News from April 2023


Union Beach Coastal Storm Risk Reduction Project gets underway

On March 20, 2023, The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), New York District, in partnership with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) announced the start of construction work for the Union Beach Coastal Storm Risk Reduction Project.


USACE needs more engineers for its Dam Safety Production Center

Dams are often synonymous with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Responsible for more than 740 dams across the nation, USACE and its Dam Safety Program is responsible ensuring these structures provide many significant benefits to the nation while also reducing risks to people, property, and the environment.


23-021 Ice Harbor Dam is looking for volunteers

Ice Harbor Lock and Dam is looking for individuals or couples to serve as volunteers.


PUBLIC NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY - FINDING OF SUITABILITY TO TRANSFER PARCEL E OF THE CHARLES MELVIN PRICE SUPPORT CENTER GRANITE CITY, IL

Interested parties are hereby notified the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District, has completed, on behalf of the U.S. Army Environmental Division, Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Operations Branch, a Finding of Suitability to Transfer (FOST) of approximately 4.43 acres known as Parcel E of the Charles Melvin Price Support Center (CMPSC) in Granite City, IL.


SWG holds Women’s History Month observance

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Galveston District observed Women’s History Month with an online presentation March 21, 2023.


ERDC-CERL to test new hydrogen electrolyzer technology to support energy resilience

In an effort to make U.S. Army installations less vulnerable to risks and hazards, the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) will test new hydrogen technology in support of energy resilience.


Middle East District offers mission partners new capability

After the 1996 attack on Khobar Towers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the U.S. military made a multitude of changes to how it managed force protection. And while many of those changes are highly visible, one of the most important ones, the Design Based Threat Assessment (DBTA), is almost completely unknown outside the military construction industry.


Huntsville Center’s EMCX celebrates 30-plus years of environmental expertise

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Environmental and Munitions Center of Expertise (EM CX) has undergone multiple name changes and restructurings over the last three decades, but its mission to provide environmental remediation expertise for military installations worldwide has remained the same.


Nearly 50 years of service and still delivering to the District

In 1973, the Vietnam War was drawing to a close, the Watergate hearings were heating up and Secretariat won the Triple Crown.


Philpott Dam Industry Day

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington District is hosting an Industry Engagement Day, on Tuesday, 18 APR 2023, from 0900 to 1200 EDT at the Philpott Lake Visitor Center. Attendees will meet at the Philpott Lake Visitor Center no later than 0845.


Corps increases operational activity at Shallow Land Disposal Area

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Pittsburgh District announces an increase in operational activity at the Shallow Land Disposal Area (SLDA) in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.


Setting the standard: Kansas City District recommits to delivering quality

Since its inception, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, or USACE, has worked hard to solidify itself as a trusted federal partner who engineers quality projects for the nation. Within the organization, a select few districts have taken the commitment to quality a step further.


23-023 Boise River flows likely to increase the first week of April

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Bureau of Reclamation will increase Boise River flows through the City of Boise as early as April 3.


Life Lessons & Learning: A celebration of women in the Kansas City District, Part 3

While the path to success has led each of these five women to different places within USACE, they have all had the benefit of accumulating important lessons throughout the course of their careers and their lives.


USACE announces virtual BBSEER Project Delivery Team Meeting on April 4 and In-Person (Hybrid) back-to-back PDT Meetings April 27 and 28

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District invites Project Delivery Team members, stakeholders, partners, and members of the public to attend a virtual Project Delivery Team (PDT) Meeting for the Biscayne Bay and Southeastern Everglades Ecosystem Restoration (BBSEER) Project study on Tuesday, April 4, 2023, from 1 to 4 p.m., AND requests RSVPs for In-Person (Hybrid) back-to-back PDT Meetings Thursday, April 27 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Friday, April 28, 2023 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the South Florida Water Management District Headquarters at 3301 Gun Club Road in West Palm Beach.


Orpheum Avenue Concrete Slope Pave Project (23-0088)

Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority – East, proposes to pave approximately 3,100 feet of the land side slope on the 17th Street Canal levee, between levee station 553+89 and 585+66, Metairie, Louisiana, in Jefferson Parish.


Small, large businesses network, gain knowledge about working with the Corps during open house

About 280 people attended the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District’s Business Opportunities Open House March 8 in Rosemead.


Corps of Engineers revises Enbridge Line 5 EIS schedule to ensure thorough analysis

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, revises schedule following public scoping for Enbridge Line 5 Tunnel permit application review.


Table Rock Lake automates day use fee collection

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has transitioned to automated day use fee collection at Old Hwy 86 and Moonshine Beach recreation areas on Table Rock Lake.


Temporary full road closure of Highway 178 across Bull Shoals Dam

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is scheduling a full road closure for Highway 178 across Bull Shoals Dam from 6:30 a.m. April 10 until 5 p.m. April 11 to deploy and remove equipment used to perform maintenance on the dam’s sluice gates.