News published on Federal Newswire in November 2022

News from November 2022


The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District would like to inform the public that the recreational facilities at the W.P Franklin Lock and Dam on the Caloosahatchee River near Alva, Florida, sustained damage during Hurricane Ian and will remain closed until further notice.


Antoinette R. Gant was promoted to the rank of brigadier general today in a traditional military ceremony at her alma mater, Prairie View A&M University in Prairie View, Texas.Vice Chief of Staff of the Army, Gen. Randy George, conducted the promotion ceremony.


The Huntington District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announces that Delaware Lake will drawdown the lake 5 feet more than normal winter pool.


The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is extending its public comment period for its Lower St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam and Lock and Dam 1 disposition study to Dec. 18.


The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Little Rock District is releasing the final revised Millwood Lake Master Plan, Shoreline Management Plan, and associated Environmental Assessments.


The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District, in coordination with the County of Ventura, is performing maintenance dredging near the entrance of Channel Islands Harbor.


The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District will close an elevated walkway on the Lake Ouachita Vista ADA Trail Section due to damage until further notice.


Maintenance staff at Little Goose Lock and Dam have confirmed an oil leak in the Main Unit #1 turbine system, some of which was released to the Snake River.


Downs: Philadelphia contractor's 'blatant disregard' for employees safety 'will not be tolerated'

A Pennsylvania framing contractor has been given multiple citations and fined nearly $270,000 for repeatedly endangering employees working at unsafe construction sites.


Coit: Fisheries' plan a 'strong foundation' for protecting whales from wind-energy projects

The public has until Dec. 4 to comment on a proposed strategy to safeguard North Atlantic right whales and their habitat from the impacts of offshore wind-energy production.


This week is California Flood Preparedness Week, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District is making progress on several projects throughout the Sacramento region aimed at reducing the flood risk for one of the most at-risk regions in the nation.



The Disaster Recovery Centers (DRCs) in Aguas Buenas and San Lorenzo will soon close permanently. Operational hours will be from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. until Nov. 5 and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily until it closes.



Disaster Recovery Center in Lee County Moving to New Location


Florida survivors of Hurricane Ian can learn how to salvage storm-damaged household treasures from preservation specialists visiting six Disaster Recovery Centers over the next two weeks.


Kentuckians looking for help filling disaster related needs, or those who applied with FEMA and have questions about their application or appeal, still have time to visit a commonwealth-managed Multi-Agency Resource Center or FEMA Disaster Recovery Center.


The state of Florida and FEMA have opened an additional Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) in Pinellas County.


More than $1.88 billion in federal grants, disaster loans and flood insurance payments has been provided to the state of Florida and households to help survivors jumpstart their recovery after Hurricane Ian.


Comerío Disaster Recovery Center to Permanently Close and Operational Hour Changes at Other Locations