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  • June

    Applied Aquatics, project manager, Keith Mangus demonstrates how to use a wind meter. The wind plays an important role when managing invasive aquatic plants with chemical sprays. The Portable Series Wind Meter is used to indicate wind speed and direction. Licensed applicators use this device along with guidance from the Environmental Protection Agency to determine whether or not to spray invasive aquatic plants.

    A Simple Device manages the Eco-scape

    Many of these whirling watercraft operators are piloting a new device that promises efficiency, efficacy, and most importantly accountability. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, biologist Jessica Fair and Keith Mangus, project manager at Applied Aquatic Management, took me out on the lake to explain how this small, inconspicuous device will revolutionize the management of invasive plants.
  • Partners of the Lake Elsinore Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Study meet virtually June 7, 2021, to commemorate the signing of a Feasibility Cost Sharing Agreement, which kicked off the project. Pictured (left top to right bottom): Top row: Jason Uhley, general manager and chief engineer for the Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District; Col. Julie Balten, LA District commander; Daria Mazey, project manager and lead planner with the Regional Continuing Authorities Program Production Center, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; and Lake Elsinore Mayor Bob Magee. Middle Row: Darrell Buxton, chief of the Civil Works Branch for the LA District; (together) General Manager Greg Thomas, Director Phil Williams, and Government Relations Officer Greg Morrison of the Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District; Elizabeth Fiocchi, chief of Programs and Project Controls with the LA District; and Jason Simpson, Lake Elsinore city manager. Bottom row: Rep. Ken Calvert of the 42nd Congressional District; Michael Luecker, planner with the LA District; and Nicole Dailey, assistant to the city manager of Lake Elsinore.

    Corps partners with multiple agencies to improve long-term health of Lake Elsinore

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District, Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District, City of Lake Elsinore, and Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District partner to identify restoration projects for Southern California’s largest natural freshwater lake.
  • Col. Marvin Griffin, HNC commander (far left) and Kellie Williams, safety manager, (far right) recognize Project Delivery Team members Tonda Madison, supervisory contracting specialist, and Clay Weisenberger, attorney, for their support of the safety program. PDT members not pictured are Chris Robbins, project manager, and Bill Seelmann, contract specialist.

    Employees recognized for commitment to safety

    A few employees who have gone above and beyond in their support of Huntsville Center’s safety program were recognized during a small, in-person awards ceremony June 7.
  • Sutton Rake the Lake

    Sutton Rake the Lake

    Rake the Lake at Sutton Lake on Saturday, June 5, was a huge success!! We had 56 volunteers, collected over 198 pounds of litter, 6 tires were collected, 45 miles of river and stream cleaned, 4 miles of trails cleaned, and 20 acres of park cleaned.
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    Building a robust safety program through customer service, not finger pointing

    In recent years, the Safety Office for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District and grown in size and scope.