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  • August

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is currently reviewing a Southeastern Public Service Authority proposal to expand landfill operations at the existing regional landfill in Suffolk through the Environmental Impact Statement process. As part of the process, the Corps is conducting public scoping through Sept. 14, utilizing a web-based Virtual Public Scoping Room.

    Corps sets up Virtual Public Scoping Room for Suffolk landfill project

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is currently reviewing a Southeastern Public Service Authority proposal to expand landfill operations at the existing regional landfill in Suffolk through the Environmental Impact Statement process.

  • May

    Sacramento District regulatory staff in Colorado helped provide training to members of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe in early May, helping the tribe prepare their own wetland preservation program in Southwestern Colorado.

    Corps helps Southern Ute Tribe develop wetland program

    Sacramento District regulatory staff in Colorado helped provide training to members of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe in early May, helping the tribe prepare their own wetland preservation program in Southwestern Colorado.
  • Learning about a commercial biodiversity mitigation site in Galt, California, an interagency team visits a 495-acre project operated by Westervelt Ecological Services. From left to right are Matt Gause, Westervelt senior ecologist; Sophie Menard, University of Versailles, France; Travis Hemmen, Westervelt market development specialist; Melissa France and Kaitlyn Pascus, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District regulatory specialists; and Ali Dunn, California Department of Fish and Wildlife.

    French grad student studies California biodiversity

    When a doctoral student from the University of Versailles needed to understand how America balances urban development with natural preservation, she visited the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District.

  • November

    Regulatory Specialist Brian Moore uses an interactive floodplain model to demonstrate how wetlands absorb storm water and filter drinking water to a class of third grade students at Marshpoint Elementary School, Nov.5, 2013.

    Corps teaches third-graders 'Regulatory 101'

    SAVANNAH, Ga. - Inside a colorful, decorated classroom at Marshpoint Elementary School, Brian Moore, a regulatory specialist with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District, poured a gallon of water over a row of sponges. "We use sponges to represent wetlands because they absorb and filter water," Moore explained to a group of third-graders. "Wetlands filter water so that it's clean for us to drink."

  • October

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    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announces closure of all Regulatory Offices due to federal government shutdown

    WASHINGTON – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced it will close its Regulatory offices due to the absence of available federal funding. During the closure, Regulatory offices will be unable to evaluate individual permit applications, pre-construction notifications for nationwide permit or regional general permit authorizations, or requests for jurisdictional determinations until after current year funding is received and the offices reopen.

  • July

    Boy scouts look on as Bill Rutlin, regulatory specialist with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District, explains wetland functions using an interactive model at the 2013 Summerfest, hosted by the Coastal Empire Council Boy Scouts of America.

    USACE talks STEM at Boy Scouts Summerfest

    SAVANNAH, Ga. - A group of 275 scouts representing seven states explored potential career paths in STEM - science, technology, engineering and mathematics - during the annual Coastal Empire Council Boy Scouts of America Summerfest, July 22. Members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District staffed an exhibit at Summerfest demonstrating the functions of wetlands and the importance of regulating them.

  • May

    Bill Rutlin, a regulatory specialist with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, helps students identify soils during a field exercise at Savannah State University.

    College students trade books for boots during Corps wetlands exercise

    SAVANNAH, Ga. - What do you get when you combine 18 college students, 7 federal regulators, and a wetland? For students at Savannah State University, it was a chance to learn about the expertise needed to delineate and protect wetlands across the state of Georgia.

  • April

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Chicago District Regulatory Program Senior Project Manager Paul Leffler documents a violation at a single family residence in Indiana.

    Going Green: Army Corps of Engineers urges to call before you fill

    With construction season here, it is crucial to highlight the fact that streams and wetlands are essential to flood reduction and water-quality improvement, and you must call before you fill," said Paul Leffler, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Chicago District Regulatory Program senior project manager.

  • March

    Compliance and Enforcement Section Chief of the Fort Worth District Regulatory Branch David Madden reviews current compliance documents with other regulatory specialist during an offsite training session.

    Swamp rats, an 1899 act and why waters of the United States are important to you

    FORT WORTH, Texas - The Fort Worth District's Regulatory Branch Web page may not be a page you have in your favorites or one that you may frequent often, but developers, consultants and the people who work in the branch use it every day to make decisions that impact just about every person in Texas.

  • January

    Marcy Leavitt, Texas/New Mexico Branch Chief of the Albuquerque District's Regulatory Division, recently received two honors recognizing her work in preserving water resources in New Mexico.

    Albuquerque District regulator receives two awards for water work

    Marcy Leavitt, Texas/New Mexico Branch Chief of the Albuquerque District's Regulatory Division, recently received two honors recognizing her work that has helped protect not just water quality, but also watersheds and headwaters -- precious resources in an arid state.

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New lifetime pass available for Military Veterans and Gold Star Families to access public lands
Nov. 10, 2022
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Army Corps of Engineers waives fees and invites volunteers to participate in National Public Lands Day, Sept. 24
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Releases Work Plan for Fiscal 2022 Civil Works Appropriations
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Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works updates Water Resources Development Act of 2020 implementation guidance
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