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  • CORPS TO HOST MOBILE HARBOR OPEN HOUSE PUBLIC MEETING

    MOBILE, Alabama – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Mobile District will host an open house public meeting on Thursday, September 6, 2018 from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Mobile Convention Center, located at 1 South Water Street in downtown Mobile.

  • Army Issues Memorandum to Empower States & Tribes in their Permitting Authority

    Washington (August 7, 2018) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) today released a memorandum taking initial steps to empower States and tribes in assuming Section 404 permit authority under the Clean Water Act (CWA). In taking on this authority, States and tribes can accelerate job-creating economic development and infrastructure, all while continuing to protect the environment.

  • Corps of Engineers and City of Atlanta Move Forward with Proctor Creek Restoration Project

    MOBILE, Alabama – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Mobile District and the City of Atlanta have completed and approved the Recommended Plan of a three-year, joint-funded feasibility study for aquatic ecosystem restoration in the Proctor Creek watershed. The Proctor Creek Watershed is located within the City of Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia. The creek flows in a northwesterly direction originating in downtown Atlanta and terminating in the Chattahoochee River, covering approximately 16 square miles and nearby to the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, which is visited by more than three million people each year.

  • USACE announces the 45-day public comment period for the Draft Mobile Harbor Integrated General Reevaluation Report with Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement

    MOBILE, Alabama – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Mobile District announces the availability of the Draft Mobile Harbor, Mobile, Alabama Integrated General Reevaluation Report with Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (Draft GRR/SEIS). This document is being circulated to federal, state and local agencies and interested public for a 45-day comment period.

  • Irvington Site Office remembers and honors Sarge

    MOBILE, Alabama – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Mobile District Irvington Site Office, operations division, hosted a christening ceremony for its new survey vessel, Sarge, on July 13, 2018, at the Irvington Site Office in Irvington, Ala.

  • USACE announces public scoping meetings in the Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa (ACT) River Basin

    MOBILE, Alabama – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Mobile District will host five public scoping meetings between July 30, 2018 and August 3, 2018 at locations throughout the Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa (ACT) River Basin.

  • Joly looks to help USACE Mobile District engineer the future

    Mobile, Alabama – When Col. Sebastien P. Joly assumed command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District in a change of command ceremony on June 29, 2018, he knew he was in for some challenges.

  • Joly assumes command of USACE Mobile District

    Col. Sebastien P. Joly assumed command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District during a change of command ceremony presided by Brigadier General Diana M. Holland, South Atlantic Division Commander, on June 29, 2018, at the Renaissance Riverview Hotel in Mobile, Ala.

  • DeLapp says farewell to the Corps and the U.S. Army

    Mobile, Alabama – As the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District and the South Atlantic Division paid tribute to Col. James DeLapp during a retirement dinner, DeLapp took the opportunity to reflect on his 24 years of service to his nation.

  • Jackson County Utility Authority and USACE sign Project Partnership Agreement

    Mobile, Alabama – The Jackson County Utility Authority and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently