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Chris Bailey, left, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District project engineer in Estonia, briefs Col. John Baker, right, chief engineer for U.S. Army Europe, on newly constructed machine gun and sniper ranges built through the European Reassurance Initiative to enhance readiness of U.S., Estonian and NATO forces Dec. 14 at Tapa Training Area, Estonia.
Former district employee goes from Alabama to Estonia, becomes 'one-man office'
Chris Bailey grew up in Alabama and saw snow so infrequently he thought it was a Christmas miracle. As a boy, his hometown was dusted by flurries no more than a handful of times.
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Inside the newly-constructed Unmanned Aerial Systems hangar constructed at Camp Mackall near Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The facility, built by Caddell Construction, won the state and national-level Associated Builders and Constractors, Inc. Excellence in Construction Competition in December 2016. It also received state-level honors from the Associated General Contractors of America.
Camp Mackall hangar receives top industry awards
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials recently unveiled a new, award-winning facility to house tactical unmanned aerial systems (UAS) for the XVIII Airborne Corps, one of the Army’s elite units based at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
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An aerial view of the Raw Water Storage Impoundment, constructed as part of the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, currently sits at 56 percent completion.
Aerial view of SHEP storage impoundment
An aerial view of the Raw Water Storage Impoundment, constructed as part of the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, currently sits at 56 percent completion.
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Workers unload four Speece cones delivered Dec. 14, 2016, to an Army Corps of Engineers site along the Savannah River. The Speece cones, each about 22 feet tall when installed, will dissolve pure oxygen into water extracted from the river, then push the water back into the river. The process will replace dissolved oxygen in the river lost as the Corps of Engineers deepens the harbor from its current 42-foot authorized depth to 47 feet. The replacement of dissolved oxygen lost to the deepening of the Savannah River forms one of the environmental mitigation actions taken by the Corps for the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP). Deepening the harbor will allow new, larger, more efficient container ships to call on Savannah’s port with heavier loads and with fewer tidal restrictions. These cones will be installed at a site across from the Port of Savannah. An additional set of Speece cones will be installed upstream of the harbor in Effingham County.
Speece cones delivered as part of the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project environmental mitigation
Workers unload four Speece cones delivered Dec. 14, 2016, to an Army Corps of Engineers site along the Savannah River.
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Corps proposes changes to placing cadmium in dredged material containment areas

SAVANNAH, Ga. – Two proposed changes to the placing of cadmium-laden dredged sediments at dredged material containment areas (DCMAs), as part of the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, are available for review in a Draft Supplemental Environmental Assessment (SEA). This SEA supplements the July 2012 Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project .Corps officials recommend placing material in a manner that reduces risks to wildlife without causing dike failure. Corps officials will accept written public comments on the proposed changes until 12 p.m. on Feb. 3, 2017.
Published: 12/30/2016

Christmas trees provide fish habitats at Hartwell, Thurmond Lakes

SAVANNAH, Ga. – The season of giving continues beyond holiday celebrations as officials at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Hartwell Lake and J. Strom Thurmond projects activate plans to repurpose Christmas trees into fish habitats. Officials will accept only real Christmas trees for recycling Dec. 26 through Feb. 1, 2017 at Hartwell and Dec. 20 through Jan. 11, 2017 at Thurmond.
Published: 12/13/2016

Construction may cause delays on Twin Lakes Road

HARTWELL, Ga. – Construction of a new gate house, traffic island and road widening on Twin Lakes Road may cause delays for a few weeks.
Published: 11/8/2016

Day use fees waived at Hartwell, Thurmond on Veterans Day

SAVANNAH, Ga. – Day use fees will be waived at Hartwell and J. Strom Thurmond projects for veterans, active and reserve component service members, and their families on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, as a small token of appreciation for bold sacrifices.
Published: 10/21/2016

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