17 Mar 2020

Memo from the Director of Contracting re: COVID-19

For USACE Contractors, As the Director of Contracting for the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, I wanted to personally reach out to all of you and let you know that we are actively monitoring the situation in regards to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Attached is the guidance we received on planning for potential Novel Coronavirus Contract Impacts.

5 Feb 2020

DMCAs – Savannah’s solution for placing dredged material

The Corps of Engineers has been dredging sediment from the Savannah River since the 19th century. A crucial requirement for maintaining a deepened harbor is having a designated placement area for sediment. The Corps calls these designated areas “dredged material containment areas” (DMCA). And since the Corps must dredge miles of the Savannah River year after year, large containment areas are required.

17 Jan 2020

Corps lakes offer Christmas trees a second chance

Evergreen trees aren’t typically considered aquatic vegetation, but if they’re used as Christmas trees in the Savannah River Basin, chances are they’ll continue “bearing fruit” under water. Rather than have old Christmas trees go to the landfill, rangers with the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers reservoirs at Hartwell and J. Strom Thurmond lakes collect the trees in December and January each year to make fish habitats in the reservoirs.

7 Jan 2020

Duds are preferred in FUDS

If it goes BOOM, that's bad. If you think it might go boom, then your property might qualify for the FUDS Program. In the southeastern United States, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee, the Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS) Program is overseen by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Savannah District.

16 Dec 2019

Corps constructs new hangar for Aerial Refueling Aircraft at Seymour Johnson AFB

Work continues on a new $59.5 million state-of-the-art maintenance hangar at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, in Goldsboro, North Carolina. The facility, under construction by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, will support the new KC-46A Pegasus, a mid-air refueling tanker set to arrive at the installation in the summer of 2020.

20 Nov 2019

Cyber Center of Excellence update

With more than $1.6 billion slated for construction, Fort Gordon now hosts the largest military

1 Nov 2019

USACE – Savannah District Halloween costume contest

It wasn't about candy. It wasn't about fright. It was all about having fun. And “it” wasn’t a clown

1 Oct 2019

USACE clinic project recognized for excellence by the Air Force

The $48 million Seymour Johnson Air Force Base Medical Clinic, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project, earned the 2019 United States Air Force (USAF) Design Award for facility design.

24 Sep 2019

Corps kicks off Augusta Training Wall Disposition Study

AUGUSTA, Ga. – Geologists from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District began collecting soil samples from the bottom of the Savannah River recently as part of a disposition study to determine the cost and benefit of removing an old underwater training wall in the Savannah River.

22 Aug 2019

Aquatic plants give shelter to young fish

Finding a quiet and safe place for a nursery tops the priorities for new parents, be they humans or

12 Aug 2019

Identifying the presence of wetlands

The Mission of the USACE Savannah District Regulatory Division is to protect the nation’s aquatic

22 Jul 2019

Corps to accept public comments until Sept. 12 on mining near Okefenokee

Twin Pines Minerals is proposing to construct and operate a sand derived heavy minerals mine in

12 Jul 2019

Three deaths, zero life jackets: personal flotation devices are No. 1 life saver on water

Over the Independence Day weekend there were three fatalities at the Corps of Engineers supervised

8 Jul 2019

Focus on Ecosystem Restoration

In the late 1800s the Corps of Engineers and others cut through 46 bends in the Savannah River below

11 Jun 2019

Summer heat hits striped bass hard

No one argues that summer heat in the South climbs well above the comfort level – for humans and

24 May 2019

Hurricane Season is upon us. Are you prepared?

Successfully weathering a hurricane requires preparation at every level – governments, families and

22 May 2019

Paperless 3D software now a norm for architects

The US Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District has been going digital for about five years with

25 Apr 2019

Smile! It’s National Take our Daughters and Sons to Work Day!

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District Headquarters team hosted 30 children as part of

5 Apr 2019

USACE employee helps to improve workplace wellness through Yoga Program

Ten years ago when U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District Realty Specialist Emily Jimmo participated in her first yoga class, it was just for fun, but Jimmo said she soon realized the benefits of yoga.

5 Apr 2019

24-7, 365: Savannah Harbor Maintenance Dredging

For 190 years the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has had the mission of maintaining the Savannah