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  • April

    Jerry Breznican (White Shirt), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District chief of Emergency Management, highlights how the district manages and operates Emergency Command and Control Vehicles that can be utilized when available during an emergency response to first responders April 8, 2021 at Center Hill Dam in Lancaster, Tennessee. The group participated in First Responders Day, an event where regional first responders work through an exercise scenario to communicate and facilitate awareness. (USACE Photo by Lee Roberts)

    First responders coordinate actions in Center Hill Dam tabletop exercise

    LANCASTER, Tenn. (April 15, 2019) – First responders participated in an exercise at Center Hill Dam last week to coordinate actions that would be necessary if they had to respond to a scenario where the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District could not operate the spillways during a high water event.

  • December

    The Weather Channel National News Correspondent Justin Michaels interviews Anthony Rodino, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Water Management Section chief, from Old Hickory Dam at Cumberland River mile 216.2 as the dam discharges water at a rate of 102,000 cubic feet per second Feb. 27, 2019 in Old Hickory, Tennessee. Rodino is featured in a new educational video that highlights how the Nashville District manages water in the Cumberland River Basin. (USACE photo by Lee Roberts)

    Video highlights water management in Cumberland River Basin

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Dec. 10, 2020) – The public is invited to watch a newly released video that highlights how water is managed in the Cumberland River Basin in support of flood risk management, commercial navigation, hydropower production, water supply, environmental stewardship, and recreational opportunities.

  • July

    (Left to Right) Bill DeBruyn, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District construction liaison; Tennessee District 40 Rep. Terri Lynn Weaver; Lt. Col. Sonny Avichal, Nashville District commander; Steve Kohler, president and chief executive officer of Thalle Construction Corporation; David W. Salyers, P.E., Commissioner of Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation; and Linda Adcock, Corps of Engineers retiree and former project manager; cut a ribbon signifying the completion of the roller compacted concrete berm and the overarching Center Hill Dam Safety Rehabilitation Project. (USACE Photo by Lee Roberts)

    Berm construction completes last repair phase for dam rehabilitation

    SILVER POINT, Tenn. (July 1, 2020) – Officials celebrated completion of the last phase of repairs for the $353 million Center Hill Dam Safety Rehabilitation Project today where the Corps of Engineers recently finished constructing a roller compacted concrete berm to reinforce the auxiliary dam at Center Hill Lake, a secondary earthen embankment that fills a low area in the landscape just east of the main dam.

  • May

    Boats are docked in their slips May 19, 2020 at Cherokee Steakhouse, Marina and Campground on the shoreline of Old Hickory Lake in Lebanon, Tennessee. Marinas in the Cumberland River Basin, including at this location, were granted 90 days of rent abatement from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District during these times of uncertainty, which allows the marinas to utilize their on-hand cash to keep their businesses operational while sustaining impacts caused by COVID-19. (USACE photo by Lee Roberts)

    Rent abatement gives marina operators collective sigh of relief

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (May 20, 2020) – Rent abatement at all leased recreation facilities in the Cumberland River Basin will potentially allow marinas to retain an estimated $750,000 to help stay afloat as revenues decline during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • As part of a phased approach for reopening facilities as part of its COVID-19 reopening plan, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is opening its corps-managed campgrounds within the Cumberland River Basin in Tennessee June 1, 2020. Nashville District’s corps-managed campgrounds in Kentucky will reopen June 11 in alignment with Kentucky’s Phase 2 reopening plan. This is a campsite at Lock C Campground on the shoreline of Cheatham Lake in Ashland City, Tennessee, during a past recreation season. (USACE Photo by Lee Roberts)

    Nashville District opening campgrounds, recreation areas in June

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (May 14, 2020) – As part of a phased approach for reopening facilities as part of its COVID-19 reopening plan, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is opening its corps-managed campgrounds within the Cumberland River Basin in Tennessee June 1, 2020.
  • The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District announces that Center Hill Recreation Area, located adjacent to Center Hill Dam, is once again open for public use beginning Friday, May 8, 2020. Center Hill Recreation Area has been closed since 2008 as a result of construction activities related to the Center Hill Dam Rehabilitation Project. (USACE photo by Bailey Carter)

    Center Hill Recreation Area opens today

    LANCASTER, Tenn. (May 8, 2020) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District announces that Center Hill Recreation Area, located adjacent to Center Hill Dam, is once again opening for public use beginning Friday, May 8, 2020.  Center Hill Recreation Area has been closed since 2008 as a result of construction activities related to the Center Hill Dam Rehabilitation Project.
  • The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is extending its closure of 25 Corps-managed campgrounds within the Cumberland River Basin in Kentucky and Tennessee through at least May 31 in the interest of public safety due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is the sign for Cages Bend Campground at Old Hickory Lake. (USACE photo by Lee Roberts)

    Nashville District extends campgrounds closure through end of May

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (May 7, 2020) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is extending its closure of 25 Corps-managed campgrounds within the Cumberland River Basin in Kentucky and Tennessee through at least May 31 in the interest of public safety due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • March

    As America confronts the challenges of COVID-19, protecting the health and safety of the recreating public, volunteers and our government personnel is our highest priority. (USACE photo by Park Ranger Dean Austin)

    Protecting recreating public, government personnel driving force behind closures due to COVID-19

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (March 20, 2020) -- As America confronts the challenges of COVID-19, protecting the health and safety of the recreating public, volunteers and our government personnel is our highest priority. To further protect against the spread of the COVID-19 virus, all U.S. Army Corps of Engineers managed campgrounds will remain closed or immediately begin an orderly shutdown.
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    Nashville District provides update for 2020 recreation season

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (March 19, 2020) – In the interest of public safety, and in accordance with Center for Disease Control recommendations, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is taking the following precautionary measures to assist public health efforts  to contain the spread of COVID-19.

  • February

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District has received approval to return Center Hill Lake to normal operations, which means that lake levels will be on the rise for the upcoming recreation season. (USACE photo by Lee Roberts)

    Center Hill Lake levels rising for 2020 recreation season

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Feb. 24, 2020) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District has received approval to return Center Hill Lake to normal operations, which means that lake levels will be on the rise for the upcoming recreation season.

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Louisville District also participated in the groundbreaking for a new child development center which will be located on base. Participants from the base, elected leaders, as well children from the current off-base center, were on hand for the ceremony. 3/3 https://t.co/k0lhGqcSVf
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Louisville District also participated in the groundbreaking for a new child development center which will be located on base. Participants from the base, elected leaders, as well children from the current off-base center, were on hand for the ceremony. 3/3 https://t.co/k0lhGqcSVf
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The project, which broke ground Nov. 5, 2020, was completed faster than schedule, under budget and without a single lost-time incident. “As a result of their hard work, we stand here together at the completion of this $143 million, 255,000 square-foot-facility,” said Mann. 2/3 https://t.co/HSslNORRAK
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The project, which broke ground Nov. 5, 2020, was completed faster than schedule, under budget and without a single lost-time incident. “As a result of their hard work, we stand here together at the completion of this $143 million, 255,000 square-foot-facility,” said Mann. 2/3 https://t.co/HSslNORRAK
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Last week @LouisvilleUSACE celebrated two ceremonies at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base representing the completion of one project and the start of another. District Commander Col. L. Reyn Mann participated in the ribbon cutting for the Intelligence Production Complex III. 1/3 https://t.co/uepGztQCRB
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Last week @LouisvilleUSACE celebrated two ceremonies at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base representing the completion of one project and the start of another. District Commander Col. L. Reyn Mann participated in the ribbon cutting for the Intelligence Production Complex III. 1/3 https://t.co/uepGztQCRB
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Those included constructing cofferdams on the Davis and Sabin locks, installing a grout curtain, drilling rock anchors, placing stability struts across the locks, excavating some of the earth material behind the lock walls and installing instrumentation. @USACELRD 2/2 https://t.co/biwMjqHsJ0
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Those included constructing cofferdams on the Davis and Sabin locks, installing a grout curtain, drilling rock anchors, placing stability struts across the locks, excavating some of the earth material behind the lock walls and installing instrumentation. @USACELRD 2/2 https://t.co/biwMjqHsJ0
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The @detroitdistrict #NewLockattheSoo project reached a significant milestone with the start of construction site dewatering! It took many months and steps to get to this milestone. Before dewatering of the Davis and Sabin locks could begin, pre-steps had to be completed. 1/2 https://t.co/M7zAih1Wbz
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The @detroitdistrict #NewLockattheSoo project reached a significant milestone with the start of construction site dewatering! It took many months and steps to get to this milestone. Before dewatering of the Davis and Sabin locks could begin, pre-steps had to be completed. 1/2 https://t.co/M7zAih1Wbz
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RT @USArmy: We are one team! Today, the #USArmy joins the @DeptofDefense and our sister services – the @USNavy, @usairforce, @USMC, @Space…
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RT @USArmy: We are one team! Today, the #USArmy joins the @DeptofDefense and our sister services – the @USNavy, @usairforce, @USMC, @Space…
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“I’m proud that we were able to mobilize quickly and sustain a level of support for our colleagues from Baltimore District. It’s a great example of organizations working together to solve complex problems.” Learn more: https://t.co/maZrJolb7J 3/3
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“I’m proud that we were able to mobilize quickly and sustain a level of support for our colleagues from Baltimore District. It’s a great example of organizations working together to solve complex problems.” Learn more: https://t.co/maZrJolb7J 3/3
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.@USACEBaltimore has led the USACE response with support from teams/individuals from across the organization. “I know our team members have served alongside many others throughout this important operation,” said Lt. Col. Jeffrey Beeman, USACE Philadelphia District commander. 2/3 https://t.co/F1kZqAhbpP
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.@USACEBaltimore has led the USACE response with support from teams/individuals from across the organization. “I know our team members have served alongside many others throughout this important operation,” said Lt. Col. Jeffrey Beeman, USACE Philadelphia District commander. 2/3 https://t.co/F1kZqAhbpP
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In the aftermath of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in March, #USACE mobilized and began working with a unified team of federal, state, and local agencies with the goals of assessing the damage and, ultimately, restoring maritime navigation. #FSKBridge 1/3 https://t.co/BUbEFiIZ6D
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In the aftermath of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in March, #USACE mobilized and began working with a unified team of federal, state, and local agencies with the goals of assessing the damage and, ultimately, restoring maritime navigation. #FSKBridge 1/3 https://t.co/BUbEFiIZ6D
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Charley Nicewick, @usacechicago design engineer, supports the #HawaiiWildfires recovery mission by serving as a quality assurance inspector ensuring cleanup and restoration efforts meet #USACE standards and regulations.📸: Makenzie Leonard @CountyofMaui @Hawaii_EMA @StPaulUSACE https://t.co/F7PgKJODXj
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Help ensure that you have a great National Safe Boating Week by wearing a life jacket! You never know when an unexpected fall overboard could change your life and the lives of those who love you. #safeboatingweek @Pleasewearit #LifeJacketsWornNobodyMourns https://t.co/07UqcJTaPU
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