Des Moines
This 525-mile-long tributary of the Mississippi River, flowing southeasterly from southwestern Minnesota through the heart of Iowa
USACE Civil Works Districts and Divisions are drawn based on this geographic feature.
Watersheds.
This is the first step of the 6-step planning process.
Identifying problems and opportunities.
PCoP
Planning Community of Practice
This 555 ft, 5 1/8 in tall monument was developed by USACE in 1884.
The Washington Monument.
What is Polk County
This is the number of USACE-operated locks on the Mississippi River.
29
Following the signing of the Chief's Report, the final step is to formally close out the NEPA process. This is the decision document for studies based on an Environmental Assessment (EA).
Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI)
CAP
Continuing Authorities Program
This is the official mascot of USACE.
Bobber the Water Safety Dog.
This 88,00-square-foot facility is the largest in the US, opened in 2021 and allows residents to skate in downtown Des Moines.
What is Lauridsen Skatepark
This program allows another party, such as a local government, company, or individual, to alter a USACE Civil Works project.
Section 408.
This is a special type of iteration during which alternative plans previously formulated are changed for one or more reasons.
Reformulation.
POOC
Problems, Opportunities, Objectives, Constraints
There are this many divisions in USACE.
Eight.
1. Great Lakes and Ohio River Division (LRD)
2. Mississippi Valley Division (MVD)
3. North Atlantic Division (NAD)
4. Northwestern Division (NWD)
5. Pacific Ocean Division (POD)
6. South Pacific Division (SWD)
7. Southwestern Division (SWD)
8. Transatlantic Division (TAD)
This company, founded in Des Moines in 1930, is the largest privately held company in Iowa, known for its grocery stores and where there's sure to be "a helpful smile in every aisle".
What is HyVee
This is USACE's earliest Civil Works mission, dating to Federal laws in 1824.
Navigation.
Often referred to as the first step toward construction of a Civil Works water resources development project, this is the process under which Corps planners work with a non-federal study sponsor to identify water resource problems, formulate and evaluate solutions, resolve conflicting interests, and prepare recommendations.
Feasibility Study
FWCA
Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act
This was established in 1879 to survey the river and prepare plans to improve navigation and prevent floods.
The Mississippi River Commission (MRC).
This rock band, famous for their masks and intense live show, originated in Des Moines in 1995.
What is Slipknot
This Nationwide Permit allows for activities in the waters of the US associated with the restoration, enhancement, and establishment of aquatic ecosystems, provided that activities result in net increases in aquatic ecosystem function that resembles an ecological reference.
NWP 27
Before initiating a GI study, the Corps generally requires these two things.
Congressional authorization and appropriations.
RAPID
Risk-Informed, Aligned, Proportional, Iterative, and Decisive
The official motto of USACE is ESSAYONS which means this when translated to English from French.
"Let us try."