U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program use premier radiation detection equipment near Central Stone Quarry at the confluence of Coldwater Creek and the Missouri River to classify soil samples during enduring efforts to find and remediate radioactive waste stemming from Manhattan Engineer District and early Atomic Energy Commission activities in north St. Louis County. Samples collected will be taken to the FUSRAP labs for thorough analysis, after collection and classification.

United States Army Corps of Engineers Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program contractors classify samples acquired from excavation on Pershall Road in Hazelwood, Missouri using state-of-the-art radiation detection instruments as part of a process known as part of a survey to verify that remediation at the site was successfully completed. The FUSRAP team’s ability to initiate sampling activities on Pershall Road was enabled by an ongoing partnership with the Missouri Department of Transportation, who notifies the team of roadwork that makes previously inaccessible soils available for sampling, testing and remediation. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers remains actively engaged in activities to address community concerns about radioactive material along Coldwater Creek and will continue to prioritize the health and well-being of the community, guided by data-driven decisions.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District, and the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District recently entered into a cost-shared Project Partnership Agreement or sewer improvements included in the St. Louis Combined Sewer Overflow Rehabilitation Project. The $13 million project, which includes nearly $9.75 million in federal funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, will provide assistance to the local community to aid in efforts to eliminate or control combined sewer overflows for public health and safety.

Rep. Nikki Budzinski, Wood River Mayor Tom Stalcup and St. Louis District Deputy Commander Lt. Col. Jason Sears during the signing of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District and the City of Wood River, Illinois, cost-shared Project Partnership Agreement for sewer improvements included in the State Street Sewer Separation Project.

Lock and Dam 25 is located in Calhoun County, Illinois, and Lincoln County, Missouri, at approximately Mile 241.4 on the Upper Mississippi River above the mouth of the Ohio River near Winfield, Missouri. Proposed project features include construction of new 1200-foot, pile founded, lock located in the auxiliary miter gate bay, and construction of an upstream, ported guard wall totaling 1200 feet, and a 650-foot downstream approach wall. The existing 600-foot lock remains in place and will become auxiliary lock chamber to be used primarily by recreation traffic. The project also includes associated channel work, relocations and site-specific environmental mitigation. The majority of the Upper Mississippi River locks were designed and constructed in the 1930’s and the lock chambers are 600-ft. long. The 600-ft. lock chamber cause significant average delays to navigation because of double lockages required for tows larger than 600-ft.The new1200-foot lock will significantly reduce delays and increase safety. The combination of ecosystem and navigation in a single U.S. Army Corps of Engineers program required many years of coordination with both the navigation and ecosystem partners and it will alter the future of the Upper Mississippi River System to ensure it remains the vital transportation and ecosystem corridor for the next 100 plus years.