For our nations’ first engineering force, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, dams and the massive reservoirs of fresh water they preserve, have become an essential element of its overall mission.
Allen Chestnut is the Dam Safety program manager for the Kansas City District, whose portfolio includes 18 dams across Missouri, Kansas, Iowa and Nebraska. He said although being responsible for the maintenance and inspection of such critical infrastructure is a daunting task at times, the value his work provides is what keeps him going.
“It's interesting and the great thing about working on dam safety, is we're doing important stuff,” Chestnut said. “Most people don't get to work on projects of this size or magnitude and it's...
Dams are a critical component to domestic infrastructure that provides benefits to the American citizen that are sometimes overlooked. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District, manages 18 of the nation's more than 3,000 federally owned dams, and maintenance and inspection of these engineering marvels are crucial to preventing major flooding throughout the region. That's why a team of talented engineers from the district,...
Korbin Turner (right) of Westhues Electric Inc. going over blueprints with the superintendent from Rau Construction Co., Ryan Howerton, on Monday, April 7 during the buildout of a new United States Navy Recruiting Office in downtown Kansas City.
Spring public meetings to discuss Missouri River Water Management operations and plans were held April 1 and 3, 2025.
Spring public meetings provide a status of mountain snowpack, a runoff forecast for the year, and how operations during the runoff year will meet the authorized purposes for the Missouri River Mainstem System.
Meetings were held virtually due to travel restrictions. Updates include a discussion from the National Weather Service regarding mountain snowpack, lingering drought and the System's ability to capture runoff and how releases will be made to serve the authorized purposes.
