7 Nov 2014

Agencies team up to reopen Chickamauga Lock

HIXSON, Tenn. (Nov. 7, 2014) – Teamwork and a valuable dialogue between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District and Tennessee Valley Authority led to a quick repair action that reopened Chickamauga Lock this week to commercial barges and recreational vessels moving up and down the Tennessee River.

7 Nov 2014

Corps reduces releases from Missouri River dams due to lower runoff

Omaha, Neb. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) Missouri River Basin Water Management Division is reducing releases from the four lower Missouri River dams because drier conditions in October have reduced runoff into the reservoir system, resulting in faster evacuation of stored flood water. Releases were increased earlier this fall following heavy rains in the upper Missouri River Basin. The 2014 calendar year runoff forecast is 34.7 million acre feet (MAF), 138 percent of normal, which is down 0.8 MAF from one month ago. Average annual runoff is 25.2 MAF.

7 Nov 2014

Corps of Engineers waives day use fees for vets on Veterans Day

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is waiving day use fees for veterans, active and reserve component service members, and their families at more than 2,200 USACE-operated recreation areas nationwide on Veterans Day, Nov. 11. This includes areas the Nashville District operates within the Cumberland River Basin.

7 Nov 2014

NAV NOTICE SWL 14-35 MKARNS-LOCK 6 TOW HAULAGE EQUIPMENT BACK IN SERVICE

DAVID D. TERRY L&D - Tow haulage equipment at David D. Terry Lock (No. 6) has been returned to service.

7 Nov 2014

Army Corps of Engineers waives day use fees at recreation areas on Veterans Day

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will waive day use fees for veterans, active and reserve-component Service members, and their families at the Albuquerque District recreation sites listed below and the more than 2,200 Corps of Engineers-operated recreation areas nationwide on Veterans Day, Nov. 11.

7 Nov 2014

Corps of Engineers Inspecting and Repainting Boundary Lines at West Point Lake

MOBILE, Ala. –The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Mobile District, West Point Project announced that the project’s operations and maintenance contractor, Anderson Construction Company, will begin the seasonal maintenance of the Government property line around the reservoir on Monday, Dec. 1, 2014.

7 Nov 2014

Corps of Engineers releases the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Master Water Control Manuals for the Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin

MOBILE, Ala. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Mobile District announced today that it has released the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the proposed update of the Master Water Control Manual (Master Manual) for the Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin (ACT) in Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee.

7 Nov 2014

St. Paul District employee DeLisa Kviz selected as Outstanding DoD Employee/Service Member with a Disability Award

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Office of the Secretary of Defense recently announced its selection of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, employee and Potomac Falls, Va., resident, DeLisa Kviz as the recipient of the Outstanding Department of Defense Employee/Service Member with a Disability Award.

6 Nov 2014

Corps reduces releases from Missouri River dams due to lower runoff

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Missouri River Basin Water Management Division is reducing releases from the four lower Missouri River dams because drier conditions in October have reduced runoff into the reservoir system, resulting in faster evacuation of stored flood water.

6 Nov 2014

Employee Spotlight: Justin Crow

Justin Crow is a power plant senior mechanic at the Eufaula Dam Powerhouse. He grew up in Warner,