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  • April

    Carl Nim, a biologist with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District’s Water Quality team, collects a water sample from the outflow at Kinzua Dam in Warren, Pennsylvania, March 30, 2023. The district’s Water Quality team collected water samples from the Allegheny River both before and after the spring pulse to compare the pulse’s effect along various points on the river. The collected samples are sent to the Corps of Engineers Research and Development Center to test and analyze myriad factors such as pH acidity, alkalinity, metals, nutrients, and conductivity. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District photo by Andrew Byrne)

    Pittsburgh District’s Water Quality team conducts first “spring pulse”

    Millions of gallons of water rushed out of the Kinzua Dam every minute for eight hours straight into the Allegheny River. The outflow caused the Allegheny River to rise by almost two feet. The water pushed out of the dam with massive force, resembling giant firehoses opened to full blast. This water release event was seven years in the making, a perfect storm of conditions that allowed water quality experts to replicate a spring pulse.

  • January

    Meet Apollo, the peregrine falcon who stole the show. Hundreds of people attended the second-annual Eagle Fest on Saturday, Jan. 8, which was hosted by the Shenango River Watchers. The event offered visitors an opportunity to learn more about bald eagles that nest around Shenango River Lake, including the river below the dam and nearby wildlife areas (U.S. Army photo by staff).

    Hundreds attend Eagle Fest at Shenango River Lake

    As people’s schedules start calming down after the Christmas season, bird enthusiasts and nature lovers alike had the chance to come together at Shenango River Lake and learn about America’s avian rockstar: the bald eagle.

  • November

    Conemaugh & Loyalhanna

    A tale of two dams: The quiet warrior and the gritty worker

    The brother and sister duo may seem quiet, but their work is hardly dormant. Their names are Conemaugh and Loyalhanna: two giants whose front gates are only eight miles apart. They both reside in the town of Saltsburg, Pennsylvania, with a population of roughly 700.

  • July

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    Col. Czekanski takes command of Pittsburgh District

    Col. Adam J. Czekanski became the 56th commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District through a traditional Army change of command ceremony held at the Senator John Heinz History Center in Pittsburgh, July 29.

  • June

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    Bouys on the horizon: Pittsburgh District installs more buoys to increase warning visibility

    The Pittsburgh District added horizontal safety buoys to two locks and dams locations, one on the Ohio and one on the Allegheny River, to increase visibility and warn boaters away from the dams.
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    Building a robust safety program through customer service, not finger pointing

    In recent years, the Safety Office for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District and grown in size and scope.

  • August

    District boat scanning the riverbed downstream of the dam (U.S. Army photo by Joe Premozic)

    Teamwork and Innovation

    Every day, Pittsburgh District is faced with the task of using limited resources to remain good stewards of our region’s infrastructure. Tuesday, Aug. 4, was no different.

  • December

    Maintenance Worker Brian Serafin and Lead Ranger Rich Egger prepare a load of tires for recycling.

    Tired of tires, other junk

    With more than 15,000 acres of land and water surface, and numerous developed and undeveloped