19 Sep 2024

Army Corps of Engineers comes to Roseburg for a good time (not a long time)

Army Corps of Engineers comes to Roseburg for a good time (not a long time)

13 Aug 2024

USACE, SFWMD begins implementation of schedule adjustments intended to restore hydrologic conditions within Kissimmee River Basin

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- (Aug. 14, 2024) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District in coordination with the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) begins implementation of the Increment one Planned Temporary Deviation to the Interim Regulation Schedule for Lakes Kissimmee, Hatchineha and Cypress (Lakes KHC), which includes adjustments to the regulation schedule for these lakes. 

24 Jul 2024

Pittsburgh District makes a splash with motorboat training

Park rangers, lock operators and maintenance mechanics from across the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District attended a multi-day motorboat operator training at Crooked Creek Lake in Ford City, Pennsylvania, in June 2024.

11 Jul 2024

A blast from the past: Pittsburgh District completes first demolition on historic Monongahela River dam

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District successfully breached the fixed-crest dam at the Monongahela River Locks and Dam 3 using controlled explosives near Elizabeth, Pennsylvania, July 10, 2024.

24 May 2024

It could have been so much worse: How the Pittsburgh District prevented six feet of water from reaching downtown

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District faced back-to-back high-water events due to heavy rains in April, holding back an estimated six feet of flooding from reaching the Point of Pittsburgh.

1 May 2024

LRD teammate earns prestigious award

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division is pleased to honor Charles Sawyer, Ph.D., for his remarkable achievement in receiving the American Society of Civil Engineers Lifetime Achievement Award.

11 Mar 2024

USACE announces virtual BBSEER Project Delivery Team Meeting March 15

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District invites Project Delivery Team members, stakeholders, partners, and members of the public to attend a virtual Project Delivery Team (PDT) Meeting for the Biscayne Bay and Southeastern Everglades Ecosystem Restoration (BBSEER) Project study on Friday, March 15, 2024, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

11 Mar 2024

Pittsburgh emergency team simulates its first scenario-driven exercise for local flood response

As heavy rain hit the Pittsburgh region, waters flooded homes and carried debris across roadways that blocked emergency routes. Quickly, local resources became overwhelmed, and county leaders requested additional aid.

14 Feb 2024

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) will increase releases from Lake Okeechobee due to El Niño conditions

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District will make releases east, west and south out of Lake Okeechobee, beginning Feb. 17, 2024, due to heavier-than-normal El Niño rainfall that has kept the lake at an abnormally high level this dry season.

24 Jan 2024

Jacksonville District is preparing a National Environmental Policy Act assessment for the C-44 Reservoir/Stormwater Treatment Area Project Final Project Operating Manual

U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District is preparing a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) assessment for the C-44 Reservoir/Stormwater Treatment Area Project (C-44R/STA) Final Project Operating Manual (POM). The C-44R/STA is a component of the Indian River Lagoon-South (IRL-S) Project under the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP). The project was authorized in Section 1001(14) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007, Public Law 110-114 and Section 8401(6)2. of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022, Public Law 117-3263. The purpose of the C-44R/STA is to capture and attenuate freshwater flows to the St. Lucie Estuary (SLE) and provide treatment of water prior to release into the estuary.