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  • Wilson Lock reopening now planned for June 2025

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District has revised the timeline for completion of repairs to the main chamber of Wilson Lock near Florence, with reopening of the lock now estimated in June 2025.

  • Nashville District honors Don Getty as 2024 Distinguished Civilian Employee

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is pleased to announce that Don Getty has been named Distinguished Civilian Employee for 2024. Getty served the Nashville District for 38 years and retired in 2021.

  • Visit to project sites offers Congressman insight on USACE levee work

    Dr. Ami Bera, U.S. Representative for California's 6th congressional district, has earned a

  • LA District, Yavapai-Apache Nation sign project agreement for wastewater treatment plant

    A project agreement between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District and the Yavapai-Apache Nation was recently signed to solidify federal support for a wastewater treatment plant on the Nation’s reservation at Camp Verde, Arizona.

  • Gavins Point powerhouse annual maintenance in full swing

    Every year, the hydroelectric power generators at the Gavins Point Dam powerhouse, operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, are brought down one at a time to undergo annual maintenance. The maintenance begins in the fall when water releases are lower and concludes in early spring.

  • Wilson Lock main chamber reopening planned for 2025

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District and the Tennessee Valley Authority have decided, following a joint risk assessment of the main chamber of Wilson Lock on the Tennessee River near Florence, not to reopen the chamber until the phase 2 dewatering is completed.

  • Corps of Engineers begins installing FUSRAP signs

    ST. LOUIS – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District, began installing signs along Coldwater Creek in North St. Louis County on properties that still need to be cleaned up because of contamination from our nation’s early atomic energy program. These properties are being addressed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers under the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program, also known as FUSRAP.

  • Corps seeks public comment on Draft Tiered Environmental Assessment, R-562 PL 84-99 Levee Rehabilitation

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ draft tiered environmental assessment (EA) for the R-562 Public Law (PL) 84-99 levee rehabilitation is currently available for public review. The EA evaluates the environmental impacts of correcting damages to the R-562 levee system, caused by the flood on the Missouri River in 2019. These damages have compromised the level of flood protection that the levee system provides and poses a risk to property and life safety. Repairs to the levee system are needed to address this risk to property and life safety by restoring a level of flood protection to the leveed area. The proposed project is located between Missouri River miles 541.5-549.0 in Otoe and Nemaha Counties, Nebraska.

  • Deputy Commanding General for Civil Works visits key Nashville District projects

    Maj. Gen. Jason Kelly, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers deputy commanding general for civil and emergency operations, visited the USACE Nashville District Nov. 13-15 to meet with leadership and employees, see district projects firsthand, and understand the challenges in the Cumberland and Tennessee River basins.

  • USACE’s Operation Blue Roof contractors Install Final Blue Roof in Florida

    POINCIANA, Fla. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and its contractors commemorated the last day of Operation Blue Roof Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024, installing the final blue roof in central Florida as part of recovery efforts following Hurricane Milton. This marks the end of the Operation Blue Roof program that provided temporary roofing protection to Florida homes damaged by Milton. The program covered more than 8,296 roofs and collected 11,502 Rights of Entries (ROES) from multiple counties throughout Florida.