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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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February

29 Feb 2012
Hundreds of STEM students go behind the scenes at Melvin Price Locks and Dam
More than 500 high school students and chaperones interested in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math flocked to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer's Melvin Price Locks and Dam Feb. 25, for the Saturday Scholars event at the National Great Rivers Museum in Alton, IL.
29 Feb 2012
Corps employees mentor college students
To recognize Engineer Week at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Huntsville Center's engineering directorate invited students from Alabama A&M University's Changing Lanes Mentoring Program to participate in a mentoring opportunity.
28 Feb 2012
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers workers collect and distribute winter clothes to Kabul orphans
Eight U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employees distributed two dozen boxes of donated jackets, hats, gloves and other winter clothes to a large orphanage Jan. 14, a day when heavy snow fell and the temperature reached 32 degrees in the Afghan capital.
28 Feb 2012
Construction commotion moves Army Corps to Wolf Creek Dam safety milestone
Wolf Creek Dam is abuzz with machinery, often bottlenecked with equipment and vehicles, and work crews move about like ants on the work platform in performance of their duties on the foundation remediation project, Feb. 24, 2012. Despite what seems like construction commotion, there hasn't been a lost-time accident in more than a year.
27 Feb 2012
USACE and recruiters open new career center in Santa Clarita
Nearly 100 future service members took the Oath of Enlistment Feb. 24 in a roped off parking lot of the Westfield Valencia Town Center mall in front of the Armed Forces' newest Career Center.
27 Feb 2012
USACE celebrates National E-Week with school outreach
The National Engineer Week observance celebrates the positive contributions engineers make to society and is a catalyst for outreach across the country to kids and adults alike. Engineers Week is part of many corporate and government cultures and is celebrated on every U.S. engineering college campus.
24 Feb 2012
Corps and LA County break ground for Tujunga Wash restoration
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District and Los Angeles County officials broke ground on a project designed to restore degraded habitat in the San Fernando Valley.
24 Feb 2012
Sustainable makeover: 1950s barracks renovation targets LEED certification
The cost to transform the 1950s barracks building was about $5.1 million; the tab for a new building constructed to the same specifications would have been about $20 million.
23 Feb 2012
Corps of Engineers recognizes students at Georgia Tech regional science fair
Members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District judged more than 100 science projects created by local middle and high school students at the Georgia Tech Regional Science and Engineering Fair, Feb. 15-16, 2012, at the Coastal Georgia Center in downtown Savannah.
23 Feb 2012
Army civilian engineer earns prestigious Savannah award
The Connolly Award is presented each year to a civilian or military engineer within the Savannah community for notable contributions in the field of engineering, particularly in design and construction methods. The award is named in honor of James B. Connolly (1868-1957), who was an Olympic gold medalist, Spanish-American War veteran, distinguished author, and a former Corps' Savannah District employee. Williams is the eighth recipient of the Connolly Award since it was first presented in 2004.