28 Apr 2026

Rising waters, rising to the challenge: USACE Louisville District hosts 2026 levee safety meeting

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District hosted its 2026 Levee Safety Meeting, bringing together more than 100 attendees to strengthen regional flood risk management and levee safety efforts at the University of Louisville’s ShelbyHurst Campus, Feb. 24. The event, which began in 2008 and typically occurs biennially, included levee sponsors, as well as their partners, like maintenance staff and Architect/Engineer firms they routinely work with, and vendors who can assist with operations and maintenance.

29 May 2024

Louisville District Levee Safety and Emergency Management bring flood fight to municipalities

As part of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007, Congress enacted Title IX, entitled the National Levee Safety Program, which provides authorities for various activities led by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. As part of this program, USACE was authorized to create and maintain the National Levee

17 Jan 2024

Levee safety workshop strengthens ties with sponsors

Levee sponsors, operators and maintenance personnel were updated on the most recent information on levee operations in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District’s footprint during the Levee Safety Workshop held at the University of Louisville Shelby campus Jan. 17-18.During the two-day event, topics including changes to rules and