Dec 2016

Jeffords joins Corps as chief of Engineering, Construction, Operations Division

Jim Jeffords Jr. assumed responsibility as chief of the Engineering, Construction and Operations Division for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Alaska District in August.

7 Dec 2016

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers releases Final Environmental Impact Statement and Water Control Manual for Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin for state and agency review

MOBILE, Ala.– The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Mobile District has released the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) and Water Control Manual (WCM) for the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin (ACF) for a 30 day state and agency review.

7 Dec 2016

Fort Worth District employee receives USACE Resource Manager of the Year honors

FORT WORTH, Texas – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District employee received the

7 Dec 2016

Finding a pathway to natural resource management opportunities

How does a college student find a career with the government? In 2010, an Executive Order was signed by President Obama to implement a program titled Pathways, this authorizes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District to hire students two different ways. The first authority allows the hiring of temporary park rangers and maintenance workers to fulfill a seasonal work program at lake projects. The second authority allows students to enter the Natural Resource Management or Maintenance Training programs in which students are provided employment while they are trained for these specialized careers.

7 Dec 2016

Huntsville Center now mandatory center of expertise for ballistic missile defense

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville is building on its origins of ballistic missile defense by becoming the Ballistic Missile Defense System Mandatory Center of Expertise Sept. 30.

7 Dec 2016

Huntington District’s Medley discovers ERDC University opportunities

The lure of hands-on involvement in research and lab work attracted Huntington District Geologist Erica Medley to apply for ERDC University, and both she and her district leaders were delighted when Medley joined the inaugural class to begin project work in August.

7 Dec 2016

Corps awards its first contract for Fargo-Moorhead diversion project

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, awarded a $46,040,475.00 contract Dec. 6, to Ames Construction, Inc., of Burnsville, Minnesota, to complete the diversion inlet control structure portion of the Fargo, North Dakota/Moorhead, Minnesota, Metropolitan Area Flood Risk Management Project.

6 Dec 2016

Gavins Point Dam releases reduced to winter levels; Missouri Basin runoff near average for 2016

The US Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) reduced releases from Gavins Point Dam in late November to the winter release rate, marking the end of flow support for the 2016 navigation season. “Releases from Gavins Point Dam were reduced over a 3-day period from 25,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) to 18,000 cfs,” said Jody Farhat, Chief of the Missouri River Water Management Division. “Releases are expected to range between 17,000 cfs and 18,000 cfs this winter, but will be adjusted as needed to evacuate the remainder of water stored in the annual flood control zone prior to the start of the next year’s runoff season.” Based on the September 1 system storage, Gavins Point Dam winter releases will be at least 17,000 cfs. During the winter, the Corps will closely monitor conditions throughout the basin and will adjust releases to lessen the impact of river ice formation on water intakes along the lower river to the extent possible.

6 Dec 2016

Mobile District, National Guard team up for emergency management training

MOBILE, Ala. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Mobile District teamed up with Joint Force

6 Dec 2016

CORPS CONTINUES ONE LANE CLOSURE OF HIGHWAY 177 ACROSS NORFORK DAM FOR MAINTENANCE

MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. – One lane of Highway 177 across Norfork Lake will remain closed through Feb. 28, 2017 to conduct maintenance on the dam’s two power plant penstock gates.