With passage of federal laws in 1824, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ first Civil Works project was to promote safety on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers and nearby ports. Later in the 19th century, flood risk management was also taken on by the Corps. In 1936, the Flood Control Act gave...
The APE for archaeological resources includes moderate to high probability areas within the construction ROW,USACE PermitAreas, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) delimited floodways, and previously identified archaeological sites per the PA SHPO’s CRGIS. ...
The district is responsible for managing environmental, hydroelectric, navigation, engineering, construction, emergency management and recreation services within a region covering 107,000 square miles and includes parts of six states. The district operates and maintains six hydroelectric power facilities...
This mapping effort falls under the National Coastal Mapping Program (NCMP). In addition to the NCMP, JALBTCX performs emergency response surveys following natural disasters. Since 2004, JALBTCX was surveyed after every category 2 (or greater) hurricane that makes land fall within the U.S. As...
There was 2013- 2014 emergency repair and restoration to existing beach nourishment and navigation projects, but also USACE NYD accomplished the planning and design for multiple coastal storm risk management projects in the NY and NJ area. Of those projects, specific coastal risk reduction features ...