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  • June

    Sunset at Dexter Reservoir

    Willamette Valley Project summer reservoir outlook

    The Corps manages the Willamette Valley Project's 13 dams and reservoirs to work as a system to provide flood risk management, recreation, water quality and supply, and more to the region.
  • ERDC Commander Col. Ivan P. Beckman, center, welcomes the six selectees for the 2019 six-month session of ERDC University in March in Vicksburg, Miss. Participating in March kickoff activities were, from left to right, ERDC-U Program Manager Cynthia Brown; Civil Engineer Dominique Williams, New Orleans District; Biologist Damian Walter, Walla Walla District; Biologist Chris Solek, Los Angeles District; Project Coordinator Rebekah Lujan, Fort Worth District; Executive Assistant Kathleen Payne, Little Rock District; Civil Engineer Brian Lucarelli, Pittsburg District; and ORTT Technology, Knowledge and Outreach Division Chief Tisa Webb. Corps’ division and district selectees partner with ERDC subject matter experts to apply and implement technical solutions.

    Biologist working on new solution to test hydrological effects on plant habitat in Southwest

    A Los Angeles District biologist is working to expand the capabilities of modeling software in hopes of creating a better understanding of hydrological effects on plant habitat along rivers in the Southwest. Christopher Solek, Environmental Resources Branch, Planning Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District, is conducting the work as a 2019 participant in the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s outreach program, ERDC University.
  • Maj. Gen. Anthony Funkhouser, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) deputy commanding general for military and international operations, gives the keynote address regarding USACE Engineer Research and Development Center's (ERDC) innovative research in autonomous vehicle technology June 19, 2019, at the launch event for a fleet of autonomous shuttles called Olli on Joint Base Meyers-Henderson Hall (JBM-HH). Olli will provide service on JBM-HH for 90 days as part of a pilot project in autonomous vehicle technology for which ERDC is the research lead.

    Engineering Solutions for Installations of the Future

    WASHINGTON, D.C. -- “[Our] research will explore solutions to transportation challenges that we all face, whether it is global deployment of military forces, delivery of critical resources to the right place at the right time, transportation options for families and veterans to access medical care, or solving the ‘last mile’ challenges that will integrate the full community into our transportation system with all of its opportunities.”
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District Geologist Brian Shedd looks at the top of the soil layer in the recently completed scaled model aquifer February 26, 2019, constructed at the Corps’ Fort McHenry Yard as part of a Department of Defense Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program research project he is leading. The research is using the scaled aquifer model to learn more about how an emerging contaminant known as PFAS behave in soil and groundwater in a setting where chemistry and aquifer conditions can be controlled. This type of information is important to designing future cleanup methodologies and measuring their effectiveness in addressing PFAS contamination.

    Baltimore District conducts research on emerging contaminants

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District is teaming up with the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, U.S. Geological Survey and other federal partners to learn more about how complex chemical contaminants behave in the environment to help inform future cleanup efforts.
  • Gathright Dam in Alleghany County, Virginia, impounds water flowing down the Jackson River to create the 2,500-acre Lake Moomaw. Since opening in 1979, the dam has prevented numerous floods, saving countless dollars and lives.

    Gathright Dam’s first pulse release set for Wednesday

    COVINGTON, Va. – Gathright Dam operators are scheduled to conduct the year’s first water-pulse release from Lake Moomaw on Wednesday. It will occur about 6 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.