Projects & Studies
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Critical Infrastructure Security Program (CISP)
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Dam Bridge and Gate Painting: Upper St. Anthony Falls through Lock and Dam 10
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East Two Rivers at Tower, Minnesota
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Effects of Recreational Boating on the Upper Mississippi River System
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General Investigations: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission(FERC) Licensing
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General Investigations: Hydropower, Crown Hydro, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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General Investigations: Hydropower, Ford Plant, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Hydropower, LSAF Hydro, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Hydropower, Lock and Dam 2, Hastings, Minnesota
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Hydropower, Upper St. Anthony Falls, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Integrated Watershed Study: Minnesota River Basin in Minnesota, South Dakota, North Dakota and Iowa
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Lock & Dam 10 Stage 2
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Lock Tow Haulage Units
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Lock and Dam 4 Embankment Environmental Assessment
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Locks and Dams 2 - 10, Embankment Maintenance Study
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Lower Pool 4 Channel and Dredged Material Management Study
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McMillan Island, Mississippi River Channel Maintenance
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Minnesota River Navigation Project
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Mississippi Headwaters Reservoirs Dam Safety Issues
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Mississippi Headwaters Reservoirs Project Sites
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Mississippi River Locks and Dams Nos. 2-10 Embankment Rehabilitation
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Mississippi River Major Maintenance / Rehabilitation
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Mississippi River: Lock & Dam 3 Navigation Safety and Embankments, Minnesota and Wisconsin
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Navigation and Environmental Sustainability Program (NESP)
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Navigation, Mississippi River, Lock Bulkheads and Slot Installation, Minn/Wisc/Iowa
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Operation and Maintenance, Lock and Dam 10 Stage 2
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Reconnaissance Study: Minnesota River Basin in MN, SD, IA and ND
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Recreational Boating Study of the Mississippi River, Pools 4 to 9, Summer 2003
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River Resource Values and Expectation
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Small-Boat Harbor Dredging, St. Paul, Minnesota (Harbor Dredging)
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St. Croix River: Endangered Mussel Conservation - Zebra Mussel Control
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Upper Mississippi River - Illinois Waterway System Navigation Study
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Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Project - Locks & Dams
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Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Project Channel Maintenance; MN, WI, IA
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Warroad Harbor and River Harbor Dredging
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Taggatz selected as one of 10 significant boats of 2008
2008-101; Dec. 23, 2008
SAINT PAUL, MINN. -- WorkBoat magazine selected the Quarters Boat Taggatz as one of its 10 significant boats of 2008.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, commissioned the building of the Taggatz in May of 2006 and awarded the contract in August of 2006 to Patti Shipyard of Pensacola, Fla. It arrived in the district in July of 2008. The Taggatz completed the district’s three vessel dredging fleet that also includes the Dredge Goetz and the Motor Vessel General Warren. The fleet replaced the Dredge Thompson and is used to maintain the Upper Mississippi River and its navigable tributaries.
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The Taggatz is 160 foot long and 40 foot wide and is used to house those working on the dredging crew. It has a two-level house with living quarters for a crew of 58 and the capability to feed 40 persons at one sitting. In addition, it has office space to perform administrative work and an engineering room in the hull. It cost approximately $13 million to build.
The non-propelled barge was selected for this award because of its 'stand-alone' capability – as it can both support the dredge fleet and also be used on its own as a separate vessel. Its water maker pulls water directly from the muddy river, filters, evaporates and reconstitutes for all crew and fleet needs. The Integrated Communications Platform is fully digital and incorporates telephone/PBX, intercom, public address and general alarms into a common panel – a sizeable step from radios, bells and cell phones. A well laid out state-of-art galley, mess/training room, lounge and business office compliment two- and four-bed berths, each with a private head and shower. A satellite dish provides reliable emergency phone service and internet access to all rooms. Business processing is now no different than if one was in the district office in St. Paul.
The award was presented to the district at the annual Workboat Show in New Orleans on Shipyard Day, Dec. 3, and was featured in the July 2008 issue of this highly popular industry magazine.
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, serves the American public in the areas of environmental enhancement, navigation, flood damage reduction, water and wetlands regulation, recreation sites and disaster response. It contributes around $126 million to the five-state district economy. The more than 625 employees work at more than 40 sites in five upper-Midwest states. For more information, see www.mvp.usace.army.mil.
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