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  • Sen. Pete Ricketts visits levee rehabilitation project near Peru

    U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts joined Col. Robert Newbauer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District commander, and project leaders for a tour of rehabilitation efforts on the R-562 levee system June 15, 2026.

  • Corps of Engineers awards contract to repair Marshall, Minn., levee

    ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, awarded a $290,000 contract to Three Oaks Construction, Inc., of North Sioux City, South Dakota, May 21, to repair erosion damage to the Redwood River Levee, near Marshall, Minnesota.

  • USACE begins emergency work on Village Creek Levee near Newport

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Little Rock District will begin emergency reinforcements this week on the Village Creek Levee near Newport, Arkansas after storms and flooding last spring caused damage.

  • Project Completion | Island 8 Parcel 2 Seepage Remediation

    Memphis Project Managers Jason Dickard and Jase Ray, along with their outstanding project delivery team, successfully completed a remediation project on May 30, 2025.   

  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issues modification documents for Central Everglades Planning Project South Phase

    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Feb. 12, 2025) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, (Corps) is preparing an integrated Limited Reevaluation Report (LRR) and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) document to support modifications being considered for the Central Everglades Planning Project (CEPP) South Phase. The proposed modifications are located within Water Conservation Area 3B (WCA 3B) immediately downstream of the S-631, S-152, S-632, and S-633 structures in the L-67A levee and along the L-67C canal and are necessary to enhance project function as described in the 2014 CEPP Final Project Implementation Report and Environmental Impact Statement (PIR/EIS) and Chief’s Report.

  • Ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark completion of vital levee project milestone

    Local, state and federal officials will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the completion of Phase I of the Manhattan levee project in Manhattan, Kansas, on Wednesday, October 9, 2024. The project, which is a partnership between the City of Manhattan and the Kansas City District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, will provide crucial flood risk reduction for the city. Through construction upgrades, the Manhattan Levee System will have substantially enhanced reliability and structural integrity.

  • Sharing the load: Partnering to keep people safe

    To prevent flooding in a desert, sometimes you must build a dam without a river.

  • USACE awards mitigation contract ahead of Lower San Joaquin River levee work

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District awarded a $2.6 million contract May 31 to C.T.L. Forest Management, Inc. for the creation of approximately 59 acres of habitat to offset environmental impacts of future levee improvements.

  • USACE marks closeout of the Little Calumet River flood control and recreation project

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rep. Frank Mrvan (D-Ind.), and the Little Calumet River Basin Development Commission are celebrating the closeout of the historic Little Calumet River Flood Damage Reduction Project.

  • Little Rock District conducts Levee Sector Lead Training

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District held Levee Sector Lead training for 23 employees from around the district at the Jacksonport State Park Visitor Center in Jacksonport, Arkansas on March 27, 2024.