A group of Mississippi municipalities and associations filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court (S.D. Miss.) against the United States Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) for allegedly ...
A spillway rebuilt by USACE shows how rigorous engineering and clear teamwork protect remediation, waterways, and communities ...
The Bonnet Carré Spillway diverts Mississippi River flood flows away from New Orleans into Lake Pontchartrain, which connects to the Mississippi Channel and eventually the Gulf of Mexico. The spillway ...
The United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit (“Federal Circuit”) addressed in a May 21 Opinion an issue arising out of the operation of the Bonnet Carre Spillway (“Spillway”). See Robert L.
NORCO, La. — Opening the Bonnet Carre Spillway is not an easy process. Crews must lift up to 7,000 wooden beams, each 8 by 12 feet, to let water flow through the concrete structure. On Monday, the ...
Forecasted storms expected in the Feather River basin this weekend may require using Lake Oroville’s flood control outlet spillway (also known as the main spillway) this week or next. After last ...
Federal courts have no authority to find that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers should have prepared a new, comprehensive environmental study of the effects of repeatedly opening the Bonnet Carré ...
REPUBLIC, Mich. (WLUC) -The Republic spillway project has officially been operating for a year. The project started after Republic could no longer receive a permit from the State to operate the ...
OROVILLE (CBS13) — Just over two years after the damaged Oroville Dam spillway caused nearly 200,000 people to evacuate, the Department of Water Resources says will be back in operation this week. Due ...