1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:02,351 It's the second Friday of the month , 2 00:00:02,351 --> 00:00:04,240 which means it's time for another 3 00:00:04,240 --> 00:00:06,518 edition of Core Connection . The U . S . 4 00:00:06,518 --> 00:00:08,573 Army Corps of Engineers vlog , which 5 00:00:08,573 --> 00:00:10,629 gives you a peek at the work uses is 6 00:00:10,629 --> 00:00:12,684 doing for our nation and our service 7 00:00:12,684 --> 00:00:14,851 members . In this month's edition . We 8 00:00:14,851 --> 00:00:17,018 look back at Engineers Week , where we 9 00:00:17,018 --> 00:00:16,690 celebrated our problem solvers who work 10 00:00:16,690 --> 00:00:18,690 to overcome many of the engineering 11 00:00:18,690 --> 00:00:20,746 challenges our nation faces . And we 12 00:00:20,746 --> 00:00:22,801 encourage future generations to look 13 00:00:22,801 --> 00:00:25,134 towards careers in science , technology , 14 00:00:25,134 --> 00:00:27,023 engineering and math . Saint Paul 15 00:00:27,023 --> 00:00:28,801 District is watching the ice as 16 00:00:28,801 --> 00:00:31,023 temperatures begin their seasonal climb 17 00:00:31,023 --> 00:00:33,190 so they know when to reopen Navigation 18 00:00:33,190 --> 00:00:35,246 Channel safely . Norfolk District is 19 00:00:35,246 --> 00:00:35,190 celebrating the start of an important 20 00:00:35,190 --> 00:00:37,023 ecosystem Restoration project in 21 00:00:37,023 --> 00:00:39,079 Virginia Beach is Lynn Haven River , 22 00:00:39,079 --> 00:00:41,079 Kansas City district highlights the 23 00:00:41,079 --> 00:00:43,190 construction progress of the National 24 00:00:43,190 --> 00:00:44,912 Geospatial Intelligence Agency 25 00:00:44,912 --> 00:00:47,079 replacement campus and the Total Creek 26 00:00:47,079 --> 00:00:47,040 Dam Stilling Basin Rehabilitation 27 00:00:47,040 --> 00:00:49,151 Project in Kansas . Omaha District is 28 00:00:49,151 --> 00:00:51,318 marking a milestone in Iowa with the L 29 00:00:51,318 --> 00:00:53,890 594 levy . It's now flood flight ready 30 00:00:53,950 --> 00:00:56,172 as they have restored the levee to full 31 00:00:56,172 --> 00:00:58,394 height . The district has also signed a 32 00:00:58,394 --> 00:01:00,617 project agreement with Hamburg , Iowa , 33 00:01:00,617 --> 00:01:02,672 as they gear up to raise the Hamburg 34 00:01:02,672 --> 00:01:04,672 Ditch six Levy New York District is 35 00:01:04,672 --> 00:01:06,894 hard at work on the Rockaway store line 36 00:01:06,894 --> 00:01:08,728 near New York City . Walla Walla 37 00:01:08,728 --> 00:01:10,839 District brings you the story of park 38 00:01:10,839 --> 00:01:12,672 ranger Emily Klinefelter and her 39 00:01:12,672 --> 00:01:14,672 service dog , Duke , as they patrol 40 00:01:14,672 --> 00:01:14,450 areas managed by the lower Granite 41 00:01:14,450 --> 00:01:16,830 Natural Resource Office . The wall to 42 00:01:16,830 --> 00:01:18,997 Wall District also takes You wanna die 43 00:01:18,997 --> 00:01:21,052 to inspect the ice harbors removable 44 00:01:21,052 --> 00:01:23,219 spillway were , and Lieutenant General 45 00:01:23,219 --> 00:01:25,552 Scott Spellman , our commanding general , 46 00:01:25,552 --> 00:01:27,497 produced 2 55 from the fields this 47 00:01:27,497 --> 00:01:29,552 month , highlighting the Chickamauga 48 00:01:29,552 --> 00:01:29,290 lock replacement and the completion of 49 00:01:29,290 --> 00:01:31,512 the Mud Mountain Fish passage project . 50 00:01:31,940 --> 00:01:33,996 Los Angeles District started work on 51 00:01:33,996 --> 00:01:36,162 four alternate care facilities to help 52 00:01:36,162 --> 00:01:38,107 the nation respond to the Covid 19 53 00:01:38,107 --> 00:01:40,051 pandemic this past month , and the 54 00:01:40,051 --> 00:01:40,010 Engineering Research and Development 55 00:01:40,010 --> 00:01:42,232 Center is partnered with the University 56 00:01:42,232 --> 00:01:44,121 of Hawaii to study the effects of 57 00:01:44,121 --> 00:01:46,343 dredging on corals . It's going to be a 58 00:01:46,343 --> 00:01:48,677 packed episode , so let's jump right in . 59 00:01:48,677 --> 00:01:50,454 But before we do , this is core 60 00:01:50,454 --> 00:01:53,790 connection . Yeah , yeah , 61 00:01:54,340 --> 00:01:55,340 yeah , 62 00:01:58,140 --> 00:02:01,990 mhm . Last 63 00:02:01,990 --> 00:02:03,990 month , we gave you some tips about 64 00:02:03,990 --> 00:02:06,101 being safe on the ice and with spring 65 00:02:06,101 --> 00:02:08,157 right around the corner , crews from 66 00:02:08,157 --> 00:02:10,323 the ST Paul district are measuring the 67 00:02:10,323 --> 00:02:10,150 ice thickness at Lake Pepin , near 68 00:02:10,150 --> 00:02:12,039 Redwing , Minnesota , to help the 69 00:02:12,039 --> 00:02:14,261 navigation industry determine when it's 70 00:02:14,261 --> 00:02:16,261 safe to break the ice and begin the 71 00:02:16,261 --> 00:02:17,261 2021 navigation 72 00:02:17,261 --> 00:02:21,160 season . 73 00:02:21,340 --> 00:02:25,100 My name is Dan Giovanni . I am a 74 00:02:25,100 --> 00:02:27,211 survey technician with the Army Corps 75 00:02:27,211 --> 00:02:29,350 of Engineers . Were out on Lake Pepin 76 00:02:29,360 --> 00:02:32,700 and we're at old front neck right now . 77 00:02:32,710 --> 00:02:35,190 We were out taking ice measurements . 78 00:02:35,200 --> 00:02:38,550 So beginning in 79 00:02:38,550 --> 00:02:40,360 February , we started taking 80 00:02:40,740 --> 00:02:44,210 measurements of Lake Pepin measurements 81 00:02:44,210 --> 00:02:46,210 of the ice to see how thick it is . 82 00:02:46,210 --> 00:02:48,520 That is the determining factor for when 83 00:02:48,530 --> 00:02:50,890 towboats can start going up and down 84 00:02:50,890 --> 00:02:52,890 the river again . This is where the 85 00:02:52,890 --> 00:02:55,001 water slows down the most , and so we 86 00:02:55,001 --> 00:02:57,057 get the most ice . Most of the river 87 00:02:57,057 --> 00:03:00,580 can stay open , but this this spot 88 00:03:00,580 --> 00:03:02,760 here determines when boats can go 89 00:03:02,760 --> 00:03:04,982 through . Because this will be the last 90 00:03:04,982 --> 00:03:06,927 place where the ice will leave the 91 00:03:06,927 --> 00:03:09,038 river . It's important for navigation 92 00:03:09,038 --> 00:03:10,982 to open up , up and down the river 93 00:03:10,982 --> 00:03:13,093 again . Because it saves the producer 94 00:03:13,093 --> 00:03:15,149 is quite a bit of money when they're 95 00:03:15,149 --> 00:03:17,204 able to ship their goods up and down 96 00:03:17,204 --> 00:03:19,371 the river versus shipping them by more 97 00:03:19,371 --> 00:03:21,538 traditional means , like rail and semi 98 00:03:21,538 --> 00:03:23,730 truck navigation . Officials typically 99 00:03:23,730 --> 00:03:25,674 wait until the ice is less than 12 100 00:03:25,674 --> 00:03:27,619 inches thick before sending barges 101 00:03:27,619 --> 00:03:29,786 north to break the ice and route to ST 102 00:03:29,786 --> 00:03:31,786 Paul , Minnesota . Keeping with our 103 00:03:31,786 --> 00:03:34,008 navigation team locks play a vital role 104 00:03:34,008 --> 00:03:36,008 in our nation's economy . With more 105 00:03:36,008 --> 00:03:38,063 than 2.3 billion tons of commodities 106 00:03:38,063 --> 00:03:40,008 moving along the nation's waterway 107 00:03:40,008 --> 00:03:42,230 systems in any given year , locks allow 108 00:03:42,230 --> 00:03:44,230 vessels to reach communities up and 109 00:03:44,230 --> 00:03:46,397 down . America's rivers and canals are 110 00:03:46,397 --> 00:03:48,452 55th . Chief of Engineers Lieutenant 111 00:03:48,452 --> 00:03:48,400 General Scott Spellman takes us to the 112 00:03:48,400 --> 00:03:50,567 Tennessee River , where he brings us a 113 00:03:50,567 --> 00:03:52,622 55 from the field at the Chickamauga 114 00:03:52,622 --> 00:03:54,810 Lock Replacement Project . 115 00:04:00,240 --> 00:04:02,240 Hey , team Lieutenant General Scott 116 00:04:02,240 --> 00:04:04,462 Spellman here 55th Chief of Engineers . 117 00:04:04,462 --> 00:04:06,407 I'm here on the Tennessee River at 118 00:04:06,407 --> 00:04:09,610 River Mile 4 71 to Chickamauga Whitlock . 119 00:04:09,610 --> 00:04:11,777 I'm here with the great Commander from 120 00:04:11,777 --> 00:04:13,666 our Nashville district Lieutenant 121 00:04:13,666 --> 00:04:15,554 Colonel Sunny a civil and Mr Adam 122 00:04:15,554 --> 00:04:17,499 Walker . The PM for this project . 123 00:04:17,499 --> 00:04:19,443 Sunny , can you talk to the team a 124 00:04:19,443 --> 00:04:21,666 little bit about the importance of this 125 00:04:21,666 --> 00:04:23,888 lock on the Tennessee River system ? So 126 00:04:24,000 --> 00:04:26,167 one of the most important things about 127 00:04:26,167 --> 00:04:28,370 this lot is what we have actually on 128 00:04:28,370 --> 00:04:30,592 the other side of the lock . So we have 129 00:04:30,592 --> 00:04:32,814 our third biggest city within the state 130 00:04:32,814 --> 00:04:34,981 of Tennessee , Knoxville , Tennessee . 131 00:04:34,981 --> 00:04:37,148 And then also on that side , is one of 132 00:04:37,148 --> 00:04:39,270 the major infrastructures within the 133 00:04:39,270 --> 00:04:41,603 nation , which is the Oak Ridge complex , 134 00:04:41,603 --> 00:04:44,600 which is crucial to our energy security 135 00:04:44,600 --> 00:04:46,822 in the area . Okay , Adam , you've been 136 00:04:46,822 --> 00:04:48,933 our project manager out here . You've 137 00:04:48,933 --> 00:04:51,044 got a big , complicated project . Can 138 00:04:51,044 --> 00:04:53,156 you just share with the team an issue 139 00:04:53,156 --> 00:04:55,322 or two that you've encountered and how 140 00:04:55,322 --> 00:04:57,156 you've overcome it and keep this 141 00:04:57,156 --> 00:04:59,322 project moving ? Sure . Yes , sir . So 142 00:04:59,322 --> 00:04:59,160 the war that's going on right now is 143 00:04:59,160 --> 00:05:01,216 our lock chamber contract . Whenever 144 00:05:01,216 --> 00:05:03,216 doing large scale construction like 145 00:05:03,216 --> 00:05:05,216 this , you stands to reason . There 146 00:05:05,216 --> 00:05:07,216 will be some challenges when you're 147 00:05:07,216 --> 00:05:07,010 working in the river and environment , 148 00:05:07,020 --> 00:05:09,370 but uncertain geology . So as you 149 00:05:09,370 --> 00:05:11,537 expose that rock , you never know what 150 00:05:11,537 --> 00:05:13,703 you're gonna see . But we've been able 151 00:05:13,703 --> 00:05:15,870 to do some testing for that , prepared 152 00:05:15,870 --> 00:05:18,148 for that and do the best we can . Also , 153 00:05:18,148 --> 00:05:20,092 just the skilled workforce that it 154 00:05:20,092 --> 00:05:20,040 requires a large large number of 155 00:05:20,040 --> 00:05:22,000 carpenters and different concrete 156 00:05:22,000 --> 00:05:24,111 placement cruise . So when there's to 157 00:05:24,111 --> 00:05:26,111 go on another , another large scale 158 00:05:26,111 --> 00:05:28,000 projects going on in the region , 159 00:05:28,000 --> 00:05:30,222 they're competing for those resources . 160 00:05:30,222 --> 00:05:29,490 So that's always a challenge and doing 161 00:05:29,490 --> 00:05:31,490 something of this magnitude . And I 162 00:05:31,490 --> 00:05:33,601 just want to add to Adams record that 163 00:05:33,601 --> 00:05:35,546 he has just passed one million man 164 00:05:35,546 --> 00:05:37,323 hours on this project with zero 165 00:05:37,323 --> 00:05:39,546 reportable incidents . So that's just a 166 00:05:39,546 --> 00:05:41,823 tremendous safety record . Hey , Sonny , 167 00:05:41,823 --> 00:05:43,934 Last question . We were focusing hard 168 00:05:43,934 --> 00:05:45,879 on partnerships , and you've got a 169 00:05:45,879 --> 00:05:47,823 pilot out here for the core on the 170 00:05:47,823 --> 00:05:47,710 joint risk register . Can you just tell 171 00:05:47,710 --> 00:05:49,932 the team a little bit about what that's 172 00:05:49,932 --> 00:05:52,099 all about ? Yes , sir . So , uh , when 173 00:05:52,099 --> 00:05:53,877 when we piloted the joint press 174 00:05:53,877 --> 00:05:56,120 register , Uh , what it really was was 175 00:05:56,130 --> 00:05:58,186 we went to the table with all of our 176 00:05:58,186 --> 00:05:59,963 risks in terms of what would be 177 00:05:59,963 --> 00:06:01,908 challenges that we saw in terms of 178 00:06:01,908 --> 00:06:03,797 project completion . And then the 179 00:06:03,797 --> 00:06:05,574 contractor came with all of his 180 00:06:05,574 --> 00:06:07,574 challenges . And then we're able to 181 00:06:07,574 --> 00:06:09,797 mash them together so that we were able 182 00:06:09,797 --> 00:06:12,150 to put our side into their shoes and 183 00:06:12,150 --> 00:06:14,150 vice versa . Now , this has been an 184 00:06:14,150 --> 00:06:16,261 absolutely phenomenal tool that we've 185 00:06:16,261 --> 00:06:19,040 used updated monthly , and we still 186 00:06:19,040 --> 00:06:21,151 continued updated to this day , years 187 00:06:21,151 --> 00:06:23,151 into the project . Great team . You 188 00:06:23,151 --> 00:06:25,318 know , our vision in the Army Corps of 189 00:06:25,318 --> 00:06:27,262 Engineers is to solve the nation's 190 00:06:27,262 --> 00:06:29,262 toughest engineering challenges and 191 00:06:29,262 --> 00:06:31,262 sunny and Adam . Your team is doing 192 00:06:31,262 --> 00:06:33,262 that each and every day out here on 193 00:06:33,262 --> 00:06:32,700 chicken Mokelock . Thanks for all you 194 00:06:32,700 --> 00:06:35,470 do . The ongoing construction is 195 00:06:35,480 --> 00:06:37,536 estimated to be complete as early as 196 00:06:37,536 --> 00:06:40,940 December 2024 . Keeping Hawaii's 197 00:06:40,940 --> 00:06:43,162 Honolulu Harbor Opened A cargo ships is 198 00:06:43,162 --> 00:06:45,329 vital to the state's economy , as more 199 00:06:45,329 --> 00:06:47,440 than 95% of all goods coming into the 200 00:06:47,440 --> 00:06:49,662 state flow through the harbor . The U S 201 00:06:49,662 --> 00:06:51,884 Army Corps of Engineers is preparing to 202 00:06:51,884 --> 00:06:54,107 dredge the waterway to keep it safe and 203 00:06:54,107 --> 00:06:56,273 open , but with delicate corals in the 204 00:06:56,273 --> 00:06:58,440 area . Uses Engineering , Research and 205 00:06:58,440 --> 00:07:00,551 Development Center is teaming up with 206 00:07:00,551 --> 00:07:02,607 the University of Hawaii to research 207 00:07:02,607 --> 00:07:05,140 the effects of dredging on the corals . 208 00:07:08,540 --> 00:07:11,190 Aloha from Hawaii . My name is Justin 209 00:07:11,190 --> 00:07:13,412 Wilkins . I'm a research biologist with 210 00:07:13,412 --> 00:07:15,690 the U . S Army Corps of Engineers . I'm 211 00:07:15,690 --> 00:07:17,801 part of a team collaborating with the 212 00:07:17,801 --> 00:07:19,746 University of Hawaii's Wall Marine 213 00:07:19,746 --> 00:07:21,912 Laboratory , where we are studying the 214 00:07:21,912 --> 00:07:23,968 effects of dredging on corals in the 215 00:07:23,968 --> 00:07:26,310 Honolulu harbor . The Honolulu harbor , 216 00:07:26,330 --> 00:07:28,810 located on the island of Oahu , is the 217 00:07:28,810 --> 00:07:30,699 primary commercial transportation 218 00:07:30,699 --> 00:07:32,810 center for the state of Hawaii . In 219 00:07:32,810 --> 00:07:35,250 fact , more than 95% of all goods 220 00:07:35,250 --> 00:07:37,860 imported to the islands come by ship 221 00:07:37,870 --> 00:07:40,230 through this harbor . In order to 222 00:07:40,230 --> 00:07:42,680 maintain safe navigation in Honolulu 223 00:07:42,680 --> 00:07:44,902 Harbor , the corps of engineers will be 224 00:07:44,902 --> 00:07:47,020 dredging approximately 150,000 cubic 225 00:07:47,020 --> 00:07:50,450 yards of sediment in the harbor in 2021 . 226 00:07:51,240 --> 00:07:53,550 Both the Inner Harbor and the entrance 227 00:07:53,550 --> 00:07:56,350 to the harbor contained coral resources . 228 00:07:56,650 --> 00:07:58,650 Corals are an important part of the 229 00:07:58,650 --> 00:08:00,840 marine ecosystem and provide many 230 00:08:00,840 --> 00:08:03,800 benefits , including habitat , food and 231 00:08:03,800 --> 00:08:06,210 coastline protection . Today I'll be 232 00:08:06,210 --> 00:08:09,080 giving a virtual tour of our laboratory 233 00:08:09,080 --> 00:08:10,858 space at the Key Wall of Marine 234 00:08:10,858 --> 00:08:12,524 Laboratory , where we will be 235 00:08:12,524 --> 00:08:14,747 conducting a series of experiments with 236 00:08:14,747 --> 00:08:16,913 corals to learn more about the effects 237 00:08:16,913 --> 00:08:19,190 of dredging induced sedimentation and 238 00:08:19,190 --> 00:08:22,180 turbidity on coral in the harbor to 239 00:08:22,180 --> 00:08:24,402 safely complete dredging projects while 240 00:08:24,402 --> 00:08:26,458 protecting sensitive coral species . 241 00:08:26,458 --> 00:08:28,513 The Corps of Engineers works closely 242 00:08:28,513 --> 00:08:30,291 with local and federal resource 243 00:08:30,291 --> 00:08:32,569 agencies to minimize impacts to corals , 244 00:08:32,569 --> 00:08:34,458 while judging a turbidity plum is 245 00:08:34,458 --> 00:08:36,680 created and may drift onto nearby coral 246 00:08:36,680 --> 00:08:39,030 reefs . If this happens , the plume 247 00:08:39,030 --> 00:08:40,641 will reduce underwater light 248 00:08:40,641 --> 00:08:42,863 penetration through the water column or 249 00:08:42,863 --> 00:08:44,752 smother the corals . As suspended 250 00:08:44,752 --> 00:08:46,641 sediments resettle . The Corps of 251 00:08:46,641 --> 00:08:48,530 Engineers has a unique laboratory 252 00:08:48,530 --> 00:08:50,586 exposure system designed to simulate 253 00:08:50,586 --> 00:08:52,641 dredging flumes , which allows us to 254 00:08:52,641 --> 00:08:54,586 study the effects of this physical 255 00:08:54,586 --> 00:08:56,586 exposure on aquatic organisms . The 256 00:08:56,586 --> 00:08:58,641 system was shipped from the Corps of 257 00:08:58,641 --> 00:09:00,474 Engineers Research Laboratory in 258 00:09:00,474 --> 00:09:02,530 Vicksburg , Mississippi , to the Key 259 00:09:02,530 --> 00:09:02,530 Wall of Marine Laboratory , where it 260 00:09:02,530 --> 00:09:04,752 was reassembled for the study . We have 261 00:09:04,752 --> 00:09:06,863 worked closely with the University of 262 00:09:06,863 --> 00:09:08,974 Hawaii graduate students and staff to 263 00:09:08,974 --> 00:09:10,919 collect and prepare corals for the 264 00:09:10,919 --> 00:09:13,141 experiments . We will conduct to 18 day 265 00:09:13,141 --> 00:09:15,141 experiments using locally collected 266 00:09:15,141 --> 00:09:17,308 coral species to better understand the 267 00:09:17,308 --> 00:09:19,308 effects of dredging both within the 268 00:09:19,308 --> 00:09:21,900 harbor and the entrance channel . The 269 00:09:21,900 --> 00:09:24,067 knowledge we develop in the laboratory 270 00:09:24,067 --> 00:09:26,233 will go into a risk assessment to help 271 00:09:26,233 --> 00:09:28,344 minimize judging effects on corals in 272 00:09:28,344 --> 00:09:30,920 the harbor . This is a team effort 273 00:09:30,930 --> 00:09:33,152 requiring cooperation between the Corps 274 00:09:33,152 --> 00:09:35,270 of Engineers , University of Hawaii , 275 00:09:35,280 --> 00:09:38,000 local , state and federal agencies , 276 00:09:38,010 --> 00:09:40,232 including the U . S . Fish and Wildlife 277 00:09:40,232 --> 00:09:42,410 Service . The main goal is to ensure 278 00:09:42,410 --> 00:09:44,466 safe navigation through the Honolulu 279 00:09:44,466 --> 00:09:46,521 harbor by completing the maintenance 280 00:09:46,521 --> 00:09:48,840 dredging project while also protecting 281 00:09:48,850 --> 00:09:51,690 important coral resources . This 282 00:09:51,690 --> 00:09:54,520 project is funded by Corps of Engineers , 283 00:09:54,610 --> 00:09:56,721 dredging operations and environmental 284 00:09:56,721 --> 00:09:58,790 research program , as well as the 285 00:09:58,790 --> 00:10:01,350 Ecosystem Management and Restoration 286 00:10:01,350 --> 00:10:03,239 Research Program , switching from 287 00:10:03,239 --> 00:10:05,183 navigation interests to flood risk 288 00:10:05,183 --> 00:10:07,350 reduction . Our next series of stories 289 00:10:07,350 --> 00:10:09,517 take you around the country to various 290 00:10:09,517 --> 00:10:11,628 districts working to reduce the risks 291 00:10:11,628 --> 00:10:13,739 floods have on communities along many 292 00:10:13,739 --> 00:10:13,180 of our nation's coastlines and 293 00:10:13,180 --> 00:10:15,440 waterways . Omaha District leads us off 294 00:10:15,440 --> 00:10:17,496 as they near completion of the L 594 295 00:10:17,496 --> 00:10:19,662 Levy rehabilitation project , bringing 296 00:10:19,662 --> 00:10:21,607 up the clay court to it's designed 297 00:10:21,607 --> 00:10:23,607 height and declaring it flood fight 298 00:10:23,607 --> 00:10:23,220 ready . 299 00:10:29,440 --> 00:10:33,250 Big milestone . We are now full height , 300 00:10:33,260 --> 00:10:36,500 Clay , what we call flood fight ready 301 00:10:36,720 --> 00:10:40,180 and l 594 Well , the equipment you see 302 00:10:40,180 --> 00:10:43,370 moving around here is basically putting 303 00:10:43,380 --> 00:10:45,820 topsoil , spreading topsoil and 304 00:10:45,820 --> 00:10:48,730 leveling the field out . So for our 305 00:10:48,740 --> 00:10:52,140 final grading , we're building a system 306 00:10:52,140 --> 00:10:54,196 that will hopefully protect not only 307 00:10:54,196 --> 00:10:55,862 the landowners here , but the 308 00:10:55,862 --> 00:10:57,862 landowners to the south to with the 309 00:10:57,862 --> 00:11:00,490 setback , will be able to secure with 310 00:11:00,490 --> 00:11:03,140 state funding and local support . Um , 311 00:11:03,150 --> 00:11:05,570 the easements to be able to make sure 312 00:11:05,570 --> 00:11:07,790 that we have a system that will , uh , 313 00:11:07,800 --> 00:11:11,010 be robust and stay in place the way 314 00:11:11,010 --> 00:11:13,320 they're building this I feel confident 315 00:11:13,330 --> 00:11:15,720 that this love you will hold for a long 316 00:11:15,720 --> 00:11:18,060 time . This is for me . This has 317 00:11:18,060 --> 00:11:20,980 probably been the absolute the best 318 00:11:20,980 --> 00:11:23,147 project I've had the opportunity to be 319 00:11:23,230 --> 00:11:25,550 involved with . Latina River is a 320 00:11:25,550 --> 00:11:29,010 combination of C . D . M . Smith and on 321 00:11:29,010 --> 00:11:31,710 a design build and for two companies 322 00:11:31,710 --> 00:11:33,710 that never knew each other that met 323 00:11:33,710 --> 00:11:35,710 each other on this project . It has 324 00:11:35,710 --> 00:11:37,821 gone fantastic , and our interactions 325 00:11:37,821 --> 00:11:40,590 with Todd and the core has been 326 00:11:40,590 --> 00:11:43,960 fantastic in the construction world . 327 00:11:44,340 --> 00:11:47,130 We are on time and under budget , so 328 00:11:47,130 --> 00:11:49,130 that equals a free T shirt from the 329 00:11:49,130 --> 00:11:51,990 construction of world . The L 594 Levy 330 00:11:51,990 --> 00:11:53,768 project is expected to be fully 331 00:11:53,768 --> 00:11:56,580 complete this month . Heavily affected 332 00:11:56,580 --> 00:11:58,830 by coastal storms including Superstorm 333 00:11:58,830 --> 00:12:00,886 Sandy , the shoreline at Rockaways , 334 00:12:00,886 --> 00:12:02,886 New York , just outside of New York 335 00:12:02,886 --> 00:12:04,663 City , is receiving much needed 336 00:12:04,663 --> 00:12:06,830 attention from the New York district . 337 00:12:06,830 --> 00:12:08,997 To help reduce the effects nor'easters 338 00:12:08,997 --> 00:12:10,774 and tropical storms have on the 339 00:12:10,774 --> 00:12:09,760 community , 340 00:12:14,630 --> 00:12:18,210 crews are increasing efforts to move as 341 00:12:18,210 --> 00:12:20,432 quickly as possible to proceed with the 342 00:12:20,432 --> 00:12:22,432 East Rockaway to Rockaway Inlet and 343 00:12:22,432 --> 00:12:24,440 Jamaica Bay . Project workers are 344 00:12:24,440 --> 00:12:26,607 finishing up the head of one groin and 345 00:12:26,607 --> 00:12:28,662 continuing to cap off another as the 346 00:12:28,662 --> 00:12:30,829 first two completed groins of the main 347 00:12:30,829 --> 00:12:32,773 construction project resumes . The 348 00:12:32,773 --> 00:12:34,940 current contract contract one consists 349 00:12:34,940 --> 00:12:36,884 of multiple beach improvements for 350 00:12:36,884 --> 00:12:38,940 Rockaway . Groin work is expected to 351 00:12:38,940 --> 00:12:41,110 resume until spring of 2021 then the 352 00:12:41,110 --> 00:12:43,110 next phase contract , to which will 353 00:12:43,110 --> 00:12:45,277 begin and consists of reinforced doing 354 00:12:45,277 --> 00:12:47,166 construction and pedestrian beach 355 00:12:47,166 --> 00:12:49,388 crossovers . More sand placement in the 356 00:12:49,388 --> 00:12:51,443 layer contract three will occur , as 357 00:12:51,443 --> 00:12:53,666 well as Jamaica Bay Side improvements , 358 00:12:53,666 --> 00:12:55,999 which are currently in the design phase . 359 00:12:56,330 --> 00:12:58,386 The total federal investment for all 360 00:12:58,386 --> 00:13:00,552 phases of the project is approximately 361 00:13:00,552 --> 00:13:02,441 $600 million . Moving back to the 362 00:13:02,441 --> 00:13:04,441 Midwest , we check back in with the 363 00:13:04,441 --> 00:13:06,608 Omaha district who is working with the 364 00:13:06,608 --> 00:13:08,719 city of Hamburg , Iowa , to raise the 365 00:13:08,719 --> 00:13:10,886 height of levees there to reduce flood 366 00:13:10,886 --> 00:13:10,580 risks to the residents of that 367 00:13:10,590 --> 00:13:11,330 community . 368 00:13:11,340 --> 00:13:18,510 Hello , 369 00:13:18,520 --> 00:13:20,800 I'm Colonel Mark Himes , the Omaha 370 00:13:20,800 --> 00:13:22,911 district commander for the U . S Army 371 00:13:22,911 --> 00:13:25,650 Corps of Engineers . And I'm excited to 372 00:13:25,650 --> 00:13:28,520 join Mayor Kathy Crane in the city of 373 00:13:28,520 --> 00:13:31,240 Hamburg on this important project . 374 00:13:31,250 --> 00:13:34,600 Agreement to raise flood protection 375 00:13:34,610 --> 00:13:37,860 around the city of Hamburg city of 376 00:13:37,860 --> 00:13:40,430 Hamburg was devastated , but the floods 377 00:13:40,520 --> 00:13:44,380 in 2019 and this project will allow us 378 00:13:44,380 --> 00:13:47,250 to increase the flood risk management 379 00:13:47,250 --> 00:13:48,890 benefits of this critical 380 00:13:48,890 --> 00:13:51,560 infrastructure . It saves our town 381 00:13:51,940 --> 00:13:55,930 without this levee . We have 382 00:13:55,940 --> 00:13:59,450 no reason to rebuild . This Section 11 383 00:13:59,450 --> 00:14:02,990 76 project agreement allows us to join 384 00:14:02,990 --> 00:14:06,080 in partnership with the city of Hamburg 385 00:14:06,090 --> 00:14:08,360 to raise the ditch six levy an 386 00:14:08,360 --> 00:14:11,500 additional 8 ft . We have businesses 387 00:14:11,540 --> 00:14:14,110 interest right now that if , like Kathy 388 00:14:14,110 --> 00:14:16,166 said , you know you build a levee to 389 00:14:16,166 --> 00:14:18,388 the 9 19 elevation , you know they will 390 00:14:18,388 --> 00:14:20,499 come back , and that's what we that's 391 00:14:20,499 --> 00:14:22,721 our main goal is that we get that levee 392 00:14:22,721 --> 00:14:24,943 built . You're going to see people come 393 00:14:24,943 --> 00:14:27,277 back . You're gonna see businesses grow . 394 00:14:27,277 --> 00:14:29,610 We've had a long term relationship with 395 00:14:29,610 --> 00:14:31,499 the corps of Engineers . We don't 396 00:14:31,499 --> 00:14:33,550 always . We don't always agree . We 397 00:14:33,550 --> 00:14:37,180 don't always disagree . Um , we know we 398 00:14:37,180 --> 00:14:40,230 wanted them to build our levee because 399 00:14:40,230 --> 00:14:43,050 you guys build good levees and that's 400 00:14:43,050 --> 00:14:46,510 what we want Is a good levy again 401 00:14:46,520 --> 00:14:49,750 Excited about this project agreement ? 402 00:14:49,760 --> 00:14:52,210 Look forward to working with the city 403 00:14:52,220 --> 00:14:54,860 and upcoming construction this spring 404 00:14:55,540 --> 00:14:57,762 from coastlines and rivers shorelines . 405 00:14:57,762 --> 00:14:59,873 We now turn our attention to the many 406 00:14:59,873 --> 00:15:02,040 dams that uses operates throughout the 407 00:15:02,040 --> 00:15:04,207 US Each one has a stringent monitoring 408 00:15:04,207 --> 00:15:06,262 and maintenance program in this next 409 00:15:06,262 --> 00:15:08,373 series of reports gives you a glimpse 410 00:15:08,373 --> 00:15:10,484 of just how you say keeps these water 411 00:15:10,484 --> 00:15:12,262 control structures operating as 412 00:15:12,262 --> 00:15:14,484 designed . We start off with our Kansas 413 00:15:14,484 --> 00:15:16,429 City district , who was working on 414 00:15:16,429 --> 00:15:18,484 rehabilitating the stilling basin at 415 00:15:18,484 --> 00:15:18,440 the Total Creek Dam near Manhattan 416 00:15:18,440 --> 00:15:19,160 Kansas . 417 00:15:19,640 --> 00:15:26,230 Hello , 418 00:15:26,230 --> 00:15:28,397 I'm park manager Melissa Bean out here 419 00:15:28,397 --> 00:15:30,563 at Tuttle Creek Lake with the Corps of 420 00:15:30,563 --> 00:15:32,563 Engineers near Manhattan , Kansas . 421 00:15:32,563 --> 00:15:34,674 Back in 2018 , we announced the start 422 00:15:34,674 --> 00:15:36,730 of the Stilling Basin Rehabilitation 423 00:15:36,730 --> 00:15:38,674 Project . Original construction on 424 00:15:38,674 --> 00:15:40,619 Turtle Creek began in 1952 and the 425 00:15:40,619 --> 00:15:42,841 structures you see here at the Stilling 426 00:15:42,841 --> 00:15:44,897 Basin are approaching 70 years old . 427 00:15:44,897 --> 00:15:47,008 Stilling Basin Rehabilitation project 428 00:15:47,008 --> 00:15:49,060 began in March 2000 and 18 , and 429 00:15:49,060 --> 00:15:51,116 although seemingly straightforward , 430 00:15:51,116 --> 00:15:52,949 the timeline for this repair was 431 00:15:52,949 --> 00:15:55,171 intentionally prolonged to ensure Total 432 00:15:55,171 --> 00:15:57,282 Creek could maintain full operational 433 00:15:57,282 --> 00:15:59,338 status throughout the construction . 434 00:15:59,338 --> 00:16:01,282 The foresight of our engineers and 435 00:16:01,282 --> 00:16:03,449 planning team was realized in 2000 and 436 00:16:03,449 --> 00:16:05,616 19 , when construction was suspended , 437 00:16:05,616 --> 00:16:07,671 while Tuttle Creek , along with most 438 00:16:07,671 --> 00:16:07,570 lakes in our district , reduced 439 00:16:07,570 --> 00:16:09,626 historic flood impacts on the Kansas 440 00:16:09,626 --> 00:16:11,792 and Missouri rivers . Tuttle Creek set 441 00:16:11,792 --> 00:16:14,126 several records during that flood fight , 442 00:16:14,126 --> 00:16:16,126 but most notably here with a 30,000 443 00:16:16,126 --> 00:16:18,292 cubic feet per second release of water 444 00:16:18,292 --> 00:16:20,292 through this stilling basin , we're 445 00:16:20,292 --> 00:16:22,014 happy to report that the basin 446 00:16:22,014 --> 00:16:24,237 continued to operate as designed , even 447 00:16:24,237 --> 00:16:26,459 in the midst of a major rehab project . 448 00:16:26,459 --> 00:16:28,570 The stilling basin rehab work has now 449 00:16:28,570 --> 00:16:30,570 resumed , and to date the completed 450 00:16:30,570 --> 00:16:32,681 work includes replacement of the base 451 00:16:32,681 --> 00:16:34,792 and walls drainage system and all but 452 00:16:34,792 --> 00:16:37,014 eight of the 34 anchors . The remaining 453 00:16:37,014 --> 00:16:38,848 anchors are in various stages of 454 00:16:38,848 --> 00:16:41,070 completion , and we anticipate the work 455 00:16:41,070 --> 00:16:42,959 will be completed and reopened to 456 00:16:42,959 --> 00:16:45,014 visitors later this year . Moving to 457 00:16:45,014 --> 00:16:47,014 the Pacific Coast Most people think 458 00:16:47,014 --> 00:16:49,070 that the dive season is reserved for 459 00:16:49,070 --> 00:16:51,014 warmer southern climates , but the 460 00:16:51,014 --> 00:16:50,730 start of cold weather for our Walla 461 00:16:50,730 --> 00:16:52,952 Walla district . It marks the beginning 462 00:16:52,952 --> 00:16:55,008 of a maintenance period where divers 463 00:16:55,008 --> 00:16:56,674 can inspect portions of their 464 00:16:56,674 --> 00:16:58,674 facilities without affecting native 465 00:16:58,674 --> 00:16:57,910 fish species . 466 00:16:58,440 --> 00:17:04,200 The 467 00:17:04,210 --> 00:17:06,377 Corps of Engineers , the onset of cold 468 00:17:06,377 --> 00:17:08,488 weather signals the beginning of dive 469 00:17:08,488 --> 00:17:10,488 season . While perhaps not official 470 00:17:10,488 --> 00:17:12,543 season , most I've work is scheduled 471 00:17:12,543 --> 00:17:11,790 between November and March , when 472 00:17:11,790 --> 00:17:13,820 salmon runs are at their lowest . A 473 00:17:13,820 --> 00:17:15,987 team of divers suited up at Ice Harbor 474 00:17:15,987 --> 00:17:17,931 to perform the required three year 475 00:17:17,931 --> 00:17:19,987 inspection of the removable spillway 476 00:17:19,987 --> 00:17:22,098 were We're doing a dive inspection on 477 00:17:22,098 --> 00:17:23,098 the R . S . W . 478 00:17:27,740 --> 00:17:30,420 We inspect all different components of 479 00:17:30,420 --> 00:17:32,420 the R S . W . Make sure that one is 480 00:17:32,420 --> 00:17:35,560 still working . Identify any sort of 481 00:17:35,570 --> 00:17:38,000 deficiencies that need to be addressed 482 00:17:38,010 --> 00:17:40,940 in follow up work . Um , we're 483 00:17:40,940 --> 00:17:42,940 inspecting the air and water piping 484 00:17:42,940 --> 00:17:46,050 system as well as the structure for any 485 00:17:46,060 --> 00:17:49,940 any sort of obvious anomalies where 486 00:17:49,940 --> 00:17:52,230 also , the divers also be getting down 487 00:17:52,230 --> 00:17:55,590 as far down as 85 seats . Uhh . To 488 00:17:55,590 --> 00:17:57,312 inspect the hinges . The hinge 489 00:17:57,312 --> 00:18:01,020 connection , Um , and 490 00:18:01,030 --> 00:18:03,197 pretty much anything they could find . 491 00:18:03,340 --> 00:18:05,562 It's going to be a five man dive team , 492 00:18:05,740 --> 00:18:08,260 plus a two man team on a chase boat . 493 00:18:09,140 --> 00:18:12,730 Mhm us associated Underwater 494 00:18:12,730 --> 00:18:15,320 Services . We're commercial dive 495 00:18:15,320 --> 00:18:18,270 company , so we do mainly marine 496 00:18:18,270 --> 00:18:19,937 construction . But we also do 497 00:18:19,937 --> 00:18:21,437 inspections or repairs for 498 00:18:21,437 --> 00:18:24,540 investigations with the Army Corps of 499 00:18:24,540 --> 00:18:27,350 Engineers . This particular task is 500 00:18:27,350 --> 00:18:30,680 down the 80 ft below the water . That's 501 00:18:30,680 --> 00:18:32,291 the only way to get accurate 502 00:18:32,291 --> 00:18:35,740 investigation or inspection . So there 503 00:18:35,740 --> 00:18:37,962 are Are are these that can use a little 504 00:18:37,962 --> 00:18:40,073 radio controlled robots kind of . But 505 00:18:40,073 --> 00:18:42,296 it's best to have an actual person down 506 00:18:42,296 --> 00:18:44,573 there doing hands on work for for sure , 507 00:18:45,540 --> 00:18:47,770 everything will just be ah , talked 508 00:18:47,770 --> 00:18:49,970 about together , videotaped and then 509 00:18:49,980 --> 00:18:53,870 assessed . The dive investigation will 510 00:18:53,870 --> 00:18:56,037 be used to decide if potential repairs 511 00:18:56,037 --> 00:18:58,203 are needed for the R S . W . To ensure 512 00:18:58,203 --> 00:19:00,092 its good working condition before 513 00:19:00,092 --> 00:19:02,259 juvenile simple . Start traveling down 514 00:19:02,259 --> 00:19:04,426 river this spring , staying within the 515 00:19:04,426 --> 00:19:06,648 state of Washington , you say . Seattle 516 00:19:06,648 --> 00:19:08,814 District recently completed one of the 517 00:19:08,814 --> 00:19:10,981 largest fish passage facilities in the 518 00:19:10,981 --> 00:19:13,092 world . Our 55th Chief of Engineers , 519 00:19:13,092 --> 00:19:15,092 Lieutenant General Scott Spellman , 520 00:19:15,092 --> 00:19:16,870 took a trip to see the facility 521 00:19:16,870 --> 00:19:18,814 firsthand and filmed a 55 from the 522 00:19:18,814 --> 00:19:21,092 field report from the Mud Mountain Dam . 523 00:19:26,140 --> 00:19:28,140 Hey , team Lieutenant General Scott 524 00:19:28,140 --> 00:19:30,473 Spellman here . 55th Chief of Engineers . 525 00:19:30,473 --> 00:19:32,418 We're coming to you today from the 526 00:19:32,418 --> 00:19:34,473 field from Buckley , Washington , on 527 00:19:34,473 --> 00:19:36,473 the White River at the Mud Mountain 528 00:19:36,473 --> 00:19:38,696 Fish Passage facility . I'm here with a 529 00:19:38,696 --> 00:19:41,029 great commander of our Seattle district . 530 00:19:41,029 --> 00:19:43,084 Uh , Colonel Xander Bullock and Miss 531 00:19:43,084 --> 00:19:45,850 Leah . Hans Steinar , project manager 532 00:19:46,140 --> 00:19:48,307 Sanders , Can you talk a little bit to 533 00:19:48,307 --> 00:19:50,418 the team about the importance of this 534 00:19:50,418 --> 00:19:52,140 project to the to the region ? 535 00:19:52,140 --> 00:19:54,307 Absolutely , sir . It's hard for me to 536 00:19:54,307 --> 00:19:56,140 overstate the importance of this 537 00:19:56,140 --> 00:19:58,140 facility to the local tribes . This 538 00:19:58,140 --> 00:20:00,362 being the largest fish passage facility 539 00:20:00,362 --> 00:20:02,251 in the United States represents a 540 00:20:02,251 --> 00:20:04,473 commitment of our nation to the nations 541 00:20:04,473 --> 00:20:06,640 in the region of the Michael Shoot and 542 00:20:06,640 --> 00:20:08,751 Puyallup and the other tribes and the 543 00:20:08,751 --> 00:20:10,973 health of the fish . This is a facility 544 00:20:10,973 --> 00:20:12,807 that saw surges of pink salmon , 545 00:20:12,807 --> 00:20:14,918 another salmon that could not pass up 546 00:20:14,918 --> 00:20:17,084 stream and allowed our flood our flood 547 00:20:17,084 --> 00:20:19,251 mitigation facilities to significantly 548 00:20:19,251 --> 00:20:21,307 damage the local population with the 549 00:20:21,307 --> 00:20:23,529 with the opening of this facility . Now 550 00:20:23,529 --> 00:20:26,060 I'm as directed on time and on budget , 551 00:20:26,440 --> 00:20:28,440 using great risk management , which 552 00:20:28,440 --> 00:20:30,496 we'll talk about in a minute . It is 553 00:20:30,496 --> 00:20:32,440 unable to fish to pass through the 554 00:20:32,440 --> 00:20:34,607 flood mitigation facility in a healthy 555 00:20:34,607 --> 00:20:36,940 manner . Up to 1.2 million pinks a year . 556 00:20:36,940 --> 00:20:39,051 Over 50,000 of eight other species of 557 00:20:39,051 --> 00:20:41,310 salmon will do a great deal to 558 00:20:41,310 --> 00:20:43,421 reinvigorate the salmon population of 559 00:20:43,421 --> 00:20:45,199 the sound , assist the southern 560 00:20:45,199 --> 00:20:47,366 resident killer whale and increase the 561 00:20:47,366 --> 00:20:49,532 overall environment and economy of the 562 00:20:49,532 --> 00:20:51,366 region . Sandra , thank you . We 563 00:20:51,366 --> 00:20:53,421 certainly we greatly appreciate your 564 00:20:53,421 --> 00:20:55,532 leadership on this project . Leah . I 565 00:20:55,532 --> 00:20:57,699 use this project as an example of what 566 00:20:57,699 --> 00:20:59,866 right looks like when it comes to risk 567 00:20:59,866 --> 00:21:01,977 informed decision making . So can you 568 00:21:01,977 --> 00:21:04,088 talk to the rest of team a little bit 569 00:21:04,088 --> 00:21:03,660 about how you manage risk on this one 570 00:21:03,660 --> 00:21:05,990 of a kind project ? Thank you , sir . 571 00:21:06,540 --> 00:21:09,200 Methodically . Um , we have a 572 00:21:09,200 --> 00:21:12,850 methodical method to both discuss risk , 573 00:21:12,860 --> 00:21:15,340 communicate risk , and then get buy in 574 00:21:15,340 --> 00:21:17,396 from leadership on the risks that we 575 00:21:17,396 --> 00:21:19,396 are taking on this project . And we 576 00:21:19,396 --> 00:21:21,229 talk about risk both in terms of 577 00:21:21,229 --> 00:21:23,007 schedule , meeting our schedule 578 00:21:23,007 --> 00:21:24,896 objectives and meeting our budget 579 00:21:24,896 --> 00:21:26,729 objectives . We've had different 580 00:21:26,729 --> 00:21:28,840 strategies depending on what phase of 581 00:21:28,840 --> 00:21:30,896 the project that we're in . Um , but 582 00:21:30,896 --> 00:21:33,600 overall , we use a risk matrix , um , 583 00:21:33,600 --> 00:21:36,280 to , uh , outline what our assumptions 584 00:21:36,280 --> 00:21:38,730 are to outline what the different risk 585 00:21:38,740 --> 00:21:41,330 categories are that we thought through 586 00:21:41,330 --> 00:21:43,386 in our different courses of action . 587 00:21:43,386 --> 00:21:45,640 And then when it comes to cost and the 588 00:21:45,640 --> 00:21:47,950 construction phase , we get a 589 00:21:47,960 --> 00:21:49,904 coordinated team together . So key 590 00:21:49,904 --> 00:21:52,220 members from our PDT to talk about the 591 00:21:52,220 --> 00:21:54,276 different courses of action what the 592 00:21:54,276 --> 00:21:56,220 risk categories are come up with a 593 00:21:56,220 --> 00:21:58,220 recommended solution and then brief 594 00:21:58,220 --> 00:22:00,442 that recommended solution to leadership 595 00:22:00,442 --> 00:22:02,498 so that we can get by in and get the 596 00:22:02,498 --> 00:22:04,609 top coverage that we need to move out 597 00:22:04,609 --> 00:22:06,720 and execute the project . Thank you . 598 00:22:06,720 --> 00:22:08,553 Your leadership has been equally 599 00:22:08,553 --> 00:22:08,380 critical in delivering this project , 600 00:22:08,380 --> 00:22:10,436 so I want to say thanks . We say our 601 00:22:10,436 --> 00:22:12,547 vision in the Army Corps of Engineers 602 00:22:12,547 --> 00:22:14,713 is to deliver quality projects on time 603 00:22:14,713 --> 00:22:16,713 within budget . But we also want to 604 00:22:16,713 --> 00:22:18,880 ensure we are engineering solutions to 605 00:22:18,880 --> 00:22:21,047 our nation's toughest challenges . And 606 00:22:21,047 --> 00:22:23,047 you have certainly done that here . 607 00:22:23,047 --> 00:22:25,269 Leah . Zander . Thanks for all you do . 608 00:22:25,269 --> 00:22:25,030 U s Army Corps of Engineers is 609 00:22:25,030 --> 00:22:27,086 committed to be good stewards of our 610 00:22:27,086 --> 00:22:29,141 environment . So when the Fort Worth 611 00:22:29,141 --> 00:22:31,252 district needed before maintenance on 612 00:22:31,252 --> 00:22:33,419 the Bardwell Lake emergency spillway , 613 00:22:33,419 --> 00:22:33,310 they teamed up with the Texas Parks and 614 00:22:33,310 --> 00:22:35,088 Wildlife Department to locate , 615 00:22:35,088 --> 00:22:37,088 identify and safely move species of 616 00:22:37,088 --> 00:22:39,254 freshwater mussels and fish to another 617 00:22:39,254 --> 00:22:41,477 part of the lake to help conserve these 618 00:22:41,477 --> 00:22:42,588 aquatic resources . 619 00:22:44,240 --> 00:22:48,950 My 620 00:22:48,950 --> 00:22:50,880 name is Jeremy Spencer . I'm the 621 00:22:50,890 --> 00:22:53,170 natural resource lake manager at 622 00:22:53,170 --> 00:22:56,190 Bardwell Lake . Today we're continuing 623 00:22:56,190 --> 00:22:58,301 our work on De watering the emergency 624 00:22:58,301 --> 00:23:00,357 spillway out here at Bardwell Lake . 625 00:23:00,440 --> 00:23:02,384 What we're doing is we're removing 626 00:23:02,384 --> 00:23:04,720 right now the layer of base in water 627 00:23:04,720 --> 00:23:06,498 that is down below the concrete 628 00:23:06,498 --> 00:23:08,609 structure of the emergency spillway . 629 00:23:08,609 --> 00:23:10,831 We're doing that in order to be able to 630 00:23:10,831 --> 00:23:14,150 inspect the basin walls as well as 631 00:23:14,150 --> 00:23:16,510 inspect the spillway chute itself . 632 00:23:16,520 --> 00:23:18,687 Inspect the baffle blocks that they're 633 00:23:18,687 --> 00:23:20,820 located down there and do it cleaning 634 00:23:20,820 --> 00:23:22,800 out of what is the basin below the 635 00:23:22,800 --> 00:23:26,280 spillway ? This emergency spillway is 636 00:23:26,280 --> 00:23:28,502 actually unique , and it's only spilled 637 00:23:28,502 --> 00:23:30,669 once in the lifetime of this now . The 638 00:23:30,669 --> 00:23:33,800 dam was impounded in 1964 and the only 639 00:23:33,800 --> 00:23:35,911 one time that this emergency spillway 640 00:23:35,911 --> 00:23:39,470 was activated was in 2015 . Mhm . Okay , 641 00:23:40,140 --> 00:23:42,570 My name is Brendan Brown and I work for 642 00:23:42,570 --> 00:23:44,820 Texas Parks and Wildlife out of Tyler 643 00:23:44,830 --> 00:23:46,497 and the Kills and spills team 644 00:23:46,497 --> 00:23:48,608 coordinator for region to , um , it's 645 00:23:48,608 --> 00:23:50,552 my job , basically to help protect 646 00:23:50,552 --> 00:23:52,719 aquatic resources and public waters in 647 00:23:52,719 --> 00:23:54,886 the state . Um , that job is twofold . 648 00:23:54,886 --> 00:23:56,830 I'm responsible for helping people 649 00:23:56,830 --> 00:23:58,774 obtain the permitting they need to 650 00:23:58,774 --> 00:24:00,941 relocate aquatic resources that are in 651 00:24:00,941 --> 00:24:00,660 danger from the work that they're doing . 652 00:24:01,240 --> 00:24:03,560 And the other half of my job is to 653 00:24:03,560 --> 00:24:05,449 record incidents where we do have 654 00:24:05,449 --> 00:24:07,282 injuries and damages to fish and 655 00:24:07,282 --> 00:24:09,560 wildlife . My name is Marty Underwood . 656 00:24:09,560 --> 00:24:11,671 I am the Trinity Region Environmental 657 00:24:11,671 --> 00:24:13,671 stewardship business line manager . 658 00:24:14,840 --> 00:24:17,062 Flood Bridges Management is our primary 659 00:24:17,062 --> 00:24:18,840 mission , but the environmental 660 00:24:18,840 --> 00:24:20,951 stewardship mission is just important 661 00:24:20,951 --> 00:24:23,430 in regards to the D water . As , uh , 662 00:24:23,440 --> 00:24:26,490 the FRM team is using pumps to remove 663 00:24:26,490 --> 00:24:28,601 the water from the stilling basin the 664 00:24:28,601 --> 00:24:32,200 shoreline receives and the muscles the 665 00:24:32,200 --> 00:24:34,810 freshwater mussels are exposed . And as 666 00:24:34,810 --> 00:24:37,450 they're exposed , we , uh , muck around 667 00:24:37,450 --> 00:24:39,617 the mud crawl around the mud to get to 668 00:24:39,617 --> 00:24:41,561 them , and we usually just use our 669 00:24:41,561 --> 00:24:43,783 hands and put them in buckets or bags . 670 00:24:43,940 --> 00:24:47,860 We we idee the muscle and we count 671 00:24:47,860 --> 00:24:50,360 them , and we put them back in the lake . 672 00:24:53,740 --> 00:24:56,350 We are obliged to 673 00:24:57,040 --> 00:25:00,430 remove all the treasured aquatic 674 00:25:00,430 --> 00:25:03,270 resources in the state of Texas when we 675 00:25:03,270 --> 00:25:06,840 d water these stilling basins . I like 676 00:25:06,840 --> 00:25:09,007 to thank Texas parks in my life . Over 677 00:25:09,007 --> 00:25:11,062 the years , I've built a really good 678 00:25:11,062 --> 00:25:13,173 relationship with them and they trust 679 00:25:13,173 --> 00:25:15,990 us . And , uh , we work cooperatively 680 00:25:16,010 --> 00:25:18,232 to get the job done . I'd like to thank 681 00:25:18,232 --> 00:25:20,121 Bragging Brown with the Kills and 682 00:25:20,121 --> 00:25:22,343 Spills team out of Tyler for helping us 683 00:25:22,343 --> 00:25:24,660 on Thursday . The D water is done every 684 00:25:24,660 --> 00:25:26,493 10 years and allows engineers to 685 00:25:26,493 --> 00:25:28,660 inspect the basin spillway , chute and 686 00:25:28,660 --> 00:25:30,827 baffle blocks for cracks or damage and 687 00:25:30,827 --> 00:25:33,049 clean up the basin below the spillway . 688 00:25:33,049 --> 00:25:35,271 A major ecosystem restoration project , 689 00:25:35,271 --> 00:25:37,438 is underway in the Lynn Haven River in 690 00:25:37,438 --> 00:25:39,438 Virginia Beach , Virginia . Norfolk 691 00:25:39,438 --> 00:25:41,382 District is working with State and 692 00:25:41,382 --> 00:25:41,200 Virginia Beach to improve the health of 693 00:25:41,200 --> 00:25:42,200 this 694 00:25:42,200 --> 00:25:48,160 estuary . 695 00:25:48,340 --> 00:25:55,070 These 696 00:25:55,070 --> 00:25:56,959 restoration efforts are extremely 697 00:25:56,959 --> 00:25:59,181 important because they are all integral 698 00:25:59,181 --> 00:26:00,903 part of helping us achieve the 699 00:26:00,903 --> 00:26:02,848 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement 700 00:26:02,848 --> 00:26:04,681 goals . The Lynn Haven River was 701 00:26:04,681 --> 00:26:06,700 identified as one of 10 tributaries 702 00:26:06,700 --> 00:26:08,644 across Maryland and Virginia to be 703 00:26:08,644 --> 00:26:12,000 restored by 2000 and 25 . The project 704 00:26:12,000 --> 00:26:14,056 really does represent one of the key 705 00:26:14,056 --> 00:26:16,278 priorities of our school division , and 706 00:26:16,278 --> 00:26:18,630 we feel exceptionally pleased to be a 707 00:26:18,630 --> 00:26:20,852 part of it . So thank you for having us 708 00:26:20,852 --> 00:26:23,074 here . Today . Students will gain hands 709 00:26:23,074 --> 00:26:25,241 on knowledge about natural resources , 710 00:26:25,241 --> 00:26:27,352 participate in project monitoring and 711 00:26:27,352 --> 00:26:29,574 interact with their local water shift . 712 00:26:29,574 --> 00:26:31,352 The instructors will have great 713 00:26:31,352 --> 00:26:33,408 flexibility in their use of the site 714 00:26:33,408 --> 00:26:35,519 for educational purposes . And we are 715 00:26:35,519 --> 00:26:37,574 eager to see many creative ways that 716 00:26:37,574 --> 00:26:39,630 can be incorporated into interactive 717 00:26:39,630 --> 00:26:42,340 lessons truly an exciting time . In a 718 00:26:42,340 --> 00:26:44,560 momentous occasion for the citizens of 719 00:26:44,560 --> 00:26:46,671 Bartending Beach and the Commonwealth 720 00:26:46,671 --> 00:26:48,727 of Virginia , the efforts to restore 721 00:26:48,727 --> 00:26:50,782 the ecosystem here in the Lynn Haven 722 00:26:50,782 --> 00:26:52,616 River will result in a healthier 723 00:26:52,616 --> 00:26:54,870 community for us all . Thanks again to 724 00:26:54,870 --> 00:26:57,240 our collective team of teams , for your 725 00:26:57,240 --> 00:26:59,351 efforts to get to the project to this 726 00:26:59,351 --> 00:27:01,407 point and for your future efforts to 727 00:27:01,407 --> 00:27:04,460 see it all the way through . The river 728 00:27:04,460 --> 00:27:06,627 is a tributary of the lower Chesapeake 729 00:27:06,627 --> 00:27:08,627 Bay , which supports more than 3600 730 00:27:08,627 --> 00:27:10,738 species of plants and animals and has 731 00:27:10,738 --> 00:27:12,682 more than 18 million people living 732 00:27:12,682 --> 00:27:14,738 within its watershed . Moving to the 733 00:27:14,738 --> 00:27:16,571 Midwest , Eustace is Kansas City 734 00:27:16,571 --> 00:27:18,738 District is in the midst of building a 735 00:27:18,738 --> 00:27:20,793 712,000 square foot facility for the 736 00:27:20,793 --> 00:27:23,016 National Geospatial Intelligence Agency 737 00:27:23,016 --> 00:27:25,016 in ST Louis . The district provides 738 00:27:25,016 --> 00:27:27,880 this construction update . 739 00:27:30,640 --> 00:27:32,807 Hi , I'm Gene More Sandy , the program 740 00:27:32,807 --> 00:27:34,696 manager for the U S Army Corps of 741 00:27:34,696 --> 00:27:36,918 Engineers , Kansas City District here , 742 00:27:36,918 --> 00:27:39,270 at the site of the National Geospatial 743 00:27:39,270 --> 00:27:41,437 Intelligence Agency Replacement campus 744 00:27:41,437 --> 00:27:43,870 in North ST Louis , were overseeing the 745 00:27:43,870 --> 00:27:46,670 construction effort of this $1.7 746 00:27:46,670 --> 00:27:49,490 billion program . The 700,000 square 747 00:27:49,490 --> 00:27:51,712 foot facility that's going in behind me 748 00:27:52,040 --> 00:27:53,984 is going to be the largest federal 749 00:27:53,984 --> 00:27:56,207 investment ever in the city of ST Louis 750 00:27:56,207 --> 00:27:58,262 and the history of our district . It 751 00:27:58,262 --> 00:28:00,373 will be home to over 3000 people when 752 00:28:00,373 --> 00:28:02,484 it's complete . To turn this 100 acre 753 00:28:02,484 --> 00:28:04,484 site into this facility is going to 754 00:28:04,484 --> 00:28:06,484 take an extraordinary effort at the 755 00:28:06,484 --> 00:28:08,540 peak will have up to 1000 people per 756 00:28:08,540 --> 00:28:10,540 day out here , skilled tradespeople 757 00:28:10,540 --> 00:28:12,707 engineers , construction managers from 758 00:28:12,707 --> 00:28:14,762 our partners at McCarthy hit and the 759 00:28:14,762 --> 00:28:16,984 corps of Engineers all here to design , 760 00:28:16,984 --> 00:28:18,929 build test commission and get this 761 00:28:18,929 --> 00:28:21,040 thing ready to the ignition capable , 762 00:28:21,040 --> 00:28:22,873 and we turn it over to NGA . The 763 00:28:22,873 --> 00:28:25,120 facility is expected to be open and in 764 00:28:25,120 --> 00:28:28,810 full operations by 2025 . For a year 765 00:28:28,810 --> 00:28:30,810 now , we have all been dealing with 766 00:28:30,810 --> 00:28:32,977 COVID . 19 . As the pandemic continues 767 00:28:32,977 --> 00:28:35,088 to affect our daily lives , hospitals 768 00:28:35,088 --> 00:28:37,199 in many parts of our nation continues 769 00:28:37,199 --> 00:28:39,421 the frontline in the fight against this 770 00:28:39,421 --> 00:28:41,754 deadly virus . The Los Angeles district , 771 00:28:41,754 --> 00:28:44,088 with assistance from the Omaha district , 772 00:28:44,088 --> 00:28:46,032 is hard at work , helping FEMA and 773 00:28:46,032 --> 00:28:48,199 California provide additional hospital 774 00:28:48,199 --> 00:28:50,310 space as they began constructing four 775 00:28:50,310 --> 00:28:52,477 alternate care facilities last month . 776 00:28:52,477 --> 00:28:56,470 The U S 777 00:28:56,470 --> 00:28:58,692 Army Corps of Engineers , in support of 778 00:28:58,692 --> 00:29:00,803 FEMA and the state of California , is 779 00:29:00,803 --> 00:29:02,914 hard at work . Constructing alternate 780 00:29:02,914 --> 00:29:05,137 care facilities in the Los Angeles area 781 00:29:05,137 --> 00:29:07,026 to facilities are currently under 782 00:29:07,026 --> 00:29:06,930 construction , with two more looking to 783 00:29:06,930 --> 00:29:09,350 start work shortly . We had to rapidly , 784 00:29:09,360 --> 00:29:12,750 uh , you know , mobilize to us support 785 00:29:12,750 --> 00:29:15,040 these hospitals . The urgent need was 786 00:29:15,040 --> 00:29:16,984 there . And so one thing about the 787 00:29:16,984 --> 00:29:19,096 corps of Engineers is we can leverage 788 00:29:19,096 --> 00:29:21,318 across the entire enterprise , not just 789 00:29:21,318 --> 00:29:23,484 our district . Good example is we were 790 00:29:23,484 --> 00:29:26,070 able to leverage the the folks in Omaha 791 00:29:26,070 --> 00:29:28,014 District . You said their contract 792 00:29:28,014 --> 00:29:30,770 vehicle , um , and that allowed us to 793 00:29:30,770 --> 00:29:34,390 rapidly get contracts in place rapidly . 794 00:29:34,400 --> 00:29:37,050 Get the work going here at Beverly 795 00:29:37,050 --> 00:29:39,310 Hospital uses , contractors are working 796 00:29:39,310 --> 00:29:41,532 with hospital officials to upgrade a 17 797 00:29:41,532 --> 00:29:43,588 bed wing of the building to care for 798 00:29:43,588 --> 00:29:45,588 non covid patients . Crews are also 799 00:29:45,588 --> 00:29:47,532 working to convert a pre operation 800 00:29:47,532 --> 00:29:49,588 waiting room to a covid staging area 801 00:29:49,588 --> 00:29:51,754 with high flow oxygen in collaboration 802 00:29:51,754 --> 00:29:53,921 with the state of California . We were 803 00:29:53,921 --> 00:29:55,810 able to procure oxygen under this 804 00:29:55,810 --> 00:29:57,866 contract and we're piping it up into 805 00:29:57,866 --> 00:30:00,199 two areas of the hospital hospital , um , 806 00:30:00,199 --> 00:30:02,330 to offer support for Covid 19 Across 807 00:30:02,330 --> 00:30:04,552 town at Adventist Health White Memorial 808 00:30:04,552 --> 00:30:06,663 Medical Center , crews are erecting a 809 00:30:06,663 --> 00:30:08,774 temporary structure on the facilities 810 00:30:08,774 --> 00:30:10,830 grounds , which will house 80 beds , 811 00:30:10,830 --> 00:30:12,997 freeing up space in the facility . For 812 00:30:12,997 --> 00:30:12,450 covid patients , alternate care 813 00:30:12,450 --> 00:30:14,617 facilities are temporary and are being 814 00:30:14,617 --> 00:30:16,617 constructed to assist hospitals and 815 00:30:16,617 --> 00:30:18,561 medical staff handle the influx of 816 00:30:18,561 --> 00:30:20,506 patients the pandemic has caused . 817 00:30:20,506 --> 00:30:20,240 We're looking forward to wrapping this 818 00:30:20,240 --> 00:30:22,240 up here in short order and allowing 819 00:30:22,240 --> 00:30:24,018 Beverly hospitals perform . The 820 00:30:24,018 --> 00:30:25,907 services . Work is expected to be 821 00:30:25,907 --> 00:30:28,073 complete in Beverly and White Memorial 822 00:30:28,073 --> 00:30:30,240 Hospital's by mid to late March , with 823 00:30:30,240 --> 00:30:32,351 the other two l A facilities wrapping 824 00:30:32,351 --> 00:30:34,462 up shortly thereafter for the U . S . 825 00:30:34,462 --> 00:30:36,240 Army Corps of Engineers Patrick 826 00:30:36,240 --> 00:30:38,296 Bloodgood . The facilities should be 827 00:30:38,296 --> 00:30:40,462 completed this month . We now turn our 828 00:30:40,462 --> 00:30:42,684 attention to our people . Last month we 829 00:30:42,684 --> 00:30:44,796 celebrated those individuals who work 830 00:30:44,796 --> 00:30:46,962 to meet the engineering challenges our 831 00:30:46,962 --> 00:30:49,184 nation . Faces are engineers with every 832 00:30:49,184 --> 00:30:50,851 division , district and lab . 833 00:30:50,851 --> 00:30:52,518 Recognizing our heroes of the 834 00:30:52,518 --> 00:30:54,351 spreadsheet and slide ruler , we 835 00:30:54,351 --> 00:30:56,073 decided to take a few of these 836 00:30:56,073 --> 00:30:58,240 individuals and highlight them here in 837 00:30:58,240 --> 00:30:59,684 honor of Engineers Week . 838 00:31:02,240 --> 00:31:07,630 Hi , 839 00:31:07,630 --> 00:31:09,852 I'm Deanna Dixon . I'm a research civil 840 00:31:09,852 --> 00:31:11,963 engineer at the U . S . Army Engineer 841 00:31:11,963 --> 00:31:14,330 Research and Development Center . A lot 842 00:31:14,330 --> 00:31:16,630 of my projects involve me doing 843 00:31:16,630 --> 00:31:19,710 modeling and simulation projects . 844 00:31:19,720 --> 00:31:23,720 Um , analyzing various engineering 845 00:31:23,720 --> 00:31:26,290 structure . A lot of people think that 846 00:31:26,290 --> 00:31:29,770 civil civil engineers just deal with 847 00:31:29,780 --> 00:31:32,370 bridges . How people think it's bridges 848 00:31:32,370 --> 00:31:34,680 and roads . There is so much more 849 00:31:34,690 --> 00:31:36,970 infrastructure , uh , that you can 850 00:31:36,970 --> 00:31:39,730 reference like locking down systems . 851 00:31:39,740 --> 00:31:43,330 Um , and , uh , recently started 852 00:31:43,330 --> 00:31:45,240 working on the project military 853 00:31:45,240 --> 00:31:48,150 projects dealing with improved ribbon 854 00:31:48,150 --> 00:31:50,590 bridge . So that's another form of a 855 00:31:50,590 --> 00:31:53,480 bridge that I'm now analyzing and doing 856 00:31:53,480 --> 00:31:56,480 on that low , uh , studies on just to 857 00:31:56,480 --> 00:31:59,350 make sure that this bridge can sustain 858 00:31:59,350 --> 00:32:01,850 the loading of these big , heavy army 859 00:32:01,850 --> 00:32:04,290 tanks that have to cross it . Winning 860 00:32:04,290 --> 00:32:07,790 this award is one of my greatest 861 00:32:07,790 --> 00:32:10,400 achievements . There was challenging , 862 00:32:10,410 --> 00:32:12,710 and sometimes I get very discouraged 863 00:32:12,710 --> 00:32:14,520 when I can't when I don't know 864 00:32:14,520 --> 00:32:16,353 something , I can't figure out a 865 00:32:16,353 --> 00:32:18,480 problem . So winning this award just 866 00:32:18,480 --> 00:32:21,640 made me feel that my work is , 867 00:32:21,650 --> 00:32:25,600 uh , matters . And I'm on the right 868 00:32:25,600 --> 00:32:27,711 track , so I just need to continue to 869 00:32:27,711 --> 00:32:30,920 push myself and just stay focused . Um , 870 00:32:30,930 --> 00:32:33,450 on my goals do find a passionate 871 00:32:33,450 --> 00:32:36,080 mentoring students is because I feel 872 00:32:36,080 --> 00:32:39,820 like if someone could did it from me , 873 00:32:39,830 --> 00:32:42,360 I should do it for the next person . So 874 00:32:42,360 --> 00:32:44,710 we can continue to have greatness and 875 00:32:44,710 --> 00:32:48,270 very diverse individuals to 876 00:32:48,280 --> 00:32:50,610 contribute to this great bird of stem . 877 00:32:50,620 --> 00:32:54,070 A lot of people don't know about these 878 00:32:54,070 --> 00:32:57,250 different careers in stem , and so I 879 00:32:57,260 --> 00:32:59,410 took it upon myself to Hey , here's 880 00:32:59,420 --> 00:33:01,770 other cool jobs . All we know is 881 00:33:01,840 --> 00:33:04,380 doctors and lawyers and teachers , 882 00:33:04,390 --> 00:33:07,130 which are great professions . But there 883 00:33:07,130 --> 00:33:09,700 are other professions out there that 884 00:33:09,710 --> 00:33:11,910 need people's health and solving 885 00:33:11,910 --> 00:33:14,890 problems . And so , um , I have done 886 00:33:14,890 --> 00:33:17,470 career fairs . I've done speaking 887 00:33:17,470 --> 00:33:20,320 engagements where I spoke with students 888 00:33:20,330 --> 00:33:23,260 about different my job , as well as 889 00:33:23,270 --> 00:33:25,740 exposing them to other engineering 890 00:33:25,740 --> 00:33:28,850 fields such as mechanical aerospace by 891 00:33:28,860 --> 00:33:31,510 medical , Um , and other than just 892 00:33:31,520 --> 00:33:33,687 being a scientist as well , So I think 893 00:33:33,687 --> 00:33:36,330 it's very important for me to expose 894 00:33:36,330 --> 00:33:38,960 different kids and especially kids that 895 00:33:38,960 --> 00:33:41,560 look like the African American kids to 896 00:33:41,560 --> 00:33:44,550 different careers . So that's how I got 897 00:33:44,560 --> 00:33:46,820 involved and found a passion for 898 00:33:46,830 --> 00:33:49,660 exposing students to still 899 00:33:52,840 --> 00:33:55,950 Yeah . Mhm , 900 00:33:58,840 --> 00:34:02,400 Yeah , Yeah . My name is Brian Brasher . 901 00:34:02,570 --> 00:34:04,792 I'm a geotechnical engineer in the Fort 902 00:34:04,792 --> 00:34:06,848 Worth district . When inspired me to 903 00:34:06,848 --> 00:34:08,959 become an engineer was growing up and 904 00:34:08,959 --> 00:34:10,903 working in my father's electronics 905 00:34:10,903 --> 00:34:13,070 workshop . This is where I learned how 906 00:34:13,070 --> 00:34:14,903 to build computers , wire little 907 00:34:14,903 --> 00:34:17,070 circuits and repair TVs . This sparked 908 00:34:17,070 --> 00:34:19,403 my interest in engineering . Since then , 909 00:34:19,403 --> 00:34:21,626 I've had a fascination with science and 910 00:34:21,626 --> 00:34:23,848 technology , so working for the U . S . 911 00:34:23,848 --> 00:34:25,903 Army Corps engineers was the perfect 912 00:34:25,903 --> 00:34:28,130 choice . For me , Engineer Week is a 913 00:34:28,130 --> 00:34:30,352 week to be celebrated because it's very 914 00:34:30,352 --> 00:34:32,574 important for people to understand that 915 00:34:32,574 --> 00:34:34,797 engineers take a major part in everyday 916 00:34:34,797 --> 00:34:36,574 life . We construct any kind of 917 00:34:36,574 --> 00:34:38,519 facility that is accessible to the 918 00:34:38,519 --> 00:34:40,580 public . The car of Engineers has 919 00:34:40,580 --> 00:34:42,802 played an absolutely vital role for the 920 00:34:42,802 --> 00:34:45,770 KMC area because it helps with any kind 921 00:34:45,770 --> 00:34:47,992 of installation that soldiers and their 922 00:34:47,992 --> 00:34:50,450 families used on a daily basis . This 923 00:34:50,450 --> 00:34:52,880 school is significant to me because it 924 00:34:52,880 --> 00:34:54,991 is the largest school project that we 925 00:34:54,991 --> 00:34:57,213 have in Europe . Right now , the school 926 00:34:57,213 --> 00:35:00,390 is for 1100 students and it represents 927 00:35:00,390 --> 00:35:02,830 a very important project for KMC 928 00:35:02,830 --> 00:35:05,170 community and all of Europe . You could 929 00:35:05,170 --> 00:35:07,420 consider it one of our star projects , 930 00:35:07,430 --> 00:35:09,820 if you will . We want to focus not only 931 00:35:09,820 --> 00:35:12,000 on using excellent , high quality 932 00:35:12,000 --> 00:35:14,310 materials that can be provided in 933 00:35:14,310 --> 00:35:16,477 Germany , but in addition to that , we 934 00:35:16,477 --> 00:35:18,643 really want to focus on the quality of 935 00:35:18,643 --> 00:35:20,643 the educational space and providing 936 00:35:20,643 --> 00:35:22,643 experience that's very high for the 937 00:35:22,643 --> 00:35:24,643 students who are able to attend the 938 00:35:24,643 --> 00:35:26,754 school from our current generation of 939 00:35:26,754 --> 00:35:28,977 engineers to the next . The Wall of All 940 00:35:28,977 --> 00:35:31,199 District overcame Covid restrictions to 941 00:35:31,199 --> 00:35:33,254 hold a virtual outreach event to get 942 00:35:33,254 --> 00:35:35,532 kids thinking about careers in science , 943 00:35:35,532 --> 00:35:37,532 technology , engineering and math . 944 00:35:37,532 --> 00:35:42,870 It's 945 00:35:42,870 --> 00:35:44,926 called Seven Minutes of Terror , the 946 00:35:44,926 --> 00:35:46,870 time it took for the Mars rover to 947 00:35:46,870 --> 00:35:48,981 enter the Martian atmosphere and land 948 00:35:48,981 --> 00:35:50,926 safely without a signal from Earth 949 00:35:50,926 --> 00:35:52,814 because it takes 14 minutes for a 950 00:35:52,814 --> 00:35:54,981 transmission to reach the Red Planet . 951 00:35:54,981 --> 00:35:57,148 And it's the basis for the Walla Walla 952 00:35:57,148 --> 00:35:59,037 district . Annual outreach events 953 00:35:59,037 --> 00:36:01,314 surrounding this year's Engineers week , 954 00:36:01,314 --> 00:36:01,130 which has taken on a different twist 955 00:36:01,130 --> 00:36:03,320 during the Covid 19 pandemic as the 956 00:36:03,320 --> 00:36:05,487 judges couldn't be in the same room as 957 00:36:05,487 --> 00:36:07,220 the event that was the biggest 958 00:36:07,220 --> 00:36:09,410 challenge , is trying to find an 959 00:36:09,410 --> 00:36:11,960 activity that we could judge virtually 960 00:36:12,130 --> 00:36:14,130 and then come up with criteria that 961 00:36:14,130 --> 00:36:16,352 would make it competitive . The team at 962 00:36:16,352 --> 00:36:18,463 Walla Walla district came up with the 963 00:36:18,463 --> 00:36:20,630 idea of mimicking the problem NASA has 964 00:36:20,630 --> 00:36:22,797 in landing spacecraft safely on Mars . 965 00:36:23,130 --> 00:36:26,180 Using a plastic cup and a ping pong 966 00:36:26,180 --> 00:36:29,220 ball , students will need to be able to 967 00:36:29,220 --> 00:36:31,442 design a system that will keep the Ping 968 00:36:31,442 --> 00:36:35,280 Pong ball in the cup when the cup 969 00:36:35,290 --> 00:36:37,401 is dropped from 2 ft . While students 970 00:36:37,401 --> 00:36:39,401 can build a system to keep the Ping 971 00:36:39,401 --> 00:36:41,512 Pong ball from flying out , there are 972 00:36:41,512 --> 00:36:43,457 restrictions on what they can do . 973 00:36:43,457 --> 00:36:45,346 We're not allowed to put anything 974 00:36:45,346 --> 00:36:47,568 except the Ping Pong ball inside of the 975 00:36:47,568 --> 00:36:49,734 cup , and they're not allowed to cover 976 00:36:49,734 --> 00:36:51,957 the like the top that has to be open so 977 00:36:51,957 --> 00:36:54,720 the ball can get out . Smith also says 978 00:36:54,720 --> 00:36:56,664 the cup must maintain its physical 979 00:36:56,664 --> 00:36:58,664 shape . No crushing , no cutting or 980 00:36:58,664 --> 00:37:00,776 damaging the cup is permissible . The 981 00:37:00,776 --> 00:37:02,998 other design criteria , which has to be 982 00:37:02,998 --> 00:37:04,942 maintained , revolves around where 983 00:37:04,942 --> 00:37:06,998 items can be attached . You can only 984 00:37:06,998 --> 00:37:08,887 attached to the cup on the bottom 985 00:37:08,887 --> 00:37:12,560 surface or like the upper centimeter on 986 00:37:12,560 --> 00:37:14,616 the outside . The overarching goal , 987 00:37:14,616 --> 00:37:16,616 according to organizers , is to get 988 00:37:16,616 --> 00:37:18,838 students to think about how to work out 989 00:37:18,838 --> 00:37:20,949 ways to creatively solve the problems 990 00:37:20,949 --> 00:37:23,227 and do not give up . I just , you know , 991 00:37:23,227 --> 00:37:25,282 want them to understand that if they 992 00:37:25,282 --> 00:37:27,504 run into a problem , they don't have to 993 00:37:27,504 --> 00:37:29,930 walk away from it . Uh , you know they 994 00:37:29,930 --> 00:37:32,480 can . There's almost always a solution 995 00:37:32,480 --> 00:37:34,480 if there's a problem , if you think 996 00:37:34,480 --> 00:37:36,647 hard enough and sometimes the solution 997 00:37:36,647 --> 00:37:38,702 is really simple . The event will be 998 00:37:38,702 --> 00:37:40,702 taking place over a two week period 999 00:37:40,702 --> 00:37:42,813 starting on February 21st . And while 1000 00:37:42,813 --> 00:37:42,640 this year's outreach experience 1001 00:37:42,640 --> 00:37:44,307 presented a challenge for the 1002 00:37:44,307 --> 00:37:46,029 organizers due to the Covid 19 1003 00:37:46,029 --> 00:37:48,251 restrictions , Smith says it is exactly 1004 00:37:48,251 --> 00:37:50,307 what engineers do . We ran into this 1005 00:37:50,307 --> 00:37:52,529 problem of covid and we can't go to the 1006 00:37:52,529 --> 00:37:54,640 schools , and some of the schools are 1007 00:37:54,640 --> 00:37:56,529 concession Well , so what ? We're 1008 00:37:56,529 --> 00:37:58,751 engineers . We solve problems . So here 1009 00:37:58,751 --> 00:38:00,918 we are solving the problem . Engineers 1010 00:38:00,918 --> 00:38:00,890 from the Walla Walla district will be 1011 00:38:00,890 --> 00:38:03,310 utilizing online platforms to watch and 1012 00:38:03,310 --> 00:38:05,477 evaluate the success of each student's 1013 00:38:05,477 --> 00:38:07,421 design . For information about the 1014 00:38:07,421 --> 00:38:09,532 event , go to Walla Wallas website at 1015 00:38:09,532 --> 00:38:13,330 www dot n w w dot uses dot army dot 1016 00:38:13,330 --> 00:38:15,219 mil for the U . S . Army Corps of 1017 00:38:15,219 --> 00:38:17,670 Engineers Patrick Bloodgood , Our final 1018 00:38:17,670 --> 00:38:19,730 video focuses on one of our park 1019 00:38:19,730 --> 00:38:21,563 rangers who , with the help of a 1020 00:38:21,563 --> 00:38:23,674 service dog named Duke , continues to 1021 00:38:23,674 --> 00:38:25,786 work with the public and provide high 1022 00:38:25,786 --> 00:38:27,730 level service to visitors to areas 1023 00:38:27,730 --> 00:38:29,786 managed by the lower Granite Natural 1024 00:38:29,786 --> 00:38:30,786 Resource Office . 1025 00:38:34,920 --> 00:38:37,340 Mhm Emily Klinefelter , a Navy veteran 1026 00:38:37,340 --> 00:38:39,340 and park ranger at the lower Graner 1027 00:38:39,340 --> 00:38:40,951 Project , opens up about her 1028 00:38:40,951 --> 00:38:43,173 experiences transition from the Navy to 1029 00:38:43,173 --> 00:38:45,284 the Army Corps of Engineers , as well 1030 00:38:45,284 --> 00:38:47,396 as how her team and new partner helps 1031 00:38:47,396 --> 00:38:49,451 make her a better ranger . I am 10th 1032 00:38:49,451 --> 00:38:51,507 generation to serve my grandmother . 1033 00:38:51,507 --> 00:38:53,673 She served in World War Two , teaching 1034 00:38:53,673 --> 00:38:55,896 young Americans and Russians how to use 1035 00:38:55,896 --> 00:38:58,840 the anti aircraft guns . And he told me 1036 00:38:58,840 --> 00:39:00,896 stories about my great grandmother , 1037 00:39:00,896 --> 00:39:02,673 who had served during the Great 1038 00:39:02,673 --> 00:39:05,470 Pandemic because the Navy nurse . So I 1039 00:39:05,470 --> 00:39:09,350 joined and I got to see the world from 1040 00:39:09,350 --> 00:39:11,480 the back of an aircraft carrier , and 1041 00:39:11,480 --> 00:39:14,240 it was amazing , and I caught the bug 1042 00:39:14,820 --> 00:39:18,780 heart love deploying Emily 1043 00:39:18,780 --> 00:39:20,891 deployed to Iraq multiple times , and 1044 00:39:20,891 --> 00:39:23,224 despite her love of deploying the fight , 1045 00:39:23,224 --> 00:39:25,280 began to take a toll on her . One of 1046 00:39:25,280 --> 00:39:27,336 her last deployments resulted in her 1047 00:39:27,336 --> 00:39:29,280 loss of vision , hearing and nerve 1048 00:39:29,280 --> 00:39:31,169 control on her right side . Emily 1049 00:39:31,169 --> 00:39:33,280 deployed seven times in 20 years with 1050 00:39:33,280 --> 00:39:35,710 the Navy and Pearl Harbor , Hawaii . I 1051 00:39:35,710 --> 00:39:38,050 exchanged wondering for another I 1052 00:39:38,050 --> 00:39:40,290 retired from the U . S . Navy , a chief 1053 00:39:40,300 --> 00:39:42,980 petty officer who I had already started 1054 00:39:42,980 --> 00:39:46,340 my next job in my next dream . I was a 1055 00:39:46,340 --> 00:39:48,284 park ranger with the National Park 1056 00:39:48,284 --> 00:39:50,250 Service on the grounds of the USS 1057 00:39:50,250 --> 00:39:52,194 Arizona . But my daughter was just 1058 00:39:52,194 --> 00:39:54,361 graduating middle school and we wanted 1059 00:39:54,361 --> 00:39:56,361 more opportunities for her , and he 1060 00:39:56,361 --> 00:39:58,480 closed a family again . So my husband 1061 00:39:58,490 --> 00:40:02,310 and I applied , and I have nerve 1062 00:40:02,310 --> 00:40:04,670 damage on my right side hearing AIDS 1063 00:40:04,670 --> 00:40:07,490 vision loss . So I was prepared to hear 1064 00:40:07,490 --> 00:40:10,310 No , I was prepared to hear not on the 1065 00:40:10,310 --> 00:40:14,170 job . I was prepared to not be a 1066 00:40:14,170 --> 00:40:16,810 park ranger . And imagine our joy when 1067 00:40:16,810 --> 00:40:18,830 we were both hired for the lower 1068 00:40:18,830 --> 00:40:21,670 granite system and we settled in and I 1069 00:40:21,670 --> 00:40:23,781 was a different kind of park ranger , 1070 00:40:23,781 --> 00:40:26,530 but just is awesome . I applied for a 1071 00:40:26,530 --> 00:40:28,697 bunch of programs canines for warriors 1072 00:40:28,697 --> 00:40:31,800 and such . And I told my boss , Hey , 1073 00:40:31,810 --> 00:40:35,210 can I have an £80 dog around with me 1074 00:40:35,220 --> 00:40:38,050 in the truck ? You know , walk around 1075 00:40:38,050 --> 00:40:39,883 the grounds with it , you know , 1076 00:40:40,410 --> 00:40:42,354 because I have panic attacks while 1077 00:40:42,354 --> 00:40:44,632 driving and you need me to drive a lot . 1078 00:40:44,632 --> 00:40:47,840 The entire team got behind me and my 1079 00:40:47,840 --> 00:40:50,410 boss said , Okay , I'm not got Duke 1080 00:40:50,410 --> 00:40:52,410 while he was still a puppy and they 1081 00:40:52,410 --> 00:40:54,632 both go through training together . Now 1082 00:40:54,632 --> 00:40:56,854 Emily has duped by her side not only in 1083 00:40:56,854 --> 00:40:58,688 the car to keep her from getting 1084 00:40:58,688 --> 00:41:00,799 anxiety attacks , but also on the job 1085 00:41:00,799 --> 00:41:02,980 as it makes me a better Ranger because 1086 00:41:02,980 --> 00:41:05,980 a lot of my job 90% of my job is 1087 00:41:05,980 --> 00:41:08,280 dealing with people . But being able to 1088 00:41:08,280 --> 00:41:10,650 do that , knowing he's watching my back 1089 00:41:10,650 --> 00:41:13,210 and my blind side , he's gonna let me 1090 00:41:13,220 --> 00:41:16,970 know if somebody walks up behind me is 1091 00:41:16,970 --> 00:41:19,970 incredibly soothing . He's focused and 1092 00:41:19,970 --> 00:41:22,520 he's freedom . The guest . You enjoy 1093 00:41:22,520 --> 00:41:24,687 talking about him , and it provides me 1094 00:41:24,687 --> 00:41:26,464 an opportunity in a platform to 1095 00:41:26,464 --> 00:41:30,360 demonstrate two things . One veterans 1096 00:41:30,370 --> 00:41:34,160 are part of the workforce and to the 1097 00:41:34,160 --> 00:41:36,327 corps of Engineers is very friendly to 1098 00:41:36,327 --> 00:41:38,780 us . I can say , Have you thought about 1099 00:41:38,780 --> 00:41:40,947 the Army Corps of Engineers ? National 1100 00:41:40,947 --> 00:41:42,780 Park Service is cool if you were 1101 00:41:42,780 --> 00:41:45,002 playing management's great , but if you 1102 00:41:45,002 --> 00:41:44,800 thought about the Army Corps of 1103 00:41:44,800 --> 00:41:48,010 Engineers , Uh huh , 1104 00:41:49,110 --> 00:41:52,010 yeah , yeah , 1105 00:41:55,710 --> 00:41:57,543 so that wraps up another monthly 1106 00:41:57,543 --> 00:41:59,710 edition of core connection . We'll see 1107 00:41:59,710 --> 00:42:01,821 you next month as we work to keep you 1108 00:42:01,821 --> 00:42:03,988 informed about your U . S . Army Corps 1109 00:42:03,988 --> 00:42:06,154 of Engineers . I'm Patrick Bloodgood . 1110 00:42:06,154 --> 00:42:07,432 And this has been core 1111 00:42:07,432 --> 00:42:14,430 connection . 1112 00:42:16,610 --> 00:42:18,740 Yeah , yeah .