12 Nov 2020

Corps hosts Port Everglades Navigation Improvements Project rock treatment methods presentation

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District, in partnership with Broward County’s Port Everglades, will conduct a virtual public presentation of its plan for deepening and widening the Port Everglades Harbor on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020, online from 6-8 p.m.

4 Nov 2020

Corps announces approval of an emergency deviation to provide relief from high water levels in the Everglades

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District announces the approval of an emergency deviation to the Combined Operational Plan (COP) Water Control Plan to provide relief from high water levels in the Everglades.

2 Nov 2020

Jacksonville District proposes maintenance dredging at mouth of Suwannee River

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District has proposed a project for maintenance dredging of the McGriff Channel at Suwannee River to restore the channel depth and width for safe and efficient navigation along the length of the extant federal navigation project.

30 Oct 2020

Corps considers emergency deviation to provide relief from high water levels in the Everglades

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District, announces brief public comment on the Draft Emergency Environmental Assessment (EA) and Proposed Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) associated with an emergency deviation to the Combined Operational (COP) Water Control Plan to provide relief from high water levels in the Everglades. Public comments are due by noon on Monday, November 2.

29 Oct 2020

Army Corps of Engineers waives day use fees at recreation areas in observance of Veterans Day

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced today that it will waive day use fees at its more than 2,850 USACE-operated recreation areas nationwide in observance of Veterans Day, November 11.

21 Oct 2020

Federal and State Partners Celebrate CEPP South Groundbreaking

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Jacksonville District hosted a groundbreaking ceremony today at the S-333 water control structure in western Miami-Dade County, bringing together members of the South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force to celebrate the first contract for the Central Everglades Planning Project, a project designed to improve flows south to Everglades National Park.

19 Oct 2020

Corps announces approval of a planned deviation from Lake O Regulation Schedule to reduce risk from Harmful Algal Blooms

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District, announces the approval of a planned deviation from the water control plan for Lake Okeechobee and the Everglades Agricultural Area, also known as the Lake Okeechobee Regulation Schedule (LORS 2008), in order to reduce risk from Harmful Algal Blooms.

15 Oct 2020

USACE to begin dredging Intracoastal Waterway near St. Lucie and Jupiter Inlets

The Jacksonville District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, will begin dredging sections of the Intercoastal Waterway in the vicinity of St. Lucie Inlet and Jupiter Inlet, in Martin and Palm Beach Counties, on or about Oct. 16, 2020.

14 Oct 2020

Army Corps of Engineers announces Lake Okeechobee Releases

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Jacksonville District will start releasing water from Lake Okeechobee today after heavy inflows from the north and rains across the region caused the lake to reach 16.21 feet, a 1.33 foot rise in the past 30 days with six weeks left in hurricane season.

13 Oct 2020

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers releases draft programmatic agreement for its operations, navigation and shore protection programs in Florida

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District is accepting public comments on its Draft Programmatic Agreement for the Corps’ operations, navigation and shore protection programs in Florida.