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  • In the fast lane: Partnership helps collegiate motorsport team bring home trophy

    Many kids dream of one day becoming a race car driver. Few will actually achieve it, but for those who have a knack for science and technology, designing a race car might be a more achievable goal – a chance to live life in the fast lane. For students involved in Powercat Motorsports at Kansas State University, this dream is a reality. Powercat Motorsports is the university’s Society of Engineers Formula Race team. Open to any student enrolled at Kansas State University, the team designs and builds a brand-new formula one race car every year. They compete with their car at various events throughout the year, but the biggest competition occurs at Michigan International Speedway.

  • Corps of Engineers partners with the city of Minot for water improvement

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, and the city of Minot, North Dakota, recently signed a cost share agreement to facilitate a workshop focused on accessing and improving oxbows, or channels, that became disconnected on the Souris River.

  • MKARNS Nav Notice No. SWL 24-91 WREC Differentials

    This is to advise mariners transiting the White River Entrance Channel (WREC) of increased head differentials between Norrell Lock and Dam and Montgomery Point Lock and Dam. 

  • ERDC researchers design, test new mobile treatment for relief wells

    A multi-agency team of researchers and specialists from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and industry collaborator WaterStep have partnered to design and test a new approach to clean and maintain relief wells from biofilm buildup. The new technology is called the Relief Well Sustainment (RWS) Deployable Resilient Installation water Purification and treatment System (DRIPS) mobile trailer.

  • USACE notifies residents of unexploded ordnance investigations and remediation near Camp Robinson

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is notifying residents near Camp Robinson of upcoming unexploded ordnance investigations and remediation efforts. These activities, scheduled to begin in January 2025 and continue through February 2025, are part of routine work under the Formerly Used Defense Site (FUDS) program.

  • 51 years of service: Calvin Foster’s legacy flows through USACE and his community

    When Calvin Foster accepted a dam operator position at then-Success Dam and Lake in 1973, he didn’t

  • Increasing opportunities in Gabon one school project at a time

    The school projects are part of the Humanitarian Assistance program funded by U.S. Africa Command, with the projects in Gabon being managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District in close partnership with the U.S. Embassy and local partners.

  • LA District, county partners share updates, best practices at annual meeting

    Representatives from seven Southern California counties met with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District partners to share updates and best practices Nov. 7 at the LA District Baseyard.

  • USACE lifts small craft advisory for Arkansas River

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is lifting the small craft advisory for the Arkansas River. Small craft advisories are issued when flows reach 70,000 cubic feet per second.

  • USACE to host Industry Day Dec. 3 and 4 in Little Rock

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District is hosting a regional Industry Day forum from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Dec. 3 and 4 in the Magnolia 1 and Magnolia 2 Ballrooms at the Hilton Garden Inn West located at 10914 Kanis Road, Little Rock, Arkansas.