Signs to be posted at the Buford Dam Park in Lake Sidney Lanier, Ga., on August 30, 2024. The beach is temporarily closed until further testing can be conducted due to the presence high bacterial levels. (Courtesy photo)

Aerial photo of the Deer River Project located near the Mobile Bay Harbor in Mobile, Alabama, August 3, 2024. The Deer River Project is one of four beneficial use projects where USACE will use dredged material from the Mobile Harbor Project. The four beneficial use projects will beneficially use more than eight million cubic yards of material. (Photo by Sam St. John)

Col. Jeremy Chapman, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District commander, speaks at the 42nd Annual Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Conference at Point Clear, Alabama, August 16, 2024. Representatives from the District, including Nelson Sanchez, Chief of Operations; Justin Murphree, Tennessee-Tombigbee Operations Manager; and Anthony Perkins, Black Warrior-Tombigbee Operations Manager, spoke to the attendees about the projects and operations the Corps is currently working on the TTWW. Among the topics discussed were the recent repair and reopening of the Demopolis Lock and Dam in Demopolis, Alabama; the recent closure and ongoing repair of the Holt Lock and Dam in Holt; Alabama and other items of interest the Corps is working on along the TTWW. (U.S. Army photo by Chuck Walker)

Ships sit in the channel of the Mobile Bay Harbor, Mobile, Alabama, July 29, 2024. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District is working to deepen and widen the Mobile Harbor Channel, allowing for more commercial traffic in the Bay and benefiting the Alabama Port Authority, the State of Alabama, the City of Mobile, and the District. (U.S. Army photo by Dalton Yoder)

Miranda Griffin proudly stands with her 2023 Contracting Officer of the Year award, representing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District. A testament to dedication and excellence in service.