The New Orleans Engineer District held its change of command ceremony June 11, with Col. Stephen Murphy assuming command from Col. Michael Clancy. Murphy arrived from the Nashville Engineer District,… Read More
Corps of Engineers
Washington, D.C.—Keeping its lead on fiscal year 2020 appropriations, the U.S. House voted 226–203 to approve a $982.8 billion “minibus” bill that includes $7.36 billion for the U.S. Army Corps… Read More
Washington, D.C.—The U.S. House began floor action on its first “minibus” spending bill of the fiscal year 2020 appropriations cycle that includes $7.36 billion for the Army Corps of Engineers,… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced June 6 the decision to again postpone operation of the Morganza Spillway, a flood control structure located between Red River Landing and Baton… Read More
On May 24, the Rock Island Engineer District announced that a $779 million plan at Brandon Road Lock and Dam on the Des Plaines River to prevent the spread of… Read More
Precipitation totaling between 2 to 5 inches fell over central Nebraska and much of South Dakota during the first half of last week. Because of the rain, inflows into the… Read More
The rain keeps falling in the Midwest, which has seen the wettest year on record. And much of that runoff is bound for the Mississippi River, already in the midst… Read More
Brian Tetreault, a navigation systems specialist at the Corps of Engineers Research and Development Center in Vicksburg, Miss., has been working on developing new capabilities for AIS (automatic identification system)… Read More
By Tom Waters The flood of 2019 has wreaked havoc in Missouri, Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska. From Omaha to Kansas City, more than 100 breaches in levees allowed the Missouri… Read More
Leaders of the St. Paul Engineer District met last month with leaders of the city of Wabasha, Minn., to discuss the dredged material management plan for Lower Pool 4. The… Read More
