An official website of the United States government
Here's how you know

Official websites use .mil

A .mil website belongs to an official U.S. Department of Defense organization in the United States.

Secure .mil websites use HTTPS

A lock (lock ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .mil website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.
Skip to main content (Press Enter).
US Army Corps of Engineers
Baltimore District Website
Baltimore District
®
  • About
    • Mission and Vision
    • Leadership
    • History
    • Project Fact Sheets
  • Business With Us
    • Contracting
    • Real Estate
    • Small Business
    • Technical Services
  • Missions
    • Civil Works
      • Hoosic River Flood Risk Management Study
      • Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area Backup Water Supply Feasibility Study
      • Section 313 Program
      • Starrucca Creek Emergency Streambank Stabilization
    • Dams & Recreation
      • Master Plan Revisions
    • Emergency Operations
    • Environmental
    • Military Programs
      • MILCON
      • Operations & Maintenance
      • Real Property Service Field Office
    • Regulatory
      • Aquaculture
      • Baltimore District Regulatory Boundary Map
      • Contacts
      • Definitions
      • Forms
      • Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
      • Jurisdictional Determinations
      • Letters Of Permission
      • Mailing List
      • Mitigation
      • Permits
      • Permits - DC
      • Permits - MD
        • MDSPGP-6
      • Permits - PA
      • Permits - VA
      • Nationwide Permits
      • Publications and Links
      • Public Notices
      • Regulatory Careers
      • Report Violations
      • Section 408 Requests
      • Sparrows Point Container Terminal (SPCT)
      • Offshore Wind
      • Wetlands
      • WRDA
    • Washington Aqueduct
  • Locations
    • USACE Locations
    • Area Office Locations
  • Careers
    • How to Apply
    • Search Opportunities
    • EEO
    • Pay & Benefits
    • Student Opportunities
  • Media
    • News Stories
    • News Releases
    • Images
    • Chesapeake Engineer Magazine
  • Contact
    • RSS

FJ Sayers Dam Master Plan Revision / Media / News Stories

News Story Archive

  • 2026 (8)
  • 2025 (6)
  • 2024 (12)
  • 2023 (6)
  • 2022 (11)
  • 2021 (12)
  • 2020 (4)
  • 2019 (8)
  • 2018 (5)
  • 2017 (21)
  • 2016 (19)
  • 2015 (14)
  • 2014 (16)
  • 2013 (32)
  • 2012 (3)
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • April

    Contractors meet informally during the 2015 Industry Day sponsored by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, on April 10.
    15 Apr 2015

    Corps of Engineers Baltimore District hosts 2015 Industry Day

    More than 300 representatives from 190 companies joined the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore
  • 15 Apr 2015

    Fort Detrick Breaks Ground on Renewable Energy Project

    Fort Detrick and U.S. Army leadership, alongside federal, state and local officials, broke ground on
  • March

    National Hurricane Program Manager Chris Penney, Planning Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, speaks about storm surge forecasting to ‎more than 70 participants from various agencies to kick off the two-day Maryland Coastal Flood Workshop in Chester, Maryland, March 11, 2015. Penney works on hurricane evacuation studies with our partners.
    20 Mar 2015

    First-of-its-kind workshop focuses on storm surge, coastal flood risk in Maryland

    Storms are becoming stronger and more prevalent, and they are wiping out entire coastal communities - and not just along the Gulf Coast. First-of-its-kind workshop focuses on storm surge, coastal flood risk in Maryland - funded by the Maryland Silver Jackets
  • February

    Project Manager Wayne Davis is presented with the January Hero of the Month award from Col. Jordan, Baltimore District commander, Jan. 15, 2015. Davis was nominated for his tireless efforts and amazing customer support to the Military Project Management Section and for his work on a complex multi-million dollar contract at Fort Drum, N.Y. (U.S. Army Photo by Clem Gaines)
    5 Feb 2015

    Engineering Division project manager earns Hero of the Month

    Wayne Davis saved the government money on one project and got stringent state regulators to approve
  • January

    A group of 16 children and parents from Cub Scout Troop 1116 out of Vienna, Va, recently participated in a guided tour of Poplar Island in support of the children's efforts to earn their Engineering Achievement Badge in scouting. The children are mostly 11-12 yrs old, and will soon graduate to Boy Scouts.
    30 Jan 2015

    Cub Scouts, Army Corps of Engineers partner to foster environmental awareness

    The Baltimore District and Maryland Environmental Service recently hosted a group of 16 children and
  • The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hosted the 9th annual Bill Nesbit Memorial Hunt Dec. 19 in Elk Garden, West Va. The annual hunt gave eight handicapped hunters and disabled veterans the opportunity to harvest a deer with the help of safety instructors.
    5 Jan 2015

    Jennings Randolph Lake hosts 9th annual memorial hunt

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hosted the 9th annual Bill Nesbit Memorial Hunt Dec. 19 in Elk
  • December

    Mike Cornish looks forward to spending more time with his family.  Family members pictured in this photo (left to right) include his mom, Elsie, dad, Milton, and his three sisters; Michelle, Brenda and Elsa
    23 Dec 2014

    Legacy employee retires after 34 years

    Back in 1980, Michael Cornish decided to follow in his father Milton’s footsteps and started working
  • USACE Baltimore chief of operations, receives his retirement certificate from Col. Trey Jordan, USACE Baltimore District commander, after 28 years of federal service alongside his family Dec. 16.
    19 Dec 2014

    Operations Chief Robert Pace retires after 28 years of federal service

    More than 40 years ago, Robert Pace was a graduate student doing fieldwork in the waterways near
  • Environmental Engineer, DA Intern, Marco Ciarla provided musical accompaniment during the May 22 Award Ceremony. He performed a rendition of Tom Petty's 1989 hit "Free Fallin" during the ceremony, as well as an original song immediately following the event.
    8 Dec 2014

    Q&As with DA Intern Marco Ciarla

    How did you start at the Corps?I started at the Corps doing a summer internship in 2008 working for
  • Civil engineers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, held a panel discussion at the Morgan State University's Civil Engineering Honor Society meeting on Nov. 5, 2014. The panel contributed information regarding their education, career paths, and work with the Baltimore Corps.  The night also included a Q&A session which provided students advice regarding work/life balance and career advancement opportunities in the field of civil engineering. Pictured from left to right: Leroy Samuels, Willie Smith, Jr., Cap. David Ewing, and Fontaine Jones.
    2 Dec 2014

    Baltimore Corps talks Civil Engineering at Morgan State University

    Civil engineers with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, hosted a panel discussion
  • Crews completed excavation work under the first tent at 4825 Glenbrook Road in August.  Excavation work under the second tent location started Dec. 1.
    2 Dec 2014

    Historic year for Baltimore’s Formerly Used Defense Site Program

    Fiscal Year 2014 ended with a celebratory success for the Baltimore District’s Formerly Used Defense
  • October

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District commander Col. Trey Jordan talks to members of the University of Maryland General Surgery Residency Program about leadership and how their decision-making can impact those around them.
    3 Oct 2014

    District commander talks leadership with University of Maryland residents

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District commander Colonel Trey Jordan talked to residents of
  • September

    Jeffrey McMaster, resident engineer at the Fort Detrick Area Office, received the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, Hero of the Year award from District Engineer and Commander Col. Trey Jordan at a Sept. 16 ceremony. He earned the District award for his poise and professionalism following the August 2013 laboratory fire at the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases replacement project. He provided accurate and timely reporting to Corps leaders in the aftermath of the incident.
    25 Sep 2014

    District Hero of the Year named at Fort Detrick

    A supervisory civil engineer at the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases
  • Two vessels belonging to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, will be participating in the Star-Spangled Spectacular festivities, taking place throughout the Baltimore area September 10-16.  The Linthicum, a hydrographic research vessel, and the Reynolds, a debris removal vessel, will be providing free public ship tours from 12:00 to 17:00 each of those days.  Star-Spangled Spectacular is a free festival that celebrates the 200th anniversary of our National Anthem.
    3 Sep 2014

    Baltimore District vessels to participate in Star-Spangled Spectacular

    Two vessels belonging to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, will be participating
  • July

    The Wyoming Valley Levee Project, located in Luzerne County, Pa., provides both flood risk management benefits as well as recreational opportunities for the Wyoming Valley community.
    29 Jul 2014

    Change in climate impacts levee project

    Since 1968, the Wyoming Valley Levee Project prevented more than $7.6 billion dollars in flood
  • June

    Leaders from the Susquehanna River Basin Commission meet at Raystown Lake for a tour of the dam after 40 years since construction and to discuss environmental improvements throughout the Susquehanna River.
    27 Jun 2014

    SRBC meets at Raystown Dam for 40th anniversary, discusses environmental stewardship opportunities

    Leaders from the Susquehanna River Basin Commission (SRBC) met June 4 at Raystown Lake while honoring 40 years since the dam was built in Huntingdon, Pa.
  • Supervisory Park Ranger Jude Harrington, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, guides a group of visitors through a tour of Raystown Dam on Friday, June 6. Thousands of people gathered to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Raystown Dam the weekend of June 6-8 with lake-wide festivities ranging from a Batlle of the Bands to a fireworks display. This was the first time the dam was opened to the public since before the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.
    18 Jun 2014

    Raystown Dam celebrates its 40th anniversary

    Huntington County saw an influx of people this weekend as thousands gathered to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Raystown Dam’s dedication on June 6, 1974.
  • The American Recreation Coalition’s Legend’s Award was presented to Jude Harrington, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Raystown Lake supervisory park ranger, June 10 on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Recreation leaders from across the country, Congressman Glenn Thompson (Pa.), leaders from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, and Harrington’s family gathered to honor his efforts Tuesday evening.
    10 Jun 2014

    Raystown Lake ranger honored as ‘Legend’ on Capitol Hill

    The American Recreation Coalition’s Legend’s Award was presented to Jude Harrington, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Raystown Lake supervisory park ranger, June 10 on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.
  • April

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the Smithsonian Institute’s National Museum of Natural History celebrated the arrival of the Wankel Tyrannosaurus rex on Apr. 15, making it the Smithsonian’s first ever T. rex.
    16 Apr 2014

    Army T. rex debuts at Smithsonian

    It was a cross-country move 66 million years in the making. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
  • March

    Students learn about various animals from Echoes of Nature at the annual Easy as Pi event, a STEM event sponsored by Society of American Military Engineers (SAME)  Baltimore Post.
    14 Mar 2014

    STEM event brings together young minds from across Maryland

    What do ferrets, physics, archaeology and computers have in common? They are all subjects that
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
ESSAYONS
Our Mission

Deliver vital engineering solutions, in collaboration with our partners, to secure our Nation, energize our economy, and reduce disaster risk.

About the Baltimore District Website

The official public website of the Baltimore District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. For website corrections, write to NAB-PAO@usace.army.mil.

  • Contact Us
  • No Fear Act
  • Quality Facts
  • Accessibility
  • Link Disclaimer
  • Privacy & Security
  • Site Map
  • USA.gov
  • EEO & SHARP
  • Small Business
  • Plain Language
  • Open Government
  • RSS
  • IG
  • FOIA
  • iSALUTE
U.S. Army USACE 250th Logo
Hosted by WEB.mil Veterans Crisis Line number. Dial 988 then Press 1