TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - Governor Jennifer Granholm's proposal to hand over protection of Michigan wetlands to the federal government comes as critics in Congress and elsewhere say federal agencies are falling down on the job.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- How do you control an animal that has no natural predators, seems to multiply uncontrollably and has bad effects on the ecosystem?
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- How do you control an animal that has no natural predators, seems to multiply uncontrollably and has bad effects on the ecosystem?
SAULT STE. MARIE -- The dirty job of working on the Soo Locks is the latest career choice to be featured on the Emmy-nominated show "Dirty Jobs with Mike Rowe."
The Army Corps of Engineers is close to finalizing plans to tie the West Bank hurricane protection system into the Mississippi River levee, the last link in a 66-mile chain of levees and floodwalls protecting parts of Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines and St. Charles parishes.
The Army Corps of Engineers is close to finalizing plans to tie the West Bank hurricane protection system into the Mississippi River levee, the last link in a 66-mile chain of levees and floodwalls protecting parts of Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines and St. Charles parishes.
Michigan state lawmakers and Gov. Jennifer Granholm (D) are promoting legislation that would hand wetland permitting responsibilities back to the federal government amid deepening state budget problems.
WASHINGTON -- President Obama on Wednesday ordered his administration to change how government contracts are awarded to private businesses, saying he intended to reverse some practices of the Bush administration and do away with no-bid contracts that have cost billions and led to corruption investigations.
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Faulty electrical wiring is already suspected in the deaths of several U.S. troops in Iraq. Now contractors who worked in Afghanistan are reporting similar problems at American bases there.
CINCINNATI (August, 4, 2008)Brigadier General John W. Peabody, a northern Ohio native, assumed command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (USACE) Great Lakes and Ohio River Division (LRD) from outgoing commander Colonel Jeffrey C. Smith during a military ceremony today in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania -- At the headwaters of the Ohio River.
CINCINNATI (May 12, 2008) - Col. Jeffrey C. Smith assumed command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division from outgoing Commander Brig. Gen. Bruce A. Berwick during a military ceremony today.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Lieutenant General Robert L. Van Antwerp became the 52nd Chief of Engineers and Commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers today. He assumed this position from Lieutenant General Carl A. Strock who has retired after 36 years of military service.
CINCINNATI -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Great Lakes and Ohio River Division (the Corps) is pleased to announce that George Dunlop, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works signed four letters announcing the selection of projects for funding under the Estuary Habitat Restoration Program. Two of the projects, the Fort Sheridan, Illinois, Forest Preserve stream restoration, and the Euclid Creek, Ohio, coastal wetland restoration are from the Great Lakes.
Changes in Age and Disability Discount Passes for Recreation Fees
New water activity is largely illegal in Ohio.
Adventure seekers who love the water have found a new thrill to keep them busy this summer.
Clinging to an inflatable raft, they sail 60 feet in the air, tethered to a powerboat that motors them around the lake as they take in the sights at up to 40 mph.
But while the climb might be exhilarating, the fall could be deadly.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will hold six public hearings in Ohio River communities to hear public comments on its recently released Ohio River Mainstem System Study (ORMSS).
Great Lakes Wetlands and Habitat Proposal Selected by Corps of Engineers for $1 million Funding
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania The Pittsburgh District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is hosting an Industry Day and Open House on Tuesday, December 13, 2005 at their District Office on the 22nd floor of the William S. Moorhead Federal Building.
Cincinnati: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking public comments about its proposal to realign responsibilities for managing the Corps' regulatory program pursuant to Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 403) and Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1344) in Ohio and Kentucky.
New Martinsville, West Virginia: At 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 15th, the primary lock chamber at Hannibal Locks and Dam, located at Mile 126.4 on the Ohio River, was placed back in service for navigation traffic.
New Martinsville, West Virginia At 2:15 p.m. on Sunday, November 6th, the auxiliary lock chamber at Hannibal Locks and Dam, located at Mile 126.4 on the Ohio River, was placed back in service allowing navigation traffic to pass through the lock.
New Martinsville, West Virginia. At about 3:20 p.m. on Tuesday, November 1st, the primary lock chamber at Hannibal Locks and Dam was placed out of service due to a failure of a load bearing quoin seal on one of the lock gates.
Due to unexpected failures on the miter gates on the main chamber and scheduled repairs to the auxiliary chamber at Hannibal Locks and dam, Ohio River, mile 126.4, the Ohio River is closed to navigation at this location.
Allegheny and Monongahela River Seasonal Lock Schedule Change
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' will remove small boat warning signs and pillar buoys at all navigation locks and dams on the Allegheny, Monongahela and Ohio Rivers this week. The removal of the signs and buoys is part of routine fall maintenance of the navigation system and is necessary to prevent damage from ice and high water.
NEW ORLEANS: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began closing the 17th Street and London Avenue canals at 11 a.m. today as weather forecasts predict higher than normal tides and winds rising in the area.
NEW ORLEANS: Officials from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will meet with members of the news media from 4 to 5 p.m. today at the 17th Street Canal to discuss the Corps' on-going levee work in New Orleans and Southeastern Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS: The Army Corps of Engineers has begun closing two damaged canals at noon today in preparation for storm surges associated with Hurricane Rita.
NEW ORLEANS -- Three weeks after metro New Orleans was pummeled by the high winds and storm surge of Hurricane Katrina, emergency responders of the Army Corps of Engineers are preparing for the possibility of a second round of severe weather as Tropical Storm Rita approaches the Gulf of Mexico.
Gulfport, Miss. Along the side of Route 49 in Gulfport, Miss., a large section of plywood bears a spray-painted message: "Free Water & Ice."
Camp Shelby, Miss. The Joint Task Force continues to support FEMA's mission to provide disaster relief to the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
BATON ROUGE, La. Inspection results for the New Orleans area levee system show extensive damage from Hurricane Katrina, which made landfall on August 29.
Camp Shelby, Miss. The Joint Task Force continues to support FEMA's mission to provide disaster relief to the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
Gulfport, Miss. When Hurricane Katrina hit, Army Engineer Specialist Richard Pack was there. He experienced the storm in a shelter just two blocks from the shore in one of the hardest-hit areas - Gulfport, Miss.
Camp Shelby, Miss. FEMA's mission to provide disaster relief to the victims of Hurricane Katrina continues to be supported by the Joint Task Force.
Here are a few examples of the work underway:
Camp Shelby, Miss. Work continues on FEMA's mission to provide disaster relief to the victims of Hurricane Katrina. That work is supported by the Joint Task Force and the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Camp Shelby, Miss. FEMA's mission to provide disaster relief to the victims of Hurricane Katrina continues to be supported by the Joint Task Force.
Gulfport, Miss. I've never seen anybody work so hard. That comment by a resident of Gulfport, Miss., sums up the attitude of residents toward the Seabees, the unsung heroes of the Hurricane Katrina recovery.
Camp Shelby, Miss. - Work continues on FEMA's mission to provide disaster relief to the victims of Hurricane Katrina. That work is supported by the Joint Task Force and the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Gulfport, Miss. It might seem unusual to see a brawny Seabee riding through a neighborhood on an old-fashioned bicycle, but he was a man on a mission. He was looking for people who needed help
In response to Hurricane Katrina, the Corps of Engineers developed this website to facilitate the urgent distribution of information regarding resources required to respond to this disaster. This website will be dynamic in nature to meet the needs of the growing crisis.
(FT. SHAFTER, HI - NR-18-05) Eight Honolulu Engineer District personnel deployed Saturday evening to support to recovery efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in the southern Mississippi Valley Region.
Pittsburgh, Pennylvania, This year's dry summer weather has resulted in lower than average lake levels at some of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers multi-purpose reservoirs in the Pittsburgh District. The amount of water entering these reservoirs has been insufficient to compensate for the amount being released from the reservoirs to accomplish the congressionally authorized project purposes of downstream water quality and quantity.
YOUGHIOGHENY RIVER LAKE - Pittsburgh District will implement the revised water release schedule described in the Youghiogheny River Lake Water Management and Reallocation Feasibility Report at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, August 29, 2005 with a transition period of two years for monitoring and evaluation.
LOUISVILLE, KY - One barge is trapped at dam gate five of Smithland Locks and Dam at Ohio River Mile 918.5 and a second barge may be submerged and blocking the full function of gate 2 after a motor vessel hit an approach wall and lost some of its barges early this morning during its approach to the lock.
LOUISVILLE, KY - The United States Army Corps of Engineers officially re-opened the McAlpine lock at 1:31 p.m. today after closing the lock to river traffic Wednesday night for emergency repairs on a cell of the cofferdam around the adjacent new-lock construction.
PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA - With summer approaching, recreational boaters will once again be enjoying Pittsburgh's Three Rivers along with the navigation industry. With that in mind, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will be changing the hours of operation of locks on the Allegheny and Monongahela River with seasonal schedules beginning in early April and May.
LOUISVILLE, KY -- The United States Army Corps of Engineers shut down the McAlpine lock after a tow hit the construction site at 8:45 last night.
PITTSBURGH - During 2004, Pittsburgh District projects prevented over $2 billion in flood damage that would have occurred if the projects were not in place. Of this total, the reservoirs contributed $1.5 billion with the local flood protection projects contributing $500 million.
FLOREFFE, PENNSYLVANIA -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers¿ Pittsburgh District is hosting an Emergency Action Planning Exercise on Friday, April 1, 2005. This Emergency Action Planning Exercise focuses on navigation facilities, specifically the locks and dam facilities at Elizabeth (Locks and Dam 3) and Charleroi (Locks and Dam 4), Pennsylvania.
NANTY GLO, PENNSYLVANIA ¿ The Cambria County Conservation and Recreation Authority will host a dedication ceremony of the Nanty Glo Acid Mine Drainage Treatment System on Tuesday, March 29, 2005 at 11:00 a.m.
PITTSBURGH -- The Fiscal Year 2006 (FY06) budget, transmitted by the President to Congress on February 7, includes $4.513 billion in new federal funding for the Civil Works program of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
PITTSBURGH -- The US Coast Guard Marine Safety Office, the US Army Corps of Engineers and the towing industry resumed recovery operations at Montgomery Locks and Dam today.
Cincinnati (February 8, 2005) -- Brig. Gen. Bruce A. Berwick assumed command of the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division in a military ceremony at the Aronoff Center January 31. Presiding over the ceremony was the Commanding General and 51st Chief of Engineers, Lt. Gen. Carl A. Strock, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Washington, D.C.
PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- The new Braddock Dam has been selected for the 2005 American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Pittsburgh Civil Engineering Achievement Award.
HUNTINGTON, WV. Salvage crews moved a section of a sunken barge out of the Belleville Locks and Dam today at 4:50 p.m., clearing the number seven dam gate.
Gates three and six are still blocked by sections of sunken barges. Six of the eight dam gates at Belleville are now clear.
HUNTINGTON, WV-- Salvage crews moved one and a half sunken barges off the piers of the Belleville Locks and Dam today. One barge is still blocking the number three dam gate, but crews have cleared the number four gate. Two sunken barges are still blocking gates six and seven. Five of the eight dam gates at Belleville are now clear.
HUNTINGTON, WV -- Low river levels have halted locking at the Belleville Locks and Dam. Salvage efforts continue at Belleville to remove the four barges that sank below five gates of the dam on the Ohio River. Until the gates can be closed, the navigation pool between Belleville and Willow Island Locks and Dam will continue to drop.
HUNTINGTON, WV¿ The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports that with the rapid reduction of water levels in the Ohio River in the Belleville navigation pool, some areas along the river may suffer bank failure or slips, and this could be a cause for concern.
HUNTINGTON, WV -- Low river levels have halted locking at the Belleville Locks and Dam. Salvage efforts continue at Belleville to remove the four barges that sank below five gates of the dam on the Ohio River. Until the gates can be closed, the navigation pool between Belleville and Willow Island Locks and Dam will continue to drop.
PITTSBURGH -- For the third time this new year, navigation lock operations on Pittsburgh's three rivers have been impacted by high water flooding and debris. High river flows continue to hinder recovery and salvage operations.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The Newburgh locks at Newburgh, Ind. Ohio River Mile 776.1 have reopened. The locks were closed on Jan. 12 due to high water and debris. Both lock chambers are open and in operation.
HUNTINGTON, WV -- Salvage efforts continue at Belleville Locks and Dam to remove the four barges that sank below several gates of the dam on the Ohio River. Until the gates can be closed, the navigation pool between Belleville and Willow Island Locks and Dam will continue to drop.
LOUISVILLE, Ky.-- As the Wabash River¿s crest continues to move downstream slowly, at West Terre Haute, Ind. Army Corps of Engineers are providing pumps and technical expertise in support of the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA).
HUNTINGTON -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials report that as a result of operations at Bolivar Dam, State Route 800 is now open to vehicular traffic to the communities of Wilkshire Hills, Zoar and Mineral City.
HUNTINGTON -- Congressman Bob Ney (R OH-18) and Col. William Bulen, Huntington District Commander for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will be at Wills Creek Dam on County Road 497 in Coshocton Monday, January 17, 9:00 a.m. to address concerns regarding the flooding situation in the Muskingum area.For more information call Public Affairs at Huntington at 304-399-5353
HUNTINGTON -- The US Army Corps of Engineers initiated flood control operations in the Muskingum and Scioto River Basins last week after four days of heavy rainfall throughout northeastern Ohio. Flooding was compounded by melting snow, resulting in saturated ground and strong flow in tributary creeks.
PITTSBURGH -- As rainfall continues throughout the tri-state area, the US Army Corps of Engineers¿ 16 reservoirs in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio still have more than half of their storage capacity to deal with the additional precipitation projected through the week
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reservoirs in the Upper Wabash, Ind. area, J. Edward Roush, Salamonie, and Mississinewa, are providing flood protection to local areas such as Peru, Logansport and Wabash, Ind. by storing water. These reservoirs have prevented more than $116.6 million in flood damages annually.
PITTSBURGH -- As rainfall continues throughout the tri-state area, the US Army Corps of Engineers' 16 reservoirs in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio still have more than half of their storage capacity to deal with the additional precipitation projected through the week.
HUNTINGTON, WV -- Efforts continue to retrieve the four barges that sank at the Belleville Locks and Dam, leaving five of the dam¿s eight gates blocked or partially blocked.
HUNTINGTON, WV -- After reducing the magnitude of flooding throughout the Muskingum River Basin over the past several days, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will begin controlled releases tomorrow from Dover, Beach City, Mohawk, and Dillon dams. With more rain in the forecast through Thursday, Corps officials have determined it is necessary to release the stored flood waters as quickly as authorized in order to have adequate storage capacity for the next rain event.
CINCINNATI, OH -- The US Army Corps of Engineers initiated flood control operations throughout the Ohio River Valley to deal with widespread regional flooding after four days of heavy rainfall averaging 4 to 8 inches over much of southern Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
LOUISVILLE, KY : The United States Army Corps of Engineers awarded a $58,543,000 contract today for trainee barracks at Fort Knox to Messer Construction Co. of Louisville, Ky.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is conducting a study on the environmental effects of gas and oil drilling in the Great Lakes. The Corps will lead the environmental study in collaboration with a panel of experts from other federal agencies, academia and the private sector.
LOUISVILLE, KY The United States Army Corps of Engineers awarded a $27,898,000 contract today for barracks at Fort Campbell to B.L. Harbert International LLC of Birmingham, Ala.
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