News published on Federal Newswire in March 2023

News from March 2023


New South Atlantic division commander excited to be back in USACE

A district commander doesn’t often become the division commander in the same region. In the summer of 2022, Brig. Gen. Daniel H. Hibner, made this scenario a reality by becoming the new South Atlantic Division commander.


A Milestone Celebration: Charleston Harbor Becomes Deepest Port on the East Coast

Charleston Harbor is now the deepest port on the East Coast at 52 feet, a milestone definitely worth celebrating.


SWG holds FY23 2nd quarter awards ceremony

District Commander Col. Rhett A. Blackmon and Deputy District Engineer Byron Williams recognized nearly 100 “Champions of the Texas Coast” during the Fiscal Year 2023 Second Quarter Awards Ceremony, held March 2, 2023, at the Jadwin Building and virtually via WebEx.


Charleston District Receives Supplemental Funding for Storm Risk Management Projects

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District, has just been allocated $97 million dollars in supplemental funding from The Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023, to repair damages to several South Carolina federal beach projects after recent coastal storm events.




Local Boy Scout troops help assemble fish habitats at Youghiogheny River Lake

They may look like large, spiky wheels for medieval torture machinery, but mossback habitats provide life to fisheries and offer broad benefits to lake ecosystems.


District seeks public comment on Draft Environmental Assessment for new water transmission main in McKenzie County, North Dakota

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District is seeking public comment to evaluate the impacts of the proposed McKenzie County Water Resource District Phase II Transmission Main Project, located within and adjacent to the Missouri River and Lake Sakakawea in McKenzie and Williams Counties, North Dakota.


Detroit District infrastructure grows $104 million stronger from FY23 Work Plan

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, is receiving $37 million in the Fiscal Year 2023 Work Plan for operations and maintenance (O&M) of Detroit District river and harbor projects, $67 million for construction projects and $370 thousand to conduct investigations.


USACE R&D Day at the University of Illinois a huge success

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) recently held a Research and Development (R&D) Day at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC).


ERDC-CHL researchers assess hazardous vessel wakes near Tybee Island

Researchers from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s (ERDC) Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory (CHL) partnered with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District and the city of Tybee Island to measure vessel wakes near the island’s north shore in hopes of better understanding which ships and operating conditions are associated with generating large wakes.


Department of Natural Resources, USACE to hold public meeting about Lower Osage River study

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District, will hold a public meeting to provide information and solicit input from the public on a feasibility study to address problems on the Osage River on March 14, 2023, from 4-7 p.m. at the Tuscumbia High School gymnasium, 526 School Rd., Tuscumbia, MO 65082.


USACE seeks comments on proposed work in Popponesset Bay Approach Channel in Mashpee

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District received a permitapplication to conduct work in waters of the United States from the Town of Mashpee for proposedwork in the approach channel to Popponesset Bay and Vineyard Sound in Mashpee, Mass.


USACE participates in NOAA hydrographic review panel

USACE participates in NOAA hydrographic review panel


Corps of Engineers to offer FREE boating safety courses

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, will be offering free boating safety education classes at the Mississippi River Project Office near Locks and Dam 14 in Pleasant Valley, Iowa, during the month of April.


St. Paul District receives more than $1 million to restore Tribal land shorelines

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, received nearly $1 million from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Headquarters 2023 work plan to continue work on two riverbank restoration projects on the Minnesota River and a shoreline stabilization project on Big Sand Lake in Wisconsin.


U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Withdraws Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Proposed Rule

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced the withdrawal of a proposed rule that was published in 2020 to revise the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge public use regulations.


Over $1.6 Billion Will Support Conservation Agencies and Outdoor Access

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced over $1.6 billion in apportionments to support states, commonwealths and territories in their efforts to connect people with nature and conserve fish, wildlife and their habitats.


Service Delays Publication of Final Revised Recovery Plan for the Red Wolf

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is delaying the publication of the final revised red wolf recovery plan


Service Protects Population of Frecklebelly Madtom Under Endangered Species Act

Asmall population of a rare species of catfish now has federal protection.