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  • Draft supplemental report for Decomp Physical Model available for 30-day public and agency review

    The Draft Supplemental Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Decomp Physical Model (DPM) is now available for public and agency review. Comments will be accepted through June 18, 2015. The Decomp Physical Model is a field-scale test that is being conducted along a 3,000-foot stretch of the L-67A and L-67C levees and canals in Water Conservation Area (WCA) 3A and 3B to determine how best to design and formulate plans for future decompartmentalization of WCA-3, as envisioned in the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP).

  • Summer Activities at Burnsville Lake

    HUNTINGTON, W.Va – Burnsville Lake is one of central West Virginia’s key attractions and offers visitors a wide variety of activities such as fishing, boating, camping, hunting, hiking, biking and picnicking.

  • MKARNS NAV NOTICE SWL 15-20 Notice of Lock Closure

    ORMOND L&D - Due to high flows on the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System, the Arthur V. Ormond Lock (No 09)NM 176.9 is closed to traffic. The lock will reopen as the flows drop to safe navigation levels.

  • Corps of Engineers dewaters Wilson Lock for maintenance operations

    FLORENCE, Ala. (May 20, 2015) – The Wilson Navigational Lock is dry for five weeks while maintenance crews dewater, inspect and repair underwater components.

  • MKARNS NAV NOTICE SWL 15-19 Notice of Safety Zone

    MKARNS - To ensure the safety of life and property during the Riverfest fireworks display in Little Rock, AR, a safety zone will be established by the Coast Guard for the Arkansas River from mile marker 118.8 to mile marker 119.5. The safety zone will be in effect from 9:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on 24 May 2015.

  • USACE Galveston District awards contract to dredge Gulf Intracoastal Waterway in Aransas and Calhoun counties, Texas

    GALVESTON, Texas (May 19, 2015) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District awarded a maintenance dredging contract in the amount of $2,967,500 to Orion Marine Construction Inc., to dredge the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) across Aransas Bay in Aransas and Calhoun counties, Texas.

  • Corps begins study for deepening the Mississippi River Ship Channel

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), New Orleans District intends to prepare a Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), integrated with a General Reevaluation Report, for the Mississippi River Ship Channel, Gulf to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, General Reevaluation Study. The study will investigate deepening and maintaining the Mississippi River deep-draft navigation channel from the current depth of 45 feet to as much as 50 feet deep.

  • New Flight Center Takes Off at New Jersey Joint Base

    New York District is overseeing the construction of a new energy-efficient multi-purpose Flight Activity complex at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.

  • Transatlantic Division commander promoted to Maj. Gen.

    Maj. Gen. Robert D. Carlson, the commanding general of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Transatlantic Division, was promoted in a ceremony at the Pentagon May 15. Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Bostick, the USACE commanding general and 53rd chief of engineers, promoted Carlson. This was the second time he promoted Carlson; the first time was to brigadier general. Bostick noted that Carlson is a great leader, coach and mentor.

  • Massachusetts Maritime Academy seeks Corps permit to dredge, construct pier in Buzzards Bay

    CONCORD, Mass. – The Massachusetts Maritime Academy is seeking a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of