21 Feb 2014

CORPS ANNOUNCES OPEN HOUSES FOR MASTER PLAN REVISIONS

BRANSON, Mo. -- The Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District will hold two open houses March 7-8 in Branson to release the final revised Table Rock Master Plan. All interested persons are invited.

21 Feb 2014

Historic Fort Norfolk to close for building repairs Feb. 24

Fort Norfolk will close to visitors from Feb. 24 to June 6 as contractors replace the roof on a circa 1855 magazine building.

21 Feb 2014

Army Corps and Department of the Interior continue coordination on Fire Island Inlet to Moriches Inlet stabilization project

-- Draft Environmental Assessment slated to be made available to public in early March --NEW YORK –

21 Feb 2014

Water Releases Increase at Carlyle Lake

Carlyle Lake – As of 9:00 a.m., Friday, February 21, the pool elevation at Carlyle Lake is 443.94 feet, referenced to the National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD), with a release of approximately 3,160 cubic feet per second (cfs) and Thursday’s inflow was approximately 6,250 cfs. A series of gate changes will be made today to increase releases to approximately 4,860 cfs. The river is considered bank full at 4,000 cfs. Due to the previous rainfall, Carlyle Lake is predicted to crest on Sunday at 445.5 feet NGVD without additional precipitation. The winter target pool elevation for Carlyle Lake is 443.0 feet NGVD.

21 Feb 2014

FEMA Accredits Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction System (HSDRRS)

Yesterday, the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) accredited the greater New Orleans Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction System (HSDRRS). The federal levee system will be represented on the new Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) as reducing risk within Jefferson, Orleans, St. Bernard, St. Charles and Plaquemines parishes.

21 Feb 2014

Corps proposes to construct Camp Cronin revetment, repair East Shore Arm breakwater in Narragansett: Public comments due by March 24

CONCORD, Mass. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District is proposing to construct a

21 Feb 2014

Presentation students hop aboard STEM train

Louisville District regulators shared their knowledge and expertise on wetlands and stream ecology

21 Feb 2014

Millennium Project work begins at Arlington National Cemetery

Crews working for the Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are preparing land designated for the growth of Arlington National Cemetery. The 27-acre Millennium Project adds nearly 30,000 burial and niche spaces to the cemetery, which is running out of room to honor America’s military veterans.

21 Feb 2014

All Weather Access Road opens on Lakefront

NEW ORLEANS –The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, has completed the All Weather

21 Feb 2014

Great Bridge Lock reopens to vessel traffic

The Great Bridge Lock on the Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal reopened this afternoon after a two-day closure to vessel traffic to replace lock gates.