At A Glance: Omaha District Reservoir Impacts The Portfolio: 35 tributary reservoirs with federally authorized flood control storage space. Geographic Scope: Spans multiple Upper Midwest and western states within the Missouri River Basin. Interagency Cooperation: Integrates water resource projects owned […]
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At A Glance: Albeni Falls Dam Modernization Project: Comprehensive 11-gate spillway replacement program. Location: Albeni Falls Dam on the Pend Oreille River in Oldtown, Idaho. Contract Value: $20,395,700 awarded to permanently replace legacy 1950s steel components. Execution: Designed by the
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At A Glance: C.W. Bill Young Lock Maintenance Asset: C.W. Bill Young Lock and Dam (Lock No. 3), a legacy 1934 navigation facility. Location: Allegheny River, Pennsylvania. Executing Team: USACE Medium Capacity Fleet, a specialized multi-discipline regional maintenance crew. Primary
At A Glance: Little Rock District Change of Command New Commander: Col. Walter T. Allard. Outgoing Commander: Col. Eric R. Swenson (reassigned to the USACE New York District). Ceremony Location: Robinson Center in downtown Little Rock, Arkansas (May 22, 2026).
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At A Glance: Proposed Water Projects Deauthorization The Directive: Notice published in the Federal Register targeting inactive “ghost projects” for cancellation. The Legal Framework: Mandated by Section 301 of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2020, amended by WRDA
At A Glance: Forest Intelligence Modernization The Agreement: Historic partnership between USACE ERDC and the U.S. Forest Service (USFS). The Tech: Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) powered by high-performance computing. Data Scale: Uses “ground truth” from 355,000+ plots
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At A Glance: Military Munitions Response Program The Mission: Locating and removing unexploded ordnance and chemical residues from former defense sites. The Team: A multidisciplinary approach uniting geophysicists, chemists, risk assessors, and explosive safety experts. Technology: Utilizing Advanced Geophysical Classification
At A Glance: Breaking Down PFAS The Discovery: Zero-valent iron (ZVI) can trigger the initial bond activation required to degrade PFAS molecules. The Method: Researchers used Density Functional Theory (DFT) to model quantum chemical reactions and predict pathways. Green Chemistry:
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At A Glance: Fluorescent Innovation The Problem: Photobleaching causes fluorescent dyes to fade quickly, limiting sensor life. The Solution: Covalent ferrocene conjugation acts as a molecular “circuit breaker.” Durability: The new dye lasts 11 times longer than standard dyes (693
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At A Glance: The Great Migration Species: American shad, Blueback herring, and Striped bass. The Obstacle: Predator swarms of Bald eagles, pelicans, and cormorants. The Solution: The St. Stephen fish lift, passing 500,000+ fish annually. Economic Bonus: The Rediversion Project
