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  • September

    A look inside the the cracks and damage to the concrete sill exposed and broken rebar inside the navigation lock's concrete.

    The Anatomy of an Outage: A Look Back at Bonneville Navigation Lock's Sill Failure

    On Sept. 5, 2019, a long unknown and undetected flaw became an impending failure at Bonneville navigation lock. More than 70 feet underwater, sections of rebar, threaded through 40,000 pounds of concrete, had stretched and bent until the strain snapped them. The now deformed steel bars were no match for the force of water that came every time the lock filled with water to pass vessels through the lock.
  • Irene MacAllistar

    MacAllister builds relationships while battling pathogens in the Czech Republic

    When Irene MacAllister learned the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (DASA) for Defense Exports and Cooperation (DE&C) was searching for potential candidates with expertise in immunology, microbiology, proteomics, gene editing and bioinformatics who were interested in a 12-month assignment to the Czech Republic, she jumped at the chance.

  • Construction of $126 million Intelligence Production Center at WPAFB begins third, final and largest contract led by Louisville District

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District has the privilege to oversee the construction
  • LA District Park Rangers Annel Montsalvo, left, and Linda C. Babcock, hand out information to a family participating in Los Angeles County’s Overnight Family Camping and Fishing Sept. 26 at Whittier Narrows Recreation Area in Montebello, California. Montsalvo and other LA District park rangers used the event as an opportunity to educate members of the public on topics such as water safety, environmental stewardship and flood preparedness as part of National Public Lands Day.

    LA District park rangers focus on community outreach for 2020 National Public Lands Day

    This year presented unique challenges to federal agencies looking to engage the public in participating in National Public Lands Day, but U.S. Army Corps of Engineers districts were able to adapt using virtual and in-person outreach events with COVID-19 safety precautions in place.

  • USACE enforcement actions can result in fines, permanent protection of natural areas

    Have you ever wondered what happens to money the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Chicago District collects in fines for wetlands violations, and how it obtains those fines in the first place? The Chicago District regulates certain activities conducted in waterways and wetlands located within Cook, DuPage, Lake, Kane, McHenry and Will counties in northeastern Illinois, as well as Lake, Porter and a portion of LaPorte counties in northwestern Indiana. And part of the Corps' regulatory responsibility involves ensuring that permittees comply with issued permits (i.e. compliance), as well as ensuring that unauthorized activities do not take place in jurisdictional areas (i.e. enforcement).