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  • Contract awarded to repair flood damage

    The Kansas City District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded another contract to repair 2011 flood damage to a levee along the Missouri River.

  • Bragg’s Cut set to open March 1

    MATAGORDA COUNTY, Texas (Feb. 17, 2012) – Bragg’s Cut, a new small boat cut constructed between the Old Colorado River and the Diversion Channel, is scheduled to open March 1, 2012, to allow small recreational vessels an alternative to using the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston district’s Colorado Locks.

  • Navigation locks on Columbia, Snake rivers to close for annual maintenance

    WALLA WALLA, Wash. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will close navigation locks at dams on the Columbia and Snake rivers in March to conduct annual inspections, repairs and maintenance.

  • GSL researcher selected for leadership post at TRB

    ERDC Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory (GSL) Researcher Dr. Lucy Priddy was selected to serve as vice-chair, Transportation Research Board (TRB) Young Members Council (YMC) at the board's annual meeting in Washington, D.C., Jan. 23–27.

  • EL engineer appointed to board, Journal of Soils and Sediments

    ERDC Environmental Laboratory's (EL) Dr. Trudy Estes, a research civil engineer, was recently appointed to the editorial board of the Journal of Soils and Sediments and will serve a three-year term as a subject editor for "Section 5: Sediment Management.

  • Corps, Six Counties plan for water resources issues

    LOS ANGELES – Representatives from six Southern California flood control districts met Feb. 16 with officials from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to discuss topics related to flood channel and levee maintenance, environmental permitting, civil works programming and Southern California water conservation strategies.

  • USACE Galveston District keeps commerce moving along the Texas coast

    GALVESTON, Texas (Feb. 17, 2012) - On any given day, ships carrying cargo from Mexico to China pull into one of the 28 ports along the Texas coast to deliver imported goods ranging from coffee to cars – a maritime industry that generates $135 billion in economic value to the state and creates nearly one million jobs.

  • Post Award Conference Held for USCENTCOM MATOC Holders

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Middle East District hosted a post award conference for contractors Jan. 25.

  • Old techniques record annual ice measurement changes in Lake Pepin

    In preparation for the navigation season, the district’s Fountain City, Wis., survey crew began annual Lake Pepin ice measurements Feb. 15.

  • USACE planning professionals become esteemed planning associates

    SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. —  Will we have enough water and natural resources in the future? What will