14 Jun 2013

NAV NOTICE SWL 13-26 MKARNS - TOW HAULAGE PROCEDURES DURING HIGH FLOWS

MKARNS - This notice is a reminder to mariners that during high flows on the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System, the following procedures will be in effect.

14 Jun 2013

Paddle Away at Carlyle Lake!

CARLYLE LAKE – In recognition of Great Outdoors Month, The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will host “Paddle Away” at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 15, 2013 at the Willow Pond Fitness Trail located next to the Carlyle Lake Visitor Center. The event will focus on educating and encouraging children and adults to paddle safely! Participants can gain experience and test their skills on a kayak or a canoe.

14 Jun 2013

USACE employee takes command of Tennessee Army National Guard Battalion

LAVINIA, Tenn. – Lt. Col. J. Kaye Steed, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Civil Engineering technician in the Navigation Branch relieved Lt. Col. Barry L. Collins in a change of command ceremony as the commander of the Tennessee U.S. Army National Guard 168th Military Police Battalion on June 14, 2013 at the a Tennessee National Guard’s Volunteer Training Site-Milan, in Lavinia,Tenn.

14 Jun 2013

Public meeting set for levee work in north Sacramento

The public is invited to an outreach meeting to discuss upcoming American River levee work in north Sacramento, near the Natomas East Main Drainage Canal.

14 Jun 2013

Public meeting set for Carmichael levee work

The public is invited to an outreach meeting to discuss upcoming American River levee work near the William B. Pond recreation area in Carmichael, Calif.

14 Jun 2013

Prestigious Dept. of the Army award bestowed to Indianapolis Army Corps of Engineers Deb Snyder

LOUISVILLE, KY -- Deb Snyder,  Indianapolis Regulatory Field Office for the Army Corps of Engineers,

14 Jun 2013

Corps closes access to Northfield Brook Lake, Black Rock Lake, and Thomaston Dam recreation areas in Connecticut due to heavy rain, flooding

THOMASTON, CT – The Army Corps of Engineers announced today that on June 14, 2013 it has temporarily

14 Jun 2013

NR 13-021: Corps of Engineers initiates scoping under National Environmental Policy Act

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (June 14, 2013) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District announces it is initiating scoping under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to evaluate measures and alternatives for a flood damage reduction study for the Swannanoa River Watershed near Asheville, N.C.

14 Jun 2013

NAV NOTICE SWL 13-25 MKARNS - LOCK CLOSURE AND INTERMITTENT DELAYS

MURRAY L&D - Mariners are advised that continued intermittent delays may be experienced at Murray Lock and Dam (No. 7) NM 125.4 daily from 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. through June 17, while repair of the parapet wall takes place. The lock will be closed to navigation traffic from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on June 18 to place concrete on the upstream long wall.

14 Jun 2013

Happy 100 Army

From their humble beginnings working along side the Wright Brothers, Army aviators have been