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ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND EDITIONS, MAY12-13 - This May 4, 2018 photo, shows the marina, a portion of the 2600 aches of land the federal government and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers owns in the City of Umatilla, Ore. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, acting on flood predictions, acquired the city's land along the banks of the Columbia River.
The Markland Locks and Dam stretch across the Ohio River, connecting Switzerland County, Indiana and Gallatin County, Kentucky. The structure, built, maintained and controlled by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is adjacent to Duke Energy's Markland Hydroelectric Plant, which was constructed during the 1960s.
Mountain snowpack water content in the Missouri River basin of western Montana has reached levels approaching some of the highest totals on record. In fact, the latest measurements provided by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are eerily close to the peak measurements of 2011, which was a historic flood year for the Missouri River system.
Repair work on the Sagamore Bridge in Bourne, which is proceeding on schedule, will shift to the center lanes of the bridge on Sunday, April 15, a US Army Corps of Engineers press release stated. Drivers are reminded to be aware of changing travel patterns, and to be alert to construction equipment entering and leaving the work zone.
Capt. Jeremy Nichols of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will provide an update on the Olmsted Dam at the Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce's April Power in Partnership breakfast.
Six months after Hurricane Maria made landfall here, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers remains committed to safely and urgently restoring reliable power and returning normalcy to the U.S. citizens of Puerto Rico as quickly as possible. USACE works as part of the unified command group along with the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the island's restoration coordinator.
USACE New York District's drift collection program consists of locating, collecting, removing and disposing of up to 530,000 cubic feet or drift and floatables per year, which equates to about 450 TEUs of inter-modal cargo containers, or 225 forty-foot highway tractor-trailers. Crew aboard the DCV DRIFTMASTER lift the downed helicopter from the East River.
As happens on a regular political cycle, there are stories being published again with calls for USACE's Civil Works mission to leave USACE and move to the U.S. Department of Transportation, or perhaps the Department of Interior. On Thursday, Major General Donald Jackson Jr. sent an Email for distribution within USACE on the proposal to move the mission.
The Wichita Eagle reports that the names "Isaac" and "Emily" have been etched over a petroglyph Kanopolis Lake. The damage to the petroglyph is irreversible.
The first bay is opened at the Bonnet Carre Spillway as it is opened by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Norco, La. Thursday, March 8, 2018, to relieve flooding risk down river in New Orleans where the Mississippi River is expected to reach flood stage at 17 feet later in the week.
Mike DeBess a planner and civil engineer for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District talks to municipality representatives during a flood summit at Washington City Council Municipality representitives and and county citizens fill Washington City Council chambers to present their issues with flooding to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and ... (more)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District will hold a press conference Monday to discuss the current Mississippi River high water event and potential operation of Bonnet Carr Spillway. "The forecast indicates the river will get up to that 1.2 million cubic feet per second," said Matt Roe with the Army Corps of Engineers.
In this Aug. 29, 2017, file photo, water from Addicks Reservoir flows into neighborhoods as floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey rise in Houston. An analysis more than two decades ago by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers determined that homeowners near two reservoirs in Houston might sue the Corps if they were flooded, as they were in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, but had little likelihood of success.
The Huntington Water Quality Board installed a flood gate at the 3rd Street opening of the floodwall this afternoon and will closely monitor river levels through the weekend in coordination with the Cabell County Office of Emergency Management and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The installation of the 3rd Street flood gate is in addition to two gates at Harris Riverfront Park that have remained in place since Sunday, Feb. 18. t gate today as a precautionary measure.
With an important environmental window narrowing, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and its dredging contractor have been working around the clock to make sure a major component of the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project is completed on time. Dredging of the 20-mile-long entrance channel from 42 to 47 feet must be completed soon, as the quicker and more efficient hopper dredges can only operate during winter months, when impacts to sea turtles and endangered sturgeon are lowest.
A U.S. Army Corp of Engineers map shows dimensions of the ship channel that connects Mobile's waterfront to the Gulf of Mexico. A proposal to widen and deepen the Mobile Ship Channel will be the subject of a Thursday evening town hall meeting in downtown Mobile.
A $10 million dollar beach renourishment project is slated to be completed by the end of March along the coastline in Wrightsville Beach. Working in 1,000-foot sections, construction crews are closing off the beach in segments to pump sand and water through metal pipes.
Officials who manage reservoirs along the Missouri River say the system is in good shape to handle this spring's runoff. John Remus with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says the reservoirs are ready to reduce flood risk in the region even though runoff is expected to be slightly above average at 104 of normal.
The officials who manage the reservoirs along the Missouri River say the system is in good shape to handle this spring's runoff. John Remus with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says the reservoirs are ready to reduce flood risk in the region even though runoff is expected to be slightly above average at 104 percent of normal.
Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry announced Friday that the state will be pursuing legal action against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for land losses he claims the Corps is directly responsible for causing. The lawsuit will focus on the land lost along the Intracoastal Waterway.