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  • May

    Water-related Disaster Risk Reduction under the COVID-19 Pandemic – UN HELP draft Principles (Input Requested by 15 May 2020)

    In April 2020, the UN High-level Experts and Leaders Panel on Water and Disasters (HELP) released the Draft Principles to Address Water-related Disasters under COVID-19 Pandemics, and is seeking suggestions and opinions. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) Institute for Water Resources (IWR) supported this effort through editorial contributions and technical content. Please send your suggestions and opinions directly to helpprinciples_covid19@wateranddisaster.org by May 15, 2020.  You can access the full draft at www.wateranddisaster.org/cms310261/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/HELP-Draft-Principles-to-Address-Water-related-DRR-under-the-COVID-19-Pandemic-final_29042020-3.pdf.

  • January

    Floodplains are very productive ecosystems, as illustrated by the abundant growth of aquatic plants and algae in this floodplain along the Cosumnes River in California.

    Projects restore floodplain ecosystems while reducing flood risk

    Floodplains are extremely productive ecosystems that support high levels of biodiversity and provide valuable ecosystem services that directly benefit society. One high profile study concluded floodplains ranked second among ecosystem types based on the monetary value of their ecosystem services, which include flood attenuation, fisheries, groundwater recharge, water filtration and recreation. However, to function as diverse, productive ecosystems, floodplains must periodically flood.

  • October

    The main interface of the Hydrologic Engineering Center’s Regime Prescription Tool (HEC RPT), a software program to help teams reach agreements on managing the flow regime of a river.

    New technology improves river management

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and The Nature Conservancy have joined forces to develop the Hydrologic Engineering Center’s Regime Prescription Tool, software to help teams reach agreements on managing the flow regime of a river. The idea for this software was conceived during a Sustainable Rivers Project workshop, where scientists worked together to formulate a set of ecosystem flow recommendations needed to sustain or restore ecosystems connected to the river.

  • July

    Fort Worth District works with several partners to make the appropriate water releases from Lake O’ the Pines Dam to support the study at Caddo Lake.

    Joint project looks at Texas watershed

    A large portion of the central United States is still under drought conditions, which has forced many to protect and preserve the current sources of water and to seek future sources. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Fort Worth District has agreed to work with numerous resource organizations to study how reservoir operations have affected ecological conditions in the Big Cypress Bayou and Caddo Lake in the piney woods of east Texas.

  • April

    When completed, the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River will be the largest hydroelectric dam in the world.

    Joint team travels to China

    Stan Simpson, a Corps water manager for the Savannah River Basin, recently joined a team from the Conservancy and traveled to China, where a series of dams on the Yangtze are planned. The Conservancy is conducting a series of workshops, led by Andy Warner, to define the environmental flow needs of the river and to find a way to meet the needs of nature and the growing Chinese population, so both can continue to thrive.

  • January

    Dave Feliz, California Fish and Game, finds a mascot (a western yellow racer snake) for the Hydrology for Restoration course during a fieldtrip to the Yolo Basin Wetlands. The Yolo Wetlands Project was one of the first Corps’ 1135 projects.

    Corps and The Nature Conservancy develop joint training

    The Nature Conservancy and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Hydrologic Engineering Center (HEC) are working together to develop training courses that emphasize connections between hydrology and ecology and to outline how those connections can be taken into account in water resource management. Currently, two courses are offered as joint training opportunities, with each course being held once a year through the Corps’ Learning Center.

  • October

    Dr. Richie Kessler, The Nature Conservancy, shows a bottlebrush crayfish to Lisa Morales, Corps headquarters, and John Paul Woodley, Jr., Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, during a visit to Green River.

    Green River Lake and Dam interim plan benefits ecosystem

    This is the third in a series of articles about the Sustainable Rivers Partnership between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and The Nature Conservancy. In 2002, the Corps implemented an interim plan designed with The Nature Conservancy to create more natural regimes of flow and stream temperature by changing the ways that water is released from Green River Dam in Kentucky. In May 2006, the interim plan was approved and officially integrated into the water management policies of Louisville District.
  • The Bill Williams River and floodplain are shown during a time of high release from Alamo Dam. High flows in the Bill Williams are critical for renewing riparian forest and maintaining channel habitat.

    Ecosystem flows defined for Bill Williams River

    Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of articles about the Sustainable Rivers Partnership between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and The Nature Conservancy. The Bill Williams River was one of nine rivers enrolled at the inception of the Sustainable Rivers Project (SRP). The SRP, which started in 2002, is an ongoing nationwide partnership between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and The Nature Conservancy to improve the health and life of rivers by changing the operations of Corps dams, while maintaining or enhancing project benefits.

  • April

    New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam is shown during the pulse release. When flows in the Savannah exceed 16,000 cubic feet per second, the gates of the structure are raised, which scientists hypothesized would encourage fish passage through the structure.

    River project brings together Corps, The Nature Conservancy

    This is the first in a recurring series of articles about the Sustainable Rivers partnership between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and The Nature Conservancy. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and The Nature Conservancy are collaborating on a broad array of projects, including reservoir management, dam removal, floodplain and wetland restoration, and coastal zone work. Based on number of projects, the Conservancy is now the largest nonfederal sponsor for Corps ecosystem restoration projects.