15 Jan 2013

Applicant seeks Corps of Engineers permit to place structures to harvest oysters in Nantucket Harbor

CONCORD, Mass. – Permit applicant Charles Connors is seeking a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of

15 Jan 2013

City of Bristol seeks Corps permit to place fill material to stabilize two river banks damaged by 2011 storm

CONCORD, Mass. – The city of Bristol is seeking a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New

14 Jan 2013

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers outlines Floodway modification recommendations to city of Dallas

FORT WORTH, Texas – Raising levee low spots and modifying the abandoned AT&SF Railroad Bridge were

14 Jan 2013

US to improve electric grid in Kandahar province

KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan — Electricity is a scare resource in Kandahar City but should become less so for Kandahar government district centers and businesses when four separate projects designed to improve electricity distribution in key areas of the city are completed by winter 2013. Regional Command-South is overseeing these projects currently in the planning phase. Each required comprehensive coordination among RC-South, USAID, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat, the Afghan electric utility company.

14 Jan 2013

Corps administers fine for failure to comply with Clean Water Act

A Sioux Falls-area development company, River Greenway Hospitality LLC, has been issued a Class 1 Administrative Penalty for failure to comply with the terms and conditions of a Department of the Army permit issued pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act.

14 Jan 2013

Honolulu District Continues Great Support to Army, Pacific Region in FY12

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Honolulu District completed a successful Fiscal Year 2012 (FY12) during which 506 contract actions were awarded totaling $316,128,089.00.

14 Jan 2013

Critical rock removal work progressing efficiently resulting in open channel

The first phase of the most critical rock removal work on the Mississippi River near Thebes, Ill., has been completed ahead of schedule, providing mariners with additional depth in the navigation channel.

14 Jan 2013

Coordinated dam releases key to reducing winter storm flood threat

The weather and geography that make California’s Central Valley a world-class agricultural machine also fuels the potential for disastrous flooding – conditions constantly gauged by the water management section of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District.

14 Jan 2013

Federal, state partners celebrate completion of key component in Everglades restoration

Federal and state partners celebrated the completion of a key component in improving freshwater deliveries to the southern end of the Everglades ecosystem Jan. 11 in Homestead, Fla., at the C-111 Spreader Canal Western Project Dedication Ceremony.

14 Jan 2013

History Channel’s 101 Greatest Inventions of All Time premier includes navigation locks

The History Channel television network has aired a nation-wide special the end of December, 2012 of