District commander Col. Andrew Short and congressional representatives recently visited Montgomery Lock and Dam to tour the facility and navigate down the Ohio River. The tour included a visit inside the lock chambers' middle wall and an upriver towboat trip to see the Shell cracker plant construction site.
After days of heavy rain and storms in the area, the sun shined brightly on the ribbon cutting, or more correctly stated, valve-turning ceremony for the completion of the Sheraden Park Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Project, June 1.
Most people remember that the St. Patrick's Day Flood of 1936 started infamously, March 17, 1936 but did you know that the flood actually lasted for three days. This video examines some of the impact that the Pittsburgh District's reservoir system has had on floods similar to the 1936 one.
Technology developed to help Marines plan for amphibious operations is now assisting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers with collecting hydrographic survey data in areas not easily accessed by a manned vessel.
The Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District will participate in the sixth annual small business networking event, April 2 at the Robert H. Mollohan Research Center in Fairmont, W.Va. The event is free and open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
