17 Sep 2019

District Commander on the road (Part 4)

This is the fourth installment of Col. Zachary Miller’s recent road trip around the district. Another culvert project was the impetus for this stop. Bobby Carlyle from our Caruthersville Area Office was also the USACE point man on this job. The Mound City to Cairo Levee is located along the Ohio River in the southern tip of Illinois and protects Mound City and Pulaski County, Ill. This project will replace an existing 30-inch diameter corrugated metal pipe with a 48-inch diameter reinforced concrete pipe. The culvert will also feature a flap gate to prevent backflow when water is high, and a sluice gate to prevent reverse flow.

16 Sep 2019

District Commander on the road (Part 3)

This is the third installment of Col. Zachary Miller’s recent road trip around the district. This time he viewed work to replace a number of culverts under a levee and perform other work near New Madrid, Mo. The 15-mile long Farrenburg levee reduces the risk of backwater flooding along St. John’s Bayou. The project now underway will renovate and replace 18 culverts that cross under the levee. The purpose of the culverts are to keep flood waters out of the protected area, then allow any interior captured water to drain when water levels drop.

13 Sep 2019

Keating, Taylor selected for MVD Emerging Leader Program

Memphis District employees Danny Keating and Matthew Taylor received word earlier this month that they were selected to participate in the Mississippi Valley Division (MVD) Emerging Leader Program. A letter from Division Commander Maj. Gen. R. Mark Toy stated, “Your selection was based upon your demonstrated ability and potential in the areas of leadership, development, and management.”

13 Sep 2019

Welcome to the District team

Welcome to the District team Shanon Fortolis and Jeremy Ruffell

13 Sep 2019

District Commander on the road (Part 2)

This is the second installment of Col. Zachary Miller’s recent road trip around the district. At this stop he had opportunity to see and learn about Eastern Arkansas’ Marked Tree Siphons (or syphons) – a flood control facility the Memphis District built 80 years ago that is still in operation today!