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Public Affairs Mission

The Public Affairs Office is the initial contact for the public and the media for information about the Wilmington District and its programs, policies, operations and activities. The Public Affairs Office manages the district's public information, command information, and community relations programs. Public Affairs specialists serve in direct support of the district's outreach programs, each responsible for specific geographic and functional areas. Public Affairs staff members prepare information products for both internal and external audiences. The Public Affairs Office supports the district in a wide variety of other activities including the management of the district's web and digital media presence.

 

Contact Information and Address

For information about the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington District please call or email the Public Affairs Office;

910-251-4625/26

SAW-PublicAffairs@usace.army.mil

Our address;

69 Darlington Avenue (just off Market Street)

Wilmington, NC 28403

News Releases

  • Corps to host virtual public meetings for Tar Pamlico River Basin feasibility study

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is conducting a feasibility study on the Tar Pamlico River Basin and will host a series of virtual public involvement meetings to gather community input on the feasibility study. This particular study is being led by our Pittsburgh District with the combined resources of Wilmington District. It is not uncommon for the Corps of Engineers to share resources between districts. This is just one example of USACE’s ability to bring the full force of the entire enterprise to meet any challenge.

  • Deep Draft Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact

    On Thursday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Wilmington District, published a final Deep Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) and a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) describing the actions to eliminate the historic hopper dredging window (1 December – 15 April) and to add the bed leveling technique for maintenance of the outer portions of the Wilmington and Morehead City Harbors.

  • Omnibus Bill brings Authorizations and Appropriations to US Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington District

    The federal Omnibus bill that passed into law on December 27, 2020 not only provided COVID relief but rolled many other bills into the last legislative effort of the now ended 116th Congress.  This included authorizations and appropriations for North Carolina projects being managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

  • Folly Beach feasibility study public information meeting

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District, will hold a Facebook live-stream public information meeting on December 1, 2020 at 6 p.m. to discuss the Folly Beach, SC Coastal Storm Risk Management (CSRM) Project Feasibility Study.

  • Wrightsville Beach feasibility study public information meeting

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District, will hold a Facebook live-stream public information meeting on November 19, 2020 at 6 p.m. to discuss the Wrightsville Beach, NC Coastal Storm Risk Management (CSRM) Project Feasibility Study.