29 May 2014

Contracting officer spends more than four decades at Huntsville Center

When Wanda Hampton took a summer job as a student aid at what was then known as the Corps of

29 May 2014

A Walk Through Time - 2012 Wappapello Lake Periodic Inspection

ince I was young, I have gazed in wonder at the Wappapello gatehouse. I have seen larger structures, but this one was built near my childhood home during the Depression era by locals. I never thought that one day I, too, would step back into time and experience what these men saw during the genesis of this project.

29 May 2014

Roemhildt takes command of the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division

CINCINNATI – Col. Steven J. Roemhildt assumed command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Great

29 May 2014

Draft EIS released on previously authorized BP Cherry Point dock North Wing

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers today released a Draft Environmental Impact Statement to examine the incremental environmental risk, principally from vessel traffic, related to operation of the previously authorized addition of the North Wing to the BP Cherry Point dock, near Ferndale, Wash. The comment period for the draft EIS begins June 6 and closes Aug. 6, 2014. The Corps will hold public meetings in Bellingham and Seattle on July 16 and 24 respectively. Both written and oral scoping comments will be considered in the preparation of the final EIS.

29 May 2014

It's not too late to prepare

Time to dust off your preparedness plans and refresh your supplies! Hold on, you say? The latest outlook is “quiet,” -- why should I prepare? The seasonal outlook only provides insight as to the potential number of tropical storms and hurricanes, based upon current atmospheric and ocean conditions. Unfortunately, it only takes one storm to cause horrific destruction.

29 May 2014

New Guidance Available for Incorporating Climate Change Impacts to Inland Hydrology in Civil Works Studies, Designs, and Projects

ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has released new guidance on how to

29 May 2014

Corps reduces flows from Lake Okeechobee to Caloosahatchee

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District has reduced the amount of water flowing from

29 May 2014

Night-time work at Brookline Avenue and Fenway due to Muddy River project beginning June 2

CONCORD, Mass. – Construction activities continue on Phase 1 of the $30.9 million Muddy River

29 May 2014

Gavins Point Dam Road Closed June 2-6

Crest Road, the road that crosses the Gavins Point Dam near Yankton, S.D., will be closed from 8 a.m. Monday, June 2 through noon Friday, June 6. This closure will include nighttime hours. The public is asked to plan on an alternate route of travel during this time.

29 May 2014

U.S. builds six schools to shape future of Togo

LOME, Togo -- How can children learn in schools where rain enters the classrooms and wind tosses