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Latest News Releases

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers & Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation Celebrate First Phase of Construction on Buffalo Outer Harbor Wetland

10/27/2023 UPDATED

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Buffalo District and Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation (ECHDC) celebrated completion of the 2023 construction season’s work on a new wetland ecosystem...

USACE Hosting Niagara Falls Storage Site Public Information Session

10/4/2023 UPDATED

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District will host a public information session on Oct. 17, 2023 to provide project updates for the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program, Niagara...

USACE Buffalo District Awards $17.6 Million Contract for Engineered Construction Cap at FUSRAP Seaway Site

9/18/2023

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District has awarded a $17.6 million contract to Mark Cerrone, Inc. to install approximately 23-acres of engineered non-permeable caps at the Formerly...

People toss stones from a wooden deck into the water of an abandoned shipping slip in Buffalo Harbor.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers & Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation Celebrate First Phase of Construction on Buffalo Outer Harbor Wetland

The throwing of rocks into the slip marked the beginning of construction to transform a former industrial slip at the Buffalo Outer Harbor into a wetland habitat.

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USACE Buffalo District Awards $17.6 Million Contract for Engineered Construction Cap at FUSRAP Seaway Site

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District team members survey the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program Seaway Site in Tonawanda, N.Y., Apr. 27, 2021. The USACE Buffalo District awarded a $17.6 million contract to install approximately 23-acres of engineered non-permeable caps at the site in September 2023, to limit exposure of contaminated materials. (U.S. Army photo by USACE Buffalo District)

USACE Buffalo District Awards Contract for Balance of Plant & Groundwater Operable Units at Niagara Falls Storage Site

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District is pleased to announce that it has awarded a $40 million contract to Enviro-Fix Solutions LLC for Niagara Falls Storage Site (NFSS) Remedial and Site Services.

Red brick and tan building on city street corner with traffic lights and above-ground rail lines in foreground.

New USACE Buffalo District Headquarters

The new headquarters of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District inside the historic former Hens & Kelly Building – now Mohawk Building – at 478 Main Street in Buffalo, N.Y., July 24, 2023.

What is the mission of the USACE Buffalo District?

The PEOPLE of the Buffalo District serve in solving the world’s most complex water resource and remediation challenges. Our TEAMS pave the way to a sustainable future and our MISSION is to partner with our sister districts and communities to deliver the program. (U.S. Army Video by Yvonne Najera)