Little Rock District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is working in conjunction with the Tennessee Valley Authority are performing emergency levee stabilization work on the Village Creek Levee near Newport. Storms and flooding last spring caused major damage to the levee. The levee helps reduce flood risk for residents, farmland and local infrastructure in the Newport area. More than 650 people and approximately 400 buildings valued at more than $60 million are within the levee’s protected area. The levee also protects more than 12,000 acres of farmland estimated to produce more than $250 million in farm goods annually. Construction activities remain on schedule. Site preparation is nearing completion, including stripping and stockpiling...
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 or on a cumulative basis. Activities range from work associated with aids to navigation and...
