News from March 2023
Contract awarded for levee work for the West Shore Lake Pontchartrain project
By Interior Newswire Report | Mar 31, 2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, recently awarded a contract for constructing the second levee reach on the West Shore Lake Pontchartrain (WSLP) Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction project.
Leading the way: Kansas Citys Levees Program
By Interior Newswire Report | Mar 31, 2023
Unless you work or live near the Missouri and Kansas Rivers, the significance of the rivers may not be at the forefront of your mind.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers partners with U.S. Army Central to bring innovative protection solutions into the U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility
By Interior Newswire Report | Mar 31, 2023
Col. William C. Hannan, Jr., U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Transatlantic Division commander, and Edward "Ted" Upson, P.E., PMP, Transatlantic Division engineering and construction chief, met with Col. Christina L. Burton, U.S. Army Central engineer director, and members of her team at Fort Polk, La., Mar. 10, to observe a live-fire experiment testing an innovative design improving bunker protection.
23-018 Dworshak Dam reminds visitors to observe fishing wall etiquette
By Interior Newswire Report | Mar 31, 2023
Dworshak Dam welcomes visitors who plan on fishing for steelhead or other species at the fishing wall at the base of Dworshak Dam, located upstream from Ahsahka on the North Fork Clearwater River.
$8.35 million agreement signed for aquatic ecosystem restoration work at Rathbun Lake, Iowa
By Interior Newswire Report | Mar 31, 2023
A signing of the Project Partnership Agreement for aquatic ecosystem restoration work at Rathbun Lake, Iowa, was executed between the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and the Kansas City District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
23-019 Lower Granite Dam is looking for volunteers
By Interior Newswire Report | Mar 31, 2023
Lower Granite Lock and Dam is looking for individuals or couples to serve as volunteers.
USACE announces upcoming maintenance activities at Brookville Lake
By Interior Newswire Report | Mar 31, 2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will be conducting maintenance activities at Brookville Lake in Brookville, Indiana, which could impact downstream fishery conditions and recreation public access to the tailwater area.
New hoists at Crooked Creek Lake offer flood protection for the next 75 years
By Interior Newswire Report | Mar 31, 2023
They may just look like large hunks of metal, but the new hoists installed at Crooked Creek Lake will go hard at work to reduce the risk of floods in the greater Pittsburgh region for the next 75 years or longer.
USACE to conduct boundary line maintenance on Bull Shoals and Norfork Lakes
By Interior Newswire Report | Mar 31, 2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is advising landowners adjacent to public lands around Bull Shoals and Norfork Lakes that contract maintenance crews will be conducting boundary line maintenance along a 170-mile section of government boundary at Bull Shoals Lake and a 90-mile section at Norfork Lake.
The Great Lakes Engineering with Nature Playbook
By Interior Newswire Report | Mar 31, 2023
Strong words. But what does this mean in practice, and what are the implications for the Great Lakes?
Corps releases annual notice to all residents within Mississippi River Floodways
By Interior Newswire Report | Mar 31, 2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District disseminated its annual notice to residents within Mississippi River floodways.
A step towards navigable waters: A history of McNary Lock and Dam
By Interior Newswire Report | Mar 31, 2023
As people moved into the Pacific Northwest, communities grew around the rivers, especially the Columbia and Snake. Back then, the rivers were temperamental and hard to navigate.
Riffle Run Day Use Area Launch Ramp Now Open
By Interior Newswire Report | Mar 31, 2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington District announces that the Boat Launch Ramp located in the Riffle Run Day Use Area has now reopened.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection announces start of work on Union Beach Coastal Storm Risk Reduction Project
By Interior Newswire Report | Mar 31, 2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), New York District, in partnership with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) announces the start of construction work for the Union Beach Coastal Storm Risk Reduction Project.
MKARNS NAV NOTICE NO. SWL 23-14 McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System increased differentials on the White River entrance channel
By Interior Newswire Report | Mar 31, 2023
This is to advise mariners transiting the White River Entrance Channel (WREC) of increased head differentials between Norrell Lock and Dam and Montgomery Point Lock and Dam.