USACE Southwestern Division Special - Col. Zetterstrom & Gen. Owen

On this special edition of the American Shoreline Podcast we bring two interviews with the senior command of the USACE Southwestern Division. Up first, Colonel Lars Zetterstrom, Commander of the Galveston District discussed the historic slate of coastal projects slated for the Texas and Louisiana coast, including the "coastal spine" project to protect Houston. Then, we bring to you a conversation with Brig. Gen. Paul E. Owen, the Commander and Division Engineer of the Southwestern Division (SWD). The Division, which is headquartered in Dallas, is one of nine Corps of Engineers regional commands. With four District Offices (including the Zetterstrom's Galveston District), it encompasses all or part of seven states, and covers some 2.3 million acres of public land and water. As the SWD Commander and Division Engineer, Owen oversees hundreds of water resources development and military design and construction projects.