At A Glance Strategic Navigation Tour: ASA Civil Works Adam R. Telle toured Wilson Lock alongside USACE and TVA leadership to review aging infrastructure and navigation operations. Interagency Governance Model: TVA owns the infrastructure and manages capital budgets, while the […]
At A Glance Validating Authorities: U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) and Arcadis U.S., Inc. Destruction Rate: 99.9993% Destruction and Removal Efficiency (DRE) across 42 PFAS compounds in concentrated Aqueous Film-Forming Foam (AFFF). Effluent Compliance: Liquid output met
At A Glance Client & Location: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) at Shenango Dam, Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Primary Function: Dual-purpose operational platform designed for rapid-response rescue and close-quarters dam inspection. Engineering Focus: Built by SAFE Structure Designs featuring custom
SAFE Structure Designs Engineers and Manufactures Custom Rescue Vessel for USACE Read More »
At A Glance Deployable Telemetry: ERDC utilizes rapidly deployable, trailer-mounted radio systems to expand Automatic Identification System (AIS) coverage across inland rivers. Virtual Navigation Aids: Mobile units broadcast Virtual Aids to Navigation (VATONs) directly to commercial vessels to mark sudden
At A Glance Additive Manufacturing Shift: Transforming fine-grained dredged sediment harvested from navigation channels into structural, 3D-printed marine habitat domes. Target Deployment: Deployed in Mobile Bay to combat severe shoreline erosion, storm impacts, and local oyster habitat degradation. CDF Capacity
Bio-Inspired Engineering: USACE Transforms Dredged Sediment into 3D-Printed Oyster Reefs Read More »
At A Glance Unanimous Committee Approval: The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee officially voted to advance H.R. 9497 (WRDA 2026) to the full House floor. Project Authorizations: Greenlights 133 new feasibility studies for local water resources and 14 construction-ready projects
House Committee Approves Bipartisan WRDA 2026 Water Infrastructure Package Read More »
At A Glance Legislative Milestone: The bipartisan Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2026 (H.R. 9497) successfully moved to committee markup. Structural Oversight: Introduces Section 101, establishing a specialized Office of Inland Navigation Construction Management to reduce project cost and
At A Glance Target Operations: Executing agile marine maintenance cycles across critical locks and dams on the Tennessee, Cumberland, and Ohio rivers. Cannelton Milestone: Overhauled upper emergency gate systems by replacing 6,000 feet of lift cable, 22 massive 52-inch sheaves,
The USACE Light Capacity Fleet Slashes Costs on Inland Waterway Repairs Read More »
At A Glance Restoration Footprint: Engineering 1,715 total acres of tidal wetlands and diverse upland habitats using beneficial reuse material. Dredge Material Source: Repurposing millions of cubic yards of sediment excavated from critical Chesapeake Bay commercial navigation channels. International Accord:
At A Glance The Eruption Legacy: The 1980 north-flank failure buried the North Fork Toutle River valley under 150 feet of debris, creating a permanent sediment management challenge. Erosion Dynamics: Only 20% of the original debris avalanche deposit has eroded
