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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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Archive: January, 2020

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24 Jan 2020
Puerto Rico Airmen process relief support from Ohio, New Mexico ANG
Puerto Rico Air National Guard’s 156th Mission Support Group Airmen are providing the gateway to support efforts for units that traveled to Puerto Rico after a magnitude 6.4 earthquake caused damage in five southwest municipalities on the island.
24 Jan 2020
USACE Regulatory Branch assists in recovery of World War II Navy aircraft
From boat slips to seawalls to bridge maintenance, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Chicago District’s Regulatory Branch has been issuing permits for years. But back in 2011 there was one permit application that took the district back – way back to World War II.
24 Jan 2020
District employees honor King legacy with day of service
Fourteen Memphis District employees and family members participated in the annual King Day event at the National Civil Rights Museum on Jan. 20. The museum is located at the historic Lorraine Motel on Mulberry Street, south of downtown Memphis.
24 Jan 2020
DeSoto Co., USACE: Partners in flood risk management
Desoto County is the fastest growing county in Mississippi. With a population of over 175,000 residents, it is also the third most populated county in Mississippi. Unfortunately, it experiences frequent floods that cause economic losses and threaten lives. Congress authorized a study in DeSoto County to determine the feasibility of providing flood risk management solutions to the area. The Project Delivery Team (PDT) responsible for conducting the feasibility study has been working for over a year now, with their most recent meeting taking place earlier this month.
23 Jan 2020
Bioenvironmental Engineering Airmen are ‘jack of all trades’
LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. – Bioenvironmental Engineering Airmen help the wing’s mission by inspecting occupational and environmental conditions to ensure Airmen have a safe working environment.
23 Jan 2020
Ohio Airmen proud to support Puerto Rico earthquake relief
MANSFIELD, Ohio – About 25 Airmen of the Ohio Air National Guard, 200th RED HORSE Squadron, departed
21 Jan 2020
VIP hangar project completed at Osan Air Base
Engineers at the Far East District central resident office completed construction surveillance on
21 Jan 2020
Ready for the “Big One”? The Corps studies and prepares for the worst case
Scientists tell us the Pacific Northwest is due for a very large earthquake—possibly as large as magnitude 9.2—from the Cascadia Subduction Zone (CSZ) off the Pacific coast, stretching from northern California to southern British Columbia. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District has been evaluating potential impacts to its dams in the Willamette, Rogue and Columbia River regions to prepare for such an event.
17 Jan 2020
Corps updates progress on Lollie Levee
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civil engineers Elmo Webb and Jonathan Palmer spoke to a Local Emergency Planning Committee in Conway Arkansas, recently about what caused the near breach of the Faulkner County Levee, known locally as the Lollie Levee.
17 Jan 2020
Corps lakes offer Christmas trees a second chance
Evergreen trees aren’t typically considered aquatic vegetation, but if they’re used as Christmas trees in the Savannah River Basin, chances are they’ll continue “bearing fruit” under water. Rather than have old Christmas trees go to the landfill, rangers with the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers reservoirs at Hartwell and J. Strom Thurmond lakes collect the trees in December and January each year to make fish habitats in the reservoirs.

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Archive: January, 2020

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27 Jan 2020
PUBLICATION NOTICE: Evaluation of Iron Sulfide Soil Formation Following Coastal Marsh Restoration – Observations from Three Case Studies
Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/35275 Report Number: ERDC/EL TR-20-1Title: Evaluation of
27 Jan 2020
PUBLICATION NOTICE: Fate and Effects of Microcystin in Nearshore and Upland Environments: A Literature Review
Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/35274 Report Number: ERDC/TN DOTS-20-1Title: Fate and
24 Jan 2020
TAM Awards contract for design of Royal Bahrain Air Force F-16 facilities
The Middle East District awarded a contract Jan. 23 for Initial Operating Conditions Design at Isa Air Base, in the Kingdom of Bahrain.
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.