15 Aug 2016

Corps of Engineers set to complete sesquicentennial celebration canoe voyage

ST. PAUL, Minn. – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, volunteers are set to finish the last leg of the district’s sesquicentennial celebration canoe voyage Aug. 17, at Lock and Dam 10, in Guttenberg, Iowa.

15 Aug 2016

JFP engineers crush it!

Construction on the new Folsom Dam auxiliary spillway, also known as the Joint Federal Project, will be wrapping up soon – the project is scheduled for completion by October 2017. But how do those living in the Sacramento region know that the project will withstand the test of time as advertised?

15 Aug 2016

16-058 Corps invites public comments on draft FONSI for City of Vale Waterline Project EA

VALE, Ore. – The Walla Walla District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) invites public comments on its draft Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and Environmental Assessment (EA) regarding the Corps’ proposal to grant permission for potential alteration to a Corps-constructed river improvement (public work).

15 Aug 2016

Gavins Point power plant tours cancelled Aug. 19 - Sept. 2

Tours of the Gavins Point power plant will not be offered from Friday, Aug. 19 through Friday, Sept. 2. Tours will resume in time for Labor Day weekend.

15 Aug 2016

New Publication Addresses Socially Vulnerable Populations in Water Resource Planning

ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA.  Exposure to flooding and other environmental hazards often fall

12 Aug 2016

Corps helps make military recruiting facilities safer

The Corps is working to protect one of our nation’s most precious resources – Soldiers. The Recruiting Leasing Team has been implementing safety measures at approximately 130 recruiting centers throughout the Sacramento District to help make recruiting duty safer for Soldiers manning each center.

12 Aug 2016

TAM construction rep accepts Hard Hat of the Year Award

A construction representative with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Middle East District, accepted the USACE Hard Hat of the Year award in a ceremony Aug. 5.

12 Aug 2016

Saving a history of innovation and ingenuity

Hands-on historian works to share the story of Army Engineer R&D Standing in white coveralls, power

12 Aug 2016

Barrier beach construction underway at Braddock Bay

As part of the $7.994 million contract awarded on October 6, 2015 to Wesson Group LLC, Johnstown, NY, construction has begun of the barrier beach at the Braddock Bay Ecosystem Restoration project in Greece, NY.

12 Aug 2016

Oceanside dredging update

Navigational dredging within Oceanside Harbor continued this week with the contractor, CJW Construction, reporting having removed nearly 26,500 cubic yards of material from the harbor’s entrance channels from Aug. 4 through 10.