The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Buffalo and New York Districts, in partnership with the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), are developing a rapid wetland functional assessment method, the “New York Wetland Rapid Assessment Procedure” (NYWRAP), to support USACE Regulatory Program decision-making under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899. The USACE Regulatory Program requires defensible wetland assessments to: (1) characterize a wetland’s function or condition, (2) understand the impact of a proposed action to wetland function or condition, and/or (3) inform the development of wetland compensatory mitigation to ensure that appropriate levels of...
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, awarded a $6.3 million contract to Dubuque Barge and Fleeting (doing business as Newt Marine Service) of East Dubuque, Illinois, Aug. 12, for the construction of the Reno Bottoms Habitat Rehabilitation and Enhancement Project on the Upper Mississippi River near New Albin, Iowa.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is proud to recognize National Hydropower Day, Aug. 24. For more than 140 years, the USACE Hydropower Program has been providing the nation with ready, reliable, and resilient energy. USACE is the largest owner and operator of hydroelectric power plants in the United States, generating more than 25% of the nation’s hydropower and ranking among the nation’s top 10 power producers overall.
