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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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Archive: 2018

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December

14 Dec 2018
Carrying on legacy of USACE Support in the Middle East
For more than 60 years, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Transatlantic Middle East District has
12 Dec 2018
Task Force Essayons Supports Coalition Mission to Defeat ISIS
Task Force Essayons (TFE) provides engineering and construction services to the U.S. and coalition
November

8 Nov 2018
Supporting the Warfighter Every Day
Every project, every program, and every task supports the warfighter every day. That’s the role of
October

24 Oct 2018
Baltimore District, local first responders simulate rescue operations at East Sidney Lake Dam
First responders and fire departments are always preparing to respond to worst-case scenarios. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, alongside area emergency responders did just that Oct. 13 during a training exercise simulating rescue operations in the event of a medical emergency at East Sidney Lake Dam.
18 Oct 2018
MOBILE DISTRICT COMMANDER VISITS TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE
Col. Sebastien P. Joly, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District commander, and Wynne Fuller, chief of Operations Division for Mobile District, visited the USACE Resident Office at Tyndall Air Force Base, on Oct. 17, 2018 in Panama City, Fla.
18 Oct 2018
KELLY BUNTING: A TALE OF SURVIVAL, COURAGE
“It was like 100 pressure washers going on all at once.” Those were the words of Kelly Bunting, a park ranger with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District at the Lake Seminole Project Office, who along with her husband Nate, a biologist with the Florida Wildlife Commission, their nine-year-old daughter Norah, and their Boston Terrier Roxie, survived the harrowing ordeal known as “Hurricane Michael.”
17 Oct 2018
MOBILE DISTRICT COMMANDER VISITS LAKE SEMINOLE, JIM WOODRUFF LOCK & DAM
Col. Sebastien P. Joly, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District commander and Wynne Fuller, chief of Operations Division, visited Lake Seminole Project Office and Jim Woodruff Lock and Dam, located in southwest Georgia along the border of Florida on Oct. 16, 2018.
13 Oct 2018
USACE HELPS RESTORE NAVIGATION CHANNELS AFTER HURRICANE MICHAEL
Surveying efforts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District quickly restored navigation channels in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. This included the Port of Pensacola, Fla. and nearly 300 miles of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway.
12 Oct 2018
JIM WOODRUFF LOCK & DAM SURVIVES GROUND ZERO
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District project the Jim Woodruff Lock & Dam, suffered some damage and is dealing with power issues, but it survived the impact of Hurricane Michael as it battered the Florida Gulf Coast on Wednesday in Lake Seminole, Fla.
September

12 Sep 2018
District employees ready for Florence
Employees at the Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, joined millions along the East Coast this week as they prepared for the arrival of Hurricane Florence.

News Releases

Archive: 2018

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14 Dec 2018
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Seeks Public Comment on WRDA Implementation Guidance
Beginning today, Friday, 14 December, the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works (ASA(CW)) is seeking public input on the development of implementation guidance for various provisions contained in the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (WRDA 2018), which was signed into law on October 23, 2018, as Title I of the America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018. Additionally, ASA(CW) is seeking public input on the development or revision of guidance on two provisions of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 and on three provisions of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016.
7 Dec 2018
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Receives Unmodified Opinion on Military Construction (MILCON) Funds Fiscal 2018 Financial Statements.
On Dec. 3, 2018, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) was rendered an unmodified opinion on its Military Construction (MILCON) Funds FY 2018 Financial Statements by financial accounting firm KPMG. KPMG’s opinion concluded the Army MILCON Financial Statements are fairly stated in all material respects.
21 Nov 2018
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Releases Work Plan for Fiscal 2019 Civil Works Appropriations
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) delivered to Congress its Fiscal Year 2019 (FY 2019) Work Plan for the Army Civil Works program yesterday.
6 Nov 2018
Army Corps of Engineers waives day use fees at recreation areas in observance of Veterans Day
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced today that it will waive day use fees at its more than 2,800 USACE-operated recreation areas nationwide in observance of Veterans Day, November 11 and 12
2 Nov 2018
Army Corps of Engineers waives day use fees at recreation areas in observance of Veterans Day
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced today that it will waive day use fees at its more than 2,800 USACE-operated recreation areas nationwide in observance of Veterans Day, November 11 and 12.
17 Oct 2018
USACE TEMPORARILY CLOSES RECREATION AREAS AT WALTER F. GEORGE, LAKE SEMINOLE PROJECTS
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District’s Walter F. George Lake and Lake Seminole Projects have closed some recreation areas to assess and repair damage resulting from Hurricane Michael.
13 Oct 2018
RECOVERY EFFORTS FOR CORPS PANAMA CITY OFFICE UNDERWAY
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Mobile District is deploying office trailers and generators to its Panama City, Fla. project office that was damaged by Hurricane Michael in on Oct. 13, 2018.
25 Sep 2018
Corps greenlights $350-million radiological waste clean-up contract for Shallow Land Disposal Area
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District announced today that it is moving forward with the initially awarded contractor for the $350-million radiological waste clean-up project in Parks Township, Pennsylvania near Pittsburgh.
18 Sep 2018
Myrtle Beach Storm Damage Reduction Project Assessment Media Opportunity
Who: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston DistrictWhat: The Charleston District is holding a
18 Sep 2018
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announces an online Trafficability Inundation Mapping Tool
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced today the publishing of the online Trafficability Inundation Mapping Tool that provides the public with information on what regions are affected by the flood waters from Hurricane Florence.