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Levees are a vital part of modern flood risk management. They are part of flood defense systems that may also include flood walls, pumping stations, gates closures, and other associated structures. These elements work together to reduce risk to human life and reduce economic damages from flood events. — USACE extends comment period on draft National Levee Safety Guidelines

'The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced today it is extending the comment period on the draft first edition of the National Levee Safety Guidelines to Aug. 31, 2024. The guidelines were developed with stakeholder input under the National Levee Safety Program and released for public review on...'

7/19/2024
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July

29 Jul 2013
ERDC, Fort Worth District share 2013 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Innovation of the Year Award
FORT WORTH, Texas – Ten persons from one laboratory and one district share this year’s U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Innovation of the Year Award for development and deployment of the BUILDER Sustainment Management System.
26 Jul 2013
Sea ice scallops may hold key to impact of climate change on melting glaciers
HANOVER, N.H.—As a continuing research project, New York University scientists and students were recently at ERDC’s Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory conducting research in the laboratory’s flume for follow-on testing of sea ice scallops, a fundamental approach to better understand the dynamics of melting glaciers and climate change.
26 Jul 2013
Corps collaborates on teacher training to help promote STEM
LOS ANGELES — Teachers from among 20 schools in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles gathered recently to learn techniques for incorporating hands-on activities related to science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, in their classrooms.
26 Jul 2013
Albuquerque District offers STEM Internship
People use acronyms and abbreviations such as NASA or FBI because they are less clumsy and easier to write and remember than the complete expression they represent. One of the newest acronyms gaining mainstream usage is STEM – Science, Technology, Engineering and Math.
26 Jul 2013
USACE talks STEM at Boy Scouts Summerfest
SAVANNAH, Ga. - A group of 275 scouts representing seven states explored potential career paths in STEM - science, technology, engineering and mathematics - during the annual Coastal Empire Council Boy Scouts of America Summerfest, July 22. Members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District staffed an exhibit at Summerfest demonstrating the functions of wetlands and the importance of regulating them.
26 Jul 2013
Middle East Meets West: The Ebb and Flow of International Water Management
COCHITI LAKE, N.M.-- The Cochiti Project office, Albuquerque District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, had the honor of hosting Water Managers from various countries in the Middle East on July 3. The visiting managers represented the countries of Egypt, Iraq, Morocco, Oman, the Palestinian Territories, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and Yemen. This opportunity was made possible through the International Visitor Leadership Program, a program set up through the U.S. Department of State.
19 Jul 2013
Army Corps of Engineers signs first cooperation agreement with Nicholls State University
THIBODAUX, La.-- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, signed its first Memorandum of Agreement with Nicholls State University, July 17. The Memorandum of Agreement, or MOA, establishes the basis for mutual understanding and cooperation between the corps and the university, with a focus on the school's Department of Applied Science, Geomatics Program.
19 Jul 2013
Debris management planning underway in Bangladesh
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, with its debris mission experience under Emergency Support Function #3 of the U.S. National Response Framework, is sharing its experience and lessons-learned to assist Bangladesh with the development of a draft plan to manage post-disaster debris recovery.
18 Jul 2013
Tomorrow's engineers tackle internships in Europe
WIESBADEN, Germany- With four right hands raised in the air, the 17th class of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District interns took the civilian service oath of office. The district welcomed Michael Gray-Lewis, Yillian Rivera, Donatello Barrett and Tiffany Williams -- this year's Advancing Minorities' Interest in Engineering students -- to Europe in early June.
18 Jul 2013
Corps helps prepare future engineering students at Tennessee State University
NASHVILLE, Tenn.--The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District collaborated with the Tennessee State University Engineering Department to mentor science, technology, engineering and math students during a four-week National Summer Transportation Institute program June 9 through July 7, 2013. Corps personnel mentored and instructed students on a variety of engineering classes and current projects.