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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