ERDC’s Civil Works research development area contributes to the strength of the nation by providing
innovative and environmentally sustainable solutions to the nation’s water resources challenges,
primarily in the navigation, flood and coastal risk reduction, and environmental Civil Works
Business Lines of USACE, and also providing technologies to advance USACE hydropower and
water supply missions. Our state-of-the-art technologies help improve the safety and resiliency of communities and
infrastructure and help American goods compete in the global marketplace. ERDC R&D helps
the Corps manage existing water resources infrastructure sustainably – in the face of expected
climate change, land use change, invasive and nuisance species, demographic shifts, and aging
infrastructure – to meet the needs of future generations.