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Hello . I'm lisa Mancini , the senior 

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civilian of the US Army Corps of 

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Engineers charleston district . Our 

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district has a proud 150 year history 

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in south Carolina and are nearly 250 

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employees execute missions every day 

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that strengthen our state and our 

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nation's economies and build our 

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nation's defense . Initially charged 

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with the construction of forts , 

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johnson , Moultrie and sumter and the 

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charleston jetties . The district has 

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played a crucial role in the growth and 

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prosperity of our state . For a long 

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time , we have dredged the charleston 

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harbor for more than 100 and 40 years 

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because keeping south Carolina 

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waterways open safe and navigable 

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is a top priority for our district . 

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Today we are finishing up our largest 

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navigation project to date the 

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Charleston Harbor Post 45 deepening 

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project . The project takes harbor 

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depths from 45 to 52 ft deep , making 

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charleston the deepest harbor on the 

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east coast and enabling some of the 

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world's largest container ships to 

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enter at any tide . This 

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$550 million underwater construction 

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project left what we call a lasting 

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legacy that can be seen for miles 

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around the crab bank . Seabird 

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sanctuary . We've beneficially used 

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material from post 45 placed the 

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equivalent of 66,000 dump trucks of 

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dredged material on crab bank , giving 

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brown pelicans and other threatened 

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shorebirds . 32 acres of prime nesting 

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habitat , crab bank can be seen as far 

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away as the Ravenel bridge and I beam 

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with pride every time I drive over it 

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and think of all the work this team did 

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to make restoring this critical 

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ecosystem a reality . Our district 

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maintains roughly 300 miles of 

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navigation channels in south Carolina , 

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including the charleston harbor , as 

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well as 210 miles of the atlantic 

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intracoastal Waterway to ensure 

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authorized depths . Our survey crew 

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uses multi beam sonar systems for high 

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resolution coverage of the harbor 

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floors to help keep sealed out of the 

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charleston harbor and reduce the cost 

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of yearly maintenance dredging for the 

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taxpayer . Congress authorized the 

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construction of the Cooper River re 

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diversion project and the ST Stephen 

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powerhouse in 1968 . In addition to re 

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diverting water , the hydroelectric dam 

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provides enough clean renewable 

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electricity to meet the annual energy 

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needs of about 40,000 households . 

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Additionally , the Saint Stephen fish 

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lift located there , helps pass about 

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750,000 fish per year so they can reach 

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their spawning grounds upriver . In 

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addition to our civil works mission , 

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we also support the nation's military 

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readiness are diverse military 

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construction portfolio includes master 

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planning design , new construction and 

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renovation projects . We worked 

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diligently to strengthen our nation's 

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security by building and maintaining 

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critical infrastructure and top notch 

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military facilities for several 

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Department of Defense agencies where 

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our service members train work and live . 

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In 2008 , the Charleston District was 

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assigned the military mission for Forts 

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Jackson , thereby constructing and 

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renovating buildings and other 

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facilities for the 50,000 soldiers who 

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attend basic training at Fort Jackson 

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every year . Since 2000 and eight , our 

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district has executed over $1.3 

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billion in construction projects . We 

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also assist joint base charleston , the 

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81st Readiness Division and the Marine 

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Forces Reserve's with their facility 

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investment and construction needs 

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through our International and 

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Interagency Support Program . We 

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provide engineering expertise to the 

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Defense Logistics Agency , Department 

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of Veteran Affairs , National Park 

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Service and the D . O . D . Cathartic 

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protection Program protecting our 

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environment while balancing reasonable 

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development is the mission of our 

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regulatory program . Our regulators 

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review over 1000 permit related actions 

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every year . Collectively , these 

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permits contributed to south Carolina's 

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continued economic growth and preserved 

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more than 11,000 acres of wetlands in 

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times of natural disaster . We are 

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fema's engineers and stand ready to 

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support response and recovery actions 

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through infrastructure assessment , 

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temporary roofing , temporary power and 

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technical assistance services . Our 

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team is made up of some of the nation's 

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best engineers , scientists and leaders . 

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We live and work in south Carolina and 

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are committed to the well being of its 

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citizens delivering solutions that lead 

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to a better tomorrow . While solving 

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the nation's toughest challenges is 

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what we do best . We are problem 

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solvers , always looking for the next 

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challenge and a better way to deliver 

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our missions . The Army Corps motto 

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essay on which means let us try 

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captures our spirit of innovation . 

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With that in mind , we look forward to 

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what the next 150 years brings shh