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  • March

    Corps’ Iwakuni Japan Resident Office prepping for busy March

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Japan District’s Iwakuni Resident Office is hustling to prepare 10 projects to be turned over to the U.S. government this month. A challenge that will take intricate planning for an office that normally hands over about two jobs a month.
  • Rick Totten, District Counsel for the Omaha District was honored with the iconic crystal castle, presented by Colonel John Henderson during a retirement ceremony.

    Totten rests his case

    Omaha District Counsel, Richard G. Totten, takes advantage of the Leap Year and makes February 29, 2016 his last official day at the office. It's off to the mountains of Colorado now!
  • In March 2013, ASARCO LLC submitted a Section 404 permit application to the Corps to discharge fill materials into approximately 130 acres and indirectly impact an additional 4 acres of waters of the U.S., to construct a Tailings Storage Facility near Ray Mine, an existing open pit copper mine in Pinal County. The comment period for the Final Environmental Impact Statement will end on March 14.

    404: Clean water and so much more

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District held a public meeting to present results of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed Ray Mine Tailings Storage Facility Feb. 24.
  • The Skiffes Creek Federal Navigation Channel allows vessels moored at Fort Eustis’ Third Port facility safe passage to and from the James River. (U.S Army photo/Patrick Bloodgood)

    Post’s dredge material handling finishes construction

    Repair work on a confined upland-placement site for dredged material at Fort Eustis is complete and ready for use.
  • USACE and USGS release a new study on mountain snowpack

    USACE and USGS release a new study on mountain snowpack

    ALEXANDRIA,VIRGINIA.  Mountain snowpack is animportant contributor to runoff in the Upper Missouri