North Atlantic Division News

Building Strong: Looking Back Over More than 4 Decades of Superfund Work
2/12/2026 UPDATED
Since the 1980s, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and its partners have been engaged in a vital mission: cleaning up Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste at historic industrial sites across the...
USACE to revise Littleville Lake and Knightville Dam Master Plan, open comments
2/11/2026
CONCORD, Mass. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is initiating the revision process for the Master Plan (MP) at Littleville Lake and Knightville Dam in the Lower Connecticut River Basin. The...
Army Corps, Contractor Receive Regional Honors For Safety
2/3/2026
The US Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, and Weeks Marine, a contractor dredging and placing sand on the Army Corps’ Fire Island to Montauk Point Project (FIMP), have been recognized with an...
USACE Norfolk District Activates Emergency Management Team to Support Virginia Response to Winter Storm Fern
1/27/2026
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Norfolk District has activated its Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and emergency management personnel to support the Commonwealth of Virginia and partner...
USACE Baltimore District Strengthens Partnership with Veteran Foundation
1/26/2026
Following the conclusion of the 30-year Spring Valley Formerly Utilized Defense Site project in Washington, D.C., the Baltimore District donated an 80-by-40-foot steel building to the Hyner Lodge...
FNOD draft public involvement plan available for public comment
1/26/2026 UPDATED
The public is invited to comment within a 30-day period on the 2026 FNOD Public Involvement Plan (PIP) which replaces the February 2023 PIP. This discusses the public involvement activities that will...
Washington Aqueduct implements water supply protection measures following Potomac Interceptor sewage spill; no impact on drinking water
1/24/2026
Washington Aqueduct crews have implemented numerous precautionary measures to ensure safe regional water supply following the Jan. 19 collapse of the Potomac Interceptor sewer line that has sent...

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)