12 Dec 2013

NR 13-051: Corps holding second public workshop for Harpeth River Feasibility Study

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Dec. 12, 2013) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is holding a public workshop regarding the Harpeth River Feasibility Study from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013 at the Harpeth Valley Elementary School cafeteria located at 7840 Learning Lane in Nashville, Tenn. This location is in the Bellevue area.

10 Dec 2013

CORPS PLANS PRESCRIBED BURNS AROUND GREERS FERRY LAKE

HEBER SPRINGS, Ark. – When weather conditions are favorable the Army Corps of Engineers, Greers Ferry Project Office in coordination with the Arkansas Forestry Commission and other state agencies will conduct prescribed burns during the next several months in and around Greers Ferry Lake park areas.

10 Dec 2013

CORPS SCHEDULES TIMBER STAND IMPROVEMENTS AT JFK PARK

HEBER SPRINGS, Ark. – The Army Corps of Engineers, Greers Ferry Lake Project Office will conduct timber stand improvements in John F. Kennedy Park Dec. 16 through Feb. 28, 2014. Camp area “D” will be closed until the timber harvest and cleanup is complete.

10 Dec 2013

Kentucky Lock gets new tow haulage unit

GRAND RIVERS, Ky. (Dec. 10, 2013) — U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District employees completed the Tow Haulage Unit Replacement Project at Kentucky Lock in Grand Rivers, Ky., Dec. 5, 2013. They finished the work on time and the navigation lock has resumed 24-hour operations.

6 Dec 2013

Corps issues permit for temporary repairs of Great Salt Lake Causeway, requires monitoring, mitigation

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District has granted authorization requested by Union Pacific Railroad to temporarily stabilize a culvert in the railroad causeway across Utah’s Great Salt Lake, while requiring ecological monitoring and mitigation.

6 Dec 2013

Barkley Unit 1 generator is back in operation after major repairs

KUTTAWA, Ky., (Dec. 6, 2013) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District’s Barkley Hydropower Plant Unit 1 here is back in operation after a phase-to-ground fault caused a fire that damaged the 32.5 Megawatt generator stator windings in Dec. 19, 2010.

3 Dec 2013

Tunnel Rehab in Afghanistan: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Repairs Vital Transportation Link

The Salang Tunnel is a vital link connecting Afghanistan with Central Asia and Russia, but in the past 49 years the tunnel had deteriorated into a deathtrap. In 2012 the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) began short-term improvements. Just one year later, the Corps is ready to flip the switch on the final repairs.

2 Dec 2013

Sacramento levee fixes: A year of progress

Sacramento is among the most at-risk cities in America for catastrophic flooding. An aging system of dams, weirs, bypasses and levees work together to reduce flood risk for the city. But that system, just like a chain, is only as strong as its weakest link, and needs comprehensive modernization.

2 Dec 2013

From jubilation to sorrow…President Kennedy’s historic celebration at Greers Ferry Dam followed by tragedy in Dallas

Gasoline cost 30 cents, a loaf of bread was 20 cents, and the price of a gallon of milk was a little more than a dollar. It was 1963, and the residents of a small Arkansas town nestled at the foothills of the Ozark Mountains were eagerly awaiting the arrival of one of the most important persons on earth. President John F. Kennedy was set to address the people of Heber Springs, Ark., and thousands of others who would converge on the small town to hear him speak at the dedication of Greers Ferry Dam October 3.

25 Nov 2013

Charrette helps Harpeth River Feasibility Study flow ahead ‘SMART’

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Nov. 25, 2013) – The team responsible for conducting the Harpeth River Flood Risk Management Feasibility Study held a planning charrette Nov. 20-22 at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Headquarters to help the process flow forward as SMART as possible.