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Paddlers hit whitewater rapids during the 52nd Annual River Rat Race April 12 on the Athol-Orange section of the Millers River in Massachusetts. Water was released by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from both Birch Hill and Tully Lake dams in Royalston with flows of approximately 1,100 cubic feet per second (cfs) from Birch Hill Dam and 300 cfs from Tully Lake Dam for the event, according to Project Manager Jeffrey Mangum in Royalston.
The New England District and Tantara Associated Corporation installed fall protection barricade railings all over Fort Rodman, New Bedford, Massachusetts.

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District Engineer signs STEM agreement with Worcester State University

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District
Published Dec. 15, 2014
Col. Christopher Barron, New England District Commander, signs a STEM partnership agreement with Worcester State University's president, Barry Maloney, Oct. 27, 2014.

Col. Christopher Barron, New England District Commander, signs a STEM partnership agreement with Worcester State University's president, Barry Maloney, Oct. 27, 2014.

The New England District has entered into a STEM Partnership in Education Agreement with Worcester State University in Massachusetts. Col. Christopher Barron, New England District Commander, and New England District’s STEM coordinator, Mark Anderson, traveled to the university to meet with President Barry Maloney on Oct. 27, to sign the agreement.

“The purpose of this partnership is to encourage and enhance study in STEM disciplines for students and faculty at Worcester State University,” said Anderson. “It offers a unique opportunity for our District to engage STEM-related careers like physics, chemistry, mathematics, GIS and remote sensing that we typically do not engage with on a regular basis.”

According to Anderson, this is the District’s first educational agreement with a four-year college or university. The District currently has two agreements signed with Concord Public Schools and the Schools to Careers Partnership.

“While working with multiple schools simultaneously, we were fortunate that Worcester State was so eager to execute the agreement and begin working with the District,” he said.

Anderson will work with Worcester State University faculty member Linda Larrivee on any STEM initiatives brought about by the agreement. Worcester State University is one of 12 universities and colleges in Worcester, Massachusetts, the second largest city in the Commonwealth and is 40 miles away from Boston.

Anderson credits Planning Division retiree Joe Horowitz for helping the agreement come about. “Thanks to Joe, we were able to make the right connections and make this happen quickly.”

Some examples that USACE may do to support the agreement could include collaborating with the university in research of mutual interest; involving the university faculty in USACE projects through certain programs; identifying and developing areas of research where students could get academic credit for working on projects; and forming a pool of volunteer professionals to assist in developing and or taking STEM-related courses, and possible site visits to USACE facilities.  

Anderson sees some exciting activities involving the university in the future. “The District will likely be participating in some panel discussions and career fairs on campus, and we will begin working toward site visits and possible demonstrations of some of our remote sensing capabilities,” he said.

Worcester State University is a 58-acre campus college with 5,556 registered undergraduate and 891 graduate students.
 
According to the university website, among the STEM-related degrees they offer are: bioinformatics, biology, biotechnology, chemistry, mathematics and natural science.

New England District entering into this partnership with Worcester State University supports the Corps of Engineers Campaign initiative, “Prepare for Tomorrow.”

The Pawcatuck River Coastal Storm Risk Management Feasibility Study

   This proposed plan is presented  to facilitate public involvement in the review and commenting on the remedy selection process for the Nantucket Memorial Airport (NMA) Formerly Used Defense Site (FUDS.) 
    The Army Corps of Engineers is proposing a No Action under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act for the Munitions Response Site-1, Project Number D01MA049901 at NMA located on Nantucket Island, MA.  The proposal was prepared using the Guide to Preparing Superfund Proposed Plans, Records of Decision, and Other Remedy Selection Decision Documents (USEPA, 1999).
    The final decision for NMA Site-1 site will be made after reviewing and considering all information submitted during the public comment period. The proposed decision may be modified based on new information or public comments. The public is encouraged to review and comment on the proposed plan.
    The FUDS program addresses the potential explosives safety, health, and environmental issues resulting from past munitions use at former defense sites under the Department of Defense (DoD) Military Munitions Response Program, established by the U.S. Congress under the Defense Environmental Restoration Program.  
    FUDS only applies to properties that transferred from DoD before October 17, 1986 and the first priority of USACE is the protection of human health, safety, and the environment. 
    The Army is the executive agent for the FUDS Program, and USACE is the lead agency for investigation/reporting and remedial decision-making at this munitions site with regulatory support provided by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP).


Updated: 05 December 2016


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