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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...'

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24 Jan 2020
20-002 Carbon free hydropower turbines surpasses power expectations and biological tests show improved fish passage
BURBANK, Wash. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Walla Walla District’s (Corps) new fixed blade hydroelectric turbine increases energy efficiency and recently concluded fish survival testing shows improved fish passage survival.
24 Jan 2020
Detroit District completed busy 2019
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District recently completed a busy fiscal year 2019
24 Jan 2020
Corps maintains current flows from Lake Okeechobee
The Corps will continue to release water from the lake to the Caloosahatchee in a pulse pattern that averages 650 cubic feet per second (cfs) over a seven-day period measured at the W.P. Franklin Lock and Dam (S-79). No releases are planned through the St. Lucie Lock and Dam (S-80).
24 Jan 2020
Flood damage repairs have started at Tecumseh Park on Norfork Lake
MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. – The Army Corps of Engineers’ Mountain Home Project Office is advising the public that repairs to flood damage at Tecumseh Park on Norfork Lake have started.
24 Jan 2020
Corps seeks public comment on Final Environmental Impact Statement for Everglades Agricultural Area
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District is seeking comment starting today on the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Everglades Agricultural Area Southern Reservoir and Stormwater Treatment Area (STA).
23 Jan 2020
Corps announces January LOSOM Project Delivery Team Meeting in West Palm Beach
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, announces the January Project Delivery Team (PDT) meeting for the Lake Okeechobee System Operating Manual (LOSOM), to be held from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, January 30 in West Palm Beach and as an online Web Meeting.
23 Jan 2020
Grenada Lake bridge collapses
VICKSBURG, Miss. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District’s Grenada Lake announced that a portion of the Gums Crossing Bridge, located in Yalobusha County, Mississippi, collapsed into the Skuna River basin of the lake Jan. 17. The bridge was closed in 2019 by Yalobusha County officials due to structural damage from flooding. No one was injured in the collapse.
22 Jan 2020
PUBLICATION NOTICE: Comparison of Benthic Fish Assemblages along Revetted and Natural Banks in the Lower Mississippi River: A 30-Year Perspective
Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/35259 Report Number: MRG&P Report No. 29Title: Comparison of
22 Jan 2020
Corps announces Spring 2020 recruitment positions
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Chicago District will be at the listed career fairs in Spring 2020 actively recruiting for Experienced Professionals (GS 12), Recent Grad (GS 5-12) and Student (GS 3-4) positions in our Chicago office and field locations: Chicago Lock (next to Navy Pier) | Griffith, Indiana I Great Lakes, Illinois I Romeoville, Illinois.
22 Jan 2020
Winter Release Levels Decreased at Pipestem Dam
A river rise occurred late last week in the City of Jamestown due to ice formation south of town. In order to provide relief, releases were reduced by 50 cfs from Pipestem Dam, for a total release of 200 cfs.