Story by Nicole Celestine | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District | 05.29.2025
“One might think that in 21st century America, we’ve put an end to dam failures, but that’s not true,” said Seattle District’s Dam Safety Program Manager Richard Smith. “Dams continue to fail for numerous reasons and all too often with disastrous consequences. Lives are still being lost, and it’s our responsibility as good dam stewards to ensure our dams do not fail."...
Story by Sandra Arnold | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District | 09.02.2015
Often spending his summers in the Texas hill country, building makeshift dams and playing in creeks in his younger years, Andrew Weber’s fascination with moving water hasn’t changed. As a civil engineer, specializing in geotechnical engineering, his work with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District allows him to continue studying water and the impact it has on soil properties......
Story by Isidro Reyna | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District | 08.31.2015
Construction to begin in September 2015 The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, awarded a contract in the amount of $71,902,340 to Granite Construction Company for construction of new outlet structures at the Addicks and Barker Dams in west Houston....
Story by Sandra Arnold | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District | 05.11.2015
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District will host Corps project managers from around the nation during a Dam Safety Modification Studies Workshop May 12-14, 2015, at the district’s headquarters building in Galveston, Texas....
