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  • May

    Corps of Engineers begins post-Sandy comprehensive study of North Atlantic coast

    BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- As directed by Congress with the passage of the Disaster Relief Appropriation Act of 2013, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers scientists and engineers launched a collaborative study today to determine how best to reduce flood and storm damage risks for people and communities along the North Atlantic coast.
  • Corps begins post-Sandy study of North Atlantic coast

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers scientists and engineers launched a collaborative study May 28 to determine how best to reduce flood and storm damage risks for people and communities along the North Atlantic coast.
  • November

    USACE ramps up NYC debris removal work

    BROOKLYN, New York – Sixty large dump trucks are now moving 150,000 cubic yards of debris from New York City to disposal sites around the city. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is overseeing this Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)-assigned mission.
  • FEMA assigns infrastructure assessment mission to Corps of Engineers

    BROOKLYN, New York – Two U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Planning and Response Teams are coordinating damage assessments of public buildings, waste and waste water treatment plants, and transportation infrastructure in areas of New York and New Jersey impacted by Hurricane Sandy.
  • Corps of Engineers restores power to Rockaways public housing

    BROOKLYN, New York – As the sun set at the Redfern Housing Complex in Far Rockaway, N.Y., Nov. 6, cheers erupted from the windows. Residents in the complex had been without power since Hurricane Sandy devastated the northeast a week prior. But because of a joint effort by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, other branch components and federal and state partners working through the Federal Emergency Management Agency, power is continuing to be restored in Rockaway and other hard-hit areas throughout New York and New Jersey.
  • USACE receives three debris removal missions from FEMA

    BROOKLYN, New York – The Federal Emergency Management Agency has issued three mission assignments for debris removal in New York and New Jersey to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in response to damage caused by Hurricane Sandy. USACE crews were deployed Nov. 5 to begin clearing storm-damaged areas.
  • USACE part of team working to put Passaic Valley treatment plant back in service

    BROOKLYN, New York – Under a Federal Emergency Management Administration mission assignment, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is working with the Passaic Valley Sewer Commission and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection to return the Passaic Valley Waste Water Treatment Plant to service. This critical facility, located near the Newark airport, serves 1.3 million households.
  • USACE works with federal, state and local teams to repair Hoboken Ferry Terminal

    BROOKLYN, New York -- In support of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and in partnership with the U.S. Navy and other federal, state and local agencies, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is actively working to repair and return power to the Hoboken Ferry Terminal.
  • August

    New Commander named to head Corps' North Atlantic Division

    At an Assumption of Command ceremony July 31, 2012, Col. Kent D. Savre assumed command of the North Atlantic Division office of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
  • July

    New Commander named to head Corps' North Atlantic Division

    FORT HAMILTON, N.Y. -- At an Assumption of Command ceremony July 31, 2012, Col. Kent D. Savre