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  • Project’s Future Looks Bright

    The Virginia Port Authority and the Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently signed

  • Nashville District breaks ground on Cheatham buildings destroyed in May 2010 flood

    ASHLAND CITY, Tenn. (June 18, 2012) – Flood waters in May 2010 submerged the lock operations center and resource manager’s office at Cheatham Dam, forcing personnel to flee. When the water receded, buildings were uninhabitable, and the staff moved into trailers. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District continued the recovery today, breaking ground on the construction of new facilities.

  • USACE Galveston District awards small business task order for routine testing of dredged material

    GALVESTON, Texas (June 15, 2012) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, awarded a task order to Sol Engineering LLC, an 8(a) small business, in the amount of $239,380.19 for environmental services to include a study comprised of collection and chemical analyses of water and sediment samples from the federally-maintained Brazos Island Harbor, Entrance Channel and Brazos Island Harbor, Brownsville Channel.

  • Corps to continue water release for Caloosahatchee Estuary

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District has started another release of water from Lake Okeechobee as part of an ongoing effort to reduce salinity (saltwater content) in the Caloosahatchee Estuary.

  • Dredge Thompson journeys to its new home

    District employees and retirees, river residents and those affectionately known as river rats lined

  • USACE Galveston District’s EEO Manager Earns 2012 Diversity Outreach Award

    GALVESTON, Texas (June 15, 2012) – Equal Employment Opportunity Manager Dr. Rose Caballero, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District, was named the Department of the Army’s 2012 National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Roy Wilkins Renown Service Award recipient.

  • Public invited to learn about Boise River flood risk at June 19 meeting

    Although the Boise River is no longer at flood stage, the risk of flooding remains. Future year flows could be significantly higher, causing property damage and putting lives at risk. To help the public better understand flood risk in the Boise area, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) and other Idaho Silver Jackets agencies will host a public meeting in Garden City on Tuesday, June 19, to provide information and present a new Web-based tool to help the community visualize that risk.

  • ERDC Represented at the Scientific Group of the London Convention in Korea

    Environmental Laboratory (EL) researchers recently represented ERDC as delegates of the 35th meeting of the Scientific Group of the London Convention in Jeju, Republic of Korea.

  • CHL Researchers Host CIRP Webinars

    Researchers with ERDC’s Coast and Hydraulics Laboratory (CHL) Coastal Inlets Research Program (CIRP) recently gave a series of two-hour webinars on "Coastal Modeling System Basics."

  • The Honolulu District Supports Makani Pahili 2012

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Honolulu District wrapped up its annual participation in the state of Hawaii and Joint Task Force-Homeland Defense Makani Pahili Hurricane Preparedness Exercise recently.