WEBVTT 00:02.440 --> 00:04.889 Hello , my name is Mitchell Candor and 00:04.900 --> 00:06.610 I am a contracting officer 00:06.619 --> 00:09.109 representative ac or for the US Army 00:09.119 --> 00:11.800 Corps of Engineers . My job is to make 00:11.810 --> 00:14.032 sure that the contractor is not cutting 00:14.032 --> 00:16.143 any corners and to make sure that the 00:16.143 --> 00:18.366 taxpayers have a quality product behind 00:18.366 --> 00:20.579 me is Pool two and we just completed 00:20.590 --> 00:24.360 notching 17 wing dams . These wing dams 00:24.370 --> 00:26.203 were created back in the late 18 00:26.203 --> 00:28.329 hundreds and they were used to raise 00:28.340 --> 00:30.829 the Mississippi river level to 4.5 ft 00:31.290 --> 00:33.540 with the installation of our lock and 00:33.549 --> 00:35.716 dam system . We doubled that making it 00:35.720 --> 00:39.700 from 4.5 ft to 9 ft , making our wing 00:39.709 --> 00:41.930 dams going from partially to almost 00:41.939 --> 00:44.470 completely submerged . Even though 00:44.479 --> 00:46.701 these things have been a hazard for our 00:46.701 --> 00:48.757 boaters . They've also been a really 00:48.757 --> 00:50.923 big home for our fish and a really big 00:50.923 --> 00:54.180 enjoyable to the fishermen . So to help 00:54.189 --> 00:57.810 improve navigation but also 00:57.979 --> 01:00.290 protect our environment . The corps of 01:00.299 --> 01:03.130 engineers created a long term and dual 01:03.139 --> 01:05.489 purpose initiative called the 01:05.500 --> 01:08.279 Navigation and Ecosystem sustainability 01:08.290 --> 01:11.339 Program or Nest for short . And this is 01:11.349 --> 01:13.460 the first nest project and we notched 01:13.460 --> 01:16.769 17 wing dams all the way through South 01:16.779 --> 01:20.099 ST Paul Park down to Spring Lake and 01:20.110 --> 01:23.160 these wing dam notches were about 40 to 01:23.169 --> 01:25.809 100 ft long . And what we did with the 01:25.819 --> 01:28.010 rock that we notched or removed is we 01:28.019 --> 01:30.610 placed it adjacently downstream or on 01:30.620 --> 01:32.690 top of the leftover existing dam 01:32.699 --> 01:34.866 structure ? A little bit more about my 01:34.866 --> 01:36.989 job is I just love being outside and 01:37.000 --> 01:39.111 being able to actually see the things 01:39.111 --> 01:41.333 that we've designed , being able to put 01:41.333 --> 01:43.444 everything from paper onto the around 01:43.444 --> 01:45.611 while also being able to talk to other 01:45.611 --> 01:47.500 people from the community or just 01:47.500 --> 01:49.222 contractors that have a lot of 01:49.222 --> 01:51.278 experience . And overall , while I'm 01:51.278 --> 01:53.556 doing that , I'm also making sure that , 01:53.556 --> 01:55.778 you know , we are having a product that 01:55.778 --> 01:57.944 is environmentally friendly , but also 01:57.944 --> 01:59.724 very helpful to the people around .