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  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reduces water releases from Lake Okeechobee

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District has reduced the amount of water flowing from Lake Okeechobee as a result of changes in seasonal forecasts.
  • Lt. Gen. Bostick visits the Everglades

    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Bostick, commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), visited the Everglades October 10, 2012 to see the restoration work being performed by the Jacksonville District and their partnering agencies. "USACE has one of the largest environmental restoration and sustainability roles in the federal government, and the Everglades restoration is our largest project of this kind," said Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Bostick, commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. "After viewing first-hand the enormous challenges facing Everglades restoration and meeting with our partners in this effort, I am absolutely convinced that working together, we can achieve restoration goals and improve this ecological treasure for future generations."
  • Corps of Engineers awards $3.6 million contract for Newburyport Harbor south jetty repair

    The Newburyport Harbor south jetty in Newburyport, Mass. will be repaired under the terms of a $3,610,534.00 contract issued recently by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District.
  • Army Corps, working with NYC Parks and National Park Service, begins coastal storm risk reduction work at Plumb Beach

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, working in partnership with the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation and the National Park Service, will manage the placement of sand along eroded portions of Plumb Beach in Brooklyn starting today as part of the first phase of coastal storm risk reduction work.
  • Corps working with Commonwealth to obtain all technical reports needed to complete Final EIS

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District review of the permit application by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ Department of Transportation for the South Coast Rail project continues.
  • Burcham tours one of Nashville District’s major rehabilitation projects

    JAMESTOWN, Ky. (Oct. 10, 2012) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District welcomed Brig. Gen. Margaret W. Burcham, Great Lakes and Ohio River Division commander, on her first visit to Wolf Creek Dam’s Foundation Remediation Project.
  • Hours to change on Okeechobee Waterway locks

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District has announced it will change the operating hours at locks on the Okeechobee Waterway in accordance with a national strategy to standardize lock operations.
  • Corps environmental assessment underway at Center Hill Dam

    LANCASTER, Tenn. - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District’s ongoing major rehabilitation project at Center Hill Dam recently passed an important milestone with the completion of an environmental assessment public and agency review period for the project’s next phase located below the saddle dam.
  • Corps of Engineers awards $3.1 million contract for maintenance, improvement dredging at Hampton Harbor

    Maintenance and improvement dredging of Hampton Harbor in Hampton and Seabrook, New Hampshire, will be completed under the terms of a $3,162,780.01 contract issued recently by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District. The project is being constructed in partnership with the Pease Development Authority, New Hampshire Division of Ports and Harbors under an agreement executed on Sept. 5, 2012.
  • Corps of Engineers awards $1 million contract for maintenance dredging of navigation channel in Clinton

    Maintenance dredging of the Federal navigation channel into Clinton Harbor in Clinton, Conn., will be completed under the terms of a $1,011,042.00 contract issued recently by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District.