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    Charlenne Figgins

    Meet Our: Charlenne Figgins

    Explain your job in three sentences.As chief of the contracting office, I am responsible for
  • Wayne Hiatt

    Meet Our: Wayne Hiatt

    Explain your job in three sentences.I was appointed to this position January 1, 2019. It was a great
  • Elements of Pierce Terrace Elementary School

    Elements of Pierce Terrace Elementary

    The Charleston District is wrapping up the construction of Pierce Terrace Elementary School on Fort
  • AIWW Dredging

    Working on the AIWW

    If you’re enjoying your summer boating on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway in Charleston
  • Fish Guidance Systems crew installs a section of the bio acoustic fish fence into the water Oct. 9, 2019 below Barkley Lock in Grand Rivers, Ky. The BAFF is expected to be operational in a few weeks, and a field trial is set to test the effectiveness. The project involves multiple agencies and partners, including U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District, U.S. Geological Survey and Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. (USACE photo by Lee Roberts)

    Sections of bio acoustic fish fence submerged at Barkley Lock

    GRAND RIVERS, Ky. (Oct. 9, 2019) – Crews are submerging and installing sections of a bio acoustic fish fence on the downstream side of Barkley Lock this week as part of an experiment to deter the passage of Asian carp with a wall of bubbles, sound and light.