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During an Oct. 18 visit to Pittsburgh District, the Environmental Advisory Board toured the Nine Mile Run Watershed, a successful urban aquatic ecosystem restoration project undertaken in 2006 by the district and its partner the city of Pittsburgh.
EAB visits Pittsburgh District
During an Oct. 18 visit to Pittsburgh District, the Environmental Advisory Board toured the Nine Mile Run Watershed, a successful urban aquatic ecosystem restoration project undertaken in 2006 by the district and its partner the city of Pittsburgh.
During an Oct. 17-19 visit to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District, members of the Environmental Advisory Boards along with Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers commanding general and chief of engineers, and Brig. Gen. Mark Toy, Great Lakes and Ohio River Division commander, tour a future district project on the north shore of Pittsburgh.
EAB visits Pittsburgh District
During an Oct. 17-19 visit to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District, members of the Environmental Advisory Boards along with Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers commanding general and chief of engineers, and Brig. Gen. Mark Toy, Great Lakes and Ohio River Division commander, tour a future district project on the north shore of Pittsburgh.
As part of our public meeting, we will be providing an update on current lake levels. Currently, East Branch Dam Lake pool has been low. This year, the lake reached its highest pool on May 30, and since then there has been only seven days that the inflow has been greater or equal to the outflow.
Corps to host East Branch Dam Safety Project Public Meeting, Nov. 9
As part of our public meeting, we will be providing an update on current lake levels. Currently, East Branch Dam Lake pool has been low. This year, the lake reached its highest pool on May 30, and since then there has been only seven days that the inflow has been greater or equal to the outflow.
From the 1940s through the early 1960s, the lake endured the toxic effects of acid drainage in its water shed from heavy coal and clay mining. During that time, the average pH levels in the outflow were between 4.0 and 5.0. This decline in water quality reduced the plankton, which is an essential aquatic organism and primary food chain element. At these levels, fish are not able to survive in this environment.
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From the 1940s through the early 1960s, the lake endured the toxic effects of acid drainage in its water shed from heavy coal and clay mining. During that time, the average pH levels in the outflow were between 4.0 and 5.0. This decline in water quality reduced the plankton, which is an essential aquatic organism and primary food chain element. At these levels, fish are not able to survive in this environment.

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During an Oct. 18 visit to Pittsburgh District, the Environmental Advisory Board toured the Nine Mile Run Watershed, a successful urban aquatic ecosystem restoration project undertaken in 2006 by the district and its partner the city of Pittsburgh.
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During an Oct. 18 visit to Pittsburgh District, the Environmental Advisory Board toured the Nine Mile Run Watershed, a successful urban aquatic ecosystem restoration project undertaken in 2006 by the district and its partner the city of Pittsburgh.
  • During an Oct. 18 visit to Pittsburgh District, the Environmental Advisory Board toured the Nine Mile Run Watershed, a successful urban aquatic ecosystem restoration project undertaken in 2006 by the district and its partner the city of Pittsburgh.
  • During an Oct. 17-19 visit to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District, members of the Environmental Advisory Boards along with Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers commanding general and chief of engineers, and Brig. Gen. Mark Toy, Great Lakes and Ohio River Division commander, tour a future district project on the north shore of Pittsburgh.
  • As part of our public meeting, we will be providing an update on current lake levels. Currently, East Branch Dam Lake pool has been low. This year, the lake reached its highest pool on May 30, and since then there has been only seven days that the inflow has been greater or equal to the outflow.
  • From the 1940s through the early 1960s, the lake endured the toxic effects of acid drainage in its water shed from heavy coal and clay mining. During that time, the average pH levels in the outflow were between 4.0 and 5.0. This decline in water quality reduced the plankton, which is an essential aquatic organism and primary food chain element. At these levels, fish are not able to survive in this environment.
  • Members of the repair party work on Montgomery Locks and Dam on the Ohio River.
  • Col. Bernard Lindstrom, district commander, presents guest speaker, Jay Sukernek, Riverlife’s chief financial officer, with a commander’s coin in appreciation of Sukernek’s participation is the district’s senior leadership workshop, Feb. 19.
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