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News Stories and News Releases from the Northwestern Division and the NWD Districts including the Kansas City, Omaha, Portland, Seattle and Walla Walla Districts.

Division - News Releases

Releases from Garrison Dam to be temporarily lowered

Missouri River Water Management Division

5/12/2025

To assist with the recovery of a tugboat that sank on the Missouri River on Tuesday, May 6, releases from Garrison Dam will be reduced...

Missouri River upper basin runoff forecast lowered due to dry conditions

MIssouri River Water Management Division

5/8/2025

The updated 2025 calendar year runoff forecast for the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, Iowa, continues to be below average. April runoff in the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City was 1.4...

Early spate of drownings raises concerns before heart of recreation season

Northwestern Division

5/7/2025

Drowning has claimed seven lives already this year at U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) recreation areas across the Midwest. A common factor in each of these incidents: none of the victims were...

As temps rise, officials implore recreators wear simple life-saving device

Northwestern Division

5/6/2025

When the Pacific Northwest sees increasing outdoor temperatures, many people flock to their favorite lakes and streams to cool off. Tragically, this also leads to avoidable drownings and...

Agencies extend comment period for Columbia River System environmental review

Northwestern Division

5/1/2025

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), or co-lead agencies, are extending the public comment period for the Columbia River System Operations Supplemental...

District - News Releases

Little Goose Dam navigation lock temporarily closed

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District

6/3/2025

STARBUCK, Wash. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District, has temporarily closed the navigation lock at Little Goose Lock and Dam following an incident on the evening of June 2,...

Corps Seeks public comment on Draft Environmental Assessment for City of Mott Water and Sewer Improvement Project in Hettinger County, North Dakota.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

6/2/2025

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) draft environmental assessment (EA) for a water and sewer improvement project in the City of Mott, North Dakota is available for public review. The EA...

Sturgeon flow augmentation at Libby Dam begins May 27

USACE/Seattle District

5/27/2025

Sturgeon flow augmentation begins May 27 at Libby Dam, Montana, for endangered Kootenai River white sturgeon downstream in Idaho and British Columbia...

The Kansas City District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will temporarily close Cedar Run ATV trails at Harlan County Lake, Nebraska

Kansas City District

5/23/2025 UPDATED

Harlan County Lake, NE -- The Kansas City District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, will temporarily close Cedar Run ATV trails at Harlan County Lake, Nebraska beginning May 23, 2025.USACE is currently...

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers launches nationwide Recreation Operational Status website

Kansas City District

5/23/2025

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has launched its Recreation Operational Status website to keep the public informed about the operational status of USACE recreation areas nationwide.The public...

Mill Creek Low Flow Project prompts closures at Mill Creek and Bennington Lake

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District

5/22/2025

WALLA WALLA, Wash. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District is resuming work on the Mill Creek Low Flow Channel Project, requiring public safety closures around Mill Creek and...

Corps of Engineers changes schedule, access to four Oregon recreation areas

Portland District

5/20/2025

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District, announced schedule and access changes at several recreation areas in Oregon for the upcoming season...

USACE approves discharge permit for Stibnite Gold Mine

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District

5/19/2025

BOISE, Idaho – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Walla Walla District has approved a permit for Perpetua Resources Idaho Inc. to discharge dredged or fill material into waters of the United States...

Dworshak Dam reduces public tour schedule

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District

5/16/2025

AHSAHKA, Idaho – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Dworshak Dam announced a reduction in the number of scheduled public tours, effective immediately...

Fencing to be installed at McNary Levee pump stations

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District

5/16/2025

PASCO, Wash. – Beginning the week of May 19, NorthBank Civil and Marine, Inc., a contractor working with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District will install security fencing around...

Corps opens public comment period for ending hydropower production, deeper Detroit reservoir drawdowns

Portland District

5/16/2025

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Portland District, is accepting public comments May 16 through June 6 as part of a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS)...

Corps begins expanded navigation lock times for recreational boaters

Portland District

5/15/2025

Beginning today, recreational boaters navigating the three lower Columbia River dams—Bonneville, The Dalles, and John Day— will have expanded access to pass through the navigation locks...

USACE announces summer traffic pattern changes for Garrison Dam

USACE OMAHA DISTRICT

5/13/2025

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, announces changes to traffic patterns for Garrison Dam Crest Goad and Spillway Bridge due to summer maintenance and construction.The Crest Road...

North Shore Campground to reopen May 15 at Big Bend Project

USACE OMAHA DISTRICT

5/12/2025

The North Shore Campground at the Big Bend Project near Fort Thompson, South Dakota, will reopen to the public on May 15, 2025...

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers encourages use of Regulatory Request System for an improved permitting experience

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District

5/12/2025

Last year the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers introduced its new Regulatory Request System (RRS), an online application portal that allows the public to submit permit applications and other information...

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers encourages use of the Regulatory Request System for an improved permitting experience

Kansas City District

5/8/2025

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers continues to encourage the public to use the Regulatory Request System (RRS) for an improved permitting experience. RRS, launched Jan. 31, 2024, provides a...

Outdoor open house planned for former Nebraska Ordnance Plant

Kansas City District

5/8/2025

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 Safety Notice: High flows scheduled during annual maintenance at Cherry Creek Dam May 21

USACE OMAHA DISTRICT

5/8/2025

Higher than normal flows of water from Cherry Creek Dam will begin Wednesday, May 21, 2025, as part of annual sediment flushing by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District to help ensure...

USACE urges boater safety at navigation locks

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District

5/5/2025

WALLA WALLA, Wash. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District is reminding boaters to exercise caution near navigation locks following several recent incidents involving recreational...

PUBLIC INFORMATIONAL MEETING: Former Offutt Air Force Base, Atlas “D” Missile Site 3

USACE OMAHA DISTRICT

5/1/2025

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District will be hosting a public informational meeting on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. (CST) at the Rand Community Center, in Missouri...

News Stories from across the Division

Omaha District honored for 34 years of safety

USACE OMAHA DISTRICT

5/31/2025

Representatives with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, attended a celebration of safety program, May 14, 2025, in LaVista, Nebraska, hosted by the National Safety Council, Nebraska...

Challenging the status quo: Security specialist develops app for Army Protection Program

Kansas City District

5/30/2025

Challenging the status quo isn’t easy for everyone. For some, being able to identify areas for improvement and finding solutions comes naturally. For Jason Smith, finding solutions to problems and...

Missouri Valley residents receive Atlas D Missile Site environmental cleanup update

USACE OMAHA DISTRICT

5/30/2025

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District hosted a public meeting May 21, 2025, to update residents on ongoing environmental investigations and cleanup efforts at the former Atlas “D” Missile...

Holding Back the Flow: Seattle District's Dam Safety Program

USACE/Seattle District

5/29/2025

“One might think that in 21st century America, we’ve put an end to dam failures, but that’s not true,” said Seattle District’s Dam Safety Program Manager Richard Smith. “Dams continue to fail for...

Omaha District hosts Equal Employment Opportunity counselor course

USACE OMAHA DISTRICT

5/27/2025

A dozen U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employees from multiple districts and an employee from Arlington National Cemetery traveled to Omaha, Nebraska to attend the Department of the Army’s Equal...

Overcoming challenges to meld history with modernity for the USAFA’s innovation center

USACE OMAHA DISTRICT

5/27/2025

On April 25, 2025, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District leaders attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the U.S. Air Force Academy’s new Madera Cyber Innovation Center. The Omaha District led...

Oahe Project, WOZU partner again to plant native trees along Cannonball River trail

USACE OMAHA DISTRICT

5/20/2025

Staff from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Omaha District’s Oahe Project once again teamed up with WOZU and local students to plant native tree species along a bike trail near the Cannonball River,...

Breaking ground: New flight base ops facility to supercharge Fairchild AFB's global reach

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District

5/12/2025

Leadership and representatives across the 92nd Air Refueling Wing, 92nd Operations Group, 141st Air Refueling Wing, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Graco Construction and more, gathered at the...

Strengthening community resilience through engineering

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District

5/5/2025

In spring 2025, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Walla Walla District Water Management team conducted its annual snow flight across southeastern Washington, Oregon, and Idaho—using aerial surveys and...

Historic Structures, Modern Solutions: Seattle District’s Historic Structures and Buildings TCX tackles West Point’s Kosciuszko Garden

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District

5/2/2025

Cadets, faculty and visitors at the U.S. Military Academy (USMA) in West Point, New York, may stumble upon Kosciuszko’s Garden on the east bank of the Hudson River, but few know its rich history as...

‘We represent the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’: Office of Counsel an essential element to engineering excellence

Kansas City District

5/1/2025

Attorneys, paralegals and other legal support staff are probably not the first jobs that come to mind when thinking of a large engineering organization. At the Kansas City District, U.S. Army Corps of...

A Legacy of Dedication: John Landers Bids Farewell to Public Service

USACE/SEATTLE DISTRICT

4/29/2025

As the calendar turns to April 30, 2025, Seattle District Security and Law Enforcement Chief Jon Landers will embark on a new chapter, leaving behind a legacy of commitment, hard work and genuine care...

‘More than one plus one’: Cost engineers play critical role in USACE construction projects

Kansas City District

4/22/2025

Before making a big purchase, whether a product or a service, many people conduct research to ensure they pay a fair price. Comparing prices, reading reviews and even calling to get real-time quotes...

Volunteers offer time, talent to improve Omaha District projects

USACE OMAHA DISTRICT

4/18/2025

A total of 460 community volunteers donated 18,708 hours of their time to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District projects in 2024...

‘Like going to the dentist’: Perry Dam tests innovative preventative maintenance system to clean relief wells

Kansas City District

4/18/2025

Preventative maintenance is important for many things—cars, homes and even our bodies. Keeping things healthy and running smoothly helps prevent major breaks or failures throughout the course of a...

Sibling Bond, Building Strong

USACE OMAHA DISTRICT

4/10/2025

National Siblings Day is celebrated annually on April 10, and at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, you can find a handful of sibling pairs working a variety of jobs, including brothers...

Corps of Engineers aids community in flood fight

4/9/2025

A confluence of forces – early spring snowmelt, rogue rodent holes, and a compromised levee – brought forth a deluge that escalated into an intense, ongoing flood fight in March in the high desert...

Chief Joseph Dam: A pillar of hydropower and strategic infrastructure in the Pacific Northwest

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District

4/8/2025

Chief Joseph Dam, located on the Columbia River in Bridgeport, Washington, stands as a monumental achievement in hydropower and infrastructure development. As the second-largest hydropower dam in the...

Get to know the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District

4/2/2025

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Seattle District is a key federal agency responsible for providing engineering solutions to support the infrastructure, safety, and land and water conservation...

USACE Seattle District recommended for prestigious Army Safety and Occupational Health Star

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District

3/28/2025

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Seattle District has been recommended for the coveted Army Safety and Occupational Health (SOH) Star March 18, at the district’s headquarters building...