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WALLISVILLE LAKE PROJECT: USACE Galveston District begins scoping period for public comments on Water Control Manual. Click here for more information.

“Civilizations such as the Maya, the Zapotec, the Incas, the Aztecs, and the Olmecs were building structures and accomplishing engineering feats that seemed — at the time — impossible by the contemporary standards of the Spaniards and other Europeans who later arrived,” Gomez began. “Their structures have not only withstood the test of time but have also heavily influenced later societies in the realm of architectural design and engineering.”
Gomez asked the panel a series of questions about their thoughts and opinions related to ancient civilizations in the Americas before Spanish conquistadors arrived.

The Roots of Architecture and Engineering in Latino and Hispanic Culture

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2024 Wallisville Lake Project and Lone Star Warriors Outdoors Alligator Hunt

SWG Deputy Commander, Lt. Col. Darryl W. Kothmann presided over the meeting and spoke of 4th Qtr. operations, observances, and notable events.

Galveston District 4th Quarter 2024 Townhall

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Deshotels began working as a district summer hire in 1999 and began his full-time career with SWG in 2004.
“I started out as a lock operator at the Colorado River Locks (CRL),” Deshotels said. “I was a lock operator for five years and got promoted to maintenance mechanic.”
Deshotels worked as a maintenance mechanic there for 12 years before he transferred to the BRFG to take over the Lockmaster role.

Brazos River Floodgates Lockmaster Jesse Deshotels

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Taira Baldauf, a hydraulic engineers for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Galveston District, stands on top of the Hollandsche IJssel storm surge barrier near Rotterdam, Netherlands. Baldauf recently spent five weeks in the Netherlands participating in the International Network for Storm Surge Barriers, or I-STORM, a knowledge sharing network of countries and entities that manage storm surge barriers.

Hydraulic engineer learns key element in water infrastructure projects

two electricians perform maintenance on an electrical panel

Vicksburg District Electricians Perform Repairs at the Galveston District’s Colorado River Locks

Wallisville Lake Project Overview

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Col. Rhett Blackmon, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District commander, speaks at the Wharton Levee Groundbreaking ceremony in Wharton, Texas, Nov. 29, 2023.

Civil Works Program Series

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"Champions of the Texas Coast"
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