Category Archives: Videos

Children brighten up the workplace

Posted on April 29, 2019 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

Savannah District hosted 30 children as part of National Take our Daughters and Sons to Work Day, April 25.

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Wet summer could make Southeast more vulnerable

Posted on August 29, 2018 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

Hydrologists from NOAA’s Southeast River Forecast Center released their most recent Water Resources Outlook last week.

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Tybee Island gets renourished

Posted on April 16, 2018 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

On Friday, contractors with Great Lakes Dock and Dredging Company wrapped up a $4.3 million beach renourishment project on Tybee Island. The two-week project delivered approximately 250,000 cubic yards of sand to Tybee’s North Beach between Third and Gulick streets, according … Continue reading →

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Climatologists: Spring & summer could be warmer, drier than average

Posted on March 26, 2018 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

Experts from the Southeastern River Forecast Center released their Water Resources Outlook this week and it doesn’t exactly paint a rosy picture for the Savannah River Basin this summer.

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SHEP spotlight: DO system

Posted on March 30, 2017 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

SAVANNAH, Ga. – Contractors with CDM Constructors Inc. are finishing concrete placement for the intake structure on the downriver site of Dissolved Oxygen Injection System. The project is scheduled to be completed by the end of the year. The system … Continue reading →

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Spring arrived early but forgot to pack rain

Posted on March 10, 2017 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

February’s rainfall left much to be desired as the sub-basins struggled unsuccessfully to break the two-inch mark. Thurmond collected the most at a paltry 1.78 inches (41 percent of its average, 4.3 inches), while Hartwell and Russell registered under 40 … Continue reading →

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Contractors on pace to finish 5 SHEP-related features in 2017

Posted on February 22, 2017 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

SAVANNAH, Ga. – To say Spencer Davis has a few irons in the fire is an understatement. As the senior project manager for the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, or SHEP, Davis manages the multimillion-dollar project that has eight separate environmental … Continue reading →

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Forecasters see mixed signals leading into spring

Posted on January 26, 2017 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

In the first Water Resources Outlook of 2017, NOAA climatologists give their predictions for rainfall and the potential for drought recovery.

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Drought deficit deeper than recent rain’s reach

Posted on December 27, 2016 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

Meteorologists recount December’s weather and look ahead to what the new year should bring.

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A very SHEP Christmas

Posted on December 23, 2016 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

As 2016 draws to a close Savannah District is looking to the future. Here’s what the holidays will be like in a few years when the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project is complete. On the 12th day after SHEP was complete, … Continue reading →

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