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  • May

    Ted Hillyer participates at a water supply workshop in Wilmington, North Carolina.

    Water Supply Business Manager Ted Hillyer Retires

    ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA.  After more than 50 years of government service, Mr. Ted Hillyer has retired
  • The result of successful stream restoration at a different site.

    Areawide Environmental Impact Statement addressing phosphate mining in Central Florida Phosphate District completed

    The final Areawide Environmental Impact Statement (AEIS) addressing phosphate mining in the Central Florida Phosphate District (CFPD) has been completed and released and a Notice of Availability is scheduled for publication in the Federal Register May 3.
  • The “Three D” team sets out for fishing – from left are Daniel Hernandez, David Aguiler and Darrel Joy, along with volunteer crew members. Photo cropped for emphasis.

    Wounded warriors play sports together for more than 40 years

    Two wounded veterans from the California Central Valley met in the 1970s during physical rehabilitation and formed a bond of friendship centered on wheelchair sports. They’re still playing together today and we met them during the “Take a Warrior Fishing” event at Success Lake.
  • Water Conservation Area #3 near the Tamiami Trail in late April. How to handle this water during extreme wet weather events was the topic of a meeting held with multiple state and federal agencies in preparation for the upcoming wet season.

    Water managers prepare for wet season

    A different challenge facing water managers this year surrounds Lake Okeechobee and a higher water level this year, when compared to the previous two years. On April 23, the lake level was 13.59 feet, more than two feet higher than it was on the same date in 2011 and 2012. The lake has stayed within the Corps’ preferred range of 12.5 and 15.5 feet all winter. As a result, the district has been able to provide regular discharges of water to meet a wide variety of needs, including releases to the Caloosahatchee Estuary to keep the saltwater-freshwater mix in an acceptable range.
  • 2012 Top 100 Global Innovators award.

    ERDC Researchers Contribute to Historic Honor

    VICKSBURG, Miss.—A pair of researchers with the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center