Baltimore District's Technical Assistance Branch (part of the Planning Division) conducts a stormwater assessment in Accokeek, MD, an assessment that aims to help Prince George's County address recurring issues of flooded yards and basements reported by residents. By mapping the underground stormwater infrastructure, we can provide valuable insight into the neighborhood's drainage system and its effectiveness during heavy rainfall. (U.S. Army video by David Adams)
The Baltimore District, Survey/Debris Section is replacing the approximately 50-year old timber pier at Fort McHenry with a pier of a similar footprint but to be made of concrete instead of timber. The new pier is intended to last another 40+ years to service the Survey Vessel CATLETT (60ft survey catamaran) as well as the Debris Vessel Reynolds and her soon to be replacement (~2025).
In the waterways of Maryland's Eastern Shore, the hard-working crew of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Dredge MURDEN navigate their way through the shallow water, cleaning up the channels near Ocean City, dredging the project inside what teams call the 'clam dock' or the 'inside projects.'
Washington Aqueduct crews have been conducting repairs and updates to sections of the utility's first conduit - commonly referred to as the "Old Conduit," — since November 2023.
The Old Conduit is a 12-mile-long circular tube structure carrying water from the Potomac River near Great Falls to the Dalecarlia Reservoir.
In 2014, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District, in coordination with additional Chesapeake Bay Program partners including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Maryland Department of Natural Resources (MD DNR), Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VRMC), and several additional nonprofit organizations and academic institutions, committed to the restoration of oyster population and habitat in 10...
Atkisson Dam in Harford County, Maryland, was constructed in 1942 to provide water supply to Edgewood Arsenal, now known as Aberdeen Proving Ground. It was named after U.S. Army Col. E.J. Atkisson, commander of the First Gas Regiment during World War I and commander of Edgewood Arsenal from 1920 to 1923. Even in the development of the project in the 1940s, the environment, risk management and a systems approach were at the forefront of the...
Sitting within the distinctive ridge and valley portion of the Allegheny Mountains, is Raystown Lake – the largest lake located entirely in Pennsylvania. Due to the topography of the Alleghenies from millions of years of erosion and shifting of continental plates, rain runoff is naturally encouraged, causing major flood risk to the local communities.
Following in the footsteps of his father, Jacob is now the acting captain of the S/V CATLETT, the largest survey vessel in the District’s Hydrographic Survey Section. The ship surveys navigation channels in and around the upper and lower Chesapeake Bay, including shipping lanes associated with the Port of Baltimore, as part of the USACE mission to ensure safe navigation in the region’s federal channels.
When the sun rose over the Patapsco River on March 26, it unmasked a shadow of tragedy and despair. The historic Francis Scott Key Bridge was destroyed, the M/V DALI sat immovable in the Fort McHenry Federal Channel, six lives were lost, thousands were out of work and the flow of commerce into and out of the Port of Baltimore was brought to a halt. Knowing the mission to come, it was that morning when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,...
