• Regulatory Transformation Workshop postponed

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District Regulatory Division will postpone the Regulatory Transformation workshop, initially scheduled for October 16, 2025.
  • US Army Water Reuse: 2023 Survey of Wastewater Reuse at US Army Installations

    Abstract: The US Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center, Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (USACE ERDC-CERL), partnered with the US Army Material Command (HQAMC G4) to collect information on water use and wastewater to understand water re-use at the installation level by distributing a water reuse questionnaire. From May to September 2023, ERDC-CERL compiled the 98 responses received from all Army installations and established the following baseline data for water reuse: the US Army produces 35.9 million gallons per day (MGD) of effluent, 30.4 MGD of which receives a minimum of secondary treatment making it potentially eligible for reuse, however the US Army currently only reuses 4.51 MGD. Current reuse practices save the Army up-wards of $751,849 every month in potable water cost offsets; however, the Army could potentially save approximately $4.3 million every month if they expanded their water reuse to its current full capacity (including re-use of effluent receiving secondary or tertiary treatment). This project will be foundational for continual studies of water reuse in the Army. It will aid in creating installation energy and water plans (IEWPs), in developing a proposed geospatial dashboard tool, and in further water reuse projects with other Department of Defense departments.
  • Fort McHenry Limited Access Channel: Ship Simulation Study

    Abstract: The Port of Baltimore (POB), Maryland is the primary US entry point for roll-on/roll-off cargo and significant export location for coal. POB generates millions of dollars in revenue per day. The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge brought about by the M/V Dali striking of Pier 19 closed the POB to all vessel traffic, halting all port business. The US Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory (CHL) conducted an emergency ship simulation study to assist the US Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District (CENAB) in evaluating the viability of a proposed limited-access channel around the site of the M/V Dali accident. During this study and with the participation of the Association of Maryland Pilots (AMP), ERDC-CHL was able to confirm the viability of the limited-access channel for five different classes of vessels drafting less than 35 feet.
  • USACE awards maintenance dredging contract of Intracoastal Waterway near St. Lucie, Jupiter Inlets

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, awarded a contract for the maintenance dredging of Federal navigation channels within the Intracoastal Waterway (IWW), starting near Jupiter and continuing near the St. Lucie Inlet, for the amount of $7.2 million to Southwind Construction of Evansville, Indiana.
  • Army Corps awards contract for maintenance dredging for Philadelphia to Trenton portion of Delaware River

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District awarded a contract to Cottrell Contracting Corp. of Chesapeake, Va. for $5.36 million to conduct maintenance dredging of portions of the Delaware River between the PA-NJ Turnpike Bridge and the north end of Newbold Island as well as the Fairless Turning Basin. Work is part of the Delaware River, Philadelphia to Trenton federal navigation project.
  • Albeni Falls Dam open house postponed due to government shutdown

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Seattle District and the Bonneville Power Administration are postponing the Albeni Falls Dam community open house originally scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 7, in Sandpoint, Idaho, due to the federal government shutdown on Wednesday, Oct.1.
  • USACE Norfolk District, City of Portsmouth schedule adulticide aerial mosquito spraying Oct 2

    NORFOLK, Va. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District, and the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, will conduct joint aerial adulticide mosquito spraying on Thursday, October 2, over federal properties on Craney Island, adjacent city properties, and the Churchland area in Portsmouth. This is the make-up date from the treatment that did not occur on Tuesday, September 30.
  • Lakeview Highwater Boat Ramp Closed During Construction

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, announces the Lakeview Highwater Boat Ramp at Saylorville Lake will be closed Oct. 13-17 due to ongoing construction in the area. There will be no access to the Saylorville Lake Administration Office or the Lakeview Highwater Boat Ramp during this time. For questions regarding the closure, contact the Saylorville Lake Administration Office at 252-276-4656.
  • Relief Well Sustainment Deployable Resilient Installation Water Purification and Treatment System (RWS-DRIPS): Treatment of Relief Wells at Perry Dam, Kansas

    Purpose: This report details the treatment process and resulting outcomes for relief wells at Perry Dam (Jefferson County, Kansas) using the Relief Well Sustainment Deployable Resilient Installation Water Purification and Treatment System (RWS-DRIPS) treatment trailer. The RWS-DRIPS is a mobile treatment unit with comprehensive water treatment capabilities designed to disinfect surface and subsurface water with high efficiency. Immediately following treatment with the RWS-DRIPS unit, video monitoring was used to observe the condition of the relief wells. The results of that observation are described in this report.
  • Numerical Storm Surge Modeling and Probabilistic Analysis for Evaluating Proposed New Jersey Back Bays Inlet Closures

    Abstract: The US Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District, and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection are currently engaged in the New Jersey Back Bays (NJBB) Coastal Storm Risk Management Feasibility Study. The US Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory, conducted a numerical hydrodynamic modeling and probabilistic hazard analysis study to evaluate the effectiveness of storm surge barriers in reducing water levels in the NJBB. The numerical modeling study included the simulation of water levels and a comparison of water surface elevations and corresponding annual exceedance frequency between existing conditions and six final project alternatives. Results from the hydrodynamic simulations and probabilistic analysis are presented herein.