24 Feb 2015

On groundhogs and water levels: What will reservoirs look like on Memorial Day?

SAVANNAH, Ga. -- February has arrived and Groundhog Day has come-and-gone. So this makes me a little late in giving my annual prediction on how the three Corps of Engineers’ Savannah River reservoirs will begin the 2015 tourist season.

24 Feb 2015

Corps of Engineers postpones public meeting for the Lavon Lake Master Plan revision due to inclement weather

FORT WORTH, Texas – The Fort Worth District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ has canceled the Lavon

24 Feb 2015

Corps of Engineers seeks comments on Oregon LNG permit review funding proposal

The Portland District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, is seeking public comment on its plan to accept funds from Clatsop Diking Improvement Company #9 on behalf of Oregon Liquefied Natural Gas. The Portland District will review Oregon LNG’s proposed request to modify federally constructed flood risk reduction projects and the Columbia River Federal Navigation Channel.

24 Feb 2015

Massachusetts DOT seeks Corps permit to discharge fill for Cape Cod rail extension project in Dennis, Yarmouth

CONCORD, Mass. – The Massachusetts Department of Transportation – Highway Division (MassDOT) is

23 Feb 2015

Corps issues $30,000 administrative penalty for permit noncompliance

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District has issued a $30,000 administrative penalty to Concord Station, LLC, for noncompliance with a permit for a project in Pasco County, Fla.

23 Feb 2015

The Nation’s Engineers: USACE Southwestern Division highlights its diversity during Engineer Week

Dallas--National Engineers Week is Feb. 22-28, and the Southwestern Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, will highlight the diversity of its people and jobs during the week.

23 Feb 2015

Lake Pepin ice measurements begin

With an air temperature of -5 degrees and winds at 15 miles per hour or more, St. Paul District staff from the channels and harbors section took to the ice of Lake Pepin on Feb. 18 for the first of weekly ice thickness measurements.

23 Feb 2015

Public comment on eligibility criteria for projects in Rehabilitation and Inspection Program

The Corps is continuing in the process of revising its policies relating to eligibility criteria for levee and coastal projects within its P.L. 84-99 RIP, and we are requesting stakeholder input. The Corps has published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) in the Federal Register, entitled "Emergency Employment of Army and Other Resources, Natural Disaster Procedures," to help obtain public input on the policy concepts being considered. Comments must be received on or before April 14, 2015.

20 Feb 2015

District inducts three into Distinguished Civilian Employee cadre

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District inducted three former employees into its Gallery of Distinguished Civilian Employees during the District’s Retiree Recognition Day activities here Feb. 19. More than 40 retirees attended the “State of the District” presentation and luncheon at the District headquarters.

20 Feb 2015

Employee Spotlight: Bucky Barnes

Bucky Barnes is one of two maintenance workers at the Tenkiller Ferry Lake Project Office who ensure