Wilmington Harbor Navigation Improvement Evaluation Continues
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 15, 2023
The US Army Corps of Engineers is withdrawing a previous Notice of Intent (NOI) which was published in the Federal Register in September 2019 for the preparation of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS), for the Wilmington Harbor Navigation Improvement Project Feasibility Study.
Memphis District’s annual Mississippi River Channel Improvement meeting a success
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 15, 2023
Members of the Regional Channel Improvement (RCI) Team met in New Orleans, Louisiana, for their annual Mississippi River Channel Improvement meeting, Feb. 7 – 8, 2023 to discuss new channel improvement projects and other current channel improvement issues.
Corps begins Phase I floodfight activities on the White River near Georgetown, Des Arc
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 15, 2023
The Memphis District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has begun Phase I floodfight activities along the White River in Arkansas due to high river stages.
Small Business Industry Day highlights women-owned small business
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 15, 2023
Nearly 300 business owners and managers received extensive information about small business opportunities within the federal, state and local procurement systems during the Small Business Industry Day March 6, 2023, at the Tennessee State University Avon Williams Campus
LRD Programs Director retires after almost 40 years with USACE
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 15, 2023
On February 23, 2023, a retirement ceremony was held for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division Program Director, Mr. Stephen Durrett, at the Federal Building in downtown Cincinnati, OH.
USACE, Miami-Dade host second charrette for re-initiation of Miami-Dade Back Bay CSRM Feasibility Study
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 15, 2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District and Miami-Dade County, its non-federal sponsor, hosted a second charrette Feb. 23-25 following a virtual public meeting for the re-initiation of the Miami-Dade Back Bay Coastal Storm Risk Management Feasibility Study.
Statement by Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works on the President’s Fiscal Year 2024 Budget
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 15, 2023
The Biden-Harris Administration today released the President’s Budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers begins Phase I flood fight activities
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 15, 2023
The Mississippi Valley Division U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) coordinates all flood fight activities in the Mississippi Valley. Currently, the Memphis, and New Orleans Districts have begun Phase I flood fight activities.
NAVNOT 23-10 NORRELL LOCK (No. 1) NM 10.3 LOCK OPENED MCCLELLAN-KERR ARKANSAS RIVER NAVIGATION SYSTEM
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 15, 2023
Testing of the new closure system at Norrell Lock (No. 1) NM 10.3 has concluded with favorable results.
NAVNOT 23-09 NORRELL LOCK (No. 1) NM 10.3 CLOSURE UPDATE MCCLELLAN-KERR ARKANSAS RIVER NAVIGATION SYSTEM
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 15, 2023
Norrell Lock (No. 1) NM 10.3 opened Saturday, February 25 and will remain open until 6:59 a.m. on March 7.
NAVNOT 23-08 TOW HAULAGE EQUIPMENT SCHEDULED OUTAGE NORRELL LOCK (No. 1) NM 10.3 MCCLELLAN-KERR ARKANSAS RIVER NAVIGATION SYSTEM
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 15, 2023
Tow haulage equipment at Norrell Lock (No. 1) NM 10.3 is scheduled to be out of service for upgrades beginning at 7 a.m. on March 6, 2023, until 5 p.m. on March 10, 2023.
NAVNOT 23-07 LOCK CLOSURE COLONEL CHARLES D. MAYNARD LOCK (No. 5) NM 86.3 MCCLELLAN-KERR ARKANSAS RIVER NAVIGATION SYSTEM
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 15, 2023
Colonel Charles D. Maynard Lock (No. 5) NM 86.3 will be closed to traffic beginning at 7 a.m. on April 10, 2023, until 7 p.m. on April 14, 2023.
William Carl Garner Visitor Center to reopen for the season
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 15, 2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Greers Ferry Lake Project Office will reopen the William Carl Garner Visitor Center on March 17.
History of Africatown, slave ship focus of District’s BHM luncheon
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 15, 2023
In recent years, locating and finding the scuttled slave ship Clotilda has garnered worldwide attention.
Corps activates Phase I flood fight inspections along Mississippi River
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 15, 2023
The Mississippi River at the Carrollton Gage in New Orleans has risen above 11 feet, prompting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District to activate Phase I flood fight procedures.
USACE to host open house for Blue Marsh Lake Master Plan revision
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 15, 2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) will host an open house on March 23, 2023, to kick off a process to revise the 1975 Blue Marsh Lake Master Plan.
Mobile District Mentorship Program
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 15, 2023
This year, leadership from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District will focus on both personal and professional development through the 12-month Mobile District Mentorship Program.
Life Lessons & Learning: A celebration of women in the Kansas City District, Part 1
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 15, 2023
When walking down the road to success, not every path looks the same. People choose different paths of that road to discover who they are and where they belong.
USACE announces virtual LOSOM Project Delivery Team Meeting on March 15
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 15, 2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District announces a virtual Lake Okeechobee System Operating Manual (LOSOM) Project Delivery Team (PDT) Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, March 15, from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Lock operators work super safely near mega construction projects
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 15, 2023
Operators at navigation locks could easily wear capes for the super work they do to ensure the safety of the public, not to mention employees that maintain these projects in the Cumberland and Tennessee River systems. At Kentucky Lock in Grand Rivers, Kentucky, and Chickamauga Lock in Chattanooga, Tennessee, ongoing mega construction projects to build larger new locks pose additional hazards for these vigilant protectors of people and resources.
