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  • USACE Releases Draft Report on Valley Creek Study, with 30-Day Comment Period

    The Kansas City and Mobile Districts of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) have published a joint public notice in the Federal Register announcing a USACE draft integrated and environmental assessment for the Valley Creek Flood Risk Management Study in Jefferson County, Ala., on June 1, 2020.

  • Mobile District Re-Opens Campgrounds

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District is very pleased to announce that our recreation area campgrounds will be re-opening for visitors, starting June 1, 2020 at five of our projects. Visitors will also be able to begin placing campsite reservations on the Recreation.gov website or smartphone app beginning June 1, 2020.

  • Mobile District Re-Opens Day Use Parks in Time for Memorial Day Weekend

    As we continue safely phasing our recreation area back to normal operations for our visitors, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District is very pleased to announce that many of the Day Use parks at several recreation areas will begin re-opening on Friday, May 22, 2020.

  • Mobile District Extends Campground Reservation Cancellations to May 31

    With the ongoing presence of COVID-19 still a public health and safety concern to federal operations across the region, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District announced today that several of our federal recreation areas will be extending campground reservation cancellations through Sunday, May 31.

  • Mobile District Extends Campground Reservation Cancellations at North Georgia locations to May 31

    With the ongoing presence of COVID-19 in North Georgia still a public health and safety concern to federal operations in the region, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District announced today that our recreation areas at Lake Sidney Lanier, Allatoona Lake, and Carters Lake will be extending campground reservation cancellations through Sunday, May 31.

  • Mobile District Announces Transmission Line Repairs at Allatoona Lake Project

    As Georgia Power rebuilds the Cartersville transmission line at the Allatoona Lake project, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District wishes to advise the public that as repairs are underway, the project spillway gates will be utilized to make releases managing lake levels and providing downstream environmental management.

  • Mobile District Temporarily Closes West Bank Park For Repairs

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District announces the temporary closure of West Bank Park at Lake George W. Andrews, to complete repairs to the riverbank shoreline. High water events in February caused erosion along the bank, making the area unsafe for the public.

  • Mobile District Temporarily Closes Old Federal Campground

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District announced today that it has temporarily closed Old Federal Campground at the USACE Lake Sidney Lanier recreation area, heavily eroded by high-water events in recent years.

  • Mobile District Extends Campground Reservation Cancellations through May 17

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District announced today that as a continued public health and safety measure in the ongoing wake of the COVID-19 emergency, our recreation areas are extending campground reservation cancellations through Sunday, May 17.

  • Mobile District Awards Contract To Repair Walter F. George Dam

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District announced today that it has awarded the construction contract to repair long-term displaced stone and riprap on the Walter F. George Dam earthen embankment, which was damaged by Hurricane Michael in late 2018.