Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works announces 'Building Infrastructure, Not Paperwork' initiative for Army’s Civil Works Program

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District’s ongoing Hydropower Modernization Program authorized under Section 212 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 is making it possible to bring the generators up to date and to operate them more efficiently. In this photo, USACE employees and Andritz contractors carefully disassemble a massive rotor Sept. 3, 2025, from a hydropower unit at Old Hickory Dam Powerhouse on the Cumberland River in Hendersonville, Tennessee. (USACE Photo by Noe Gonzalez)