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  • July

    The St. Stephen Powerhouse generates enough power to power 40,000 homes on the Santee Cooper power grid. Recently, the meter on the generators hit the 1,000,000 megawatt hours produced mark and rolled over back to zero. This is the sixth time this has happened in the history of the powerhouse.

    Rolling Over

    Earlier this year, the Charleston District’s St. Stephen Powerhouse hydropower units hit 999,999
  • The regulatory team recently took a site visit to the mitigation sites proposed for the proposed Haile Gold Mine project. The sites would be used to complete restoration and enhancement projects to make up for filling wetlands on the proposed project site.

    Immerse Yourself

    The plumes of dust flying through the air didn’t seem to bother the radiant butterflies floating
  • Hurricane season is here and it's important to be prepared well-before a storm actually hits so you can be ready when the time comes.

    Handy Hurricane Help

    The wind is howling; rain is pouring through the windows; trees are falling down all around you!

  • June

    The Water Use Law class from the College of Charleston came to visit the Folly Beach Shore Protection Project to learn about the details and different issues the project had had, because that was the nature of their course. The students learned about the project at the town hall and then visited the project site.

    Cougars Pounce on Folly Beach

    Students from College of Charleston’s Water Use Law class took a rare field trip to Folly Beach to
  • The Citadel held a job fair for its night class students to learn about engineering jobs in the area. Max Carroll and Charleston District Deputy Commander Maj. John O'Brien attended the event to discuss job opportunities at the Charleston District.

    Recruiting America's Future Engineers

    What do you get when Clemson University, North Carolina State University, local construction/A&E
  • A stem is what connects the life-producing roots to a beautiful flower for people to gaze upon in a field and smell its wonderful aroma. STEM is the education initiative of growing the roots of students in science, technology, engineering and math until they produce incredible work for our country in those fields.

    Science, Technology, Engineering and Math

    A stem is what connects the life-producing roots to a beautiful flower for people to gaze upon in a

  • March

    The Charleston District held a public meeting for the proposed Intermodal Container Transfer Facility project in North Charleston. Members of the public attended to learn about the project and ask questions.

    Conveying Containers

    A crowd of nearly 200 people packed into the Chicora School of Communications in North Charleston,
  • Polk Swamp falls under the Continuing Authorities Program. The area is clogged with grass and downed trees, making it hard for natural water flow and processes. The Charleston District is hoping to conduct a project like we did several years ago at Pocotaligo.

    Tipping our CAP to Polk Swamp

    You never know where new projects might come from at the Charleston District. Usually, they come
  • The Charleston District is conducting a Shore Protection Project at Folly Beach. A public workshop was held to inform the public about the project.

    Public Workshop at Folly Beach

    On a picturesque day at Folly Beach, the Charleston District held a series of events for the Folly
  • Each year, we conduct customer surveys to see how we are serving our customers. These are some of the results from the survey.

    Serving Our Military Customers

    Each year, the Charleston District conducts customer satisfaction surveys with our customers.
  • Joseph Ebai, the son of a Charleston District economist in the planning branch, won the Berkeley County Spelling Bee.

    Getting the Last Word

    "Phenomenon."That was the word that haunted Joseph Ebai for a year after the 2013 Berkeley County

  • October

    Every year, the Charleston Riverdogs hold three Military Appreciation Nights, allowing active military and civilians to attend a game for free. For the final game, Lt. Col. John Litz through out one of the ceremonial first pitches.

    Military Appreciation Night at the Riverdogs

    Charleston District employees enjoyed a fun night at the Charleston Riverdogs’ Military Appreciation
  • Tom Hordnes is a Quality Assurance Representative at Fort Jackson by day, but during his off time, he runs his own all-natural farm.

    A Real Life Paradise

    Thomas Jefferson once wrote, “Agriculture is our wisest pursuit, because it will, in the end,
  • The Charleston District held a community meeting for the proposed Haile Gold Mine project in order to keep the public informed of where we were in the process and answer any questions they might have.

    Haile Gold Mine

    It was a packed house when nearly 400 residents of Kershaw, S.C., and Lancaster County, S.C., piled

  • August

    Contractors inspecting facilities for the 81st Regional Support Command Inspection in an attempt to streamline processes.

    Innovative Partnerships

    In 2008, the military construction mission at Fort Jackson, in Columbia, S.C., was turned over to
  • Folly Beach will be renourished beginning in late October 2013 to protect infrastructure and property after Mother Nature has taken much of the sand off the beach.

    Renourishment is no Folly

    Sometimes even Mother Nature loses to modern technology.The Fiscal Year 2013 Work Plan was released
  • On July 11th, Lt. Col. John T. Litz (right) assumed command of the Charleston District from Lt. Col. Edward P. Chamberlayne in a ceremony held at The Citadel. Here, Brig. Gen. Donald Jackson hands over the Corps flag, symbolizing the transition.

    Creating an Environment

    On July 11th, Lt. Col. John T. Litz assumed command of the Charleston District from Lt. Col. Edward
  • The Charleston District built a new lakewall for the Joint Base Charleston Short Stay Recreation Area as part of their MWR program.

    Short Stays; Long Memories

    Many U.S. Army Corps of Engineers districts maintain recreation areas for the public to enjoy, but
  • The Charleston District will be clearing brush that has grown on the Morris Island disposal site in order to pump dredged material from Charleston Harbor.

    Dredging on Fire

    Beginning in August, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District will be conducting a

  • June

    Civil Works Customer Survey 2012

    Civil Works Customer Survey

    We recently received the results from our annual civil works customer satisfaction survey and gained