Missouri River Energy Services’ Post

📢SUSPENDING DROUGHT MONITORING📢 Due to rising river levels, ICPRB is suspending daily drought monitoring and reporting. The upstream region of the basin is expected to get ~4" of rain over the next 3 days. Though there is always a chance that forecasted rain doesn’t materialize, we are fairly confident that drought conditions in the Potomac basin will be alleviated for at least several weeks, based on available information. We want to express our appreciation to all of the people who provide us with the data we use in our reports: Fairfax Water - Official, Baltimore District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, WSSC Water, & Loudoun Water, and the US National Weather Service Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center. #droughtmonitoring 📷: A rainy Potomac River below Harpers Ferry, WV on August 8, 2024

The Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (WRDA 2024) authorizes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to perform vital projects including flood control, water navigation, and ecosystem restoration. #vtenviro #vtpoli

**Hurricane Francine Update** Hurricane Francine has made landfall earlier than anticipated along the Central Coast of Louisiana, bringing sustained winds of 100 mph. It has reached land as a Category 2 hurricane and is projected to move inland on a northeast trajectory between the harbors of New Orleans and Baton Rouge. **Industry Updates:** **U.S. Army Corps of Engineers:** The Corps is coordinating arrangements to deploy personnel to assess conditions at Southwest Pass and Venice tomorrow, contingent upon safety assessments. **U.S. Coast Guard:** Current Port Condition: Zulu. Vessel movements are currently prohibited on the Mississippi River from the Sea Buoy to Mile 303. Efforts are underway to strategize the reopening of the river as soon as weather conditions permit. **Pilot Associations:** Pilots are on standby and prepared to commence vessel movements once conditions improve. Although it is still early, we remain optimistic that the Lower Mississippi River (LMR) will reopen to vessel navigation and resume vessel cargo operations by Friday, September 13, 2024, at the latest.

There are only two types of travelers covered by Skift: Leisure and Business. In the wake of #Milton, I want to urge coverage on #Workforce 👇🏾because these #fronlineworkers and #essentialworkers have traveled to Florida for storm response, recovery, power restoration, and reconstruction efforts. Below is an indoor staging center for the National Guard and #lineworkers! To date, there is little to no travel data publicly available nor consistent news coverage for #workforcetravel. At Workbnb, Inc | Techstars '22, we aim to change this and the trajectory of the quality of workforce housing experiences. I follow Rafat Ali, Justin Dawes, Sarah Kopit, and Dennis Schaal religiously and their obsessive coverage of big OTAs can be nauseating when underserved blue-collar workers have to #travel to make sacrifices for us to live comfortably. Hopefully my outcry post changes this. The Workbnb, Inc | Techstars '22 movement continues! #workbnb #Hurricane #Helene #lineman #linework #noaa #bluecollar #construction #journeymanlineman #asheville #NC #SC #GA #FL #TN #housing #midtermrentals #shorttermrentals #vacationrentals #rentalproperty #rentalhomes #midtermrental #shorttermrental #news #vacationrental #vacationproperty #rentalproperties #multifamily #REIT #realestate #realestateinvestors #angelinvestors #workforce #disaster #storm #travel #hurricaneseason #powerlines #floods #restoration #techstars #Georgia #northcarolina #southcarolina #tennessee #florida #linemanlife #mutualaid #proptech #traveltech #contech #construction #constructionindustry #workforcetravel #workforcerentals #workforcesolutions #utilities #leadership #firstresponders #lineworkers #iija #heavyequipment #heavyconstruction #roadsandbridges #contractors #subcontractors #linework #skilledtrades #florida #hurricanemilton #stormresponse

U.S. Army Corps Approves $68 Million Interest Forgiveness for Key SELA Flood Control Project! In a significant victory for Louisiana’s ongoing flood protection and resilience efforts, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) granted the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority’s (CPRA) request for interest relief for the Southeast Louisiana Urban Flood Control Project (SELA). This renegotiation is set to deliver an estimated $68 million in interest savings, allowing CPRA to redirect funds toward critical flood risk reduction projects in Orleans and Jefferson Parishes. Read full release here: https://lnkd.in/gq-Fcmxn

Steve Roscovius, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District residential engineer currently serving as the USACE Task Force water team leader in North Carolina, provides discusses the North Fork turbidity reduction system near Asheville, North Carolina, Dec. 9. USACE is working with the city of Asheville and Buncombe County to provide safe drinking water to the community by reducing the amount of turbidity, or sediment, within the reservoir. The Corps of Engineers is working in partnership with local, state and federal agencies, to include the Federal Emergency Management Agency, in response to the historic flooding from Hurricane Helene. Current efforts include removing debris from the cities of Asheville, Lake Lure and Chimney Rock, North Carolina; Buncombe, Polk and McDowell counties; as well as Lake Lure, North Carolina Arboretum and the Highlands Recreation Area in Macon County. In addition to removing debris. USACE is also working with the city of Asheville and Buncombe County to provide safe drinking water.

Ep 371: Steven Pietras - USAF Air Traffic Control & Hurricane Helene Response https://lnkd.in/g6iVVSX9 Aaron Love Trenton Seegmiller In this episode, Aaron, Peaches, Trent, and Steven get real about the dedication it takes to respond to crises. Steven shares his firsthand experience as a Guard member running ATC for Hurricane Helene relief, describing the ground-level coordination that brought in over 100,000 pounds of supplies and thousands of flights in and out of affected areas. They dig into the pride and resilience it takes to run toward disaster while others might turn away, showing how the Guard and Air Force Special Warfare play crucial, under-appreciated roles in domestic ops. From working with Sentinel Foundation teams to the nitty-gritty of controlling chaotic air traffic with minimal tools, Steven breaks down the challenges of mission-focused operations, managing civilian volunteers, and facing the devastation up close. If you’re ready for an inside look at the hard-hitting, non-stop nature of real military response, this episode will inspire you to step up. Join the Ones Ready community, hit subscribe, and check out OnesReady.com for gear, tools, and unfiltered insights to stay mission-ready. Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Team Dynamics 02:15 Air Traffic Control Insights 05:47 Joining the Air Force: Personal Stories 11:03 Transitioning from Student to Instructor 18:46 Response to Hurricane Helene 22:31 Understanding LZSO and Its Importance 25:54 Community Response and Legacy 32:40 The Role of Non-Military Support 54:14 Lessons Learned and Final Thoughts Join this channel to get access to perks: https://lnkd.in/gFWiye3b Collabs: Ones Ready Merch: onesready.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code: 1Ready (18afitness.com) ATAC Fitness - Follow the URL: https://shorturl.at/ackyD (onesready.com) CardoMax - Promo Code: ONESREADY (cardomax.com) Hoist - Promo Code: ONESREADY (drinkhoist.com) S4FE-D - Promo Code: ONESREADY (s4fe-d.com) Danger Close Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADY (dangercloseapparel.com) Kill Cliff - Promo Code: PODCASTKC20 (killcliff.com) The views and opinions expressed by the OnesReady team and all guests are those of the team and themselves, and do not reflect the official policy or position of the DoD. Any content provided by our Podcast guests, bloggers, sponsors, or authors is their opinion and is not intended to malign the DoD, any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone.

Eight Sofar Spotter buoys were airdropped in the path of Hurricane Milton today to make direct, real-time observations of the extreme conditions generated by the storm. Ground truth data collected by the Spotters (easternmost yellow pentagons) will support efforts by coastal communities and government agencies — including the National Hurricane Center — to forecast and prepare for the storm. The Spotters are expected to drift closest to Hurricane Milton late Wednesday / early Thursday before the storm makes landfall in the Tampa Bay region. To the north, a dozen Spotters deployed ahead of Hurricane Helene remain active. The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Scientific Development Squadron VXS-1 deployed the eight Spotters, along with microSWIFTs and A-DWSDs, as part of the National Oceanographic Partnership Program (NOPP) Hurricane Coastal Impacts Project (NHCI). Access ongoing updates about the airdropped Spotters and Hurricane Milton here: https://bit.ly/3U21Imn #SofarOcean #HurricaneMilton

How the US Army is using AI during Hurricane Helene relief: The Army’s 18th Airborne Corps is for the first time using a battlefield capability to map road closures, cellular outages, supply needs and other data in real time to help the Federal Emergency Management Agency and U.S. Northern Command help people whose homes and communities were battered by Hurricane Helene late last month. The Army is using its Maven Smart System, developed by palantir, to provide responders with the information needed to make quick, on-the-ground decisions. Such as Where to send medical supplies? or How many truckloads of water to take into certain storm-ravaged areas? Read this - https://lnkd.in/g42adSTs Credits - Nikki Wentling I feel with more and more natural disasters due to climate change, AI can be put to good use to overcome these challenges. #ai #climatechange #hurricane #helene #milton

AR-MEDCOM military and Civilian personnel unable to reach their chain of command: Use this channel to reach your unit. From the NOAA NWS National Hurricane Center: 11 Sep 2024 - 18:00 UTC ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS NOW REACHING THE LOUISIANA COAST... ...LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE AND HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN LOUISIANA DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS... As of 1:00 PM CDT Wed Sep 11 the center of Francine was located near 28.6, -92.1 with movement NE at 16 mph. The minimum central pressure was 976 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 90 mph.