11 Apr 2018

USACE announces receipt of proposals for beneficial use of dredged materials pilot projects

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers today announced that it received 94 proposals for beneficial use of dredged material pilot projects pursuant to Section 1122 of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2016, Beneficial Use of Dredged Material. Proposals were submitted to USACE in response to Federal Register Notice 83 Fed. Reg. 5763.

11 Apr 2018

West Point Lake to close R. Shaefer Heard Day-Use Park, West Point Dam Road for Annual Triathlon

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, announced today that the West Point Lake Project Management Office is scheduled to close R. Shaefer Heard Day-Use Park and the road across West Point Dam to all vehicular traffic, April 21 at 6 p.m. through April 22 at 2 p.m., for the 15th Annual West Point Lake Triathlon.

10 Apr 2018

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers supports the administration’s One Federal Decision Memorandum of Understanding

Washington (April 10, 2018) - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers fully supports the administration’s One Federal Decision Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that was signed Monday by numerous secretaries of federal agencies, including the Department of the Army.

6 Apr 2018

Corps of Engineers releases Sweetwater Creek tentative flood risk management plan for public, agency review

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, released a tentatively selected flood risk management plan for the Sweetwater Creek Watershed in Georgia for public and agency review, April 6.

4 Apr 2018

Corps of Engineers to release tentative flood risk management plan, host public meetings for Sweetwater Creek

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, is scheduled to release a tentatively selected flood risk management plan for the Sweetwater Creek Watershed in Georgia for public and agency review, April 6. To present the findings of the Tentatively Selected Plan (TSP), the district will host two Open House meetings in the watershed on April 9 and April 10.

8 Mar 2018

Boating safety courses offered at West Point Lake

Free personal watercraft and boating safety courses will be held at West Point Lake throughout the summer, with the first class scheduled for April 14, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern Time.

8 Mar 2018

Spring Aboard - Take a Boating Course

INSERT CITY, State – The temperature may still be cool outside, but it is a perfect time of year to start getting prepared for the boating season. Boating safety advocates are urging boaters to enroll in a boating education course prior to the main boating season. Spring Aboard – Take A Boating Education Course campaign is a nationally coordinated effort during the week of March 18-24, 2018 to increase the awareness of taking a boating education course.

26 Feb 2018

Walter F. George Lake to once again offer sewage hookups at Cotton Hill Campground

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, announced today that Cotton Hill Campground in Fort Gaines, Ga. will once again offer sewage hookups at most campsites for an additional $2, beginning March 2. Sewage hookups will be available at all 91 full-service campsites (electric, sewage and water) at Cotton Hill Campground for $26, except for the 10 primitive tent areas. The cost of primitive tent areas will remain $22 a night.

15 Feb 2018

Drought operations, recent rainfall help Lake Lanier reach full winter pool for first time since 2016

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District announced today that Lake Sidney Lanier in Northern Georgia reached full winter pool for the first time since May 2016. Under the Army Corps of Engineers’ Water Control Manuals for the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF) River Basin, a full winter pool for the lake is achieved when water levels reach 1070’.

9 Feb 2018

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers publishes request for proposals for beneficial use of dredged materials

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers today published in the Federal Register its request for proposals for beneficial use of dredged material pilot projects pursuant to Section 1122 of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2016, Beneficial Use of Dredged Material.