Water Control

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, released the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal Lock Replacement Supplemental Draft General Reevaluation Report and integrated Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement today for a 45-day public review period ending on July 17, 2025.
The New Orleans District returned to Phase I flood fight May 13, 2025. Closely coordinating efforts with the local levee authorities, the New Orleans District will begin daily patrolling of levees along the Mississippi River from Baton Rouge to Venice. Increased patrols help ensure our ability to respond quickly to any problem areas that may develop along the levee system because of the elevated water levels. Contact your local levee board for information about permit restrictions.
Coming to a city near you: Public Meetings are scheduled for the Lower Mississippi River Comprehensive Management Study (LMR Comp) at venues throughout the study area between Feb. 27 and March 11 with virtual meetings on March 12. click the link for the full schedule of dates and locations:
The West Shore Lake Pontchartrain project is located in southeast Louisiana on the east-bank of the Mississippi River in St. Charles, St. John the Baptist, and St. James parishes in southeast Louisiana. The West Shore Lake Pontchartrain Chief’s report was signed in June 2015 and the project was fully funded for design and construction in the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018. 100-year storm surge risk reduction will be achieved by a variety of structural and non-structural features including construction of over 18 miles of levees and floodwalls and two new 2,000 cfs pump stations. While these features will reduce risk from storm surge associated with tropical events, they do not specifically reduce risk of flooding from significant rainfall.

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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers seeks public comments on proposal to renew and revise nationwide permits

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced today it is seeking comments on its proposal to renew and revise 56 existing nationwide permits and issue one new nationwide permit authorizing activities associated with improving fish passage. Nationwide permits authorize activities in wetlands and other waters that are regulated by Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and/or Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899.
Published: 6/18/2025

Army Corps of Engineers announces proposal to renew and revise nationwide permits

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced today that it has prepared its proposal to renew and revise 56 of 57 existing nationwide permits for work in wetlands and other waters that are regulated by Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and/or Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899. USACE will propose not to reissue one nationwide permit authorizing activities associated with finfish mariculture.
Published: 6/16/2025

Update to Draft Report for Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana Flood Risk Management Study

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has released an update to the Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana Flood Risk Management Study Draft Feasibility Report with Integrated Environmental Assessment and an unsigned Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) (#EA20200B3P1745395179), for a 30-day public review and comment period starting June 5, 2025.
Published: 6/5/2025

IHNC Lock replacement draft report released for public comment

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, released the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal Lock Replacement Supplemental Draft General Reevaluation Report and integrated Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement today for a 45-day public review period ending on July 17, 2025.
Published: 5/30/2025

Corps of Engineers Deactivates Phase II Flood Fight

Water levels along the Mississippi River have dropped, prompting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District to move from Phase II to Phase I flood fight procedures.
Published: 5/13/2025

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