The Omaha District plays a pivotal role in managing the nation's water resources and assisting the military.
By applying a structured, rational approach to identifying and determining solutions to the nation's complex water resource problems, planning engineers look to solve problems and provide solutions in areas of environmental planning and compliance, ecosystem restoration, flood damage reduction and cultural resources. Planning is an important resource for the public in prosecuting a comprehensive water resources development plan.
In addition to possessing the knowledge, skills and insights of professionals from many of the natural, social and engineering sciences, Corps planners seek input from the public (i.e., homeowners, businesses, environmental advocates, Native American Tribes and interest groups) and agencies (i.e., federal state, regional and local) to arrive at a solution.