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  • Corps seeks public input for Duck River Watershed Assessment

    SHELBYVILLE, Tenn. (June 28, 2014) – Several hundred “Don’t Muck the Duck” volunteers met at River Bottom Park this morning before moving out to clean up trash and debris from the Duck River in Bedford County. It was the perfect gathering for several U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District employees seeking input for an ongoing Duck River Watershed Assessment.

  • Keisling named Nashville District Employee of the Month for May 2014

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (June 27, 2014) – Amanda Keisling, office assistant at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District’s Dale Hollow Power Plant in Celina, Tenn., is the Employee of the Month for May 2014.

  • Kirwan partners with local police for kid’s fishing day

    On June 14, nearly 2000 people including more than 765 kids stormed the shores of Michael J. Kirwan Reservoir with a free fishing rod in one hand and donated bait in the other.

  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will host a public workshop for the release of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Bayou Casotte Harbor Channel

    MOBILE, Ala. –The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Mobile District invites the public to participate in an important public workshop on the release of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Bayou Casotte Harbor Channel on July 8, 2014 at the Grand Magnolia Ballroom and Suites in Pascagoula, Mississippi from 5 pm to 7 pm.

  • Columbia River dredging begins

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will start dredging operations in the lower Columbia River in July. The dredging is part of the Corps' annual river maintenance intended to keep the federal navigation channel safe for commercial shipping.

  • 2014 Asian Carp Control Strategy Framework Released

    The Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee (ACRCC) announced a coordinated strategy to protect the Great Lakes from silver and bighead carp, building on previous efforts to prevent self-sustaining populations from becoming established in the Great Lakes. The 2014 Asian Carp Control Strategy Framework introduces several new initiatives, including testing and deploying new physical and chemical control tools, constructing a new electric barrier in the Chicago Area Waterway System, and building a project to physically separate the Great Lakes and Mississippi River basins at Eagle Marsh near Fort Wayne, Ind.

  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to host series of Regulatory Open House events

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District will host a series of eight Regulatory Open House events in Florida and the Antilles. The first event will be held Wed., June 25 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Courtyard Downtown Bradenton, 100 Riverfront Drive, Bradenton, Florida. The event is free and open to the public.

  • District bids farewell to its deputy

    After more than 20 years of service, Lt. Col. Christopher Riemer, Pittsburgh District deputy commander, bids farewell during a retirement ceremony, June 13.

  • Raystown Dam celebrates its 40th anniversary

    Huntington County saw an influx of people this weekend as thousands gathered to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Raystown Dam’s dedication on June 6, 1974.

  • Construction of new waterline nears completion at Cheatham Lock and Dam

    ASHLAND CITY, Tenn. (June 16, 2014) – Construction on a project to replace the main water supply line to the Cheatham Lock and Dam facilities is near completion.