District News

Recognition || Memphis Assistant District Counsel earns national recognition
6/20/2025
On June 11, 2025, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Chief Counsel’s Office recognized Seth Rowland, assistant district counsel for the Memphis District, with the Joseph W. Kimbel Award for Professional...
Contract Award | Memphis District awards $8.4M contract for landing barge, a significant step towards completing stringout overhaul
6/9/2025
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Memphis District awarded an $8.4 million firm-fixed-price contract to Conrad Shipyard LLC, of Morgan City, Louisiana, for the purchase of a steel-hulled deck barge,...
Project Completion | Island 8 Parcel 2 Seepage Remediation
6/6/2025
Memphis Project Managers Jason Dickard and Jase Ray, along with their outstanding project delivery team, successfully completed a remediation project on May 30, 2025.   ...
Partnerships | PPA Signing for Greenbelt Landing Project
5/22/2025
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Memphis District and the City of Memphis have officially signed a Project Partnership Agreement (PPA) to advance the Greenbelt Landing Project...
Project Tour | MVD Commanding General visits Grand Prairie Pumping Station Project
5/5/2025
Mississippi Valley Division Commander Maj. Gen. Kimberly Peeples toured the Grand Prairie Pumping Station Project on May 2...

In the Media

Army Corps of Engineers seeks public comments on proposal to renew and revise nationwide permits
6/18/2025
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...
Mississippi River Commission to conduct public hearings during annual high water inspection trip
3/24/2025
The Mississippi River Commission will host a series of four public hearings during its annual high-water inspection trip along the Mississippi River, March 30 - April 4...
Corps begins Phase I floodfight activities along the White River near Des Arc, Arkansas
2/19/2025
The Memphis District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has begun Phase I floodfight activities along the White River in Arkansas due to high river stages. The area of current flooding is along the...
Army Corps of Engineers waives recreation areas day use fees in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day
1/16/2025
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers today announced that it will waive day use fees at its more than 2,800 USACE-operated recreation areas nationwide in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, January...
WRDA 2024 authorizes vital Memphis District construction projects
1/13/2025
President Joe Biden signed the Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (WRDA 2024) into law, Jan. 4, 2025...