Home / Media / News Stories
Results:
Tag: Fort Randall
Clear

  • January

    Zebra mussels cause severe damage to various moving parts of the hydroelectric power plant in Gavins Point, South Dakota. Water strainers and cooling systems clogged up with zebra mussels require regular shut downs due to over heating and the prevention of water flowing through the powerhouse. (photo by: Michael Schnetzer, USACE Omaha District)

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers moves to eradicate invasive species

    Since the discovery of zebra mussels at the South Dakota Big Bend powerhouse intake gates in the summer of 2019, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has conducted an internal analysis of the potential alternatives to control the invasive species.

News from around USACE

USACE readies for Typhoon Mawar Disaster Relief
5/26/2023 UPDATED
The US Army Corps of Engineers is working in partnership with the local and federal partners in response to Typhoon Mawar...
55th Chief of Engineers Builds Bridges with Allied Nation Partners
5/26/2023
The 55th Chief of Engineers Lt. Gen. Scott Spellmon recently had a hand in building those bridges while visiting the Kingdom of Jordan and the State of Qatar – two long-standing U.S. allies currently...
ERDC announces $20 million tech challenge to advance civil works R&D through innovation, partnerships
5/25/2023
The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) in conjunction with ERDCWERX has announced a new opportunity for collaboration to address some of the nation’s most critical challenges in...
USACE creates project Task Force VIPR for Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico
5/25/2023
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers continues to take new approaches to engineering solutions for our nations toughest challenges and introduced the new task force that aims to...
VIEW MORE