NORTHWESTERN DIVISION

The Kansas City District's October - December 2015 issue of the Heartland Engineer is now available online!

Kim Adkins, Readiness and Contingency Operations, Operations Chief for the Northwestern Division was recently recognized as 2014 Emergency Manager of the Year by the Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Headquarters. Her recognition as Emergency Manager of the Year spotlights her role as the Civil Emergency Program Manager for POD during day-to-day operations and in support of disaster response operations.

Thomas North, Senior Structural Engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Northwestern Division visited the navigation lock at The Dalles Dam for a routine inspection. The Dalles' navigation lock is one of the deepest in the world.

On August 6, 2015, Thomas North, Senior Structural Engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Northwestern Division was awarded USACE Engineer of the Year. The award recognized his service for development of design/inspection and inventory expertise of USACE hydraulic steel structures and bridges, advising the nation of St. Lucia on bridge design and advising USAID on incorporating ASCE-7 seismic provisions for USAID Palestinian projects on the West Bank, Israel.

Looking east along the Columbia River Gorge from the Vista House along Historic U.S. Highway 30 in Oregon. The Columbia River Treaty, signed by Canada and the U.S. in 1961, was developed to coordinate flood control and optimize electrical energy production in the Columbia Basin.

Senior Engineer at Ice Harbor Dam near Walla Walla District explains a generator failure to Hydropower Interns.