St. Paul District planners, engineers and scientists are working to effectively utilize the civil works research and development capabilities with additional opportunities for more projects to use research and development resources. Current projects utilizing research and development include:
• The physical models and computer simulation for the Fargo Moorhead Metropolitan Area Flood Risk Management project
• The Upper Mississippi River Restoration program along with Engineer Research and Developmental Center, or ERDC, scientists are using research and development to test different soil depths to assess tree survival and growth
• The St. Paul District was authorized to lead the recent Minnesota River Basin Interagency study with multiple federal, sate and university partners in a complex basin-wide model study
Headquarters established a civil works research development area to support the Corps’ communities of practice and business lines (navigation, flood risk management and ecosystem restoration) after recognizing the need for innovation in all mission areas.
There are also Technical Assistance Programs that offer smaller amounts of funding for ERDC experts to visit district staff for site visits and short reconnaissance visits to explore project research needs and opportunities.
More recently St. Paul District has developed a project delivery team to assist district personnel in identifying and developing research needs, matching those needs with research and development programs, and communicating the benefits of the research topics across Corps districts and divisions to increase support during proposal review.
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