28 Jun 2012

U.S. and Canada Coordinating on Libby Dam Operations to Reduce Flood Impacts

Water managers and dam operators may exceed normal water level limits behind Libby Dam in western Montana in an effort to reduce flooding impacts along the Kootenai River in Montana, Idaho and British Columbia.

28 Jun 2012

Corps of Engineers updates reservoir forecasts: Big Sandy Lake cresting, Pokegama still rising

St. Paul District, updated the forecasts for Big Sandy Lake, near McGregor, Minn., and Pokegama Lake, near Grand Rapids, Minn., June 28.

28 Jun 2012

NR 12-023: Corps offers tours of Center Hill Lake Power Plant

LANCASTER, Tenn. (June 28, 2012) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is offering the public free guided tours of the Center Hill Power Plant. These are the first tours of the power plant since the Corps restricted visitation after Sept. 11, 2001.

28 Jun 2012

NR 12-022: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announces land survey at Cheatham Lake

ASHLAND CITY, Tenn. (June 28, 2012) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District announces an upcoming land survey project at Cheatham Lake.

28 Jun 2012

Nashville District announces employee of the month for May 2012

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (June 28, 2012) – Holly Boland, a budget analyst in the Resource Management office, is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Employee of the Month for May 2012.

27 Jun 2012

Army divers support South District work at critical Afghan dams

Six members of a unique Army unit - engineer divers from the 569th Engineer Dive Detachment - recently spent 30 days in southern Afghanistan, conducting underwater surveys to help the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Afghanistan Engineer District-South prepare for major repair projects at Kajaki and Dahla dams.

27 Jun 2012

USACE reservist gets help from A's in making daughter's 16th birthday sweet

Allie Pearce celebrated her 16th birthday on June 22 by throwing out the ceremonial first pitch before the Oakland Athletics game against the San Francisco Giants at Oakland Coliseum. Her birthday was made a little less sweet since her father, Army Specialist Scott Pearce, is in Afghanistan for a year-long deployment.

27 Jun 2012

Interests in Huntsville Center energy programs growing

Visits from the deputy commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and two senior executive service members provided the Huntsville Center with opportunities to promote its ability to play major roles in the Army's Energy Campaign Plan.

27 Jun 2012

Meter systems earn network certification

The Army Central Metering Program aims to meet requirements of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 by providing customers with a centralized view of energy and water consumption and energy efficiency and management.

27 Jun 2012

R&D centers collaborate to enhance mission planning capabilities, engineers win award

Engineers from the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command's communications-electronics center, or CERDEC, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer's Engineer Research and Development Center, or ERDC, received the Outstanding Collaborative Research and Development Achievement Award for their work to automate route planning capabilities for the Command Post of the Future.