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  • Energy program saves money, resources for USACE districts

    Huntsville Center’s Energy Savings Performance Contract program has been reducing energy use and water consumption at military installations since the mid-1990s. Over the last several years, the ESPC has also developed contracts to support U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works programs around the country.

  • USACE seeks public comment on dredging in Anchorage Harbor

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District prepared a new environmental assessment for maintenance dredging at the Anchorage Harbor and encourages public comment on the draft document.

  • 22-036 Lower Granite Dam Visitor Center announces summer season hours and tour schedule

    Clarkston, WA –With the summer recreation season ramping up, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Lower Granite Visitor Center will be open daily, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. starting Monday, May 23.

  • 22-035 Corps implements alcohol ban at Granite Point

    Walla Walla, WA – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District will implement an alcohol ban at the Granite Point recreation site on Lower Granite Lake on May 27. This change is designed to enhance public safety and increase the overall recreation quality of the site.

  • Submerged stone wall in Ashtabula Harbor marked by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Buffalo District has marked a submerged stone wall in Ashtabula, Ohio to remind boaters of its presence inside Ashtabula Harbor’s East Breakwater. The 1,500 linear foot wall is now identified by nine red buoys with reflective tape, floating at water level approximately every 165 feet. The top of the submerged stone wall is approximately one to two feet below the water level. The wall creates an enclosed space not designed for boater access. For safety, boaters should stay in the bounds of the federal navigation channel until outside the harbor.

  • Men’s overconfidence leads to unnecessary drownings

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – Nearly 90 percent of drownings at U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ lakes are adult males and it seems arrogance – thinking they can swim and lame excuses, like life jackets are uncomfortable or unflattering, lead to drownings in many cases.

  • Late Season Snow to Benefit Recreation at Lucky Peak for 2 Additional Weeks

    BOISE, Idaho – Several weather systems have pushed through the region since late April, resulting in improved conditions for the Boise River basin.

  • COCHITI LAKE REOPENS TO RECREATION

    Cochiti Lake will reopen for recreation beginning Thursday, May 19, 2022.

  • Temporary full road closure of Highway 178 across Bull Shoals Dam

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is scheduling a full road closure for Highway 178 across Bull Shoals Dam to deploy and remove equipment used to perform maintenance on the dam’s sluice gates.

  • 22-033 Dworshak Dam releases to increase to balance refill with remaining snowpack

    AHSAHKA, Idaho – Dworshak Dam will be slowly increasing releases this week from 5,600 cubic feet per second (cfs) to the approximate range of 7,500 cfs. Operations at Dworshak will change the height of the Clearwater River downstream of the dam by less than a foot, gradually, across a one-day period.