The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' 249th Engineer Battalion (Prime Power), the power generation battalion assigned to the Corps, is keeping sewage systems flowing with temporary power in areas of Georgia and Florida where Hurricane Michael knocked it out.
"We're deploying generators to wastewater pump and lift stations," says Lt. Col. Daniel R. Kent, commander. "If the pump is working but not the lift [station] then there's a backup in the sewer," he explains.