(Photo Provided with Release Courtesy of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) According to a release from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District is announcing that all essential services will continue during the lapse in Fiscal Year 2026 funding and all navigation facility operations will follow their existing schedules. The district-operated recreation facilities of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District that are currently operating are visitor centers, campgrounds and restrooms. According to that same release from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineeers Pittsburgh District, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District provides value to the nation through operations at their 22 locks and dams, 16 multi-purpose flood-control reservoirs, 328 miles of navigable waterways, 42 local flood-protection projects, and other projects designed to protect and enhance the nation’s water resources, infrastructure, and the environment.