Mission

The mission of Great Lakes and Ohio River Division Water Management is to (1) Deliver innovative, resilient, and sustainable solutions to DoD and the Nation; (2) Deliver enduring and essential water resource solutions using effective transformation strategies; (3) Deliver support that responds to, recovers from, and mitigates disaster impacts to the Nation; and (4) Build Great People, Teams, Systems, and Processes to sustain a diverse culture of collaboration, innovation, and participation to shape and deliver strategic solutions.

The Corps makes real-time water resources decisions that directly affect people, the environment and the nation’s economy.

Water Management is a world-class engineering organization that supports 8 of the Corps’ 10 Civil Works Business Lines:

• Navigation
• Flood Risk Management
• Hydropower
• Recreation
• Storm Damage Response
• Emergency Response
• Water Supply
• Environmental Restoration

Water Management Division Functions

• Regional Water Management
• International Joint Commission and State Department
• Mississippi River Commission

Water Management embraces 7 Environmental Operating Principles:

1. Striving to achieve environmental sustainability.
2. Recognizing the interdependence of life and the physical environment.
3. Seeking balance and synergy among human development activities and natural systems.
4. Continuing to accept corporate responsibility and accountability under the law for activities and decisions under our control that impact human health and welfare and the continued viability of natural systems.
5. Seeking ways and means to assess and mitigate cumulative impacts to the environment by bringing systems approaches to the full life cycle of our processes and work.
6. Building and sharing an integrated scientific, economic, and social knowledge base that supports a greater understanding of the environment and impacts of our work.
7. Respecting the views of individuals and groups interested in Corps activities, listening to them actively, and learning from their perspective in the search to find innovative win-win solutions to the Nation’s problems that also protect and enhance the environment.

Disclaimer

NOTICE: All data contained herein is preliminary in nature and therefore subject to change. The data is for general information purposes ONLY and SHALL NOT be used in technical applications such as, but not limited to, studies or designs. All critical data should be obtained from and verified by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, Great Lakes and Ohio River Division, Water Management Team, 550 Main Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202. The United States of America assumes no liability for the completeness or accuracy of the data contained herein and any use of such data inconsistent with this disclaimer shall be solely at the risk of the user.