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  • MRC's 2025 high-water inspection trip

    The Mississippi River Commission will conduct its annual high-water inspection trip and four public hearings at four locations along the Mississippi River, March 31 – April 4, 2025. The four public meetings have been scheduled to take place aboard the Motor Vessel MISSISSIPPI. Commission members will meet with local partners, stakeholders, and residents to hear any concerns, ideas and issues they may have to present at that time.

  • Corps begins Phase I floodfight activities along the White River near Des Arc, Arkansas

    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 White River near Des Arc, Arkansas. During Phase I floodfight activities, USACE personnel deploy to the affected areas and monitor all federal flood control works including levees, flood walls and pumping stations. They will also continue to monitor rainfall amounts in the affected areas, and National Weather Service forecasts to determine if further action is warranted. USACE will deploy additional personnel and resources as required to help ensure the safety of life and property.

  • Army Corps of Engineers waives recreation areas day use fees in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers today announced that it will waive day use fees at its more than

  • WRDA 2024 authorizes vital Memphis District construction projects

    President Joe Biden signed the Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (WRDA 2024) into law, Jan. 4, 2025. The WRDA 2024 is a comprehensive legislative package that provides for the conservation and development of water and related resources. Congress uses the WRDA process to authorize water resources development projects for the nation. It is important to note that Water Resources Development Acts (WRDAs) strictly authorize legislation and do not include funding for WRDA-authorized studies and/or projects. Included in the WRDA 2024 are two projects from the Memphis District: the North Desoto County Stormwater Project and the Hatchie-Loosahatchie Ecosystem Restoration Project.

  • USACE Memphis releases Draft Feasibility Report, Environmental Assessment for MLGW Tower #1613 Emergency Streambank and Shoreline Erosion Study, requests public comment

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Memphis District (CEMVM), released a Draft Integrated Feasibility Report and Draft Environmental Assessment (DIFR‐EA) today for the Continuing Authorities Program (CAP), Section 14, Emergency Streambank and Shoreline Erosion Feasibility Study. The study pertains to the Memphis Light, Gas and Water (MLGW) Tower #1613, located in Shelby County, Memphis, Tennessee, and evaluates whether it would be more cost-effective to relocate the facility or to stabilize the shoreline in order to mitigate the risk of streambank erosion.