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  • USACE Provides Power Generators for Response Efforts From Typhoon Sinlaku

    FT SHAFTER, Hawaii — When Super Typhoon Sinlaku—the strongest tropical cyclone of 2026—swept across the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) and Guam, it unleashed flash flooding and delivered a devastating direct hit to Saipan and Tinian. As the need for life-saving humanitarian relief surged, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

  • Joint FEMA-USACE Operations Underway Following Devastating Super Typhoon Sinlaku

    FT SHAFTER, Hawaii — Super Typhoon Sinlaku has left a path of devastation across Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). In response, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Honolulu District have activated a closely coordinated joint operation to provide critical relief

  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers seeks public comments on potential future changes to the nationwide permits

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced on March 16 that it is seeking input from all interested parties on ways to increase the efficiency of the nationwide permit program.Nationwide permits authorize activities that are similar in nature and cause no more than minimal adverse environmental impacts to jurisdictional aquatic resources separately

  • Army Corps seeks public comment on Agat Small Boat Harbor maintenance dredging

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is planning to conduct maintenance dredging at the Agat Small Boat Harbor in Hågat, Guam, to maintain safe navigation depths. This work is part of USACE’s navigation mission to keep federal channels at authorized depths so vessels can travel safely and efficiently.In coordination with the federal sponsor the

  • Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works announces “Building Infrastructure, Not Paperwork” initiative for the Army’s Civil Works program

    On Feb. 23, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Adam R. Telle announced a major initiative, “Building Infrastructure, Not Paperwork,” for the Army’s Civil Works program.“Building Infrastructure, Not Paperwork” will provide greater focus on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) core Civil Works missions, while minimizing non-core

  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hosts community meeting for Aunu‘u Harbor wharf expansion project

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Honolulu District, in partnership with the Port Administration of American Samoa Government (PAAS) and U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration (MARAD), is hosting a community meeting to provide updates on the Aunu‘u Small Boat Harbor wharf expansion project.Event Details:The event will be

  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announces publication of 2026 nationwide permits

    WASHINGTON – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced today the publication of the 2026 nationwide permits in the Federal Register. The 56 reissued and one new nationwide permit in the final action are necessary for work in streams, wetlands and other waters of the United States under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and Section 10 of the

  • Debris call center to close; Temporary Debris Storage site restoration continues

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), in partnership with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the County of Maui, announced the recent closure of the debris call center, the removal of Temporary Debris Storage site infrastructure and debris transfer traffic signals – marking distinct chapters in the ongoing recovery efforts after the

  • Open house on TDS restoration plan to be held Saturday, Sept. 20

    Information on restoration plans for the Olowalu site used for temporary storage of wildfire debris will be shared at an open house on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Lahaina Resource Center.As the transfer of Lahaina wildfire debris nears completion, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is finalizing plans for the closure

  • Army Corps invites public comment on shoreline protection plan at Hagåtña

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Honolulu District, in partnership with the Guam Department of Public Works and the Guam Bureau of Statistics and Plans is announcing the re-release of the Draft Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Assessment (IFR/EA) which examines potential emergency shoreline protection solutions for a

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