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  • Nashville District celebrates Earth Day festivities at Centennial Park

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (April 19, 2014) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District celebrated Earth Day with thousands of people today during the 13th annual Nashville Earth Day Festival at Centennial Park.

  • USACE Celebrates Earth Day Next Week

    GEYSERVILLE, Ca. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers San Francisco District, National Marine

  • Oahe Project partners to offer special turkey hunt

    Hunter Greg Brandner of Pierre, S.D., harvested the first turkey of a special spring turkey hunt being held at the Oahe Dam and Lake recreation area. The hunt was hosted in partnership with the National Wild Turkey Federation and the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks. In recent years, the Oahe Project has made use of its specially enclosed blinds, which allows hunters with disabilities requiring the use a wheelchair, the opportunity to hunt deer.

  • Helmets Necessary When Utilizing All Terrain and Utility Vehicles at Mississippi Corps Lakes

    Vicksburg, Miss…The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ is enforcing a safety requirement for all operators and passengers while riding certain vehicles at its Mississippi lakes at Arkabutla, Enid, Grenada, and Sardis. Operators and passengers must wear helmets at all times when operating or riding in recreational off-highway vehicles, all terrain vehicles, all terrain cycles, and other vehicles that travel on non-highway tires and designed specifically for off-road usage. All vehicles shall be operated in accordance with posted restrictions and regulations at each site.

  • Corps supports canoeists, rafters on Blackwater River with white water releases from Blackwater Dam in Webster, Salisbury

    CONCORD, Mass. – Controlled releases of water will be made by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New

  • Corps supports canoeists, kayakers on Quinebaug River with water releases from East Brimfield Dam in Sturbridge

    CONCORD, Mass. – Controlled releases of water will be made by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New

  • 14-026 UPDATE #2: Corps progress to fix Little Goose navigation lock gate on track

    STARBUCK, Wash. – UPDATE #2 -- Work to replace the cracked gudgeon arm assembly on the top of Little Goose Dam’s navigation lock downstream south gate leaf remains on track to reopen for service by the end of April, according to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Walla Walla District officials. Work milestones completed to date include securing the gate leaf in place to keep it stabile during repairs; removing the old, cracked gudgeon arm assembly; and painting and installing the new gudgeon arm assembly. The remainder of the work to be done relies heavily on the use of cranes and man baskets and includes adjusting diagonal tensioning on the gate leafs; preparing the hydraulic power unit for reattachment to the south gate leaf; removing work-related equipment from the site and final alignment testing prior to returning the navigation lock to service.

  • Comment Period: Interpretive rule for the 404(f)(1)(A) exemption under the Clean Water Act

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of the Army Civil Works announce a Notice of Availability for a 45-day public comment period in the Federal Register for an interpretive rule for the 404(f)(1)(A) exemption under the Clean Water Act. The public comment period begins on April 21, 2014 and ends on June 05, 2014.

  • TOW HAULAGE EQUIPMENT OUT OF SERVICE DAVID D. TERRY LOCK (NO. 6) NM 108.1

    Tow haulage equipment at David D. Terry Lock (No. 6) is out of service. Double cut tows will have to be locked the conventional way (without the use of tow haulage). The length of downtime is currently unknown. Another notice will be distributed when the tow haulage equipment is back in service.

  • Comment Period: Proposed rule for the definition of Waters of the U.S. under the Clean Water Act

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announce the publication of a joint proposed rule for the definition of Waters of the U.S. under the Clean Water Act in the Federal Register for a 90-day public comment period. The public comment period begins on April 21, 2014 and ends on July 21, 2014.