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Swim Beach Reopened at Blue Marsh Lake
7/26/2024 UPDATED
Swimming restrictions at the Dry Brooks Day Use Area Swim Beach have been lifted. Water samples from the designated swimming area have been taken daily for the past week and results indicate that...
City of Hampton and USACE sign agreement to unite for coastal resiliency
7/26/2024
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Norfolk District, and the City of Hampton signed a Feasibility Cost Share Agreement on Friday, July 26 to kick off the Peninsula Coastal Storm Risk Management...
Norfolk District Contracting Division to host virtual career fair Aug. 1
7/26/2024
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District Contracting Division will host a virtual career fair Aug. 1 from 9:30 – 11 a.m. The meeting will include a discussion about a day in the life of a...
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, welcomes new commanding officer
7/25/2024
Col. Francis Pera became the 70th commander and district engineer of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District, during a change of command ceremony at the Washington Aqueduct in...
New England District’s Hop Brook Lake beach closed due to cyanobacteria
7/25/2024
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District announced today that the swimming area at Hop Brook Lake in Middlebury, Conn., is closed until further notice. The closure is due to the presence...
Army Corps shares update on Francis E. Walter Dam water release schedule
7/24/2024
The U.S. Army Corps Engineers’ Philadelphia District updated the 2024 Francis E. Walter Dam recreation plan.The Army Corps updated the plan, which states whitewater and fisheries releases will be...
757th Airlift Squadron to conduct aerial moquito spray over Craney Island July 23
7/23/2024
The 757th Airlift Squadron assigned to Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, will conduct an aerial mosquito spray over Craney Island and the Churchland section of Portsmouth overnight Tuesday, 23...

The Districts of the North Atlantic Division

Small Craft Operator Andy Boyle surveys the waters of the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, while on the way to the Tidal Basin gates in Washington, D.C. (U.S. Army photo by Christopher Fincham)
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District Project Engineer Chris Hood and a contractor discuss progress at ongoing administrative facility renovations on Smith Barracks in Baumholder, Germany. (U.S. Army photo by Chris Gardner)
The New Bedford Hurricane Protection Barrier lies across New Bedford and Fairhaven Harbor. It is approximately 50 miles south of Boston. The project protects about 1,400 acres in New Bedford, Fairhaven, and Acushnet from tidal flooding associated with hurricanes and coastal storms. It is one of three hurricane barriers within the New England District. (U.S. Army photo by Joshua Voda)
Project Manager David Gentile, New York District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers showing the Union Beach, New Jersey Coastal Storm Risk Management Project to New York District Commander, Col. Alexander Young and dignitaries. (U.S. Army photo)
Anthony Lockridge, supervisory facility operations specialist and dam operator for USACE Norfolk District, exits the Gathright Dam outlet tunnel during a semi-annual dam inspection. (U.S. Army photo by Breeana Harris)
Francis E. Walter Dam, owned and operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, operates as a system in conjunction with Beltzville Dam to reduce flooding in the downstream communities along the Lehigh River and preventing over $245 million in flood damage to the Lehigh River Valley. (U.S. Army photo)