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  • Mobile District to begin dredging two federal channels in Apalachicola

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District and non-Federal partner Franklin County, Florida will begin the dredging of two federal navigation channels, Eastpoint and Two Mile, in Apalachicola, Florida, Oct. 17.

  • Survey Vessels Blackwater and Seminole deployed in Hurricane Ian Relief

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District has deployed two survey vessels to survey the waterways in support of the Hurricane Ian and USACE’s Jacksonville District.

  • FUDS Brookley Air Force Base update

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is providing remedial action at former Brookley Air Force Base, located in Mobile County, Alabama.

  • Corps of Engineers Boundary Refurbishment Survey

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at West Point Project announced today that the project will begin a refurbishment survey of the Government property line around the reservoir on Monday, August 1, 2022.

  • Destin Harbor Capacity Study

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, partnered with the City of Destin, Florida to carry out a harbor capacity study by counting vessels in the harbor, on the water, vessel slips, and parking spaces around the harbor area.

  • Allen Earhart Selected as USACE’s 2022 Sustainability Hero

    Mr. Allen Earhart has been selected as USACE’s 2022 Sustainability Hero.

  • USACE Mobile District Water Safety Program

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Mobile District has been experiencing the highest visitation to its recreational parks since 2016, averaging 15% higher than the standard year. Sadly, the district is also experiencing a record number of fatal accidents and incidents simultaneously.

  • White Oak Creek & Cotton Hill Campgrounds closed Sept to March 2023

    White Oak Creek Campground and Cotton Hill Campground will be closed due to an aging water line system from September 2022 through March 2023.

  • Army Civil Works announces publication of policy initiatives to modernize the Corps’ Civil Works program

    The Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works announced a series of priority policy initiatives to modernize the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Civil Works program. An outreach campaign, with public and tribal virtual meetings, will be conducted in June and July to gather input to inform future potential policy decision-making related to a number of related initiatives, and written comments will be gathered in a public docket in the Federal Register over a 60-day comment period.

  • National Dam Safety Awareness Day 2022

    National Dam Safety Awareness Day, which is May 31, seeks to promote individual and community responsibility and best practices for dam safety, as well as what steps can be taken to prevent catastrophic dam failures.