8 Feb 2022

USACE, Omaha District seeks input and comments on Draft Master Plan for Gavins Point Dam and Lewis and Clark Lake Project through April 8, 2022; Public Online Webinars Scheduled

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Omaha District is seeking public, agency, tribal, and stakeholder comments on the Draft Master Plan and Programmatic Environmental Assessment for Gavins Point Dam and Lewis and Clark Lake through Friday, April 8, 2022.

8 Feb 2022

USACE Galveston District, to host virtual public meetings for Gulf Intracoastal Waterway Coastal Resilience Study (GIWW-CRS)

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Galveston District and its Non Federal Partner (NFP), the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) will co-host two virtual public meetings, February 14 & 17, to provide information to the public about the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway Coastal Resilience Study (GIWW-CRS) and the Tentatively Selected Plan (TSP), and to give the public an opportunity to officially make comments. These meetings are being conducted virtually, exercising COVID-19 safety precautions for group gatherings as outlined by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention.

8 Feb 2022

Mark Twain Lake Recreation Areas Reopen After Weather Event

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) recreation areas, including boat ramps, day use areas, hunter fishermen access areas, firewood cutting areas, David C. Berti shooting range, Frank Russell archery park, M.W. Boudreaux Memorial Visitor Center, Project Office and other facilities that are normally open this time of year have reopened as the recent snow is being cleared. Use caution in areas where snow is still present.

8 Feb 2022

Delayed refill at Corps reservoirs to impact boating, recreation

Army water managers will delay refilling Cougar and Fall Creek reservoirs and conduct spill operations at Foster Dam as required by the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon’s Willamette Valley injunction because of recent litigation. The delay at Cougar and Fall Creek will impact the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (Corps) ability to refill the reservoirs to their normal summer levels, which will impact boating and recreation activities.

8 Feb 2022

Annual Corps of Engineer’s Lake Pepin ice measurements to begin next week

ST. PAUL, Minn. – It’s a sign that spring is near, as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, will start its annual Lake Pepin ice measurements Feb. 16.

8 Feb 2022

USACE to temporarily close River Run West recreation area

ASHDOWN, Ark. - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Millwood Tri-Lakes Project Office is temporarily closing access to the River Run West recreation area at 8 a.m. on Feb. 8 to make repairs to the Millwood Dam embankment.

8 Feb 2022

Locking temporarily suspended at Newburgh Locks and Dam

The lock chambers at Newburgh Locks and Dam (Ohio River mile 776.1) in Newburgh, Indiana,

8 Feb 2022

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District has projects funded through the Infrastructure I

SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced in January, the studies, projects, and programs that will be initiated in Fiscal Year 2022 with the $22.81 billion in supplemental funding provided in two recently enacted laws — the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA); and the 2022 Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (DRSAA).

8 Feb 2022

Maine Turnpike Authority seeks permit for proposed work in York County, Maine

 The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District received a permit application to conduct

7 Feb 2022

USACE Buffalo District Announces 2022 Operations Schedule for Black Rock Lock

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Buffalo District is announcing the Black Rock Lock operations schedule for the 2022 navigation season. The Black Rock Lock is one of three lock systems operated and maintained by USACE on the U.S. side of the Great Lakes and saw more than 2,600 vessels and 60,000 metric tons of commerce pass through its walls in fiscal year 2021.