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  • July

    Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District, and the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators participated in the TWRA Operation Dry Water press day to inform the public of heightened TWRA and Coast Guard presence on Tennessee water ways over the July 4th weekend. The press conference was held at J. Percy Priest Lake in Nashville, Tennessee.

    TWRA kicks off Operation Dry Water for July 4th Holiday Weekend

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (July 1, 2022) – The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency held a press day at J. Percy Priest Lake in Nashville, Tennessee to spread the word about Operation Dry Water, before the upcoming 4th of July weekend. ODW, a national awareness and enforcement campaign focused on reducing the number of alcohol and drug-related incidents and fatalities on the water, will take place from July 2 to July 4. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District hosted the event at Priest Lake.

  • June

    Storage reservoirs in the Cumberland River Basin like J. Percy Priest in Nashville, Tennessee, provide a reliable source of water supply source for municipal and industrial users, as well as hundreds of private users. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District balances demands for water with the authorized purposes of the reservoirs when determining allocations for water storage. This is J. Percy Priest Dam June 30, 2022. (USACE Photo by Lee Roberts)

    Storage reservoirs reliable source of water supply

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (June 30, 2022) – The system of dams and reservoirs in the Cumberland River Basin provide flood risk reduction, hydropower generation, navigation channels, and recreation benefits. It also provides a reliable water supply source for over 70 municipal and industrial users, as well as hundreds of private users.

  • Operations Division hosts boat operator training at Taylorsville Lake

    Employees from several U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District field offices recently participated in Motorboat Operator Training at Taylorsville Lake in Taylorsville, Kentucky.The class is mandatory for anyone who operates a watercraft vehicle less than 26 feet in length at the district’s project sites. The course trains, tests, and
  • Justin Tabor, senior cost engineer for Chickamauga and Kentucky Lock, is the Nashville District’s Employee of the Month for April 2022. (USACE Photo by HEATHER KING.)

    Nashville District names Tabor Employee of the Month for April 2022

    Justin Tabor, senior cost engineer assigned to the Technical Services Section, is named U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Employee of the Month for April 2022. He is recognized primarily for his efforts as a senior cost engineer supporting the Kentucky Lock Total Project Cost Update.
  • On Wednesday June 15, 2022, USACE Great Lakes and Ohio River Division Commander, Col. Kimberly Peeples, named Sarah Sullivan, Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention Coordinator, as Employee of the Month. Sullivan was nominated by Equal Employment Opportunity Officer, Tracy Baker.

    Sarah Sullivan named Employee of the Month and shares SHARP highlights

    On Wednesday June 15, 2022, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division Commander, Col. Kimberly Peeples, named Sarah Sullivan, Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention Coordinator, as Employee of the Month. Sullivan was nominated by Equal Employment Opportunity Officer, Tracy Baker.

  • Soldiers shadow USACE engineers at LOUVAMC site

    Three non-commissioned officers assigned to 1st Army at Fort Knox, Kentucky recently had the opportunity to shadow Quality Assurance Representatives from the Louisville Veterans Medical Center construction project June 6-10.  
  • Jim Merkley, park ranger and beekeeper at Patoka Lake, inspects a frame with honeybees on it to see if the hive is healthy and its residents are all doing their jobs June 1, 2022. (Photo by Michael Maddox, USACE Louisville District Public Affairs)

    The buzz around Patoka Lake is that pollinators are an important part of nature

    This week is National Pollinator Week, June 20-26, and those interested in learning about pollinators and how they fit into the ecosystem can visit Patoka Lake in Dubois, Ind., to see some local pollinators in action.  Patoka Lake is home to two hives of honeybees – each containing 20,000 to 60,000 of the flying little pollinators. 
  • Luke Ditto, Nashville District's Employee of the Month for March, inspects an electrical box at the Old Hickory Power Plant.

    Nashville District names Ditto Employee of the Month for March 2022

    Luke Ditto, power plant senior electronics mechanic with the Electronics Service Section, is named U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Employee of the Month for March 2022. He is recognized primarily for his attention to safety while working at Cordell Hull Power Plant.

  • Environmental engineers monitor water quality through groundwater sampling

    Whether it is a current or formerly owned, leased or Department of Defense possessed property, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District manages the environmental restoration of sites contaminated with hazardous, toxic or radioactive waste or ordnance in Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky.

  • Environmental engineers monitor water quality through groundwater sampling

    Whether it is a current or formerly owned, leased or Department of Defense possessed property, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District manages the environmental restoration of sites contaminated with hazardous, toxic or radioactive waste or ordnance in Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky.