Speakers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District, Joint Airborne Lidar Bathymetry Technical Center of Expertise, and other government partners pose for a group photo during the JALBTCX 25th Anniversary ceremony in Kiln, Mississippi, Nov. 29, 2023. The center executes operations, research, and development in airborne lidar bathymetry and complementary technologies to support the coastal mapping and charting requirements of USACE, the U.S. Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command, and NOAA. (U.S. Army photo by Chuck Walker)
Allan Annaert, Mobile District lead cost engineer, was awarded the Cost Engineer of the Year for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers during an annual national awards ceremony on Nov. 29 at USACE Headquarters in Washington.
Gary Howard, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District CIO/G6 PC technician, e-mails a customer about their recent hardware service on Nov. 28, 2023, in Mobile, Alabama. CIO/G6 is responsible for managing an organization's technological infrastructure. It includes maintaining servers, networks, and hardware components to ensure they operate optimally, meeting users' needs across various units in USACE. (U.S. Army photo by Christopher Carranza)
T.J. Rickey, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District biologist, and Morgan Brizendine, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, prepare to deploy a bottom troll net in the lower Alabama River in Camden, Alabama, Nov. 20, 2023. The Mobile District, along with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service were surveying the lower Alabama River for sturgeon and rare fish species. (Courtesy photo)
In 1990, President George H.W. Bush designated the month of November as National Native American Heritage Month. For 2023, the theme for this year’s celebration is Tribal Nations Soaring to New Heights. (Courtesy graphic)

Around the District

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hosting Public Meeting for Forest Heights Levee Improvement Project
11/13/2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District will host a public meeting, to discuss the updated plan for the Forest Heights Levee improvement project...
West Point Dam Road Traffic Restricted
11/3/2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, West Point Project, announced that the road atop West Point Dam will be closed to vehicular and pedestrian traffic on Tuesday-Wednesday, Nov. 7-8,...
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...

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