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  • BUILDING CLIMATE RESILIENCE: North Atlantic Coast Comprehensive Study

    BROOKLYN, NY -- A recently released U.S. Army Corps of Engineers report concludes that the risk of coastal flooding is increasing in the Northeast because of rising sea levels and changing climate, and that without improvements to our current planning and development patterns along the coast, the impact of the next large hurricane to strike the Northeast could be equal to or worse than Sandy.

  • Environmental Assessment - Waurika Lake Water-Intake Channel Maintenance Project - Dredging, Gate Extension & Gate Replacement

    TO INTERESTED PARTIES The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Regional Planning and Environmental Center and the Tulsa District, in coordination with the Waurika Lake Master Conservancy District (WLMCD), have assessed the environmental impacts associated with the proposed maintenance dredging of the WLMCD water intake channel in Waurika Lake, Cotton, Stephens, and Jefferson Counties, Oklahoma. Proposed activities include pumping and storage of dredge material to a confined disposal facility on WLMCD property, replacement of lower gates on the WLMCD intake structure, and installation of an intake pipe extension and floating intake. These proposed alterations/modifications are operation and maintenance responsibilities of the non-Federal sponsor, the WLMCD, and will be implemented at no cost to the federal government.

  • Corps to increase flows from Lake Okeechobee

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District will increase discharges from Lake Okeechobee as part of its ongoing effort to manage water levels. The new target flow for the Caloosahatchee Estuary will be a seven-day average of 1,800 cubic feet per second (cfs) as measured at W.P. Franklin Lock & Dam (S-79) near Fort Myers. The new target flow for the St. Lucie Estuary will be a seven-day average of 300 cfs as measured at St. Lucie Lock & Dam (S-80) near Stuart.

  • Federal Utility Partnership Working Group tours Old Hickory hydropower plant

    HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. (April 23, 2015) – Some of the country’s most powerful people visited Old Hickory Power Plant today as participants in a Federal Utility Partnership Working Group tour.

  • Long Island Bridge demolition expedited under Regulatory permit

    The closed Long Island Bridge located in Boston Harbor in Quincy and Boston, Massachusetts is no

  • 15-028 Lucky Peak temporarily closes dam road; morning reopening anticipated

    BOISE, Idaho. – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers staff at Lucky Peak Dam and Lake temporarily closed the road across the dam at about 9 a.m. today when work in progress to install trilateration monuments along the dam required a larger drilling rig than initially anticipated, making it necessary to close both lanes of the road. Corps staff anticipate reopening one lane of the roadway at about 10:30 a.m. tomorrow, with flagger-controlled traffic assistance.

  • Army Corps to host public information meeting in Priest River April 30

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is hosting a public meeting April 30 in Priest River, Idaho, to inform the public on Albeni Falls Dam operations.

  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ SAMMC Project receives 2015 National Architectural Award

    FORT WORTH, Texas – The Fort Worth District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reputation for being at

  • Life Jacket is your best ‘security blanket’ when boating

    “Did you know most car accidents occur within five miles of your home? That's why I moved!” Comedian Jay Leno used this joke in one of his opening monologues several years ago. Since then, I've gotten a lot of mileage out of it. The trouble is accidents are no laughing matter and they usually happen when you least expect it.

  • Corps of Engineers slated to start work on flood-prone areas in Wisconsin

    ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is working with the Wisconsin Emergency Management, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and county officials to collect information on flood-prone properties located in Columbia County.