The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is staging pumping equipment at Blue Mountain Lake following a planned drawdown conducted with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. The drawdown, designed to improve aquatic habitat and reduce invasive vegetation, has lowered the lake about 13 feet below its normal conservation pool. With dry conditions persisting, the pumps are in place to ensure downstream flows continue if normal releases become insufficient, protecting both habitat goals and community water supplies.
MOBILE, Ala. — Under clear coastal skies at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Irvington Site Office on September 8, 2026, colleagues, leaders, and generations of family gathered to dedicate a new vessel that embodies the enduring legacy of one of their finest public servants. With the traditional splashing of water from the Mississippi Sound across the bow, the survey vessel Joshua Ellsworth was officially christened into service,...
The Washington Aqueduct's McMillan Water Treatment Plant recently earned the 2026 Chesapeake Tri-Association Conference (Tri-Con) Water Taste Test (Surface Water Category) award.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announces it will waive the day-use fees typically charged at boat launch ramps and swimming beaches at its recreation areas nationwide in recognition of National Public Lands Day (NPLD), Saturday, Sept. 26.
