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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District hosted 125 students from the Fairbanks community for STEM activities on Aug. 5 at the Chena River Lakes Flood Control Project near North Pole, Alaska. On the fourth day of a weeklong STEM Kamp at Eielson Air Force Base where they learned about Ph levels, water… Read More
DETROIT- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers releases a new Great Lakes water level video series today. ‘On the Level’ will provide monthly information and updates about the Great Lakes’ water levels and forecasts from Detroit District Hydraulics and Hydrology experts. “Our team is always looking for new ways to share information about the Great… Read More
MOREHEAD CITY — A lawsuit filed last week challenges the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ decision to allow hopper dredging year-round in the harbors at the state ports in Wilmington and Morehead City. For decades, maintenance dredging using a hopper dredge was only performed during the winter months, when endangered marine life was less abundant in… Read More
Assessing Resilience: Case Studies and a Path Forward for the Marine and Inland Waterborne Transportation System August 26th, 9:00—10:30 EST (1:00—2:30 UTC) Presented by PIANC’s Permanent Task Group on Climate Change As new challenges unfold it is becoming even more important that those who manage, own, and operate our global marine and inland waterborne transportation system incorporates… Read More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District’s Lake O’ the Pines staff reached a milestone with the Friends of Lake O’ the Pines Association August 5, 2021, with the signing of the long-awaited Cooperating Association Agreement. Getting its start as early as Fall 2018, This agreement between the lake staff and the association sets… Read More
There are people who like their jobs. There are even people who love their jobs. Then there are people who got out of their way—and out of their own pockets—to learn a new skill and make their jobs easier for their colleagues. Kelsey Ciarrocca, a cartographer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Galveston… Read More
VICKSBURG, Miss.— The U.S. Army recently announced that Donna R. Williams, a computer scientist at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), would be inducted into the U.S. Army ROTC Hall of Fame. Honoring graduates who have distinguished themselves in both military and civilian pursuits, the ROTC Hall of Fame recognizes alumni who… Read More
Lake Okeechobee may be kept at higher levels for longer periods of time under a new management plan the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is refining now that a $1.8 billion upgrade of the Herbert Hoover Dike is nearly completed. The Corps picked a preferred alternative, called “CC,” out of six choices and will now… Read More
DETROIT- Even with a return to wetter conditions in late June and July, U.S. Army Corp of Engineers officials expect Great Lakes water levels to remain below 2019 and 2020 levels – when many record highs were set across the lakes. Late spring and summer are typically when the lakes reach seasonal peaks before beginning… Read More
COVINGTON, Va. – Gathright Dam operators are scheduled to conduct the year’s second water-pulse release from Lake Moomaw on Wednesday, August 11. The pulse, conducted by Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in coordination with the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality and Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources, will occur about 6 a.m. to 1:30… Read More
A multimillion-dollar construction project to build a cyber center at the Air Force Academy begins later this summer and will last through 2023. Lieutenant Gen. Richard Clark, the Academy’s superintendent, hosted a ground-breaking ceremony for the Madera Cyber Innovation Center Aug. 6 featuring the center’s namesake, Paul Madera. Madera, a 1978 Academy graduate, and his… Read More
The Army Corp of Engineers (ACoE) is accepting public input on a 10-year plan for water releases from Lake Okeechobee. Repeatedly, the ACoE tells us that water quality is Florida’s responsibility; their mission is to “move it,” clean or toxic, and it has chosen preferred “Plan CC” for releases. They continually speak about “balance” for… Read More
Friday EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers announced that between now and Labor Day they will be listening to stakeholders as they kick off what will be the eighth attempt to resolve by regulation the reach of the Federal Clean Water Act. We learned that EPA and the Corps plan not one but two… Read More
CHAMPAIGN, Ill., — Dr. Irene MacAllister, a research chemist with the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), has been awarded the Czech Republic’s University of Defence Medal honoring her “for the immense contribution she has made to the research effort in protection against high-risk biological agents.” She received the award upon recent completion… Read More
Galveston District Commander Col. Tim Vail held a town hall August 2 with the entire workforce, to discuss new COVID-19 mitigations in light of the newest COVID-19 strain — the Delta variant. Vail recommended the District workforce continue following all current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Department of Defense (DoD) installation requirements on COVID-19… Read More