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  • Peaks and valleys: Northwestern Division leverages regional project sharing to complete the mission

    Comprised of nearly 37,000 employees, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is tasked with engineering solutions for the nation’s toughest challenges. Across the enterprise, many divisions and districts have seen a surge in workload over the last few years. While USACE has seen similar surges in the past, this increase in workload is larger than many can remember in recent history. The source of the current surge in workload is twofold. According to Col. Travis Rayfield, Kansas City District commander and district engineer, there has been an increase in funding from Congress through various infrastructure bills, which has resulted in more work across the enterprise. Additionally, The Economy Act allows federal agencies to enter into agreements to obtain supplies or services from another agency. This increase in funding for projects, coupled with an increase in resource sharing among agencies, has resulted in the surge in workload the enterprise is experiencing across the nation.

  • 2023 Update to the South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Program’s Integrated Delivery Schedule - Release of Working Draft

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District invites partners, stakeholders, and the public to join us for the release of the Working Draft of the 2023 Update to the South Florida Ecosystem Restoration (SFER) Program Integrated Delivery Schedule (IDS). The 2023 SFER IDS will be released at the Public Engagement Workshop on September 6 and sponsored by the SFER Task Force. The IDS provides the roadmap for sequencing, planning, design, construction and operations of both federal and state projects related to Everglades restoration. The Task Force Sponsored Public Engagement Workshop on the 2023 Integrated Delivery Schedule (IDS) Update will be held in person with an option to attend virtually on Wednesday, September 6 from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the South Florida Water Management District B-1 Governing Board Auditorium, 3301 Gun Club Road, West Palm Beach, Florida, 33406.

  • Headwater Highlights: Environmental stewards clear the path for construction and community projects while safeguarding resources

    The Environmental and Cultural Resources Section includes biologists, environmental specialists, physical scientists, environmental engineers, archaeologists, a tribal liaison, and a historian. Their mission includes protecting natural resources, wetlands, waterways, and locations of archaeological value.

  • Kansas City District to hold public scoping meetings for Lower Missouri River Basin Flood and Risk Resiliency Study

    Five public scoping meetings are scheduled along the Lower Missouri River Basin to provide an update on the ongoing Lower Missouri River Basin Flood Risk and Resiliency Study, also called the system plan, in July. The meetings will be co-hosted by the Omaha District and the Kansas City District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The historic 2019 flood on the Missouri River caused billions of dollars in damages to agriculture and infrastructure in communities in the states of Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri. During the 2019 flood, these states formed a four-state coalition called the Flood Recovery Advisory Working Group. The goal was to develop actions in the aftermath of the 2019 flood to reduce system risk and recurring damages, improve system resiliency for the future and improve interagency collaboration.

  • Public meeting scheduled for Holt County, Missouri, and Doniphan County, Kansas, Lower Missouri River Basin spin-off study

    The Missouri Department of Natural Resources and the Kansas City District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will hold a public meeting about the Holt County, Missouri, and Doniphan County, Kansas, spin-off study on Monday, June 26, 2023. The spin-off study is part of the larger Lower Missouri River Basin Flood Risk and Resiliency Study, also known as the system plan, which was ordered after the region experienced three devastating floods in 1993, 2011 and 2019. The 2019 flood caused billions of dollars in damages to agriculture and infrastructure in communities in the region. Repair costs to levee infrastructure in the Lower Missouri River Basin in 2019 added up to approximately $1.2 billion.

  • Public meeting on study to improve flood resiliency around the Missouri River near Jefferson City

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and its partner, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, are hosting a public outreach meeting on Monday, May 22, 2023, to discuss flood resiliency near Missouri River mile marker 142. The meeting will be held at the Conference Center, Lewis and Clark State Office Building, 1101 Riverside Drive, Jefferson City, MO 65101.

  • Corps to release draft Mojave River Dam Master Plan revision for public comments

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District will release the draft Mojave River Dam Master Plan revision on Jan. 27. The public is invited to view the information found at the following website: https://www.spl.usace.army.mil/Missions/Operations-Division/Mojave-River-Dam/.

  • A $400,000 signature: Corps signs PAS agreement with Indiana County, Pennsylvania

    With a pen stroke, Pittsburgh District Commander Adam Czekanski set the gears in motion for a $426,000 project in Indiana County, Pennsylvania.

  • Crawl, Walk, Run: Japan Engineer District exercise finds its legs

    Japan Engineer District's "walk, run, crawl" plan was crafted by JED’s Crisis Action Team to get JED up to speed in time to integrate this yearly exercise more fully with their higher headquarters, the Pacific Ocean Division, in 2025.

  • Truman Lake USACE to hold Master Plan public scoping meetings

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has begun the process of revising the Harry S Truman Dam & Reservoir Master Plan, which was last updated in October 1988. The revision would bring the Master Plan up to date with current policy and regulations, land usage or designations, as well as consider current and projected visitation and recreational trends.