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Hildreth "Coop" Cooper of the Albuquerque District's Durango, Colo., Regulatory Office conducts nature studies' tours for students to teach about the role of snow science in watershed management. Cooper leads school groups through an outdoor classroom trail circuit in the San Juan National Forest. All photos courtesy of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

USACE Regulatory Program: The Best Determinations for the Nation

Today’s U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Regulatory Program involves approximately 1,400 regulators working in 38 district offices nationwide. Their mission is to protect the nation’s aquatic resources, while allowing …

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USACE Combats Workers’ Compensation Fraud, Waste, and Abuse A persistent crime that can affect us all

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has been actively combating a costly and persistent crime since 1994. Workers’ compensation fraud and abuse of the federal workers’ compensation system by …

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Satellite image of the world's largest natural dam located in the mountains of Tajikistan. Experts warn that if the dam was to fail, it would potentially be the worst natural disaster in human history affecting millions of people. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo

USACE Trains Former Warsaw Pact Nations in Disaster Response

On Feb. 18, 1911, an earthquake 7.4 in magnitude violently jarred Tajikistan in Central Asia, triggering a massive rockslide into the Murgab River valley. The rockslide completely obstructed the flow …

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U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson and Maj. Gen. Merdith "Bo" Temple, acting commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), are briefed June 9, 2011, on the operation of the Birds Point-New Madrid Floodway by USACE's Memphis District chief of operations, Russell Davis. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo

The Great Flood: Corps of Engineers Saved Lives and Property Along the Mississippi River

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Melting runoff from mountains of snow combined with rainfall 10 times greater than average spread throughout a 200,000-square-mile area within the Mississippi River’s watershed and produced the Great Flood of …

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