Headquarters U.S. Army Corps of Engineers News

Dam, that’s a lot of work: Bonneville buildings get face lift, cupolas

Tracy E. Schwartz, PME-C, Historian — Mon, 04 Jan 2021 17:45:00 GMT

Portland District put new roofs – one of the most vital parts of a building in the rainy northwest – on the Bonneville Project Office and Auditorium buildings, which are included in the list of National Historic Landmarks.

Hydropower to the people: Mathematician brings energy to new position

Kerry Solan — Wed, 30 Dec 2020 18:46:00 GMT

In the wet world of hydropower, a former math teacher has just donned a watery mantle to meet the changing demands of one of the oldest sources of energy.

Hydro Survey mission a key part of harbor operations

Jonathan Bell, Corporate Communications Office, Savannah District — Thu, 07 May 2020 19:18:00 GMT

The Brunswick and Savannah Harbors are essential to supporting the nation’s commerce. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District Hydro Survey section has responsibility for ensuring these and other waterways remain passable.

Fort Worth District’s employee USACE Dam Safety Professional of the Year award

Amber Vincent — Wed, 15 Apr 2020 13:29:00 GMT

Sarwenaj Ashraf, or Sarvi Ashraf as she is known in the Fort Worth District, has won the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Dam Safety Professional of the year award. Although her home station is in the Fort Worth District, Ashraf is the USACE Dam Safety Program Manager. The Dam Safety Program ensures that the dams deliver their intended benefits while reducing risks to people, property and the environment through continuous assessment, communication and management. USACE dams and levees are a part of America’s landscape and provide critical benefits to the communities around them.

Planning Assistance to States (PAS): River Falls Hydroelectric Project

Pentagon News — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 18:36:00 GMT

This project is to assist the city of River Falls, Wisconsin in the development of a comprehensive plan to assess the proposed relicensing of the Junction Falls Development and the decommissioning and removal of the dam at the Powell Falls Development. Both developments are part of the River Falls Hydroelectric Project. Both the Junction Falls Development and the Powell Falls Development are located along the Kinnickinnic River in the city of River Falls, in Pierce County, Wisconsin

Civil Works Business Intelligence: Modernizing and Integrating U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Data Management and Analysis

Pentagon News — Mon, 24 Feb 2020 22:00:00 GMT

The collection, organization, accessibility, and interpretation of large sets of data are foundational to many of the major U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) decisions and actions across its many business lines. These data sets include performance and traffic volumes at USACE locks and the nation’s ports, cargo statistics of barges (inland waterways and ports, both domestic and international), statistics regarding uses and visitor days at USACE recreational sites, flood loss damages prevented by USACE levees, amounts and value of hydropower generated at USACE hydroelectric power facilities, and other information across USACE’s Civil Works program.