11 Sep 2017

USACE South Florida Operations staff inspects Herbert Hoover Dike and Okeechobee Waterway

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District’s South Florida Operations staff has the monumental task or inspecting the Herbert Hoover Dike and reopening Okeechobee Waterway post Hurricane Irma, a task that is essential to recovery operations across Southern Florida.

5 Jan 2017

Corps continues rehabilitation efforts at Herbert Hoover Dike

As 2016 turns into 2017, staff at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District continue the monumental task of rehabilitating the Herbert Hoover Dike surrounding Lake Okeechobee in south Florida.

4 Aug 2016

Corps remains viligant in managing Lake Okeechobee

JACKSONVILLE, FL -- Water—in south Florida, we either have too much or too little. For most of 2016, heavy rains fueled by El Nino mean we’ve had too much.