17 Mar 2004

“Duck blinds must go,” says Corps of Engineers

MEMPHIS, Tenn., March 17, 2004 – Duck hunters and other sportsmen who have blinds and other structures on U.S. Government property within the Wildlife Mitigation Feature of the St. Francis Basin Project, located in Clay, Greene, Craighead and Poinsette counties in Arkansas have until June 1, 2004, to remove them.

4 Mar 2004

Corps of Engineers releases key Grand Prairie Project documents

MEMPHIS, Tenn., March 4, 2004 – Two key environmental documents related to the Grand Prairie Area Demonstration Project were released for public review and comment today.

26 Feb 2004

Corps of Engineers responds to Grand Prairie Project critics

MEMPHIS, Tenn., Feb. 26, 2004 – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Memphis District, responded today to charges in a lawsuit filed by opponents to the Grand Prairie Area Demonstration Project.

25 Feb 2004

Memphis Corps of Engineers office earns Tennessee Performance Excellence Award

MEMPHIS, Tenn., Feb. 25, 2004 – The Tennessee Center for Performance Excellence (TNCPE) has selected the Memphis District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as a winner of the 2003 Achievement Award, one of only eight businesses and organizations this year to earn the advanced recognition.

3 Feb 2004

Corps of Engineers to hold meeting in Millington on Big Creek

MEMPHIS, Tenn., Feb. 3, 2004 – The Memphis District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will hold a public “scoping” meeting Feb. 12 for the Millington and Vicinity, Tennessee Study.

15 Jan 2004

Dr. Benjamin Hooks to speak at Corps of Engineers Martin Luther King Jr. observance

MEMPHIS, Tenn., Jan. 15, 2004 – Dr. Benjamin L. Hooks, lawyer, clergyman and former executive director of the NAACP, will be the featured speaker at a Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. memorial observance to be held by the Memphis District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

14 Jan 2004

National Resources Conservation Service, Corps of Engineers will sign agreement for better service to Delta residents

MEMPHIS, Tenn., Jan. 14, 2004 – A partnering agreement between the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Arkansas and the Memphis District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will increase communication and cooperation to better enable them to serve the communities of the Arkansas Delta.

9 Jan 2004

Shelby County, Chickasaw Basin Authority and Corps of Engineers tosign Wolf River restoration agreement

MEMPHIS, Tenn., Jan. 9, 2004 – A project cooperation agreement between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Shelby County and the Chickasaw Basin Authority will result in construction of a nearly $10 million environmental restoration project on the Wolf River.

31 Jul 2003

ERDC’s Cold Regions lab employs innovative cleanup effort

Engineers at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineer Research and Development Center’s (ERDC) Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) have used an innovative technology to chemically cleanup an on-site groundwater contaminant, trichloroethylene (TCE).

12 Apr 2003

Cleanup of Army Lab Spill Nearing Completion

HANOVER -The U.S. Army's Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) in Hanover is preparing to wrap up the remedial action plan it began some 12 years ago in response to a trichloroethylene spill that CRREL officials discovered on the site in 1990.