Army Corps of Engineers

Unprecedented Cooperation from Federal Agencies Leads Governor to Drop Legal Action

November 06, 2007 -- ATLANTA – Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue announced today that the state of Georgia has withdrawn its motion for preliminary injunction filed against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The motion was filed on October 19 in the Middle District of Florida to require the Corps to alter the Interim Operations Plan (IOP).    » read more »

Army Corps of Engineers Required to Conduct Strict Monitoring to Prevent Spread of Toxic Sediments from Massive Subsurface Superfund Site

NEW YORK (October 23, 2007) – In a landmark settlement approved last Friday in federal court, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers agreed to adopt strict new environmental safety measures for dredging deeper shipping channels through a highly contaminated Superfund site that lies beneath the New York/New Jersey harbor.    » read more »

October 19, 2007 -- ATLANTA – Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue announced today that the state of Georgia has filed a court order in the Middle District of Florida Federal Court requiring the Army Corps of Engineers to restrict water flows from Lake Lanier and Georgia’s federal reservoirs.    » read more »

October 18, 2007 -- (MONTGOMERY)— The State of Alabama on Tuesday updated its complaint in the long-running federal court dispute with the Corps of Engineers over water releases from federal reservoirs in the Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin. As part of the update, Alabama added new claims attacking the Corps' illegal operation of Lake Allatoona in north Georgia during the ongoing drought.    » read more »

At Least 40 Levees Remain Damaged From 2007 Floods

October 16, 2007 -- Jefferson City, Mo. — Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon today asked the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to suspend plans for a spring rise in 2008 on the Missouri River. At least 40 levees on the river in Missouri still need to be repaired from the flooding last May, Nixon said, and if the Corps follows through on its plan for the spring rise called for by the draft Annual Operating Plan, it could represent a danger to the lives and livelihoods of Missouri citizens.    » read more »

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Sept. 24, 2007) -- The Environmental and Public Protection Cabinet (EPPC) today announced the Louisville and Huntington (W. Va.) districts of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) will issue permits for the temporary withdrawal of water from 13 USACE-operated reservoirs in Kentucky.

The permits allow withdrawal for uses other than crop irrigation and landscape watering.

The permits will remain valid until the drought conditions subside or until Aug. 29, 2008.    » read more »

After Successfully Attaching Independent Review to Last Year’s WRDA Bill, Senators Will Again Push for Prioritization of Water Projects

May 14, 2007 -- Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Russ Feingold (D-WI), John McCain (R-AZ), and Tom Coburn (R-OK) are continuing their efforts to reform and add transparency to the way the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers receives funding for and undertakes water projects.    » read more »