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  • Corps publishes environmental documents related to installation of pedestrian dune walkovers for public review, comment

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, has published a notice of availability for public comment on a draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) and Proposed Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for the installation of pedestrian dune walkovers constructed over Federal Coastal Storm Risk Management Projects and Shore Protection Projects conducted by non-Federal sponsors or independent requestors within the district’s Civil Works area of responsibility in the State of Florida.

  • Corps requests Vilano Beach residents to remove temporary items from dunes

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, requests that homeowners and residents in the Vilano Beach area assist in the success of the recent St. Johns County beach renourishment project.

  • Fort Pierce shore protection project operations to start soon

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District announced that dredging operations related to the Fort Pierce Shore Protection Project will start mid-April. The project will place 385,000 cubic yards of sand on just under one mile of eroded beach in St. Lucie County. Sand placement will start immediately adjacent to the Fort Pierce Inlet South Jetty and move southward.

  • Corps invites public to St. Augustine Beach renourishment community meeting

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District invites the public to attend a community meeting for the upcoming St. Augustine Beach renourishment project. The meeting is scheduled for Thursday, November 2 at 6 p.m. at the St. Augustine Beach City Hall, Commission Chambers, 2200 A1A South, St. Augustine Beach, Fla.

  • Sand Key project to repair damages from Hurricane Hermine

    The recently approved Pinellas County Shore Protection Project will repair damages sustained from Hurricane Hermine to the Sand Key Segment. The project is approved under the Flood Control and Coastal Emergency Act (Public Law 84-99), which authorizes activities for repair of federally authorized shore protection projects threatened or damaged by coastal storms. The project is set to begin this September and could last four months.

  • Corps transitions to recovery; reduces flows from Lake Okeechobee

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District has begun more comprehensive damage assessment of its projects and facilities in Florida impacted by Hurricane Matthew. The Corps has also reduced flows from Lake Okeechobee to the Caloosahatchee and St. Lucie Estuaries.

  • Dredging operations underway at St. Augustine Inlet

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District announced today that dredging operations are underway within the St. Augustine Inlet Federal Channel. Due to weather conditions and subsequent wave action, the federal channel has shoaled in creating hazardous conditions for mariners.

  • Two distinguished awards presented for extraordinary recovery efforts for Hurricane Sandy and Tropical Storm Debby

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District was presented with two distinguished awards for recovery efforts for Hurricane Sandy and Tropical Storm Debby at the recently held Florida Shore and Beach Preservation Association (FSBPA) annual conference.

  • Scoping meetings to be held for Miami-Dade County Beach Alternative Sand Source Investigation

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District will be holding a series of scoping meetings to discuss the Miami-Dade County Beach Erosion Control and Hurricane Protection Project – Alternative Sand Source Investigation and give all interested individuals, groups and agencies an opportunity to provide input.

  • Hurricane Sandy Rehabilitation Assistance Program for Hurricane Shore Protection Projects Now Open

    Non-federal sponsors of Federally Authorized and Constructed Hurricane/Shore Protection Projects (HSPP) which sustained damages resulting from Hurricane Sandy have until December 2nd to apply for Rehabilitation Assistance under Public Law 84-99.