26 Jul 2013

USACE talks STEM at Boy Scouts Summerfest

SAVANNAH, Ga. - A group of 275 scouts representing seven states explored potential career paths in STEM - science, technology, engineering and mathematics - during the annual Coastal Empire Council Boy Scouts of America Summerfest, July 22. Members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District staffed an exhibit at Summerfest demonstrating the functions of wetlands and the importance of regulating them.

26 Jul 2013

Middle East Meets West: The Ebb and Flow of International Water Management

COCHITI LAKE, N.M.-- The Cochiti Project office, Albuquerque District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, had the honor of hosting Water Managers from various countries in the Middle East on July 3. The visiting managers represented the countries of Egypt, Iraq, Morocco, Oman, the Palestinian Territories, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and Yemen. This opportunity was made possible through the International Visitor Leadership Program, a program set up through the U.S. Department of State.

26 Jul 2013

Record-setting flood on Illinois Waterway

Record-setting levels on the Illinois River and tributaries damaged not only private property but a lot of government property too.

26 Jul 2013

Impacts to locks on the Illinois River

The locks and dams on the Illinois River are a bit different than those on the Mississippi – with one big difference being the two that have Wicket dams - Peoria and LaGrange. But there are others too.

26 Jul 2013

Recognizing a volunteer and partnership

In 1993, Saylorville Lake entered a Cooperative Agreement Partnership with the Iowa Academy of Science to have a gift shop located in the Saylorville Lake Visitor Center.

26 Jul 2013

Contract awarded to Wisconsin firm for Duluth-Superior Harbor dredging

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, awards a contract for dredging at

26 Jul 2013

USACE files draft Environmental Impact Statement on St. Johns Bayou and New Madrid Floodway Project

MEMPHIS, Tenn., July 26, 2013 – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) today filed the St. Johns Bayou and New Madrid Floodway Project draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

26 Jul 2013

Public comment for Draft Supplemental Environmental Assessment, Eurasian watermilfoil control at Fort Peck Reservoir, Mont. sought

A draft supplemental environmental assessment (EA) for the control of Eurasian watermilfoil at the Fort Peck Reservoir, Mont. is currently available for public review. The draft supplemental EA evaluates the environmental impacts of controlling the spread of this noxious weed through application of herbicides approved for aquatic sites, penoxsulam and flumioxazin, in conjunction with the use of a barrier curtain.

25 Jul 2013

USACE Galveston District awards $4.6 million contract to dredge Freeport Harbor entrance and jetty channels

GALVESTON, Texas (July 25, 2013) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, awarded a contract in the amount of $4,610,600 to Manson Construction Company for maintenance dredging of the Freeport Harbor Entrance and Jetty channels in Brazoria County, Texas.

25 Jul 2013

UMCS, Metering programs help military, federal agencies control utility use

As government agencies are striving to reduce energy costs and consumption and increase use of