Chase Ferrell, left, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District hydrologic technician, and Brett Hegler, a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Field Engineering technician, calibrate a Real-Time Currents and Meteorological buoy (CURBY) in the Biloxi Bay near Ocean Springs, Mississippi, Oct. 25, 2023. The CURBY buoy was being launched to gather data for the USACE Mississippi Coastal Improvement Program and its coast-wide beach and dune ecosystem restoration project in Jackson County, Mississippi. (U.S. Army photo by Chuck Walker)
Throughout October, the United States celebrates National Disability Employment Awareness Month. NDEAM celebrates the contributions of America’s workers with disabilities, past and present, and showcases supportive, inclusive employment policies and practices that benefit employers and employees. (Courtesy graphic)
From left to right, Chuck Walker, Keesha Robinson, Dustin Gautney, Cicone Prince, Jeremy Murray, Chris Carranza, Mobile District’s Public Affairs team pose for a photo at the District headquarters in Mobile, Alabama, October 17, 2023. Public Affairs is responsible for ensuring that the public is informed about the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ activities, priorities, and policies through various communication mediums, such as news and social media. (U.S. Army photo by Jeremy Murray)
Rosario Swafford, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District Personnel Security Specialist, takes the fingerprints of a customer in the Mobile District Security Office, Mobile, Alabama, October 10, 2023. Swafford said the important thing she learned from her family growing up was treating others with dignity and respect and helping those who couldn’t help themselves. (U.S. Army photo by Chuck Walker)
Kelly Bunting, then a Park Ranger with the Lake Seminole Project Office, her husband Nate, and their daughter Norah, pose in front of their bulldozer in Sneads, Florida, Oct. 12, 2016. The Buntings survived Hurricane Michael by riding out the Category 5 storm in their bulldozer. (U.S. Army photo by Chuck Walker)

Around the District

USACE WAIVES DAY-USE FEES AT RECREATION AREAS IN OBSERVANCE OF VETERANS DAY
11/2/2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 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...
Reservoir Releases Support Basin Wide Demands
9/28/2023
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, water management officials provide an update today on current water releases from federally operated reservoirs Buford, West Point, Walter F. George,...
Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint Reservoir Water Levels Continue Decline
9/13/2023 UPDATED
MOBILE, Ala. – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, water management officials announced today that the reservoir levels at Buford, West Point, and Walter F. George reservoirs on the...

Public Notice

Notice of Availability for the Draft Monitoring and Adaptive Management Plan for the Claiborne and Millers Ferry Locks and Dams Fish Passage Study

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, (USACE) Mobile District requests your review and comment on the draft Monitoring and Adaptive Management Plan (MAMP) for the proposed Claiborne and Millers Ferry Locks and Dams Fish Passage Study.
Published: 9/1/2023

Finding of No Significant Impact for Claiborne and Millers Ferry Locks and Dams Fish Passage Study

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District (USACE) has conducted an environmental analysis in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended. The final Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Assessment (IFR/EA) dated [DATE PLACEHOLDER], for the Claiborne and Millers Ferry Locks and Dams Fish Passage Study addresses Federal interest in establishing fish passage through restoring connectivity in the Alabama and Cahaba Rivers, opportunities, and feasibility in the Lower Alabama River. The final recommendation is contained in the report of the Chief of Engineers, dated [DATE PLACEHOLDER].
Published: 8/24/2023