Engineers Corps
2026-10-08 · Notice
Withdrawal of Notice of Intent (NOI) To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) Mississippi River and Tributaries-Morganza, Louisiana to the Gulf of Mexico Hurricane Protection-Houma Navigation Canal General Re-Evaluation
Official abstract: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is issuing this notice to advise Federal, State, and local governmental agencies and the public that USACE is withdrawing the notice of intent for the preparation of the DEIS pursuant to Energy and Water Development Appropriation Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 103-316) for the Mississippi River and Tributaries-Morganza, Louisiana to the Gulf of Mexico Hurricane Protection-Houma Navigation Canal Deepening (HNCD) General Re- Evaluation which was published in the Federal Register on May 23, 2003. Since publication of the NOI, the project authority has changed; HNCD was conditionally authorized under Section 403 of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2020. Additionally, the USACE has since determined that an Environmental Assessment (EA) rather than an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is the appropriate level of environmental documentation.
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2026-09-10 · Notice
Notice of the Virtual Meetings of the Federal Advisory Committee Known as the Western Water Cooperative Committee
Official abstract: The Western Water Cooperative Committee, a Federal Advisory Committee, provides a forum for discussions between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ("Corps") and Western States regarding the operation of Corps projects and water rights and water laws of Western States. The Western Water Cooperative Committee will host two online virtual meetings, one on October 1, 2026, that will give the Corps presentations on water management and water supply authorities given at the December 2025 meeting, and one on October 6, 2026, that will be a discussion on the Committee by-laws. These meetings are open to the public.
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2026-09-09 · Proposed Rule
Updated Definition of “Waters of the United States”
Official abstract: The purpose of this supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking is for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of the Army ("the agencies") to supplement and seek additional comment on certain aspects of an earlier proposal, published on November 20, 2025, to revise the regulations defining the scope of waters federally covered under the Clean Water Act in light of the U.S. Supreme Court's 2023 decision in Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency. As stated in the agencies' November 20, 2025 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), the agencies intend for this rulemaking to provide greater regulatory certainty and increase Clean Water Act program predictability and consistency by clarifying the definition of "waters of the United States." After consideration of the public comments received on the NPRM, the agencies are issuing this notice to supplement the NPRM with additional regulatory options on certain aspects of the proposed rule.
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2026-08-11 · Rule
Danger Zone: Pacific Ocean at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Island of Oahu, Hawaii
Official abstract: The United States Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) is amending its regulations for an existing danger zone at the U.S. Marine Corps Ulupau Crater Weapons Training Range in the vicinity of Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. The Marine Corps requested a change to the current hours that weapons firing may be conducted. This amendment is necessary in order to ensure public safety.
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2026-08-11 · Proposed Rule
Restricted Area: Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach
Official abstract: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) is proposing to revise the existing regulations for a restricted area within Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach (NWSSB). The Department of the Navy requested amendment of a restricted area located within NWSSB, in the City of Seal Beach, Orange County, California (33.7334 Latitude/- 118.0953 Longitude). NWSSB is the primary West Coast installation for the supply of munitions to U.S. Navy vessels. Following an extensive project to reconfigure Anaheim Bay, including the creation of a new ammunition pier and the relocation of a public boating channel, the Department of the Navy requested the Corps modify the existing restricted area regulations to protect the public from navigational and operational hazards, and to protect government assets, missions, and the base population in general.
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2026-07-20 · Notice
Notice of Mississippi River Commission Public Meetings for Fall 2026
Official abstract: The Mississippi River Commission will hold its fall of 2026 meetings at the below locations, dates, and times.
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2026-07-02 · Notice
Notice of Solicitation of Applications for Stakeholder Representative Members of the Missouri River Recovery Implementation Committee
Official abstract: The Commander of the Northwestern Division of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) is soliciting applications to fill vacant stakeholder representative member positions on the Missouri River Recovery Implementation Committee (MRRIC). Members are sought to fill vacancies on a committee to represent various categories of interests within the Missouri River basin. The MRRIC was formed to advise the Corps on a study of the Missouri River and its tributaries and to provide guidance to the Corps with respect to the Missouri River recovery and mitigation activities currently underway. The Corps established the MRRIC as required by the U.S. Congress through the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (WRDA), Section 5018.
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2026-06-11 · Rule
Danger Zone; Waters of Carr Creek and Whitehall Bay in the Vicinity of the Naval Support Activity Annapolis
Official abstract: The United States Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) is amending its regulations to establish three danger zones in the waters of Carr Creek and Whitehall Bay in the vicinity of the Naval Support Activity Annapolis. The danger zone in Carr Creek is necessary to enable safe operation of the United States Naval Academy firing range and to reflect the routine and periodic usage of the firing range for training Sailors, Midshipmen, and law enforcement personnel. The two danger zones in Whitehall Bay are necessary to enable the safe operation of the United States Naval Academy firing range and to reflect irregular and infrequent usage of the range for training Sailors, Midshipmen, and law enforcement personnel. The firing range faces Carr Creek and, during times of operation, may present a danger to vessels located in the proposed danger zones.
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2026-06-05 · Notice
Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision for the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Dakota Access Pipeline, Lake Oahe Crossing, North Dakota
Official abstract: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announces the availability of the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Dakota Access Pipeline, Lake Oahe Crossing, North Dakota. The availability of the Final EIS was published in the Federal Register on Friday, December 19, 2025.
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2026-05-21 · Notice
Proposed Deauthorization of Water Resources Projects
Official abstract: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) is publishing a proposed deauthorization list of water resources development projects and separable elements that have been identified for deauthorization in accordance with Section 301 of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2020 as amended by WRDA 2024 (33 U.S.C. 579d-2) and is soliciting comments from the public on the list for 90 calendar days. Comments should be provided through the methods identified below.
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2026-05-04 · Notice
Proposals by Non-Federal Interests for Inclusion in the Annual Report to Congress on Future Water Resources Development
Official abstract: The Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works (ASA(CW)) is soliciting proposals for inclusion in the 2027 Annual Report to Congress on Future Water Resources Development (Annual Report). The Annual Report includes proposals submitted by non-federal interests for new feasibility studies, proposed modifications to authorized water resources development projects or feasibility studies, and proposed modifications to environmental infrastructure program authorities. The Annual Report is authorized under Section 7001 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA) of 2014 as amended (33 U.S.C. 2282d).
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2026-05-01 · Notice
Notice of Study Termination and Withdrawal of Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Collier County Coastal Storm Risk Management Feasibility Study, Collier County, Florida
Official abstract: USACE is issuing this notice to advise Federal, State, and local governmental agencies and the public that USACE is terminating the Collier County Coastal Storm Risk Management (CSRM) Feasibility Study and withdrawing its Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for said study, which was published in the Federal Register on July 9, 2024.
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