19 Nov 2018

CAMPGROUND AT OKATIBBEE LAKE TO STOP CASH PAYMENTS

MOBILE, Ala. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District announced its Twiltley Branch Campground at Okatibbee Lake in Collinsville, Miss. will no longer take cash payments effective Jan. 1, 2019.

15 Nov 2018

NO MORE CASH PAYMENTS FOR USACE CAMPGROUNDS AT BWT LAKES

MOBILE, Ala. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District announced its campgrounds along the southern section of the Black Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway System will no longer take cash payments effective Jan. 1, 2019.

12 Jan 2016

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Extends Comment Period for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Water Control Manual for the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin

MOBILE, Ala. –The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, has extended the comment period for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) and Water Control Manual (WCM) for the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin until January 30, 2016.

30 Oct 2015

Port of Gulfport Expansion Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement

MOBILE, Ala.-- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, (USACE) Mobile District, has prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Port of Gulfport Expansion Project. The DEIS evaluates the potential impacts from expanding onsite facilities and expanding the port’s turning basin at the Port of Gulfport.

26 Jun 2015

Walter F. George Lock Closed

MOBILE, Ala. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Mobile District announced today that Walter F. George Lock will be closed to all commercial and recreational traffic effective immediately for repairs. The duration of this outage will be determined after an inspection in mid-July, but is expected to last at least through the month of July. The only exception will be for essential transit by U.S. Coast Guard or USACE vessels.

20 Apr 2015

R. Shaefer Heard Day Use Park and West Point Dam Road to be Closed April 26, 2015

MOBILE, Ala –The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Mobile District announces the R. Shaefer Heard Day Use Park and the road across West Point Dam will be closed to all vehicular traffic, at 6 p.m. Saturday April 25, 2015 thru 2 p.m., on Sunday April 26, 2015 for the 12th Annual West Point Lake Triathlon.

11 Sep 2014

West Point Dam Road Traffic Restricted

MOBILE, Ala.--The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, West Point Project, announced that vehicular and pedestrian traffic across the dam road will be closed Monday, September 15, 2014 through Friday September 26, 2014 to ensure public safety as contractors complete roadway maintenance.

22 May 2014

Mobile District partnerships enhance Fish Migration

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Mobile District has partnered with The Nature Conservancy (TNC), Georgia, Florida, and Alabama state fisheries to improve the opportunities for successful fish migration in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF) River and the Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa (ACT) River Basins. The fish passage efforts utilize the Corps navigation locks at these waterway projects during the spring spawning migration runs.

20 May 2014

West Point Dam Road Traffic Restricted

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, West Point Project, announced that vehicular and pedestrian traffic across the dam road will be closed from 8 a.m. until 12 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, Wednesday, May 21, 2014, to ensure public safety while routine maintenance is conducted on the West Point Dam.

20 May 2014

Water Releases at Lake Allatoona

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Mobile District, announced that water will be released through the spillway gates rather than the generators due to a fire that occurred in the powerhouse on May 19, 2014. The spillway gates will be used to make releases to manage lake levels and for downstream environmental purposes.