On 31 March – 01 April 2015, approximately 30 scientists and engineers from the EWN Leadership Team, the ERDC Environmental Laboratory and USACE water operations staff came together for a strategic meeting sponsored by the EWN and Water Operations Technical Support Programs. Meeting participants included a cross section of staff from ERDC Laboratories, HQ, and several from the Districts: Kansas City, Mobile, Nashville, New England, Omaha, Portland, Sacramento, St Paul, and Walla Walla Districts were all represented. Participants were divided into four groups focused on the following topics: Environmentally Acceptable Lubricants, Environmental Flows and Sediment Transport, Habitat Development and Fish Passage.