DIRECTORY agencies with planning, engineering, construction, environmental, and other related services. The district provides construction surveillance through the Okinawa Area Office and six resident offices based throughout mainland Japan.
SOUTH ATLANTIC DIVISION Room 10M15, 60 Forsyth Street SW Atlanta, GA 30303-8801 Tel: (404) 562-5011 USACE’s South Atlantic Division is one of eight regional offices of USACE overseeing military and water resources design, construction, and operation in the eight states in the Southeast, the Caribbean, and Central and South America. The division has five districts located in Wilmington, North Carolina; Charleston, South Carolina; Savannah, Georgia; Jacksonville, Florida; and Mobile, Alabama. The South Atlantic Division designs and builds major military facilities for the Army and Air Force in the Southeast. Serving 14 major Army posts and 13 Air Force bases, the division builds barracks, hospitals, office buildings, commissaries, and other facilities to meet the needs of the American military. Within the division boundaries, 32 percent of the stateside Army and 18 percent of the Air Force find their home, and six major commands have their headquarters. Thirty-three multipurpose projects in the Southeast provide citizens with flood damage reduction, hydroelectric power, water supply, recreation, navigation, and wildlife enhancement. The division operates and maintains more than 6,000 miles of federal navigable channel and 32 deep-draft harbors in the region. The division also has a growing environmental restoration workload, including the largest single environmental restoration project in the world, the Everglades restoration in South Florida. USACE works in concert with the private sector in accomplishing its military and water resources programs. By contracting with architect-engineer, construction, and many other types of companies, the South Atlantic Division designs, builds, and operates dams, waterways, buildings, recreational, and other facilities throughout the region. CHARLESTON DISTRICT 69A Hagood Avenue • Charleston, SC 29403-5107 Tel: (843) 329-8123 The Charleston District has a wide and varied program that grows larger every year. The civil works, military construction, and interagency and international support programs serve a diverse group of customers that spans not only South Carolina, but the entire United States, which keeps the staff of approximately 275 quite busy. The district’s Civil Works program includes the operation and maintenance of several navigation projects, the biggest project being Charleston Harbor – one of the nation’s 17 strategic ports. The district is currently in the feasibility phase of the Charleston
Harbor Post 45 Deepening Project, with an expected release of a chief ’s report on the final recommended depth in September 2015. The district manages military construction, operations and maintenance, and sustainment, restoration and modernization work for Fort Jackson, which trains 43,000 Soldiers entering the Army each year. The U.S. Army Reserve 81st Regional Support Command is the district’s newest customer. The district provides preventative maintenance and municipal services contracts for issues such as HVAC systems repair, removing carpet, and repairing sewer lines. Through its robust IIS program, the district provides contracting support, facility management, construction management, and project management for customers such as the Department of Energy, Department of State and Department of Veterans Affairs. Since post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a prevalent issue with Soldiers, the district recently completed construction of a research addition for the Ralph H. Johnson VA medical center to aid those affected by PTSD and other mental health issues. Charleston District also has an active regulatory program that works hard to balance development needs and the needs of the environment as it provides sound permit decisions through the enforcement of the Clean Water Act. The district has recently issued permits to Boeing, Amazon, Haile Gold Mine, and Volvo, furthering economic development in the state this year. With science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) becoming a top priority for the nation, the district has actively expanded its STEM program by increasing partnerships with middle and high schools, and colleges and universities. This includes providing more than 20 opportunities for students to engage and learn from the district’s personnel and projects this year. JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT 701 San Marco Boulevard • Jacksonville, FL 32207 P.O. Box 4970 • Jacksonville, FL 32232-0019 Tel: (904) 232-2568 Boasting a diverse culture and geography, Jacksonville District is a USACE pioneer, leading the largest coordinated ecosystem restoration ever undertaken – restoring America’s Everglades. This program involves the restoration and preservation of natural habitats; improvement to water storage and movement for more natural flows; development of controls for invasive exotic plants and animals; field and laboratory research; and water quality improvement. The district maintains 1,500 miles of Florida’s coastal shoreline and 900 miles of inland waterways. Nine of Florida’s ports are in the top 100 in the United States in terms of annual tonnage; two (Jacksonville and Miami) were included in President Barack Obama’s “We Can’t Wait” initiative, along with the Central Everglades Planning Project. The district is an innovator in flood damage reduction and water management, has the largest Regulatory program in USACE, and serves as the national Center of Expertise for aquatic plant control operations. The district is the only USACE district with an unmanned aerial vehicle program, which has a broad range of potential applications in monitoring
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