16 Sep 2013

Corps Extends Invitation to Participate in Activities at Water Sweep 2013

Vicksburg, Miss… The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers invites the public to participate in Water Sweep 2013 on Saturday, 21 September. This eighth annual award winning event was originated in 2006 to have volunteers clean along the shoreline and remove unwanted obstacles from the banks of the river and water. The goal is to provide safe and enjoyable recreational areas along the river and make a difference in the scenic Ouachita River’s waterways and shorelines.

16 Sep 2013

13-063 Walla Walla District deploys 6 more to support FEMA in Colorado

WALLA WALLA, Wash. – Six more U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District, power team members departed Walla Walla for Colorado, on Sunday to support the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region 8’s request for emergency power assistance, according to Corps emergency management officials. Three other power team members departed Saturday.

16 Sep 2013

Corps announces Columbia River winter recreational vessel lockage schedule

The winter recreational vessel lock schedule for Columbia River dams began Sept. 16 and will continue through May 14, 2014 at the Bonneville, The Dalles and John Day locks. Recreational vessels may lock through on request during daylight hours only.

16 Sep 2013

Army Corps hosting public information session regarding ongoing cleanup work at the former Raritan Arsenal

NEW YORK – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, will host a public information

16 Sep 2013

Change to public scoping webinar information for the Missouri River Recovery Management Plan and EIS

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) is hosting a scoping webinar on September 18th to solicit

16 Sep 2013

USACE Deployment Center deactivates after 8 years of service

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ response to Sept. 11, 2001, began on Day One. Only a few hours after the terrorists struck, engineers from Headquarters went to the Pentagon to assess the damage, and personnel from North Atlantic Division and New York District made their way to the World Trade Center to assist rescue efforts and begin planning the ensuing support operations.

16 Sep 2013

Nashville District participates in the 2013 World Water Monitoring Challenge™

HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. (Sept. 16. 2013) – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District park rangers at Old Hickory Lake in conjunction with National Public Lands Day got their hands wet Sept. 2-13 collecting water quality data for the 2013 World Water Monitoring Challenge™.

14 Sep 2013

Corps mobile command center heads for Colorado flooding

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District deployed a mobile command center –the deployable tactical operations system, or DTOS – to Aurora, Colo., Sept. 14 to assist in the federal government’s response to severe flooding throughout the state.

14 Sep 2013

13-062 Walla Walla District deploys 3 to support FEMA’s flood response in Colorado

WALLA WALLA, Wash. – Three U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District, employees departed Walla Walla for Aurora, Colo., today in response to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region 8’s request for emergency power assistance, according to Corps emergency management officials.

13 Sep 2013

CORPS’ REVIEW OF COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS AFFECTS TABLE ROCK LAKE RECREATION AREAS

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - The Army Corps of Engineers announced today that it has performed a legal review