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  • Corps announces contract award and community meeting for Surfside Beach renourishment

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announces the award of a $17.9 million construction contract and a community meeting Thursday, June 6 at 6 p.m. for the Surfside beach renourishment project, part of the Miami-Dade County Beach Erosion Control and Hurricane Protection Project.

  • Corps steps up flows to Caloosahatchee

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District continues to monitor conditions and will step up releases from the W.P. Franklin Lock and Dam (S-79) to the Caloosahatchee estuary. Starting Saturday, May 18, the Corps will increase the pulse release to the Caloosahatchee estuary to a 7-day average rate of 800 cubic feet per second (cfs) from the W.P. Franklin Lock and Dam (S-79). Flows to the St. Lucie estuary remain at zero cfs as measured at the St. Lucie Lock and Dam (S-80). This schedule will remain in effect until further notice. Additional runoff from rain in the Caloosahatchee and St. Lucie basins could occasionally result in flows that exceed one or both targets.

  • Corps offers series of webinars on Lake O water management

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District will offer a series of lunchtime webinars to provide background information on water management in south Florida as it pertains to Lake Okeechobee and the region. Jacksonville District staff will conduct six webinars, the first beginning at noon, May 20. The intent is to provide information to the public on the Central & Southern Florida Project water management system as work continues on the new Lake Okeechobee System Operating Manual (LOSOM).

  • Corps of Engineers to host Puerto Rico Industry Day Webinar

    San Juan, Puerto Rico – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will host an Industry Day webinar to provide an update to the ongoing supplemental projects funded by Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 in Puerto Rico. The event will take place online, Tuesday, May 21, 2019 from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

  • Round Island Park Oceanside to close May 15

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is conducting a Remedial Investigation at the former Fort Pierce Naval Amphibious Training Base. As a result, Round Island Park Oceanside to include the beach access, will be closed on Wednesday, May 15. Crews will be digging in the area and a safety zone will be established. People are requested to stay out of the safety zone while crews are working.

  • Reunión informativa sobre proyecto de control de inundaciones del Rio Puerto Nuevo

    El Cuerpo de Ingenieros del Ejército de los Estados Unidos (USACE, por sus siglas en inglés) y el Departamento de Recursos Naturales y Ambientales invitan a la comunidad a participar de una reunión informativa sobre el proyecto para el control de inundaciones del Río Puerto Nuevo.

  • South Beach Park to close morning of May 8

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District is conducting a Remedial Investigation for the former Fort Pierce Naval Amphibious Training Base, and will close South Beach Park the morning of Wednesday, May 8 for public safety.

  • Corps reduces flows from Lake O

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District continues to monitor conditions and is stepping down releases from Lake Okeechobee. Starting Saturday, May 4, the Corps will reduce the pulse release to the Caloosahatchee estuary to a 7-day average rate of 600 cubic feet per second (cfs) from the W.P. Franklin Lock and Dam (S-79). Flows to the St. Lucie estuary remain at zero cfs as measured at the St. Lucie Lock and Dam (S-80). This schedule will remain in effect until further notice. Additional runoff from rain in the Caloosahatchee and St. Lucie basins could occasionally result in flows that exceed one or both targets.

  • Corps announces public meeting for East Lake Toho drawdown and habitat restoration Draft EIS

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Jacksonville District, announces a public meeting scheduled for May 2 in Kissimmee regarding the East Lake Tohopekaliga Drawdown and Habitat Enhancement (East Lake Toho) Draft Environmental Impact Statement (Draft EIS).

  • Corps awards Gasparilla Island shore protection contract

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announces a contract award that will reduce risks to landside infrastructure on Gasparilla Island in Lee County. The Corps anticipates it will take about two months to complete the project, which is scheduled to start in late May.