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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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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.

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Eroding bank at Lick Run has been restored
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22 Jan 2021
$57.4 million in additional FY 21 appropriations for area’s water resource infrastructure projects
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Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District Releases FY2021 Work Plan
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27 Jul 2020
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District is announcing that Emsworth Lock and Dam, located on the Ohio River at mile 6.2, will initiate a closure of the primary lock chamber for scheduled repairs.

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While enjoying being out on the water watching wildlife, please remember to play it safe and wear a properly-fitted life jacket and encourage others to wear theirs too. #LifeJacketsWornNobodyMourns https://t.co/6SunlQryNv

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They say a bad day on the water is better than a good day at work but what if you can have both? #USACE Middle East District, working with the @USACERockIsland recently conducted dive #safety inspections and rescue drills on one of their largest project sites. https://t.co/wguaraHhds

RT @ArmyERDC: Researchers from eight U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Districts have been selected for the 2024 session of ERDC University (ERD…

Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Hemispheric Affairs, Rebecca Zimmerman, visited Maui Aug. 29, where she visited key project sites and met with key leaders of the Maui Wildfires Recovery Mission: https://t.co/XiSDiyXjWC #HawaiiWildfires

Once water has receded further, construction crews plan on conducting more thorough inspections of WSLP and other projects as conditions allow over the weekend and early next week. #HurricaneFrancine 2/2

Friday after Hurricane #Francine made landfall, inspection crews from @USACENOLA performed initial damage assessments of #USACE construction projects, including sites 106, 107 and 108 shown here respectively from the West Shore Lake Pontchartrain project. 1/2 https://t.co/eu4czSeQoD

RT @NHC_Atlantic: 8AM EDT Sep 14: We continue to monitor an area offshore the southeast U.S. coast, this disturbance has a medium chance (5…

It is part of hundreds of millions of dollars in facilities and infrastructure that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is delivering for the Baumholder Military Community to support the quality of life of families overseas. #MilCon @ArmyCorpsNAD 3/3 https://t.co/ylJ84WF3HU

.@europedistrict is managing construction of the project in close coordination with German construction partners and U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz. 2/3 https://t.co/5QNj2K8mKw

Crews are making on the new @USArmy Family Housing project being built at Wetzel Kaserne in Baumholder! This phase of construction involves building 42 three-bedroom and 10 four-bedroom townhomes along with associated infrastructure, new playgrounds and a dog park. 1/3 https://t.co/eLeieBhrwZ

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From discussing feats like the Burj Khalifa to the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, Klein’s talk highlighted the importance of #STEM education. Through fun, hands-on learning, the Middle East District is helping inspire the next generation of engineers and leaders. 3/4

Klein, whose son's class took part in the event, shared his passion for engineering while introducing the students to the USACE motto "#Essayons" (Let Us Try). He guided the students in building wooden stick bridges, then tested their strength with added weights. 2/4 https://t.co/nhy7fGHiH9

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