Army Corps 101 for Nonfederal Project Proponents: A Conversation With Steve Stockton
PHOTOS COURTESY OF STEVE STOCKTON AND U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
This issue of Municipal Water Leader addresses the role the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plays in the development and construction of municipal water infrastructure projects. Navigating the Army Corps process can be a challenge for municipal water project proponents. There is no one better to explain that process than Water Strategies Senior Advisor Steve Stockton. Mr. Stockton spent more than 41 years working for the Army Corps in a variety of capacities, including as chief of civil works engineering. He also served at the regional level as program director of engineering and technical services. From 2005 to 2016, Mr. Stockton served as the Army Corps director of civil works, the highest-ranking civilian in the agency. In that position, he led, managed, and directed the policy development, programming, planning, design, construction, contingency, emergency response, operation, and maintenance activities of the $10 billion Army Civil Works Program. Municipal Water Leader’s senior writer, John Crotty, spoke with Mr. Stockton about how water agencies can work with the Army Corps, how to navigate the permitting process, and the value of building relationships with Army Corps staff. John Crotty: Please name and describe a project over the span of your Army Corps career that represents effective and efficient flood control or water supply infrastructure development.
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