The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Institute for Water Resources (IWR) was formed to provide forward-looking analysis and research to aid USACE’s Civil Works program. IWR fulfills its mission by providing: (a) analysis of emerging water resources trends and issues, (b) state-of-the-art planning and hydrologic engineering methods, models, and training, and (c) national data management of results-oriented program and project information across Civil Works business lines.
In addition to its headquarters in the National Capital Region, IWR has several designated Centers of Expertise and technical centers under its purview:
1. WRC - Water Resources Center
2. HEC - Hydrologic Engineering Center
3. NDC - Navigation and Civil Works Decision Support Center
4. WCSC - Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center
5. RMC - Risk Management Center
6. CPCX - Collaboration and Public Participation Center of Expertise
7. ICIWaRM - International Center for Integrated Water Resource Management
7701 Telegraph Rd
Casey Building
Alexandria, Virginia 22315-3802, US
Keywords
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