NEW ENGLAND DISTRICT

27 Apr 2011

Corps has no preferred alternative: Corps to hold public hearings May 4-5 on Massachusetts Department of Transportation’s South Coast Rail proposal

CONCORD, Mass. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, will hold public hearings May 4-5, 2011 on the Massachusetts Department of Transportation’s South Coast Rail proposal to establish passenger rail service between Boston and the cities of New Bedford and Fall River, Mass.  The

27 Apr 2011

New England federal recreation areas to open

CONCORD, Mass. – Most recreation areas at the 31 federal flood risk management reservoirs in New England operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will open to the public in mid-to-late May 2011. Some recreation areas in Connecticut opened the third Saturday in April.  “Most areas offer a

26 Apr 2011

Town of East Brookfield seeks Corps of Engineers permit to retain, maintain dam on Five Mile River in North Brookfield

CONCORD, Mass. – The Town of East Brookfield is seeking a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to conduct work in waters of the United States in conjunction with retaining and maintaining a dam on the Five Mile River in North Brookfield, Mass.   The permit applicant proposes to retain and

19 Apr 2011

Green Mountain Power, Inc. seeks Corps permit to place fill material to construct wind energy facility

CONCORD, Mass. – Green Mountain Power, Inc., is seeking a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to conduct work in waters of the United States in conjunction with constructing a wind energy facility along the Lowell Mountain Ridgeline with an electrical transmission line in Lowell, Westfield

12 Apr 2011

Maine Department of Transportation seeks Corps permit to place fill material to repair, replace bridges at 11 sites in state

CONCORD, Mass. – The Maine Department of Transportation is seeking a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District to conduct work in waters of the United States in conjunction with the repair and replacement of bridges and culverts at 11 locations in the state of Maine. The

8 Apr 2011

Impacts of government shutdown on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers district services in New England region

CONCORD, Mass – Should there be a lapse in Fiscal Year 2011 funding the federal government shutdown will affect the services of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District in the following ways:  The district will identify the minimum workforce necessary to support activities that are

8 Apr 2011

Public meeting set for May 11 in Oxford: Corps releases for public review, comment Buffumville Lake master plan for project, land management operation

CONCORD, Mass. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District has released for public review and comment a draft Master Plan for project operations of the Buffumville Lake project in Charlton and Dudley, Mass. The draft document is available for review at local libraries and on the Corps

5 Apr 2011

Permit applicant seeks Corps authority for work, structures in U.S. navigable waters in Bourne’s Cove in Wareham

CONCORD, Mass. – G. Michael Besse is seeking a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in conjunction with work and structures in navigable waters in Wareham, Mass. The project is work and structures in navigable waters for the after-the-fact permitting of culturing and harvesting of bivalve