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  • USACE, Miami-Dade to host Back Bay Study charrette, public meeting

    USACE and Miami-Dade County will host a charrette Nov. 14-18, including a public meeting Monday, Nov. 14, for the re-initiation of the Miami-Dade Back Bay Coastal Storm Risk Management Feasibility Study. Working teams will conduct analysis and planning beginning with the study's 2021 recommended plan as a starting point. Public participation and input is highly desired and encouraged; the Nov. 14 public meeting will take place from 6-8 p.m. at Miami-Dade College.

  • USACE announces virtual BBSEER Project Delivery Team Meeting on November 17

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District invites Project Delivery Team members, stakeholders, partners, and members of the public to attend a virtual Project Delivery Team (PDT) Meeting for the Biscayne Bay and Southeastern Everglades Ecosystem Restoration (BBSEER) Project study on Wednesday, November 17, 2022 from 3 to 5 p.m. PM.

  • USACE Prepares for Tropical Storm Nicole

    As Tropical Storm Nicole makes its way toward Florida, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Jacksonville District is responding as needed and providing information to boaters and campers on operational adjustments to navigation, recreation, and Lake Okeechobee operations.

  • 2022 Everglades Restoration Integrated Delivery Schedule highlighting unprecedented momentum to be released during November 18 SFER Task Force Workshop

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District invites partners, stakeholders, and the public to join us for the release of the 2022 Integrated Delivery Schedule (IDS) at a virtual public engagement workshop sponsored by the South Florida Ecosystem Restoration (SFER) Task Force on Friday, November 18, 2022, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The IDS provides the roadmap for sequencing of planning, design, construction and operations of both federal and state projects related to Everglades restoration. All participants joining the November 18 Virtual Integrated Delivery Schedule (IDS) Task Force Stakeholder Workshop virtually are required to pre-register at: https://www.evergladesrestoration.gov/workshops/november-18-2022-integrated-delivery-schedule-ids-stakeholder-workshop to receive a secure link allowing them to participate in the Zoom Webinar.

  • W.P. Franklin Lock recreational facilities remain closed temporarily following Hurricane Ian

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District would like to inform the public that the recreational facilities at the W.P Franklin Lock and Dam on the Caloosahatchee River near Alva, Florida, sustained damage during Hurricane Ian and will remain closed until further notice.

  • USACE Seeks Public Comments on New C&SF Flood Risk Management Study

    The Jacksonville District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is preparing a National Environmental Policy Act document for a proposed flood risk management study initiated under the authority of Section 216 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 within the Central and Southern Florida (C&SF) Project. USACE invites the participation of Federal and state agencies, Native American Tribes, local agencies, and interested stakeholders in providing comments and identifying any issues or concerns. Comments are due by Nov. 28.

  • USACE Begins Lake Okeechobee Releases to Caloosahatchee

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Jacksonville District will make releases from Lake Okeechobee to the Caloosahatchee Estuary from the W.P. Franklin Lock and Dam (S-79) at a seven-day average pulse release of 1,200 cubic feet per second beginning Saturday, Oct. 29. No lake releases are planned for the St. Lucie Estuary.

  • USACE announces a Project Delivery Team Meeting for Combined Operational Plan (COP) Implementation November 1

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District announces a Virtual Project Delivery Team (PDT) Meeting for Combined Operational Plan (COP) Implementation on Tuesday, November 1, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

  • Working Draft of 2022 Integrated Delivery Schedule (IDS) shows unprecedented momentum in Everglades Restoration with more than $1 Billion in projects under construction

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District has released the Working Draft of the Integrated Delivery Schedule (IDS) 2022. The IDS provides the roadmap for sequencing of planning, design, construction and operations of both federal and state projects related to Everglades restoration.

  • Operation Blue Roof Deadline Extended Through Nov. 1

    The last day residents can apply for Operation Blue Roof has been extended through Nov. 1 for homeowners in Lee, Sarasota, DeSoto, Charlotte and Collier counties affected by Hurricane Ian.