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USACE-TVA 80-year partnership a definite plus for Cumberland, Tennessee Rivers Basin

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (May 17, 2013) -- Although creation of the Tennessee Valley Authority by Congressional Act on May 18, 1933 relieved the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers of most of its role in developing the economic potential of the Tennessee River and its tributaries, the Corps retained a development and operational role on the Cumberland River and its tributaries.
Published: 5/17/2013

U.S. Coast Guard releases 2012 Recreational Boating Statistics Report

Almost 71 percent of all fatal boating accident victims drowned, with 84 percent of those victims not reported as wearing a life jacket. Approximately 14 percent of deaths occurred on vessels where the operator had received boating safety instruction. The most common types of vessels involved in reported accidents were open motorboats, personal watercraft and cabin motorboats.
Published: 5/14/2013

Nashville District providing hydropower with aging equipment, rehabs underway

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (May 10, 2013) -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District produces about $40 million annual revenue by converting water’s energy into 3.4 billion kilowatt hours of electricity in 28 generators at its nine Hydropower Plants in the Cumberland River Basin.
Published: 5/10/2013

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Old Hickory Lake opens its doors to tours of Old Hickory Lock, Dam

OLD HICKORY, Tenn. (May 15, 2013) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Old Hickory Lake is offering free guided public tours of the Old Hickory Lake’s Navigation Lock and Powerhouse 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Saturday May 25, June 29, July 20, Aug. 10 and Aug. 25. The tours are approximately one hour in length.
Published: 5/15/2013

NR 13-016: Cheatham Lake opens up powerhouse for public tours

CHARLOTTE, Tenn. (May 10, 2013) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is offering the public free guided tours of Cheatham Lake’s Powerhouse. Approximately 45 minutes in length, tours are scheduled for May 25, June 22, July 13, Aug. 17, and Sept. 7. The tour start times are 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.
Published: 5/10/2013

NR 13-015: Nashville District announces implementation of restrictions around dams

NASHVILLE, TENN. (April 30, 2013) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is beginning to implement permanent full-time waterborne restrictions around the 10 dams on the Cumberland River and its tributaries this week. Enforcement of these restrictions will be effective when the placement of buoys and sufficient signs is completed at each dam.
Published: 4/30/2013
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This aerial photo of the Kentucky Lock Addition project taken April 26, 2013 in Grand Rivers, Ky., shows construction of a new 1200-foot lock landward of the existing 600-foot lock and the relocated highway and railroad bridges downstream of the dam. The upstream-bound split barge tow will be able to lock through as a single tow when the new lock is completed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District in partnership with the Tennessee Valley Authority. (USACE Photo)
Greg Thomas, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District facility manager at Old Hickory Lake, give a wildlife presentation to Hawkins Middle School students May 2, 2013 on Environmental Awareness Day at Rockland Recreation Area in Hendersonville, Tenn.
Carolyn Dillard, a conservationist with the National Resources Conservation Service, uses a model to explain how pesticides and fertilizers and other contaminants are washed into watersheds and the importance of protecting the environment to students from Hawkins Middle School. This is one of 11 learning stations the kids rotated between on Environmental Awareness Day on the shoreline of Old Hickory Lake May 2, 2013. The event took place at Rockland Recreation Area in Hendersonville, Tenn.
Park Ranger Amy Redmond shows a corn snake to a student from Hawkins Middle School during a presentation about snakes in Tennessee. There were 11 learning stations that kids rotated between on Environmental Awareness Day at Old Hickory Lake. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District sponsors events like this to draw awareness to subjects in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
Park Ranger Amy Redmond shows a corn snake to a group of 6th graders from Hawkins Middle School during a presentation about snakes in Tennessee. There were 11 learning stations that kids rotated between on Environmental Awareness Day at Old Hickory Lake. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District sponsors events like this to draw awareness to subjects in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
Talon Redding, a biologist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services, displays a skunk pelt to Hawkins Middle School students on Environmental Awareness Day at Old Hickory Lake. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers organized the activities May 7, 2013 at Rockland Recreation Area.
Dwight Barnett, Tennessee Department of Agriculture, talks to 6th grade students from Hawkins Middle School about vegetation that is not indigenous to Tennessee during Environmental Awareness Day May 2, 2103 at Rockland Recreation Area on the shoreline of Old Hickory Lake.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Park Ranger Robert Earhart organizes a game May 7, 2013 at Old Hickory Lake with students from Hawkins Middle School to help them understand the term "carrying capacity," which is the number of animals a given area of land or water can support over time. The students spent the day at Rockland Recreation Area for Environmental Awareness Day.
Kathy and Norman Dewein (Left), Austin Peay University Project Wet, use beads to explain the water cycle to West Cheatham Elementary School students on Environmental Awareness Day May 3, 2013 at Cheatham Lake in Ashland City, Tenn. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District organized and sponsored the event.
Joy Mayfield, Sierra Club Middle Tennessee Group, teaches West Cheatham Elementary School students about compost on Environmental Awareness Day May 3, 2013 at Cheatham Lake in Ashland City, Tenn. The event was organized and sponsored by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District.
Penny Brooks with the Sierra Club Middle Tennessee Group, asks these West Cheatham Elementary School students what is used to make fiber glass. They were participating in Environmental Awareness Day May 3, 2013 at Cheatham Lake in Ashland City, Tenn. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers organized and sponsored the event.
Park Ranger Dean Austin, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District, demonstrates the use of an inflatable personal flotation device to West Cheatham Elementary School Students May 3, 2013 on Environmental Awareness Day at Ashland City, Tenn. He explained that they are only for adult use but suggested they share the information with their parents.
Park Ranger Dean Austin, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District, teaches a young student from West Cheatham Elementary School how to throw a "Rescue" bag so a swimmer in distress can grab the rope and be pulled to safety. The students learned about water safety during Environmental Awareness Day May 2, 2013 at Cheatham Lake in Ashland City, Tenn.
Conservation volunteers from Cheatham, Davidson and Robinson Counties show students from West Cheatham County Elementary School a tank with tadpoles and other water creatures during Environmental Awareness Day May 2, 2013 at Cheatham Lake in Ashland City, Tenn. Park rangers with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District organized and sponsored the event.
This is a rescued red tailed hawk that cannot fly and is being cared for by rangers with Tennessee State Parks. Students at West Cheatham Elementary School were able to see the hawk May 2, 2013 during Environmental Awareness Day at Cheatham Lake in Ashland City, Tenn.
Montgomery Bell State Park Ranger Tim Wheatley shows and tells about the Great Horned Owl during the Cheatham Lake Environmental Awareness Day May 2, 2013 at Cheatham Lake in Ashland City, Tenn. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District organized the event where students from West Cheatham Elementary School learned about various environmental topics in an outdoors setting.
People participate in a moment of silence at the beginning of a ceremony to unveil a high water mark sign May 2, 2013 at England Park in Nashville, Tenn. Officials posted the sign to draw attention to flood risk and make them aware of how high waters rose during the May 2010 flood.
This "High Water Mark" sign was unveiled May 2, 2013 at England Park in Nashville, Tenn., to draw attention to flood risk and make citizens aware of where waters rose during the May 2010 flood.
(Left to right) Nashville Mayor Karl Dean; Scott Potter, director of Metro Water Services; and Lt. Col. James A. DeLapp, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander, unveil the first of more than a dozen high water marks to be placed in the city as part of the "Know Your Line: Be Flood Aware" Initiative. The event took place at England Park May 2, 2013.
Nashville Mayor Karl Dean speaks during a ceremony where officials unveiled a high water mark sign to bring attention to flood awareness. Lt. Col. James A. DeLapp, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander, stands behind the mayor. The Corps participated with the city and other federal agencies in the "Know Your Line: Be Flood Aware" Initiative.
Lt. Col. James A. DeLapp, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander, speaks during a ceremony at England Park in Nashville, Tenn., where officials unveiled a high water mark sign. It is the first of more than a dozen high water marks to be placed in different locations around the city. The Corps participated in the "Know Your Line: Be Flood Aware" initiative to draw attention to Nashville's flood risk by showcasing how high the water rose during the historic May 2010 floods. The program was developed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Park Service, USACE, U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Housing and Development, U.S. Geological Survey, and U.S. Small Business Administration. Nashville Metro Mayor Karl Dean is standing behind the Nashville District commander.
Scott Potter, director of Metro Water Services, speaks about the May 2010 flood during opening comments of a ceremony at England Park where officials unveiled a high water mark sign showing where waters rose during the historic flood. The event held May 2, 2013 highlighted the "Know Your Line" Be Flood Aware" Initiative designed to draw attention to Nashville's flood risk. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District participated in the ceremony.
Congressional staff members stand below a Chickamauga Lock sign during their April 3, 2013 visit to the deteriorating, 73-year-old, TVA-owned and Corps-operated and maintained Chattanooga facility. From left are: Lt. Col. James A DeLapp, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander; Jason O’Rouke, (Rep. Doug Collins, Georgia District 9); Dayne Cutrell, (Rep. Scott DesJarlais, Tennessee District 4); Meyer Seligman, (Rep. Alan Nunnelee, Mississippi District 1); Ben Portis, Tennessee Valley Authority; Brittany Hernandez, (Rep. Steve Cohen, Tennessee District 9); Daniel Tidwell, (Rep. Robert Aderholt, Alabama District 4); Bevin Wilkinson, (Sen. Roger Wicker, Ala.); John Shea, (Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, Tennessee District 3); Rob Strayer, (Sen. Bob Corker of Tennessee); Nick Pearson, TVA; Jason Lawrence, (Rep. Tom Graves, Georgia District 14); and Jamie James, Nashville District project manager for the Chickamauga Lock Replacement project.
Jamie James, foreground, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District project manager for the Chickamauga Lock Replacement project, explains to visiting Congressional staff members April 3, 2013 that if not replaced, the existing 73-year-old lock will eventually be closed due to safety concerns related to structural instability. From left are Tommy Long, USACE; Brittany Hernandez, (Rep. Steve Cohen, Tenn.-9); Meyer Seligman, (Rep. Alan Nunnelee, Miss.-1); Jason O’Rouke, (Rep. Doug Collins, Ga.-9); Matt Emmons (behind Lawrence), Chickamauga lockmaster; Bevin Wilkinson (Sen. Roger Wicker, Ala.); Daniel Tidwell, (Rep. Robert Aderholt, Ala.-4); and Rob Strayer, (Sen. Bob Corker, Tenn). (USACE photo by Fred Tucker)
Jim Niznik (Left), civil engineer and Tennessee Valley Authority navigation specialist, answers a question from Ben Portis, TVA, during an April 3, 2013 visit by Congressional staff members to Chickamauga Lock in Chattanooga, Tenn. Niznik represents TVA on the Corps of Engineers and TVA Project Delivery Teams for both the old and new Chickamauga navigation lock projects at Chattanooga, and the Kentucky Lock Addition Project in western Kentucky. Standing behind them is Lt. Col. James A. DeLapp, commander, U.S Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District.
Left to right) Ben Portis and Nick Pearson, Tennessee Valley Authority, and Lt. Col. James A. DeLapp, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander, discuss the Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project April 3, 2013 at the lock in Chattanooga, Tenn. All funded work will be completed this fiscal year and without further funding, construction will be mothballed.
Treviicos-Soletanche Joint Venture employee Greg Popplewell holds the switch box that allows U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers of Kentucky's 5th District to push the button that commands the crew at Wolf Creek Dam to start the last placement of concrete at Wolf Creek in Jamestown, Ky., April 19, 2013. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District held a Completion Ceremony of rehabilitation work for the Wolf Creek at the Russell County Schools Auditorium/Natatorium. Wolf Creek Dam is on the Cumberland River in south central Kentucky. The lake's huge water storage capability provides downstream communities with important flood risk reduction, and additional water resources supporting commercial navigation, water supply, water quality, hydropower, and environmental benefits.
Jérôme Stubler, chief executive officer of Soletanche Freyssinet from the Treviicos-Soletanche Joint Venture company speaks as Stefano Trevisani, chief executive officer, managing director and director, Trevi-Finanzianria Industriale SpA looks on during a completion ceremony of rehabilitation work for the Wolf Creek Dam Friday, April 19, 2013. The celebration was sponsored by the U.S.Army Corps of Engineers in the Russell County schools Auditorium/Natatorium. Wolf Creek Dam is on the Cumberland River in south central Kentucky. The lake's huge water storage capability provides downstream communities with important flood risk reduction, and additional water resources supporting commercial navigation, water supply, water quality, hydropower, and environmental benefits. Lake Cumberland is the largest reservoir east of the Mississippi and the ninth largest in the United States.
Brig. Gen. Margaret Burcham, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division commander, places a piece of the placement of a scale pile model cast of the Foundation Remediation Concrete pile that was cast from final barrier wall concrete placement on March 6, 2013 at a Completion Ceremony of rehabilitation work for the Wolf Creek at the Russell County schools Auditorium/Natatorium April 19, 2013. The Wolf Creek Dam remediation project is considered a model project and the largest project of its kind in the world.
Lt. Col. James A. DeLapp, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander, places a piece of a scale pile model cast of the Foundation Remediation Concrete pile that was cast from final barrier wall concrete placement on March 6, 2013 at a Completion Ceremony of rehabilitation work for the Wolf Creek at the Russell County schools Auditorium/Natatorium, April 19, 2013. The Wolf Creek Dam remediation project is considered a model project and the largest project of its kind in the world.

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