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District welcomes 542nd FEST-A Team home
Sgt. 1st Class Carlos Colon, Jr, is surprised by friends and family, Sept. 15, at the Savannah Hilton Head International Airport following a 6-month deployment with the 542nd Engineer Detachment, Forward Engineer Support Team – Advance.
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Remembering September 11, 2001
The Savannah District honors the memories of those who died in the 9/11 terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and in Shanksville, Pa.
Remembrance Video
Temporary emergency power team readies for peak hurricane season
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers assists federal and state partners by providing temporary emergency power to critical public facilities in declared U.S. states, territories, and reservations when commercial power is interrupted by manmade or natural disasters.
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Quality Control - Protecting Savannah's Waterways
Erica Janocha, a biologist with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District, has a critical role in protecting Georgia's waterways by ensuring water quality in the Savannah River's dredged material containment areas (DMCAs).
Construction in the COVID environment
Susan Smith is a Savannah District Construction Division project engineer on Fort Stewart. In this video she recently spoke about a fuel containment curb installation project that's just one example of how the district is continuing the mission despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. .
Savannah harbor deepening sets precedent; four dredges in harbor simultaneously
The Dredge Chatry of Weeks Marine is shown deepening the inner harbor of the Savannah River May 28, 2020, as part of the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project. The project is on schedule for completion in January 2022. -Photo by Georgia Ports Authority
Hydro Survey mission a key part of harbor operations
USACE Savannah District Boat Captain, Eddie Culp and Civil Engineer technicians Kenneth Skinner and Michael Ansley conduct a survey in the Savannah River. The team ensures the Hydro Survey section helps keep the nation’s commerce flowing by keeping the ports of Savannah and Brunswick open.
USACE Support to COVID-19 Response
Hear remarks by Secretary of the Army Ryan McCarthy and Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, USACE Commanding General and 54th U.S. Army Chief of Engineers, specific to support by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to the national Coronavirus response. These clips are excerpts from today's press conference in the Pentagon. The full event, including remarks by Secretary of the Army Ryan McCarthy; Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. James McConville; Army Corps of Engineers Commander Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite; and Army Surgeon General Lt. Gen. Scott Dingle can also be viewed here: https://facebook.com/DeptofDefense/videos/2643688735757461/

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Corps of Engineers releases hunting map app
9/15/2021
SAVANNAH, Ga. – Officials at the three Army Corps of Engineers reservoir projects on the Savannah River have introduced a new mobile application to aid hunters. The free app will cover the Thurmond...
Recreation areas on Hartwell Lake to open for seasonal hunting
8/25/2021
SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Hartwell Lake Office will open 10 recreation areas for hunting during the regular state-designated seasons.Three of its larger Georgia recreation...
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SAS-2018-01018-FultonandForsyth (IP-NML)

PROJECT NAME:  GDOT PI 0001757, State Route (SR) 400 Express Lanes. COUNTIES:  Fulton and Forsyth. NEAREST NAMED WATERBODIES:  Marsh Creek, Big Creek, Foe Killer Creek, Camp Creek and the Chattahoochee River OVERALL PROJECT PURPOSE:  To impact 8,893 linear feet (2.83 acres) of stream and 4.37 acres of wetlands in order to widen and construct congestion-priced express lanes (EL) along a 16-mile section of SR 400 from the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) North Springs Station in Fulton County to approximately 0.9-mile north of McFarland Parkway in Forsyth County for providing reliable travel times for drivers and transit users, improving connections between destinations through priced ELs that integrate with the greater metro Atlanta's EL network and accelerating project delivery following the Transportation Funding Act's legislative mandate.
Published: 9/10/2021

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The purpose of this Amendment is to update the Finding of Suitability to Transfer (FOST) dated 19FEB21 to amend Enclosure 9, Paragraph 1.(4).  Information for environmental remediation of FTMP-13 was inadvertently vague in the Environmental Protection Provisions (EPPs) of the FOST. The FOST Amendment is necessary to update that portion of the FOST.

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This Proposed Plan is being presented by the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to allow the public to review and comment on the preferred remedial alternative at the Former Travis Field Landfills, Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS) Project No. I0GA058700 located in Savannah, Georgia.

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This Proposed Plan is being presented by the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to allow the public to review and comment on the preferred remedial alternative at the Former Turner Air Force Base Waste Disposal Sites, Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS) Project No. I0GA039701 located in Albany, Georgia.

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