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Green tech: Corps of Engineers wetland habitat lowers flood risk for Dallas

Story by James Frisinger | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District | Date: 11.03.2012

A string of sky-blue ponds – surrounded by grasslands – unwinds across the North Texas countryside. Overhead hundreds of cormorants crisscross in and out of formation. Read More

US Army Corps of Engineers honors 73 veterans, enrolled as The Mission Continues fellows, for their service to the nation and to Dallas trail project

Story by James Frisinger | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District | Date: 10.20.2012

Seventy-three post-9/11 veterans were honored Saturday by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for their service to the nation and for beginning a civilian life of service by getting their hands dirty in a Dallas... Read More

New Pavaho Pump Station reduces neighborhood flooding in West Dallas

Story by James Frisinger | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District | Date: 10.16.2012

Local dignitaries cut the ribbon Tuesday for the new Pavaho Pump Station located at the foot of the West Levee on Canada Drive in Dallas. Read More

USACE Galveston suspends lock operations at Wallisville Saltwater Barrier due to continued drought conditions on Trinity River Watershed

Story by Isidro Reyna | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District | Date: 09.11.2012

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District’s Wallisville Lake Project suspended lock operations today at the Saltwater Barrier Navigation Lock. Read More

Corps of Engineers water resources class learns from Trinity River watershed case studies in Dallas-Fort Worth

Story by James Frisinger | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District | Date: 08.23.2012

DALLAS -- Members’ of this year’s U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Planning Associates Program toured three Dallas-Fort Worth projects Aug. 23 during its week-long watershed class held in the Fort Worth... Read More