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St. Paul District
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332 Minnesota St., Suite E1500
St. Paul, MN 55101

Phone: (651) 290-5807
Fax: (651) 290-5752
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  • February

    Tammy Johnson, Big Sandy Lake Recreation Area site supervisor, adjust the gates at the dam, near McGregor, Minn., Jan. 23. Despite temperatures dropping below negative 20 degrees, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District park rangers continue working to ensure the reservoir levels are maintained as the district continues preparations for a spring runoff.

    Dam tenders work thru frigid temps

    For many people, the winter months in the Upper Midwest mean indoors projects. That’s not the case for some district employees.

  • January

    Jon Gustafson, chief surveyor for the St. Paul District, helped judge the Future City Competition that was held at the University of Minnesota, Sat., Jan. 18, where he represented National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying, or NCEES, as the technical judge for the award for Best Land Surveying Practices. Here, Gustafson presents the award to the Girl Scouts Dakota Horizons, the winning team from East Grand Forks, Minn.

    District surveyor judges Future City Competition

    Jon Gustafson, chief surveyor for the St. Paul District, helped judge the Future City Competition that was held at the University of Minnesota, Sat., Jan. 18, where he represented National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying, or NCEES, as the technical judge for the award for Best Land Surveying Practices.
  • Scott Uhl, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, maintenance and repair section supervisor, monitors work at Lock and Dam 8, near Gonoa, Wis., Jan. 14. The Corps is currently dewatering the lock to perform major maintenance on the lock gates, concrete and bubbler systems.

    Corps fights on against Mother Nature, Mississippi River

    Freezing temperatures, tight timelines and heavy equipment are just another day at the office for the district’s maintenance and repair section based out of the Fountain City, Wis., service base.