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  • April

    From left to right: Russ Pearson, ODU director of Real Estate and Space Management and Norfolk District's Tom Friberg, contracting officer representative and Robert Pretlow, project manager, reflect on the successful completion of the ODU Drainage and Canal Wetland Restoration Project during a ribbon-cutting ceremony held April 20 on the campus of Old Dominion University. (U.S. Army photo/Jerry Rogers)

    ODU's 'smooth sailing' aids in restoring health of Elizabeth River

    Perfect sailing weather awaited the Old Dominion University sailing team, but they chose instead to remain ashore on the banks of the Elizabeth River -- just long enough to celebrate the grand opening of their new sailing pier. Flanked by friends and guests, ODU officials and its project partners, Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the city of Norfolk, cut the ribbon on the new sailing pier water access project and companion Elizabeth River Wetlands Restoration project.
  • Jerry Breznican, Nashville District Emergency Management chief presents the Nashville District’s New Madrid Response Mission Statement at the New Madrid Planning Workshop. (USACE photo by Amy Redmond)

    Emergency responders shake out earthquake preparedness, recovery plans

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (April 27, 2012) – If a major earthquake occurred along the New Madrid Seismic Zone, it would likely result in widespread damage in several states, particularly Tennessee. At an emergency management planning meeting at Tennessee Emergency Management Agency Headquarters, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District led discussions during a New Madrid Planning Workshop to prepare for such a catastrophe.
  • Dr. Swaminathan Krishman and his colleagues at the California Institute of Technology are trying to answer a critical question. What is going to happen to modern, tall buildings when an event like a 7.9 magnitude quake happens? Krishman spoke during a "brown bag" luncheon held for professional development and, on occasions like this, to inform employees so they are better prepared for the “big one.”

    Earthquakes should have a season

    Maybe the experts are saying: it’s always earthquake season. What is going to happen to modern, tall buildings when an event like a 7.9 magnitude quake happens?
  • LOUISIANA — Work continues on the Bayou Bienvenue Vertical Lift Gate, one component of the massive $1.1 billion U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New Orleans District's Inner Harbor Navigation Canal-Lake Borgne Surge Barrier. The Surge Barrier project was recently recognized by the American Council of Engineering Companies with the 2012 Grand Conceptor Award for the most outstanding engineering achievement this year.

    Army Corps New Orleans District projects take top honors at ceremony

    Two U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New Orleans District projects took top honors at the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) awards program in Washington, D.C., Apirl 18, 2012.
  • FLORIDA -- Vice President Joe Biden discussed the Administration’s efforts to restore the Everglades at the S-356 pump station, a component of the Modified Water Deliveries to Everglades National Park project in Miami-Dade County, Fla., April, 23, 2012. "Last year, the Corps of Engineers’ construction project generated 6,600 good paying jobs for Floridians and their families – and thousands of indirect jobs," Biden said. And that restoration projects currently underway would garner "$46.5 billion net additional revenue to the state of Florida – just as a consequence of this restoration.” "The truth of the matter is, people around the country, you know, they know the Everglades," Biden said. "But they just, they have no comprehension, no comprehension of what a federal and national treasure it is. It supports some of the greatest biodiversity on the planet – including 68 threatened and endangered species, 350 species of birds and it's the only place on earth where the Florida panther lives." (From left: Jo-Ellen Darcy, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works; Stu Appelbaum, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District Planning Division Chief; Vice President Joe Biden; and Maj. Gen. Todd Semonite, USACE South Atlantic Division commander)

    Biden visits Corps of Engineers project in Everglades

    Vice President Joe Biden discussed the Administration's efforts to restore the Everglades at the S-356 pump station, a component of the Modified Water Deliveries (MWD) to Everglades National Park project in Miami-Dade County, Fla., April 23, 2012.