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USACE-KC District is hosting the Spring Open House at the Mead former Nebraska Ordnance Plant

Kansas City District

5/4/2026

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District, will host an Outdoor Open House from 4:30-5:15 p.m. and a Site bus tour will occur from 5:15 p.m. to approximately 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May...

Public invited to attend Albeni Falls Dam Public Meeting May 7

U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS/SEATTLE DISTRICT

4/28/2026

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is hosting its public meeting May 7 in Sandpoint, Idaho, to inform the public on upcoming spring operations, restricted gate operations and other topics pertaining to...

Missouri River Recovery Implementation Committee to hold spring plenary session in Nebraska City, Nebraska

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District

4/14/2026

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District announced that the Missouri River Recovery Implementation Committee (MRRIC) will hold a plenary session May 19-20, 2026, in Nebraska City, Nebraska...

Spring fish operations begin on Snake, Columbia rivers

Columbia River Water Management Division

4/8/2026

Spring fish passage operations began April 3 at federal dams on the lower Snake River and will begin April 10 on the lower Columbia River...

USACE begins $3.02 million repair of Rogue River South Jetty

Portland District

4/7/2026

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Portland District, has begun a $3,021,620 repair of the Rogue River South Jetty in Gold Beach, Oregon. The contractor, Suulutaqq Inc., will place...

Dry March leads to reduction in annual basin runoff forecast

Missouri River Water Management Division

4/6/2026

The updated 2026 calendar year runoff forecast for the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, Iowa, continues to be below average. March runoff in the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City was 1.7...

John Day Dam recreation sites transition to cashless fee system

Portland District

4/1/2026

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District, announced it will transition to a fully cashless fee collection system at several recreation sites near the John Day Lock and Dam, effective April...

USACE officials advise boaters to expect earlier high water levels in Lakes Washington and Union

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District

4/1/2026

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials advise private and commercial interests along Lake Washington Ship Canal and in Lakes Washington and Union to expect earlier high water than in previous years...

Second pilot project for innovative Water Injection Dredging set to begin at Tuttle Creek Lake after delay

Kansas City District

3/26/2026

The Kansas City District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in partnership with the Kansas Water Office, is pleased to announce the start of the second demonstration period for the innovative Water...

Experts to explain earthquake risk, lower Hills Creek Reservoir levels at public meeting

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District Public Affairs

3/24/2026

PORTLAND, Ore. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Portland District, will host two virtual public information sessions on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, to discuss proactive safety measures being...

Agencies Recover Fuel Tank, Cleanup Continues at Tuttle Creek Lake

Kansas City District

3/19/2026

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 7, and the Kansas Department of Health and Environment announce that the submerged fuel tank at Tuttle Creek Lake was...

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers seeks public comments on potential future changes to the nationwide permits

U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS

3/19/2026 UPDATED

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced on March 16 that it is seeking input from all interested parties on ways to increase the efficiency of the nationwide permit program.Nationwide permits...

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awards spillway gate replacement contract; announces refill date at Albeni Falls Dam

U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS/SEATTLE DISTRICT

3/18/2026

USACE awards $20 million contract to replace all 11 spillway gates at Albeni Falls Dam, located in Oldtown, Idaho, and begins gradual spring refill of Lake Pend Oreille, April 1. USACE officials will...

Public invited to weigh in on proposed renewable fuel facility on Columbia River

Portland District

3/18/2026

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Portland District is seeking public comment on a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for a proposed renewable diesel facility at Port Westward in...

Agencies Continue Coordinated Response to Fuel Tank Incident at Tuttle Creek Lake

Kansas City District

3/18/2026 UPDATED

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 7, and Kansas Department of Health and Environment continue to coordinate response efforts for a submerged fuel tank...

Additional public meeting seeking input for proposed Perkins County Canal Project to be held in Ogallala, Nebraska

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District

3/17/2026

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Omaha District Regulatory Division is preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act for the...

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is responding to an incident involving a fuel tank on a commercial barge at Tuttle Creek Lake.

Kansas City District

3/16/2026 UPDATED

The Kansas City District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is responding to an incident involving a fuel tank on a commercial barge at Tuttle Creek Lake. The incident occurred on the afternoon of March...

USACE TO HOST FREE EDUCATIONAL HYDROPOWER EVENT MARCH 21

Portland District

3/12/2026

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District (USACE) will host the Great Electrifying Event March 21, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., in the Washington Shore Visitor Center at Bonneville Lock and Dam...

Opportunity to Enter into a Challenge Cost-Sharing Cooperative Management Agreement; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Omaha District

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District

3/12/2026

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Omaha District, is seeking proposals from Non-Federal Public Entities and Non-Proﬁt Entities interested in entering into a Challenge Cost-Sharing Cooperative...

Join USACE water managers for public meetings on Missouri River system operations

Missouri River Water Management Division

3/11/2026

After a season of virtual-only updates, USACE Missouri River water managers look forward to meeting with members of the public in person this spring. The public is invited to join the U.S. Army Corps...

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers begins Grays Harbor maintenance dredging April 8

U.S.ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS/SEATTLE DISTRICT

3/11/2026

USACE's hopper dredge vessels, Yaquina and Essayons, begin Grays Harbor outer harbor maintenance dredging April 8. The maintenance navigation dredging is required in the harbor area, whose deep draft...

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awards Grays Harbor North Jetty major maintenance contract

U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS/SEATTLE DISTRICT

3/6/2026

USACE awards $30 million contract to repair North Jetty at the entrance of Grays Harbor, Grays Harbor County, Washington. The repair project focuses on sections of the jetty that have sustained...

Dry outlook persists for Missouri River despite early spring runoff; Navigation support to begin mid-March

Missouri River Water Management Division

3/5/2026

Warm February temperatures triggered early snowmelt and runoff in the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, Iowa, but the overall 2026 runoff forecast remains well below average. February runoff was...

Second pilot project for innovative Water Injection Dredging set to begin at Tuttle Creek Lake

Kansas City District

3/3/2026

The Kansas City District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in partnership with the Kansas Water Office, is pleased to announce the start of the second demonstration period for the innovative Water...

Stockton Lake boat ramp and fishing dock to temporarily close for major repairs

Kansas City District

3/2/2026

The Kansas City District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, announces the temporary closure of the Crabtree Cove Boat Ramp and Fishing Dock at Stockton Lake. The closure is scheduled to begin on March 16,...

Columbia River locks shut down for annual maintenance

Portland District

2/27/2026

The Columbia-Snake River System, a critical trade corridor supporting $24 billion in commerce annually, will pause operations for two weeks beginning March 1, as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers...

USACE refilling Lake Washington for summer

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District

2/27/2026

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials began Lake Washington’s annual summer refill operations Feb. 15...

Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works announces ‘Building Infrastructure, Not Paperwork’ initiative for the Army’s Civil Works program

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

2/23/2026

Today, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Adam R. Telle announced a major initiative, “Building Infrastructure, Not Paperwork,” for the Army’s Civil Works program.“Building...

Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works announces ‘Build Infrastructure, Not Paperwork’ initiative for the Army’s Civil Works program

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District

2/23/2026

Today, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Adam R. Telle announced a major initiative, “Building Infrastructure, Not Paperwork,” for the Army’s Civil Works program...

USACE Omaha District highlights potential for improved delivery across flood risk management and hydropower missions

U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, OMAHA DISTRICT

2/23/2026 UPDATED

On Feb. 23, 2026, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Adam R. Telle announced a major initiative, “Building Infrastructure, Not Paperwork,” for the Army’s Civil Works program. Within the...

News Stories from across the Division

District revives Brainstorm the Castle innovation initiative

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District

4/30/2026

Innovation often starts with a simple idea, like an observation from someone doing the work every day who sees a better way to accomplish the mission.A program known as Brainstorm the Castle is giving...

Caring for Those Who Serve: New Hospital Opens at Fort Leonard Wood

Kansas City District

4/24/2026

After six years of construction and much excitement among the community it serves, the opening of the new General Leonard Wood Community Hospital was celebrated with a ribbon cutting ceremony on March...

Secretary Telle, Senator Ricketts tour Missouri River, discuss future of flood protection in Nebraska

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District

4/22/2026

Federal leaders toured the Missouri River corridor April 9 to assess power generation and flood protection infrastructure and discuss future risk reduction efforts in Nebraska.Assistant Secretary of...

A Life of Service Earns Top Civilian Scholastic Honor

Kansas City District

4/22/2026

Not all leaders are loud and in your face. They don’t have to demand recognition of their status or demand obedience from their subordinates, and they aren’t motivated by the number of awards they can...

Williston flood preparedness put to the test as agencies, stakeholders rehearse levee emergency response

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District

4/21/2026

A tabletop exercise simulating a catastrophic levee failure and flooding emergency affecting the Williston, North Dakota area was held April 7, 2026, at the Williams County Emergency Operations...

EIS underway for proposed Perkins County Canal project

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District

4/8/2026

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, is serving as the lead federal agency responsible for preparing an Environmental Impact Statement and evaluating a federal permit application for the...

Gold Beach gets a rockin' repair at the Rogue

4/7/2026

After months of pre-construction planning, last week the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Portland District, began a critical $3,021,620 repair of the Rogue River South Jetty. The project,...

Building science: USACE delivers high-tech greenhouses for crop research capabilities

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District

4/1/2026

In Oregon’s fertile Willamette Valley, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is sowing the seeds of innovative crop and plant conservation with help from the U.S...

Rapid Response team supports Potomac Interceptor collapse remediation efforts

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District

3/30/2026

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District’s Rapid Response Technical Center of Expertise recently supported the Baltimore District, March 7-19, 2026, during emergency operations in response to...

A Modern Home for Future Leaders: USAFA Builds New Prep School Dorm

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District

3/24/2026

Work is underway at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado to construct a new preparatory school dorm building on campus. The new dorm will consolidate three existing dorms into one building, housing...

Building Infrastructure: Inside the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Hydropower Mission

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District

3/23/2026

Hydropower remains one of the most reliable and cost-effective energy sources in the U.S., and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) continues to lead the nation in its production. As the country’s...

Walla Walla District Engineers among those recognized for innovative digital design of major navigation system

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

3/13/2026

When a barge passes through a navigation lock along the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System, few people think about the massive steel gates that quietly make the process possible.Behind...

USACE joins OMSI event commemorating 30th anniversary of ’96 floods

2/18/2026

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Portland District, is proud to announce its participation in the Oregon Chapter of the American Meteorological Society's (AMS) event, "30th Anniversary of the...

Ingenuity and innovation bring knife gate back to life

Kansas City District

2/17/2026

In the face of a challenge, there are the doers and the dawdlers. The staff at Blue Springs Lake in Blue Springs, Missouri, are doers. When the knife gate in the dam’s outlet tower was facing a full...

Blast from the past: Omaha District supports emergency response in Blizzard of 1949

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District

2/11/2026

The winter of 1948-49 brought a series of powerful storms that blanketed much of Nebraska, Wyoming and the Dakotas with heavy snow, extreme cold and blinding winds. Snowdrifts reached as high as 30...

Borrowing lessons from Mother Nature, outlet channel gets first major repair in over 70 years

Kansas City District

2/9/2026

If your roof had a leak, most homeowners would be quick to repair it. But if there was an underlying issue with the roof itself, most people would probably agree it would be wise to address the larger...

Libby Dam engineers the next generation of conservationists during Scotchman Peak’s annual “Winter Tracks”

U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS/SEATTLE DISTRICT

2/9/2026

U. S. Army Corps of Engineers partnered with Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness to host the 12th annual "Winter Tracks" event, providing 200 students with hands-on environmental education at Libby...

Corps of Engineers vs. Pineapple Express: Looking back on the 1996 Oregon Floods

2/4/2026

In early February 1996, a jet stream steered a warm pineapple express into a snow-covered Pacific Northwest...

USACE Nominee for Federal Engineer of the Year, Credits Team for Success

HQ USACE Public Affairs Office

2/2/2026

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineer’s (USACE) 2026 nominee for the Federal Engineer of the Year is no stranger to leading a team that is tackling large complex projects. Cory Morgan, a navigation mega...

Workshop emphasizes budget-driven design-build project delivery

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District

1/30/2026

A three-day workshop was held at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District headquarters building, Jan. 21–23, that brought together more than 40 professionals from across the USACE Northwestern...

Charting the course: Completed mega project maps out lessons in partnership

Kansas City District

1/29/2026

Group projects are almost never easy. Getting all parties to agree on everything, all the time can be a challenging feat, if not downright impossible. Now imagine trying to complete a group project on...

Hunting in the heartland: Harlan County Lake an ‘oasis’ for outdoor enthusiasts

Kansas City District

1/27/2026

To those unfamiliar with the sport of hunting, it might seem cruel or violent. While there are certainly gray areas, for those who hunt responsibly and legally, hunting is more than just a sport. In...

Fort Peck breathes new life into two butterfly valves

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District

1/23/2026

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, is overseeing the rehabilitation of two 65-year-old, 216-inch diameter, 135,000-pound butterfly valves inside Powerhouse 2 at the Fort Peck Dam in...

Herd Highlight: Scott Sterling, natural resources specialist and piping plover preservationist

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District

1/22/2026

Meet Scott Sterling, a natural resources specialist at the Garrison Project in North Dakota, and one of only two Omaha District specialists trained to capture and relocate piping plover chicks and...

Second Life: Turning Debris into Critical River and Coastal Habitats

U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS/SEATTLE DISTRICT

1/13/2026

Since 2006, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District, and the Port of Seattle have repurposed salvaged large, woody debris to restore vital aquatic ecosystems. This collaborative effort...

Hydraulic models guide design of Garrison Dam spillway, mega dam safety project

USACE OMAHA DISTRICT

1/9/2026

Engineers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Omaha and Huntington districts and Risk Management Center are advancing the Garrison Dam Spillway Modification Project using scale models to enhance...

Rooted in strength: JBLM barracks tap into Pacific Northwest’s timber legacy for new military construction era

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District

1/6/2026

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District, JBLM Army Garrison, and 1st Special Forces Group leadership joined together to celebrate the Department of War's largest-to-date construction project...

USACE Managed Record Flood Response Operations Amid Severe Weather

U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS/SEATTLE DISTRICT

1/6/2026

A series of powerful atmospheric river events struck western Washington in early December 2025, bringing over 10 inches of rainfall in some areas, leading to catastrophic flooding, landslides and...

Cold War-era rolling pin barracks undergo vital renovation

Kansas City District

12/29/2025

Soldiers marching in uniform, drill sergeants yelling, muddy obstacle courses – these are often the images the words “basic training” evoke. Hollywood and pop culture have helped ingrain the...

Walking the line: USACE team ensures safe terrain for future soldiers

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District

12/29/2025

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Military Munition Response Program is working to clear a 416-acre swath of property for the Oregon National Guard at the former Umatilla Army Ammunition Depot that had...