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  • HOP BROOK LAKE RECREATION AREA TO REMAIN CLOSED FOR 2024 SEASON

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District announced that the recreation area at Hop Brook Lake will remain closed to vehicle access for the rest of the 2024 season, through the official closing date of September 8. The area was inundated with water after the last storms, which dropped

  • HOP BROOK LAKE ACCESS TO RECREATION AREA CLOSED

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District announced that the recreation area at Hop Brook Lake closed on Monday August 19, 2024. The area is inundated from the recent rain event, which dropped more than 8 inches of rain. Facilities will remain closed until further notice to allow USACE

  • New England District’s Hop Brook Lake beach closed due to cyanobacteria

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District announced today that the swimming area at Hop Brook Lake in Middlebury, Conn., is closed until further notice. The closure is due to the presence of extremely high levels of cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) in the lake and the potential for

  • USACE hosts open house August 1 in Oxford, Mass., for Hodges Village Dam Master Plan revision

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District will host an open house August 1, 2024, in Oxford, Mass., to kick off a process to revise the 1976 Hodges Village Dam Master Plan for the Hodges Village Dam project in Oxford.The open house will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Oxford Public

  • USACE hosts open house July 31 in Monson, Mass., for Conant Brook Dam Master Plan revision

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District will host an open house July 31, 2024, in Monson, Mass., to kick off a process to revise the 1998 Conant Brook Dam Master Plan for the Conant Brook Dam project in Monson.The open house will be held from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Monson Public

  • USACE hosts open house July 30 in Uxbridge, Mass., for West Hill Dam Master Plan revision

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District will host an open house July 30, 2024, in Uxbridge, Mass., to kick off a process to revise the 2011 West Hill Dam Master Plan for the West Hill Dam project in Uxbridge.The open house will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. at Valley Chapel located at 14

  • Hop Brook Lake beach in Middlebury closes swimming area due to high bacteria levels

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District announced today that the swimming area at Hop Brook Lake in Middlebury, Conn., will remain closed until further notice.The closure is the result of water quality testing which indicate that bacteria levels in the lake exceed Connecticut State

  • USACE seeks comments on proposed work near Coppermine Brook, wetlands in Bristol, Connecticut

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District received a permit application to conduct work in waters of the United States from New Britain Water Department in New Britain, Conn., for proposed work adjacent to Coppermine Brook and freshwater wetlands near Maltby Street in Bristol, Conn.The

  • Hodges Village Dam selected as 2024 Leave No Trace Spotlight

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District announced today that Hodges Village Dam recreation area in Oxford, Mass., has been selected as a 2024 Leave No Trace Spotlight by the Leave No Trace organization.The Leave No Trace Spotlight program is an initiative that highlights communities

  • USACE to hold public meetings to share details of Connecticut River hydrilla project

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District announced today it will be conducting a research and demonstration project to better understand and control the invasive aquatic plant hydrilla that is currently spreading throughout the lower Connecticut River, its tributaries and isolated