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  • 249th Engineer Battalion Substation Maintenance Keeps HMR Electrified

    Soldiers of 1st Platoon, A Company, 249th Engineer Battalion (Prime Power), in support of U.S. Army Garrison- Hawaii Directorate of Public Works (DPW), conducted training and performed maintenance on the Helemano Military Reservation power substation May 23-25 and June 1 and 2. The 1st Platoon is one of four posted with its company headquarters in A Company, 249th Engineer Battalion (Prime Power), at Schofield's South Range area. The 249th Engineer Battalion (Prime Power) is a power generation battalion assigned to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that provides commercial-level power to military units and federal relief organizations during full-spectrum operations.

  • USACE closes George W. Andrews Lock; Chattahoochee River

    MOBILE, Ala. - The Mobile District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced today that George W. Andrews Lock at mile 153.2 on the Chattahoochee River will be closed to boat traffic until further notice.

  • 16-034 Corps improving fish passage at Lower Granite Dam Two new construction projects expected to increase fish survival as they pass the dam

    POMEROY, Wash. – The Walla Walla District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is improving both adult and juvenile fish passage at Lower Granite Lock and Dam to help endangered salmon and steelhead migrate in the lower Snake River. Two significant new fish passage improvements are in progress: First, to prepare for potential high water temperatures this summer and help upstream-migrating adult salmon and steelhead pass Lower Granite Dam, the Corps completed installing a permanent adult fish ladder water cooling system in February. This new Adult Fish Ladder Temperature Improvement System was built in response to unusually hot weather the past several years throughout the Columbia-Snake river basin. Hot weather raised temperatures in the “tailwater” just below Lower Granite Dam in summer to more 68 degrees Fahrenheit, which is above acceptable limits. Hotter water promoted development of a “thermal barrier” in the adult fish ladder, hindering upstream migration of adult salmon and steelhead to their spawning grounds. Sockeye salmon were most affected in summer 2015, though the Corps used temporary pumps to cool the fish ladder in 2014 and 2015. This permanent system will cool fish ladder water starting this summer.

  • Registration open for assisted deer hunt

    MANHATTAN, Kan.,— Youth and disabled hunters have until July 21 to apply for an assisted deer hunt at Tuttle Creek Lake. This event is limited to 25 hunters. The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism, Riley County Fish and Game Association and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Tuttle Creek Lake are accepting applications for the 2016 Tuttle Creek Youth/Disabled Assisted Deer Hunt scheduled for Sept. 10-11. This hunt is free of charge and is open to resident youth ages 11-16 and those with a certified disability interested in hunting Kansas whitetails.

  • No change to flows from Lake Okeechobee

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District will continue water discharges from Lake Okeechobee at current rates. The target flow for the Caloosahatchee Estuary remains unchanged at 4,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) as measured at Moore Haven Lock & Dam (S-77) located on the southwest side of the lake. The target flow for the St. Lucie Estuary remains at 1,800 cfs as measured at St. Lucie Lock & Dam (S-80) near Stuart.

  • Lane closure on Florida Avenue to extend for work related to SELA

    Lane closure on Florida Avenue to extend for work related to SELA ONLY TRUCK TRAFFIC WILL BE IMPACTED.

  • Smithville Lake aims to support pollinators

    SMITHVILLE, Mo.,— The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Smithville Lake received a grant from Monarch Watch to benefit pollinators such as butterflies and bees. Monarch butterfly populations have decreased by 90 percent due to loss of habitat and nectar sources. Milkweed, the sole food source for Monarch butterfly larvae, has diminished drastically in the United States due to mowing and herbicide use, especially along roadways and agricultural land. “Smithville Lake is perfectly positioned along the I-35 corridor which is the eastern migratory route for Monarch butterflies to their overwintering ground in central Mexico. They travel over 2,000 miles to migrate,” says Jaime Picken, U.S. Army Corps of Engineer’s Smithville Lake park ranger. To support pollinators, the Monarch Watch grant awarded Smithville Lake with nearly 350 milkweed plants. Smithville Lake staff, along with a handful of local volunteers, began planting the milkweed plugs in May.

  • MKARNS Nav Notice SWL 16-34 Caution Advisory at NM 119.2

    Little Rock, AR - Mariners are advised to use caution at NM 119.2 due to bank stabilization repairs on the right descending bank.

  • Tulsa District employees receive arc flash training

    Tulsa District maintenance staff received arc flash electrical safety training, May 17-19.The three

  • Chittenden Locks to close 5 hours June 7 for saltwater drain inspection

    SEATTLE – The Hiram M. Chittenden Locks in Ballard will close to all marine traffic 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 7 allowing divers to inspect a saltwater drain screen structure.