26 Jun 2013

Enjoy Your Holiday, Play It Safe and Return Home Alive

    Louisville, KY -- Drowning is a leading cause of accidental death, yet the number of deaths by

26 Jun 2013

Corps releases inspection ratings for seven Delta levee systems

Inspections by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District rated maintenance of five rural levee systems in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta as unacceptable, and rated maintenance of two additional Delta levee systems as minimally acceptable.

26 Jun 2013

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Releases Work Plans for Fiscal Year 2013 Civil Works Appropriations

Washington- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released its work plans, or spending plans, through the end of Fiscal Year 2013 for five appropriation accounts in the Army Civil Works program. President Obama signed the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013, Division F of Public Law 113-6, into law on March 26, 2013. The Act provided total FY13 appropriations for the Army Civil Works program of $4.972 billion.

26 Jun 2013

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Releases Work Plans for Fiscal Year 2013 Civil Works Appropriations

Washington (June 24, 2013) - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released its work plans, or spending plans, through the end of Fiscal Year 2013 (FY13) for five appropriation accounts in the Army Civil Works program.

26 Jun 2013

Willamette Valley reservoirs ideal for sporting events

The Corps hosts numerous sporting events each year on its reservoirs in Oregon’s Willamette Valley.

26 Jun 2013

Corps closing Minneapolis locks to all traffic due to high flows on the Mississippi River

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, will close its three twin cities locks to commercial navigation at 8 a.m., June 27, when flows surpass 40,000 cubic feet per second, or cfs. The three locks were closed to recreation boaters Monday when flows exceeded 30,000 cfs.

26 Jun 2013

Enjoy the holiday, play it safe and return home alive

Drowning is a leading cause of accidental death, but statistics show that 89 percent of drowning victims at U.S. Army Corps of Engineers lakes and rivers would have survived if they had been wearing life jackets. Here are some safety tips to help you have a safe and enjoyable Independence Day holiday.

26 Jun 2013

District announces work plans for Fiscal Year 2013 Civil Works appropriations

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District has received guidance that its Fiscal Year 2013 Civil Works program post-sequestration funding will be appropriated at $27,333,649 for construction, investigations and operations and maintenance.

26 Jun 2013

USACE to place more than 26 million cubic yards of sand to restore Sandy-damaged projects

BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is in the process of placing more than 26 million cubic yards of sand along the coastline throughout the northeastern United States to repair and restore coastal storm risk reduction projects previously built by the Corps that were severely impacted by Hurricane Sandy.

26 Jun 2013

USACE Galveston District partners with HSPS to promote safety on the water during 4th of July

GALVESTON, Texas (June 26, 2013) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District partnered with the Houston Sail and Power Squadron (a unit of the United States Power Squadrons) to provide recreational boaters with free vessel safety examinations June 29-30 and July 4 from 8 a.m. to noon at the Trinity River Island Recreation Area (also known as the Wallisville Lake Project Boat Ramp) in Wallisville, Texas.