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  • USACE Buffalo District begins final remediation of the Lake Ontario Ordnance Works Formerly Utilized Defense Site

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, is excited to begin the final remedial action to be conducted at the Lake Ontario Ordnance Works (LOOW) Formerly Utilized Defense Site on July 8th 2019. Site work is expected to finish in Late August 2019, with expected construction completion in September 2019.

  • USACE Buffalo District begins final remediation of the Lake Ontario Ordnance Works Formerly Utilized Defense Site

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, is excited to begin the final remedial action to be conducted at the Lake Ontario Ordnance Works (LOOW) Formerly Utilized Defense Site on July 8th 2019. Site work is expected to finish in Late August 2019, with expected construction completion in September 2019.

  • Avichal becomes 66th commander of Nashville District

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (June 28, 2019) – Lt. Col. Sonny B. Avichal took command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District today during a change of command ceremony at the Tennessee National Guard Armory. He becomes the 66th commander of the “twin rivers” district, commonly referred to as the jewel of the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division.

  • Commentary: Nashville District hosts teacher externship

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (June 26, 2019) – For the past decade, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District has been consistently stepping up its STEM initiatives in our area schools. From tours of our projects (to include locks and dams) to career fairs and student job shadows, we have provided excellent opportunities to publicly showcase what we do as it relates to STEM.

  • Getting to Know the Omaha District: Chuck McWilliams

    With more 700,000 square miles within its area of responsibility, the Omaha District’s 1,200+ employees bring very unique skillsets and experiences to the District’s broad mission set. Positions within the District range from a variety of disciplines, from engineers to real estate experts, to contract specialists, meteorologists, photographers—just to name a few. District employee ages range from low 20s into the mid-to-late 70s. Some of our teammates have experienced some of the best and worse the Midwest has to offer, while others were only toddlers when 9-11 happened. Some have only been with the District for a few weeks, while others have dedicated more than 40 years of their life to the District. All have a story and through this forum, we will begin highlighting some of them so the reader better understand the broad range of diversity we have within the Omaha District.

  • Buffalo District begins remediation of the Tonawanda Landfill Vicinity Property FUSRAP Site

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District is excited to announce the beginning of remediation at the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP) Tonawanda Landfill Vicinity Site Property. Groundbreaking began on June 12th, 2019 with the first containers shipped off site to a disposal facility in Bellville, Michigan occurring on June 18th, 2019.

  • Corps of Engineers awards contract for Sandusky Harbor dredging

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District awarded a $1.364 million contract to conduct dredging of the federal navigation channel and harbor areas in Sandusky Harbor during summer 2019.

  • International team visits Tennessee for water development initiative

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (June 17, 2019) – An international team from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam visited the Tennessee and Cumberland River Systems last week at the invitation of the United States in support of water development in the Lower Mekong River Basin.

  • Agreement kicks off Gallatin flood risk reduction project

    GALLATIN, Tenn. (June 14, 2019) – A signing ceremony today at Triple Creek Park officially kicked off the design and implementation phase for a flood risk reduction project to help alleviate flooding in the city during periods of heavy rain.

  • Corps of Engineers awards contract for Little Sodus Bay west pier

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District awarded approximately $135,000 on a contract to temporarily secure the damaged sheet pile along the west pier in Little Sodus Bay, located in the Village of Fair Haven, New York.