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  • October

    In a convergence of academia and real-world engineering, a group of students from the University of Pittsburgh’s Hydrologic Analysis and Design course explored the Conemaugh River Dam to expand their engineer learning beyond conventional classroom boundaries. University of Pittsburgh students pose for a group photo with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers park rangers at Conemaugh River Dam in Saltsburg, Pennsylvania, Oct. 13, 2023. From left to right: Ranger Emily Potter, Spencer Matan, Ben Johnson, Matt Niznik, George Strish, Eugene Kwom, Kara Schmitt, Amanda Lee, Jess Chamberlain, Ranger April Richards, and Professor Werner Loehlein.

    From Classroom to Conemaugh: Pittsburgh Students Dive into Dam Engineering

    Park Ranger April Richard's sturdy boots crunched on the gravel path as she led the tour group up a hillside to an overlook platform. Richards, the ranger at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District’s Conemaugh River Lake, welcomed a group of students and began their guided tour. She started by discussing the fundamental nature of the dam.

  • June

    The Pittsburgh District installs warning signs on the Highland Park Bridge.

    Warning signs on the horizon bring visibility to an invisible danger

    Inexperienced boaters face hidden dangers on the Allegheny River that could result in severe injury or death if they don’t pay attention.

  • April

    The Electronics Services Section built and coded the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition system, which is currently being put in Nashville District hydropower plants and Detroit District hydropower plant. The control system will allow Corps engineers to operate hydropower plants from within the Nashville District. Electrical Engineer Skylar Holloway, Senior Electronics Mechanic Allen Hay, Hydropower Plant Senior Electronics Engineer Luke Ditto, and ESS Supervisor Richard Reiger show the Remote Terminal Unit simulator the team built and used to conduct testing before making and coding the system currently being installed at the Corps hydropower plants.

    Nashville District Engineers build and install new Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition system

    HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. (April 3, 2023)— The Nashville District Corps of Engineers installed the first part of a new Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition system at J. Percy Priest hydropower plant located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it is remotely operated from Old Hickory hydropower plant in Hendersonville, Tennessee.

  • September

    On Sept 14, 2022, Pittsburgh District Commander Adam Czekanski signs a $426,000 federal cost-share agreement for a Section 22 Planning Assistance to States project to develop a stormwater management plan for the Indiana County community in Pennsylvania. Section 22 projects allow the Corps of Engineers to partner with local communities to provide engineering assistance and expertise to address local challenges. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District photo by Andrew Byrne)

    A $400,000 signature: Corps signs PAS agreement with Indiana County, Pennsylvania

    With a pen stroke, Pittsburgh District Commander Adam Czekanski set the gears in motion for a $426,000 project in Indiana County, Pennsylvania.
  • construction

    Pittsburgh District’s construction projects bring diversity of demand for Neville Island engineering team

    The construction office for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District operates in a fast-paced environment, moving from one project to the next without a pause, while juggling several jobs simultaneously.

  • April

    Old Hickory Lock and Dam Equipment Mechanic Supervisor Justin Gray explains to Lipscomb University students the importance of lock maintenance, sharing how all parts of the lock are critical and inspected often to maintain stellar performance.

    Lipscomb University students tour Old Hickory Lock & Dam

    HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. (April 14, 2022)— Students from Lipscomb University toured the Old Hickory Power Plant to complete an American Society of Civil Engineers' Infrastructure Report Card as part of their assignment for this semester.

  • February

    Lenna Hawkins and her father building a backyard deck at her house. (Courtesy photo)

    If you do what you love

    “If you do what you love, you’ll never work a day in your life.” Whether it was Marc Anthony or inspired by Confucius, the quote has existed for centuries but is still true today. This Valentine’s Day, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District highlights some of our employees who do what they love while accomplishing critical roles that deliver the district’s mission to the nation. We asked them about their childhood hobbies and interests and how those passions grew into careers.
  • Duquesne University students and Crooked Creek Lake rangers use straining nets to gather stunned fish through electrofishing during the 2021 recreation season. Overall, they identified almost 2,500 fish, revealing 41 species of fish within Crooked Creek Lake’s watershed. (U.S. Army Photo by Christian Clendenning).

    Pittsburgh District joins Duquesne University to form a stunning partnership

    Every organization says they are a learning organization, but the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has taken its quest for innovation to a stunning level. During the 2021 recreation season, experts from the Pittsburgh District began a partnership with Duquesne University’s biology department. The goal was to test water quality within Crooked Creek Lake’s watershed called an “electrofishing survey,” which the corps had not used before.

  • January

    Meet Apollo, the peregrine falcon who stole the show. Hundreds of people attended the second-annual Eagle Fest on Saturday, Jan. 8, which was hosted by the Shenango River Watchers. The event offered visitors an opportunity to learn more about bald eagles that nest around Shenango River Lake, including the river below the dam and nearby wildlife areas (U.S. Army photo by staff).

    Hundreds attend Eagle Fest at Shenango River Lake

    As people’s schedules start calming down after the Christmas season, bird enthusiasts and nature lovers alike had the chance to come together at Shenango River Lake and learn about America’s avian rockstar: the bald eagle.
  • Col. Adam Czekanski, district commander, attended a meeting to sign a Project-Partnership Agreement with officials to kickstart the project. Signing the partnership agreement is the first step in improving the treatment plant’s efficiency while reducing inflow and infiltration within the collection system in Tyler and Wetzel counties. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District entered a partnership agreement with the city of Paden City, West Virginia, to upgrade sanitary sewer collection and treatment facilities as part of a $2 million Section 219 Environmental Infrastructure project, Thursday, Jan. 6.

    Corps upgrades Paden City’s wastewater treatment systems

    Ever had a problem with the septic tank in your yard? The cost to replace it, and consequences if you do not, can really stink – even more so when the problem is on a community-wide level. That is why the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District is partnering with Paden City to upgrade the sanitary sewer collection and treatment facilities in Tyler and Wetzel counties as part of a $2 million environmental infrastructure project.