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  • Regulatory Office Reopened Oct. 16 (following announcment of closure Oct. 15)

    GALVESTON, Texas (Oct. 15, 2013) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District announced today that it will close its Regulatory Branch Office due to the absence of available federal funding. Regulatory staff will be unable to evaluate individual permit applications, pre-construction notifications (PCNs) for nationwide permits (NWP) or regional general permit authorizations, or requests for jurisdictional determinations until after current year funding is received and the office reopens.

  • USACE Galveston District awards $974,950 small business contract for mooring buoys

    GALVESTON, Texas (Oct. 7, 2013) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District awarded a contract in the amount $974,950 to Marine Fenders International Inc., (a small business contractor), for 50 mooring buoys, which will be installed along the Texas section of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway.

  • USACE Galveston District awards $1.1 million small business contract

    GALVESTON, Texas (Oct. 7, 2013) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District awarded a contract in the amount $1,172,000 to Inland Construction & Engineering Inc.,(a certified small disadvantaged business and HUBZone contractor), to install impressed current cathodic protection systems at the Colorado River Locks in Matagorda, Texas.

  • USACE Galveston District modifies operations during government shutdown

    GALVESTON, Texas (Oct. 1, 2013) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District will modify its operations beginning today as a result of the federal government shutdown for lack of fiscal 2014 funding legislation.

  • Spotlight on USACE Galveston District’s Lavonne Collins

    GALVESTON, Texas (Oct. 1, 2013) – Behind the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District’s Regulatory Branch Legal Instruments Examiner Lavonne Collins’ long job title lies an even longer list of responsibilities – most of which directly impact the preservation of Texas wetlands and assist in keeping the state’s waterways open for navigation.

  • USACE Galveston District awards $1.8 million Sims Bayou contract

    GALVESTON, Texas (Sept. 27, 2013) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District, awarded a contract to Kimrick Performance Group LLC, a 8(a) small business, in the amount of $1,877,831 for construction of a wider channel bottom that will enable larger storm water conveyance at Sims Bayou, in the vicinity of Hiram Clarke and Buxley bridges.

  • USACE Galveston District sponsors Great Minds in STEM event

    GALVESTON, Texas (Sept. 17, 2013) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District is sponsoring a Great Minds in STEM event Sept. 19 from 6-7:30 p.m., and Sept. 20 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., at The Rice School, 7550 Seuss Drive, in Houston.

  • Wallisville Lake Project now issuing waterfowl hunting permits

    WALLISVILLE, Texas (Sept. 11, 2013) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District’s Wallisville Lake Project Office staff is now issuing waterfowl hunting permits for the 2013-2014 season as part of the Waterfowl Management Program’s hunting season.

  • District engages DEEP Water Horizon/RESTORE stakeholders

    GALVESTON, Texas (Sept. 10, 2013) - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District's Regulatory Branch staff met with Texas agencies in the summer to build a strategic partnership with respect to the Deep Water Horizon/RESTORE actions anticipated to involve multiple agency reviews and approvals. Texas General Land Office Deputy Commissioner of Coastal Resources, Helen Young, was the state's representative for developing the Gulf of Mexico Regional Ecosystem Restoration Strategy and remains a key advocate for facilitating Corps efforts to reach out to other agencies.

  • USACE Galveston District awards $1.57 million contract for Addicks and Barker maintenance

    GALVESTON, Texas (Sept. 5, 2013) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District awarded a contract in the amount of $1, 575,599 to Easky Construction for maintenance repair work at the Addicks and Barker reservoirs and dams, located in southeast Texas in the San Jacinto River basin approximately 17 miles west of downtown Houston.