By Lt. Col. Kara M. Greene U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District recently supported flood response and post-wildfire flood-risk assessments in three southwestern states, providing technical expertise to help communities provide essential infrastructure and prepare for possible flood fights. In Ignacio, Colorado, flood exposed a sewer line and threatened nearby infrastructure. The district’s flood… Read More
Federal, state and local partners marked the completion of construction on Tenmile Slough Reach 30 Left Bank (TS30L) on Oct. 30, 2026, celebrating the first completed flood protection levee reach of the Lower San Joaquin River Project, a major flood-risk management effort serving north and central Stockton. The ribbon-cutting ceremony reconized the completion of approximately… Read More
By Timothy O’Hara The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is conducting initial field assessments at the site of four federal shore protection and beach-nourishment management projects — including two on the Treasure Coast — following the recent nor’easter and high king tides that battered Florida’s coast. The Corps’ Jacksonville District coastal team sent surveyors to… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Buffalo District began fall dredging operations in Cleveland Harbor, Ohio, on Oct. 22, 2026, launching the second phase of a maintenance project designed to maintain safe navigation for commercial vessels and recreational boaters on Lake Erie. The $11.7 million contract was awarded to DMYLES Inc., a New York-based… Read More
Restoring America’s Everglades means reconnecting the natural flow of freshwater! For decades, roads, levees and other infrastructure have altered how water moves through South Florida, disrupting the Everglades’ natural water flow. The Blue Shanty Flow Way Project is helping change that! In partnership with the South Florida Water Management District, the U.S. Army Corps of… Read More
