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OVERLAND PARK, Kan.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nov 15, 2021– Black & Veatch announces that Randy Castro, president of the company’s federal business and a retired U.S. Army major general, will be awarded the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) highest honor – the Gold de Fleury Medal – in recognition of his lifetime achievements and significant contributions to… Read More
Model run chosen as framework for future water control plan improves conditions for Central and South Florida communities he Lake Okeechobee System Operating Manual is without doubt the most important water management effort we are working on in Central and South Florida for the next year. We’ve spent two years developing and working to meet… Read More
With the coronavirus continuing to impact how training and meetings are conducted, Seattle District flood team managers found ways to adapt, overcome and even improve on this year’s spring flood exercises. Flood teams held the standard 10 basin flood exercises on the eastern side of the Cascades, some of which were virtual and some in… Read More
EDF and nearly 100 organizations and experts send a call to action urging the Corps to usher in a new era of comprehensive, equitable and nature-based flood risk reduction (WASHINGTON, DC – Nov. 10, 2021) As a rapidly changing climate fuels stronger hurricanes, more intense rainfall and sea level rise, EDF and nearly 100 organizations… Read More
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is preparing for major repairs at six of its Mississippi River locks this winter to ensure they continue working as designed. Maintenance is scheduled at Lock and Dam 4, Alma, Wisconsin; Lock and Dam 5A, near Fountain City, Wisconsin; Lock and Dam… Read More
The pending study required congressional approval. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced that it has completed a summer’s worth of work to temporarily bolster part of Park Point’s eroding shoreline. But the potentially bigger news is that the Corps has authorized a congressionally approved federal study to examine the cause of the ongoing land… Read More
‘It’s going to be a vast improvement over how we’re operating today.’ Col. James Booth of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said he expects the new Lake Okeechobee regulation plan to be an improvement, despite fielding several complaints over the plan in previous weeks and months. Booth spoke Wednesday in front of the South… Read More
NEAR WINONA, Minn. (KTTC) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has been dredging the Mississippi River for the last few months and this week they’ve started to move thousands of cubic yards of sand near Winona. The corps dredges the river every year from April-November. Removing sand and increasing the river’s depth so barges… Read More
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) – The Army Corps of Engineers is pushing hard for the City of Charleston to move forward with the $1.1 billion sea wall project deemed vital by the Corps to address coastal flooding. On Tuesday, Brigadier General Jason Kelly addressed the city council personally to engage city council members directly. “This city,… Read More
A combined virtual /face-to-face tabletop exercise was held at the Ross County, Ohio Emergency Management Agency Office to discuss emergency response to a flood scenario associated with Paint Creek Dam. The exercise combined a realistic scenario with a stress-free environment that fostered a creative and positive dialogue between USACE and stakeholders that will aid in… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District continues to monitor river levels near Thatcher Lock and Dam (L&D), where pool elevation has fallen below normal pool level due to a leak in the seal of the hinge crest gate. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to draw down the pool to make… Read More
SAINT LOUIS — U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Natural Resource Specialist Park Ranger Timothy Bischoff will receive the service’s Hiram H. Chittenden Award for Interpretive Excellence Wednesday via a virtual celebration starting at 2 p.m. where the 55th Chief of Engineers Lieutenant General Scott A. Spellmon, will preside over a service-wide ceremony that will… Read More
The Corps will move 50,000 cubic feet of dredge material 5 miles up Winona County Road 15 by Christmas. WINONA — Residents along Winona County Road 15 will need to be ready for trucks rumbling from a 56,000-cubic-yard pile near Homer to a storage site 5 miles up the road. The U.S. Army Corps of… Read More
There was a time when travelers in leisure boats might have flipped a coin before deciding whether to risk running aground in Georgia’s stretch of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) or bypassing the state via the Atlantic Ocean. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, responsible for maintaining a channel depth of at least 12 feet… Read More
nts and recommendations from the public concerning the proposed draft compensatory mitigation plan. The applicant, Diamond State Port Corporation (DSPC), seeks authorization from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers under the authorities of Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 403) and Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (33… Read More