2 Jul 2013

Corps Urges Water Safety during Fourth of July Holiday

NEW ORLEANS – Independence Day is one of the busiest holidays at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

2 Jul 2013

Roosevelt Park camping and boat ramp restricted during Yakama Indian Nation pow wow July 17-21

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will temporarily prohibit public camping and alcohol use at Roosevelt Park between July 17 and July 21 during the Roosevelt Pow-Wow.

2 Jul 2013

Corps deepens vital navigational channel

Fuel shortages and empty store shelves are a potential reality Alaskans will not have to face thanks

2 Jul 2013

Corps deepens vital navigational channel

Fuel shortages and empty store shelves are a potential reality Alaskans will not have to face thanks to the work of 45 crewmembers aboard the Essayons, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-owned and operated hopper dredge.

2 Jul 2013

Corps construction contractor reaches critical safety milestone

Contractors for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency New Campus East project, along with the Baltimore District, were recognized June 11 for reaching 1,400 days without an accident resulting in lost work time.

2 Jul 2013

Corps deepens vital navigational channel

Fuel shortages and empty store shelves are a potential reality Alaskans will not have to face thanks to the work of 45 crewmembers aboard the Essayons, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-owned and operated hopper dredge.

1 Jul 2013

Corps holds multi-agency oil spill training exercise at Lower Granite Lock and Dam June 26

As part of its environmental stewardship efforts, the Walla Walla District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers expanded its 2013 annual oil spill training exercise at Lower Granite Lock and Dam on the lower Snake River. Several county agencies adjacent to the Lower Granite pool participated in this exercise in the first such collaborative training effort. Training with other agencies enhances each agency’s readiness.

1 Jul 2013

13-046 Dworshak discharge flows increased to cool rising river temperatures

AHSAHKA, Idaho – Recent extremely hot weather conditions and more of the same forecasted for the rest of the week have prompted changes in flow operations at Dworshak Dam and Reservoir near Orofino, Idaho.

1 Jul 2013

Making people’s lives better: engineer donates time and talents to help others

With about 12,000 members, Engineers Without Borders-USA (EWB-USA) currently works on more than 350 projects in 45 developing countries to improve the lives of millions of people around the world.

1 Jul 2013

Jacksonville District prepares for potential emergency

The exercise tested the COOP plan, which identifies critical actions that must continue in the event the district’s headquarters building was no longer inhabitable because of fire, flood or some other event.