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Levees are a vital part of modern flood risk management. They are part of flood defense systems that may also include flood walls, pumping stations, gates closures, and other associated structures. These elements work together to reduce risk to human life and reduce economic damages from flood events. — USACE extends comment period on draft National Levee Safety Guidelines

'The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced today it is extending the comment period on the draft first edition of the National Levee Safety Guidelines to Aug. 31, 2024. The guidelines were developed with stakeholder input under the National Levee Safety Program and released for public review on...'

7/19/2024
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April

21 Apr 2023
Investing in Our Planet: Earth Day 2023
On April 22, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) joins our global community in the celebration of Earth Day. Protecting and preserving our environment is an enduring mission for USACE.
March

8 Mar 2023
Annual FUSRAP Report Available Online
The Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program Update for Fiscal Year 2022 is now available online. This annual report provides information about progress the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is making in cleaning up sites with contamination resulting from the nation’s early atomic energy program.
February

28 Feb 2023
The Corps Environment - February 2023 issue now available
The February 2023 issue of The Corps Environment is now available! This edition features initiatives from across the Army environmental community that proactively consider the environment to shape a sustainable future for current and future generations.
July

19 Jul 2022
A digital partner to building better, faster
Each month, Jonathan Boone comes into his office in Vicksburg, Mississippi, sits down and inputs data collected from the ongoing construction of a new state-of-the-art medical facility in Missouri. He updates timelines, construction schedules, supply chain information and recent permitting approvals.
May

20 May 2022
The Corps Environment - May 2022 issue now available
The May 2022 issue of The Corps Environment is now available! This edition features initiatives from across the Army environmental community that are protecting and preserving our environment for current and future generations.
February

28 Feb 2022
The Corps Environment – February 2022 issue now available
The February 2022 edition of The Corps Environment is now available! This edition highlights fostering sustainability as a way of life, in support of Environmental Operating Principle #1and features initiatives from across the Army environmental community that are helping to shape a sustainable environment for current and future generations.
24 Feb 2022
Annual FUSRAP Report Available Online
The Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program Update for Fiscal Year 2021 is now available online. This annual report provides information about progress the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is making in cleaning up sites with contamination resulting from the nation’s early atomic energy program.
16 Feb 2022
Annual Report for Army Regional Environmental and Energy Offices now available
The Fiscal Year 2021 annual report for the U.S. Army Regional Environmental and Energy Offices (REEOs) is now available. The REEOs represent Army and Department of Defense (DOD) environmental and energy interests at the state and regional level to support and advocate for military missions and facilities.
September

1 Sep 2021
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers initiates Blue Roof Program
VICKSBURG, Miss. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is reviving its free Operation Blue Roof program to get as many houses into livable condition as possible during Hurricane Ida recovery. Operation Blue Roof is a priority mission managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for FEMA.
August

24 Aug 2021
The Corps Environment – August 2021 issue now available
This edition highlights considering the environment when employing a risk management and systems approach, in support of Environmental Operating Principle #5.

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1 Feb 2021
Annual Lake Pepin ice measurements to begin next week
ST. PAUL, Minn. – It’s a sign that spring is near, as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, will start its annual Lake Pepin ice measurements Feb. 9.
28 Jan 2021
Poplar Island Ecosystem Restoration Expansion Complete, Open to accept Dredge Material
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, completed construction of the Poplar Island Ecosystem Restoration Project lateral expansion Jan. 20, 2021, providing 575 additional acres, including four new wetland cells and one large upland cell. The project is now able to accept dredged material associated with the approach channels to the Port of Baltimore until around 2032.
28 Jan 2021
Virtual public meeting scheduled to discuss recently released Papillion Creek Basin draft final feasibility report
OMAHA, Neb. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in cooperation with the Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District, will hold a virtual public meeting Feb. 10 to present the results of the draft final feasibility report for the Papillion Creek general reevaluation study. The purpose of the study is to develop alternatives to reduce flood risks and improve public safety within the Papillion Creek Basin in Douglas, Sarpy and Washington counties.
27 Jan 2021
Corps announces fiscal year 2021 civil works' work plan; including $54M for repairs of Missouri River navigation channel
OMAHA, Neb. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced its 2021 civil works' work plan, which provides funding for the Corps to address water resource issues across the nation. These work plans include approximately $54 million for the repair of several navigation structures along the Missouri River that were damaged from high water and flooding over the past three years.
27 Jan 2021
Corps announces fiscal year 2021 civil works' work plan; including $54M for repairs of Missouri River navigation channel
OMAHA, Neb. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced its 2021 civil works' work plan, which provides funding for the Corps to address water resource issues across the nation. These work plans include approximately $54 million for the repair of several navigation structures along the Missouri River that were damaged from high water and flooding over the past three years.
27 Jan 2021
Corps awards contract for Sunny Isles Beach renourishment
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District awarded a contract on Jan 26 to Eastman Aggregate Enterprises, LLC of Lake Worth, Florida, for $14,040,069.05, for the Sunny Isles Beach shoreline renourishment project, part of the Miami-Dade County Beach Erosion Control and Hurricane Protection Project.
22 Jan 2021
Corps of Engineers cleaning debris inadvertently placed on Minnesota Point
DETROIT - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is coordinating cleanup of aluminum cans and can fragments inadvertently deposited on Minnesota Point during dredge material placement in the fall of 2020. USACE placed 49,000 cubic yards of beneficial use dredge material on Minnesota Point at the city’s request during annual Duluth-Superior Harbor maintenance dredging operations in August and September. In 2019, 53,000 cubic yards of dredge material was placed on the south end of Minnesota Point to minimize erosion due to high water and protect old growth trees. The city requested additional material in 2020 to help restore the eroded beach and dune habitat. The debris likely resulted from dredge equipment encountering an area containing trash discarded in the harbor in the 1970s based on aluminum can vintage. About 27,000 cubic yards of dredge material came from the area USACE officials believe contained the debris.
22 Jan 2021
Army Corps of Engineers receives additional $56 million for projects in Chesapeake Bay region
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, received an additional $56.02 million boost
22 Jan 2021
USACE Buffalo District receives $140.5 million in FY21 Work Plan
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District received a total of $140,542,000 in the Fiscal Year 2021 Work Plan to complete projects across the District’s area of responsibility. This includes the $34,405,000 the District had already received in the Fiscal Year 2021 President’s Budget.
22 Jan 2021
USACE Buffalo District to occupy the Hens & Kelly Building in downtown Buffalo
The General Service Administration has awarded a contract to lease space in the historic Hens & Kelly Building – currently the Mohawk Building, allowing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District offices to relocate the main district office.