Upper St. Johns River Basin Project Receives Prestigious Award

A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District project that was formally awarded the Australian-based International Riverfoundation’s Thiess Riverprize Award in 2008 was recently presented with the accompanying trophy in a ceremony held at the district headquarters in Jacksonville, Fla.

Maurice Sterling, project management director of the St. Johns River Water Management District and local project sponsor, presented the award. “This award is one the team can be extraordinarily proud of. This is more than three decades in our partnership history and is a case of the government doing something right,” Sterling said. “There were speed bumps along the way but we were able to iron them out and come out with a good product for our partnership,” he said.

Lt. Col. Nathaniel Rainey, deputy district commander, received the award on behalf of the district team and said he felt as if he had just won the Super Bowl. “This is a really special award. We are so proud of the relationship with the St. Johns River Water Management District,” said Rainey. The St. Johns is our river, it supports our community and we live in its basin, which is part of our geography. This project demonstrates partnerships and team work at its best. Our employees are exceptional and our relationship with the St. Johns River Water Management District was key to the success of the project. The Corps is eager to expand what is already a great working relationship with the St. Johns River Water Management District.”  [ Read more... ]