Press Releases

  • VALLEY CREEK FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT STUDY TO HOST OPEN HOUSE

    KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and city of Bessemer will host a public open house event to provide information on the Valley Creek Flood Risk Management Study and seek input from community members on June 19, 2019, from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m., at the Bessemer Civic Center, located at 1130 9th Avenue S.W., Bessemer, AL 35022.
  • ARMY CORPS ANNOUNCES ADMINISTRATIVE FEE CHANGES

    ATLANTA – Beginning January 1, 2020, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, South Atlantic Division, will implement a revised administrative fee schedule resulting in a total cost of $835 for a dock and land based facilities at its reservoirs and along certain federal waterways in the Southeastern United States. The administrative fee will cover costs the Corps incurs for the issuance or re-issuance of these licenses.
  • USACE EXTENDS THE MOBILE HARBOR GRR/SEIS AGENCY COMMENT PERIOD AN ADDITIONAL 7 DAYS

    MOBILE, Ala. – The Mobile District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced today it will extend the agency comment period an additional seven (7) days for the Mobile Harbor Integrated Final General Evaluation Report (GRR) with Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS), Mobile County, Alabama. The agency comment period closing date is now extended to Monday, June 17, 2019
  • OKATIBBEE LAKE: USACE, PH WATERWAY DISTRICT TO HOST 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

    MOBILE, Ala. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District - Okatibbee Lake, and Pat Harrison Waterway District, will host a celebration event Friday, May 31, 2019, at 10:30 a.m. outside the Okatibbee Lake Site Office for Okatibbee Dam and Lake’s 50th Anniversary.
  • SOME RECREATION AREAS TO REMAIN CLOSED AT LAKE LANIER THROUGH MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND

    MOBILE, Ala. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District at Lake Lanier will keep West Bank Day Use Park and Sawnee Campground closed to all public use and access — both land and water — for the upcoming Memorial Day holiday weekend.
  • USACE MOBILE DISTRICT PROMOTES WATER SAFETY THIS SUMMER SEASON

    MOBILE, Ala. – Summer is almost here and that means millions of Americans will be planning visits to our nation’s lakes and rivers. As the steward of many of these public waters, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reminds visitors to be aware of the importance of practicing safe, sensible and thoughtful activities in and around the water.
  • USACE, USCG, GEORGIA DNR OFFER MORE SESSIONS FOR BOATING SAFETY COURSE

    MOBILE, Ala. – The Georgia Department of Natural Resources and U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 08-01, in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at West Point Lake, will conduct a personal watercraft and boating safety course June 8, July 13 and Aug. 10, 2019 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the West Point Lake Project Management Office, located at 500 Resource Management Drive in West Point, Georgia.
  • USACE SEEKING RESOURCE AGENCY COMMENTS ON MOBILE HARBOR GRR SEIS

    MOBILE, Ala. - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District announces the availability and soliciting of comments from resource agencies on the Mobile Harbor General Reevaluation Report (GRR) with an integrated Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS), Mobile County, Alabama. A copy of the integrated SEIS is located at the following website: http://www.sam.usace.army.mil/Missions/Program-and-Project-Management/Civil-Projects/Mobile-Harbor-GRR/. This document is being circulated to resource agencies for a 30-day comment period.
  • USACE ALLATOONA LAKE PROJECT TO HOST ‘KIDS TO PARKS, SAFE KIDS DAY’ AT GALT’S FERRY

    MOBILE, Ala. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District is scheduled to host a “Kids to Parks/Safe Kids Day” May 18, 2019, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Galt’s Ferry Day Use Area on Allatoona Lake in Acworth, Georgia. Co-sponsored by Safe Kids Cherokee County and the National Park Trust, this event will provide participants an opportunity to learn about recreation safety with a variety of activities.
  • WFG DAM TEMPORARILY CLOSING PUBLIC ACCESS TO DIKES FOR REPAIRS

    MOBILE, Ala. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District’s Walter F. George Lake Project will close public access to both the Alabama and Georgia-side dikes to repair damage resulting from Hurricane Michael. Closure will commence on May 6, 2019, beginning with the Alabama side of the dike. The Georgia side will close (with an announcement via WFG Lake Project’s Facebook Page) after repairs have completed on the Alabama side. The temporary closure is expected to last approximately six to eight weeks.