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Corps reports Nashville District projects being supported by supplemental funding

Corps reports Nashville District projects being supported by supplemental funding

The U.S. Army has announced the Civil Works studies, projects and programs the Corps of Engineers would implement in Fiscal Year 2022 with the $22.81 billion in supplemental funding provided in two recently enacted laws — the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the 2022 Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act.

“The Army will work with community partners to leverage these historic Civil Works funds for investments that strengthen national supply chains through our commercial navigation mission, help communities impacted by climate change to increase their resiliency, advance environmental justice, and invest in communities that have too often been left behind,” said The Honorable Michael L. Connor, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works.

In the Nashville District, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is funding construction of the Kentucky Lock Addition Project in Grand Rivers, Ky., to its completion with $465,492,000 being appropriated to close out the project. The bill is also providing $2,481,295 to complete the design and initiate construction of a wastewater infrastructure plan in Lee County, Va.

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act also addressed the Nashville District Continuing Authorities Program. The appropriation provided:

  • $50,000 to complete a feasibility study in Carthage, Tenn., to protect a large raw material holding tank and prevent it from failing, which could release pollutants into the Cumberland River;
  • $2.5 million to continue construction of flood risk management in Mouse Creek in Cleveland, Tenn.;
  • $650,000 for pre-construction engineering and design and to initiate construction of flood risk management on Richland Creek in Nashville; and
  • $900,000 to continue pre-construction engineering and design of flood risk management on Mill Creek, also in Nashville.

The Nashville District also received appropriations for Operations and Maintenance from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022.

Tavis Hanley, Nashville District Management Support Branch chief, said in total, $400,920,000 is appropriated for operations and maintenance, $25,355,000 from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and $375,565,000 from the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act.

The O&M projects related to dams that are being funded by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act are:

  • Barkley Dam: Replace storm damaged powerhouse roof ($940,000) and rehabilitate spillway gates’ mechanical and electrical components ($5.6 million)
  • Cordell Hull Dam: Powerplant supervisory control and data acquisition ($1.7 million)
  • Dale Hollow Dam: Repair spillway bridge deck ($615,000)
  • J. Percy Priest Dam: Replace spillway gate chains ($1.2 million)
  • Old Hickory Dam: Powerplant supervisory control and data acquisition ($2.2 million)
  • Wolf Creek Dam: Replace protective coating of bridge section ($650,000), replace concrete deck of bridge and dam section ($2 million) and powerplant supervisory control and data acquisition ($2.8 million)

The O&M projects related to dams that are being funded by the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act are:

  • Center Hill Dam: Full spillway gate replacement ($172.6 million)
  • Wolf Creek Dam: Full spillway gate replacement ($202 million)

The Nashville District operates and maintains 10 dams in the Cumberland River Basin and 14 navigation lock projects.

Lt. Col. Joseph Sahl, Nashville District commander, said there are aging facilities and critical infrastructure within the district, and these bills are providing much-needed funding for construction projects and for operations and maintenance. He added that these funds are also about studies that create solutions to modern problems in a new way, as the Corps continues to seek innovative approaches and new partnerships to solve water resource problems.