6 Jun 2019

Employee deploys to support debris cleanup following Hurricane Michael

Traditionally, deployment and mobilization are associated with military personnel – active duty, Guard and Reserve. However, there are Department of the Army civilians who volunteer to deploy in support of statewide and worldwide missions.Marty Wahking, Louisville District Environmental Branch Section chief, returned from a deployment to the state

3 Jun 2019

District participates in Louisville Bats Military Appreciation Day game

On a scorcher of a day, many of the Louisville District employees, family members and friends enjoyed America’s favorite pastime at Slugger Field to celebrate Military Appreciation Day, where they saw the Louisville Bats beat the Toledo Mud Hens on Memorial Day, May 27, 2019.While Memorial Day honors servicemembers who have made the ultimate

20 May 2019

Marine Board tours Olmsted Locks and Dam

The Marine Board, part of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, toured the Olmsted Locks and Dam in Olmsted, Illinois May 15 as part of their three-day spring meeting held in Paducah, Kentucky.The Marine Board is a source of expertise on maritime transportation and technology which

9 May 2019

10-story tall crane turns into 3 million tons of scrap metal

The skyline at Olmsted Locks and Dam changed forever, May 4, 2019, as the super gantry crane, built especially for the construction of the Olmsted Dam in 2010, was demolished marking another significant milestone in the project’s history.With the flip of a detonator switch the crane was transformed into 3 million pounds of scrap metal. This method

8 May 2019

UC Students Tour Caesar Creek Lake Dam

  UC Students Tour Caesar Creek Lake Dam BY: Kassidy R. Buschor | UC SAME Vice President On the morning of March 30th, 2019, twenty students and Army ROTC cadets from the University of Cincinnati (UC) took to the road for the Caesar Creek Lake Dam in Waynesville, Ohio. The Caesar Creek Lake Dam is a 2,650 foot long earthen dam

16 Apr 2019

District remediates 2,000 residential properties in Jacobsville neighborhood

The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, referred to as CERCLA and commonly known as Superfund, is responsible for cleaning up some of the nation’s most contaminated land and responding to environmental emergencies, oil spills and natural disasters.According to the Environmental Protection Agency’s website,

5 Apr 2019

USACE Headquarters recognizes district employee

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineer Headquarters recognized Louisville District Mechanical Design Section Chief Brandon Martin for his contribution to USACE Headquarters engineering and construction in its development of commissioning criteria. Commissioning is a quality process specifically developed to ensure complex and active building systems, such

2 Apr 2019

Deputy exemplifies taking care of people with roadshow

‘Taking care of people’ is not just a regional Corps of Engineers motto – it is part of the fabric of the Louisville District. To help field sites feel more connected to the district office, Deputy Commander Lt. Col. Kevin Lewis kicked off a new initiative—a monthly roadshow visiting project sites to increase communication, identify systemic issues

1 Mar 2019

Corps responds to flooding along lower Ohio River

February’s heavy rainfall events in the Ohio Valley led to flooding along the lower Ohio and Wabash rivers and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District Emergency Operations Center activated in response.During emergencies, the district’s EOC works closely with state and local sponsors to provide emergency assistance including performing

13 Feb 2019

Salvage efforts to retrieve sunken barges continue at McAlpine Dam

Salvage operations to retrieve three remaining barges are ongoing at the McAlpine Dam on the Ohio River in Louisville, Kentucky, following a navigation incident on Christmas Day, which left nine barges pinned against the dam.The Motor Vessel Debbie Graham, a towboat owned by Tennessee Valley Towing, was pushing 15 barges of coal on Dec. 25, 2018,