Lt. Col. Stephen Green, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander, speaks during a Project Partnership Agreement Signing Ceremony Aug. 23, 2024, in Carthage, Tennessee, which officially kicked off the design and construction phases of the Carthage Wastewater Treatment Plant Streambank Stabilization Project. (USACE Photo by Lee Roberts)
Lt. Col. Stephen Green, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander; Mayor Steve Babcock of Carthage, Tennessee (Middle); and Congressman John Rose, Tennessee 6th District, pose after Green and Babcock signed a Project Partnership Agreement Aug. 23, 2024, in Carthage, Tennessee. The agreement officially begins a streambank stabilization project on the Cumberland River that will prevent further bank erosion that currently endangers the Carthage Wastewater Treatment Plant. (USACE Photo by Lee Roberts)

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