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  • April

    Aerial view of Alamo Dam

    Going Green: USACE LA District continues innovative partnership

    LAKE HAVASU, Ariz. -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District has helped develop a strong partnership at Alamo Dam and along the Bill Williams River to continue sustaining our nation's economic and water resources. "Originally, the dam's functions were flood control, water conservation and recreation," said Rene Vermeeren, the LA District's chief of Hydrology/Hydraulics Branch.
  • Congressional staff members stand below a Chickamauga Lock sign during their April 3, 2013 visit to the deteriorating, 73-year-old, TVA-owned and Corps-operated and maintained Chattanooga facility. From left are: Lt. Col. James A DeLapp, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander; Jason O’Rouke, (Rep. Doug Collins, Georgia District 9); Dayne Cutrell, (Rep. Scott DesJarlais, Tennessee District 4); Meyer Seligman, (Rep. Alan Nunnelee, Mississippi District 1); Ben Portis, Tennessee Valley Authority; Brittany Hernandez, (Rep. Steve Cohen, Tennessee District 9); Daniel Tidwell, (Rep. Robert Aderholt, Alabama District 4); Bevin Wilkinson, (Sen. Roger Wicker, Ala.); John Shea, (Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, Tennessee District 3); Rob Strayer, (Sen. Bob Corker of Tennessee); Nick Pearson, TVA; Jason Lawrence, (Rep. Tom Graves, Georgia District 14); and Jamie James, Nashville District project manager for the Chickamauga Lock Replacement project.

    Congressional staff members visit deteriorating Chickamauga Lock

    CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (April 3, 2013) – Nine Congressional staff members from the Tennessee Valley visited the Chickamauga Lock Construction project today to receive a briefing and tour as part of their TVA-sponsored orientation to Tennessee River operations.
  • Solar panel arrays form a canopy at a construction site in Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., March 12, 2013. The construction site is for phase 1 and 2 of a solar microgrid project at the installation, managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District. Phase 1 was completed in April 2012 and generates one megawatt of power, enough energy to power 250 to 300 homes. Phase 2, scheduled for completion in May 2013, will generate an additional one megawatt of power and is expected to be the second of four at the post. The Sacramento District awarded contracts of $8.4 million for phase I and $9.7 million for phase 2. Along with the energy production, the cover provided by the panel arrays will shade the majority of the post’s vehicles. Fort Hunter Liggett is one of six pilot installations selected by the U.S. Army to be net zero energy, meaning the installation will create as much energy as it uses.

    Corps of Engineers helps build 'green' military base for the future

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District is helping build a military base for the future at Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., one of several U.S. Army pilot installations selected to be net zero energy and net zero waste by 2020. Net zero means the installation will create as much energy as it uses, and reuse and recover all of its waste products. The district is nearing completion on the second of four solar microgrid projects at the installation.
  • The Sacramento District is nearing completion on the second of four solar microgrid projects at Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif. Phase 1 was completed in April 2012 and generates one megawatt of power, enough energy to power 250 to 300 homes. Phase 2, scheduled for completion in May 2013, will generate an additional one megawatt of power. Along with the energy production, the panel arrays form a canopy that will shade the majority of the post’s vehicles. Fort Hunter Liggett is one of six pilot installations selected by the U.S. Army to be net zero energy, meaning the installation will create as much energy as it uses.

    Army Corps of Engineers helps build 'green' military installation of future

    SACRAMENTO, Calif.-- Army and sustainability? Using those two words in the same sentence several years ago would have probably been considered the punch line to a joke. But today, a military base that is both environmentally friendly and meets the needs of warfighters, is quickly becoming a reality.
  • With a dam shell lifting frame and the super gantry crane in the background, Hawley stands between two of the 10 5/4-ton Chevy pickups he has acquired through GSAXcess and saved the Olmsted Locks and Dam construction project, Olmsted, Ill., tens of thousands of dollars. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo by Jon Fleshman)

    Hand-me-down bonanza: Used government equipment saves millions

    The vintage Army camouflage pickups are examples of how Dave Hawley is saving tax payers money by