Regulations

Purpose: This regulation prescribes the procedure and rationale for conducting sedimentation investigations in support of the hydrologic analysis, hydraulic design of civil works projects, and environmental impact analyses. Guidance for performing sedimentation investigations is contained in references listed in paragraph …Read More

Purpose: This regulation provides directives for procedures to be followed while planning and designing temporary construction for cofferdams and unwatered excavations on major civil works projects. The objective is to provide criteria and guidance for providing safe working conditions and …Read More

Purpose:  This engineer regulation (ER) states the objective, outlines the scope, discusses funding, assigns responsibility, and establishes the procedures by which the Corps of Engineers (CE) evaluates planning, design, construction, and operation and maintenance performance of civil works navigation projects.

Purpose:  This regulation provides general policy and guidance for establishing procedures governing the funds management and reporting requirements for Interagency Agreements (IAAs) issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) for the …Read More

Purpose: This regulation states the policy, objectives, and procedures in regard to facilities for drawdown of lakes to be impounded by Civil Works projects.

Purpose: This regulation defines the minimum vertical clearances to be provided when relocating or replacing existing or when constructing new power and communication lines over waters of reservoir projects. Definitions are provided in paragraph 5.

Operation, Maintenance, Repair, Replacement, and Rehabilitation Manual for Projects and Separable Elements Managed by Project Sponsors Purpose: This regulation provides instructions for the preparation of operation and maintenance manuals outlining the responsibilities of those local sponsors that have entered into …Read More

Purpose: This regulation prescribes general requirements for submittal of annual reports on Corps of Engineers activities in the field of sedimentation.

Purpose: This regulation establishes policy, and guidance for the design of recreation sites, areas, and facilities.

Purpose:  This regulation provides specific performance requirements and guidance for accomplishing the satisfactory maintenance and operation of shore protection works, including coastal structures, beach fill projects, and protective dunes.

Purpose: This engineer regulation provides guidance for the management of water control data systems including the equipment and software used for acquisition, transmission, and processing of real-time data used to regulate water projects for which the Corps of Engineers is …Read More

Purpose: This Engineer Regulation establishes the requirements for data transmission and retrieval via the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) Data Collection System (DCS)operated by the National Earth Satellite Service (NESS) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).