6 Apr 2012

EL briefs Miss. River Commission

ERDC Environmental Laboratory (EL) staff recently briefed the Mississippi River Commissioners on environmental studies being conducted in the lower Mississippi River.

6 Apr 2012

EL scientist presents Aquatic Weed Control at LSU

ERDC Environmental Laboratory (EL) Research Biologist Dr. Christopher Mudge recently presented "Aquatic Weed Control in Louisiana and the Gulf States: Research and Partnership" to the Louisiana State University (LSU) School of Plant, Environmental, and Soil Sciences (SPESS).

6 Apr 2012

CERL researcher gives power grid talk

ERDC Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) Electrical Engineer Melanie Johnson was the featured speaker at the recent Trustworthy Cyber Infrastructure for the Power Grid (TCIPG) seminar held on campus at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

6 Apr 2012

Local March Intensive students visit CRREL

ERDC-CRREL recently hosted a visit from local high school students and a teacher as part of their March Intensive activity, LUV: Livelihoods in the Upper Valley.

6 Apr 2012

Memphis District to publish new construction update report for confluence projects

MEMPHIS, Tenn., April 6, 2012 – Beginning April 6, the Memphis District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will begin publishing a “Mississippi-Ohio River Confluence Update” to provide timely updates on the progress of construction on projects in the confluence area. This new update will expand the scope of the “Operation Make Safe Project Update” and replace it.

5 Apr 2012

USACE Galveston District awards small business contract for routine testing of dredged material

GALVESTON, Texas (April 5, 2012) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, awarded a contract to Sol Engineering LLC, an 8(a) small business, in the amount of $42,155.24 for environmental services to include a study comprised of collection and chemical analyses of water and sediment samples from the federally-maintained Texas City Navigation Channel.

5 Apr 2012

Ice Harbor Lock and Dam seeks historic photos, memories for 50th anniversary event in June

BURBANK, Wash. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Ice Harbor Lock and Dam is seeking historic

5 Apr 2012

Corps begins filling Bennington Lake for upcoming recreation season

WALLA WALLA, Wash. – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers operations staff will begin diverting water from Mill Creek to Bennington Lake today in preparation for the upcoming recreation season.

5 Apr 2012

Corps awards contract for stream bank stabilization near Delano, Minn.

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, awarded a $2.1 million contract to Earthwork Technologies, Inc., of Red Lake, Minn., to stabilize an eroding river bank along the Crow River north of Delano, Minn., March 29.

5 Apr 2012

Pacific Ocean Division commander visits Far East District

SEOUL, Republic of Korea - Brig. Gen. Richard Stevens, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pacific Ocean