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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

Gavins Point Dam releases reduced to winter release rate

Missouri River Water Management Division

12/4/2024

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began reducing the Gavins Point releases to the winter release rate on Nov. 23 with the navigation flow support season ending on Dec. 1 at St. Louis. “Releases from...

Treaty negotiation milestone and 2025 operating plan gives more certainty for Columbia River Basin flood risk management, agencies announce public info sessions

Northwestern Division

11/22/2024

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) will update the public about 2025 flood risk management (FRM) operations related to the Columbia River Treaty (Treaty)...

Gavins Point Dam releases to be reduced to winter release rate

Missouri River Water Management Division

11/7/2024

Gavins Point Dam releases will be reduced in late November as flow support to navigation ends. Releases are currently 32,000 cubic feet per second...

Army planners, Washington State agree to study potential future recreation and transportation services

Northwestern Division

11/4/2024

Officials from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and Washington State have entered into agreements to study recreation- and transportation-related services that could be needed if, in the...

September runoff below average; October public meetings

Missouri River Water Management Division

10/3/2024

September runoff in the upper Missouri River Basin was well-below average, continuing the trend of below-average runoff in 2024. “Although Montana precipitation was wetter-than-normal in September,...

District - News Releases

USACE, WDFW sign Project Partnership Agreement for Duckabush Estuary Restoration

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District

12/11/2024 UPDATED

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District (USACE) and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) hosted a Project Partnership Agreement signing ceremony today to begin the construction...

Public invited to attend meeting for Jefferson City spin-off study draft report

Kansas City District

12/10/2024

Officials will hold a public meeting for the Lower Missouri Jefferson City spin-off study draft report on Jan. 8, 2025, in Jefferson City, Missouri. The meeting, which will be held by the Kansas City...

Army Corps begins Everett Harbor and Snohomish River Federal Navigation Channel maintenance dredging Dec. 16

USACE/Seattle District

12/4/2024

USACE begins dredging the Everett Harbor and Snohomish River federal navigational channels the week of Dec. 16, 2024. The 24/7 dredging operations, expected to be completed by Feb 14, 2025, will make...

Large lock gates closed to pedestrian traffic Dec. 4 between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District

12/3/2024

The walkways over the large lock will be closed to pedestrian traffic on Dec. 4 from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. Please plan alternative routes for commutes or other activities during the closure...

Delays for public crossings at Lower Granite Lock and dam from Dec. 9 through 21

U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, WALLA WALLA DISTRICT

12/3/2024

CLARKSTON, Wash. –Public crossings at Lower Granite Lock and Dam will experience potential delays of up to two hours from Dec. 9 through 21 while a new trash raking crane is installed...

Draft report for Jefferson City flood risk study available for public comment

Kansas City District

11/27/2024

The draft Feasibility Report for the Lower Missouri River Jefferson City L-142 General investigations Study has been released for public comment...

USACE performing habitat improvement at the Yakima Delta Habitat Management Unit

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

11/26/2024

RICHLAND, Wash. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District is overseeing habitat improvements at the Yakima Delta Habitat Management Unit (HMU) in Richland...

Army Corps of Engineers Halts Green Peter Drawdown Ahead of Schedule

Portland District

11/26/2024

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Portland District, halted the court-ordered drawdown of Green Peter Reservoir, November 22, after receiving requests from three cities downstream on the South...

Corps seeks public comment on Draft Tiered Environmental Assessment, R-562 PL 84-99 Levee Rehabilitation

USACE OMAHA DISTRICT

11/25/2024

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ draft tiered environmental assessment (EA) for the R-562 Public Law (PL) 84-99 levee rehabilitation is currently available for public review. The EA evaluates the...

Missouri River Recovery Implementation Committee to hold winter plenary session in Bellevue, Nebraska

USACE OMAHA DISTRICT

11/19/2024

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District announced that the Missouri River Recovery Implementation Committee (MRRIC) will hold a plenary session Dec. 3 - 5, 2024, in Bellevue, Nebraska...

Officials seeking public input to mitigate adverse impacts to Native American archeological site

Kansas City District

11/18/2024

Officials are seeking public comment on a Memorandum of Agreement, which will outline mitigation activities for adverse impacts to one prehistoric Native American archeological site and one ca. 1905...

Public invited to attend open house for Former Nebraska Ordnance Plant

Kansas City District

11/18/2024

Officials will host an open house for the Former Nebraska Ordnance Plant on Wednesday, November 20, 2024, from 4:30 p.m.–7:00 p.m. at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Country Club in Yutan, Nebraska...

Pittsburg Park camping activity to close

Kansas City District

11/15/2024

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Pomme de Terre Lake announce the permanent closure of camping within Pittsburg Park located at the end of RA Highway, effective December 1, 2024. The boat ramp,...

USACE seeks public comments on the Lucky Peak Master Plan

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

11/14/2024

BOISE, Idaho – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District is still seeking public review and comments regarding the revised draft Lucky Peak Project Master Plan with accompanying Finding...

Standing Bear dam drawing down pool for maintenance

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District

11/8/2024

The pool at Standing Bear Dam with be drawn down to an elevation of 1102.5 ft, which is 1.5ft below normal pool levels. The drawdown is occurring to facilitate construction around the reservoir pool...

USACE awards Mill Creek/Bennington Lake improvement contract and announces associated closures.

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

11/7/2024

WALLA WALLA, Wash. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District has awarded a $1.2 million construction contact to Advanced American Construction, Inc. for flood risk management and...

Maintenance project will close sections of Lake Oahe Project’s West Shore Mountain Bike Trail

USACE OMAHA DISTRICT

11/7/2024

A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers maintenance project to stabilize the banks of the Oahe Dam’s emergency spillway will require sections of the Lake Oahe Project’s West Shore Mountain Bike Trail to close...

Libby Dam 50th Commemoration begins with logo contest

USACE/Seattle District

11/6/2024

Army Corps invites the public to submit logo designs to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the dedication of Libby Dam. The Libby Dam 50th Commemoration Logo Contest is open to all ages, and there is...

Army Corps of Engineers waives day use fees at recreation areas in observance of Veterans Day

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

11/6/2024

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced today that it will waive day use fees at its more than 2,850 USACE-operated recreation areas nationwide in observance of Veterans Day, November 11...

Army Corps of Engineers waives day use fees at recreation areas in observance of Veterans Day

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

11/6/2024

News Stories from across the Division

Reviving Boise’s Barber Pool

U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS WALLA WALLA DISTRICT

12/10/2024 UPDATED

Efforts to restore the Barber Pool Conservation Area in Boise, Idaho, are discussed by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District personnel during a public scoping meeting held at Boise, Nov...

2024 Missouri River operations come to a close

USACE OMAHA DISTRICT

12/4/2024

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District has finished work on the Missouri River for 2024...

Omaha District, Japan Ministry of Defense partner in exchange of protective design ideas

USACE Omaha District

11/27/2024

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, hosted a Japan Ministry of Defense engineer engagement with USACE’s Protective Design – Mandatory Center of Expertise, Nov. 6-8, 2024. Five...

In the fast lane: Partnership helps collegiate motorsport team bring home trophy

Kansas City District

11/25/2024

Many kids dream of one day becoming a race car driver. Few will actually achieve it, but for those who have a knack for science and technology, designing a race car might be a more achievable goal – a...

Reinventing the Ladder: How a local engineer is making waves throughout the Division

U.S. Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District

11/18/2024

Born and raised only 30 miles away from the Walla Walla District headquarters, a young Dayton native never knew much about the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. It wasn’t until after college that Ryan...

Out with the old, in with the new: Bulkhead gates at Gavins Point Dam replaced for the first time

USACE OMAHA DISTRICT

11/18/2024

The Gavins Point Dam, operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, reached a milestone earlier this fall when six draft tube bulkhead gates at the hydroelectric powerhouse were...

Operation renovation: Chinook hangar undergoes vital modernization efforts

Kansas City District

11/18/2024

Originally built in the 1940s as a U.S. Navy Reserve facility, the Aviation Support Facility Olathe located in New Century, Kansas, is currently home to Bravo and Delta Companies, 7/158th General...

USACE Walla Walla District celebrates Veterans Day

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Walla Walla District

11/11/2024

World War I officially ended when the Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919, outside the town of Versailles, France. Seven months prior, an armistice, or temporary cessation of hostilities,...

Corps of Engineers, JBLM, celebrate new state-of-the-art Information Systems Facility

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District

11/7/2024

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers joined Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) leaders on Nov. 6 to celebrate the ribbon cutting ceremony for the installation's state-of-the-art Information Systems Facility...

Collaboration and creative thinking lead to $1 million savings on ecosystem restoration project

Kansas City District

11/7/2024

The past few years have seen significant increases in the cost of many things like labor, materials and supplies. Construction projects have not been immune to these rising costs. So, when federally...

Omaha District hosts small business industry day

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

11/7/2024

The Omaha District’s Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP) awarded $417 million in contracts to small businesses last year and is looking to grow that number exponentially. To aid in that goal, the...

Pilot project tests new technology for collecting sediment from Niobrara River

USACE OMAHA DISTRICT

11/5/2024

A joint research pilot project between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center and the Missouri Sedimentation Action Coalition was...

Annual USACE rescue efforts ensure fish survival through Chittenden Locks

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District

10/23/2024

Visitors to Lake Washington Ship Canal and Hiram M. Chittenden Locks, Seattle, on Oct. 1, saw an unusual sight: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employees at the bottom of the small lock chamber using...

“I’ll keep trying;" A journey from Mexico to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Walla Walla District

10/22/2024

It started in 1979 on the dirt streets of Zacatecas, Mexico, where a young boy named Juan Gaytan dreamed of a better life in the United States...

Omaha District supports Hurricane Milton response efforts

USACE OMAHA DISTRICT

10/22/2024

In the wake of Hurricane Milton, more than 50 personnel from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, answered the call to provide crucial support to affected communities...

Inaugural district awards ceremony recognizes outstanding performers

USACE OMAHA DISTRICT

10/18/2024

More than 500 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District team members attended the inaugural district awards ceremony, Oct. 17, 2024, at the Holland Performing Arts Center in Omaha, Nebraska...

Omaha District, tribally-owned company partner for Missouri River maintenance

USACE OMAHA DISTRICT

10/15/2024

In a demonstration of collaboration and innovation, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, recently partnered with Flatwater Group to enhance maintenance operations along the Missouri...

Connecting the dots: Annual event educates girls about STEM opportunities

Kansas City District

10/15/2024

The U.S. has a long history of promoting science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, in public education going back to the late 19th century. While there have been major pushes for STEM in...

McNary turns 70!

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

10/7/2024

As the population grew in the Pacific Northwest, communities formed around the Columbia and Snake rivers. Back then, the currents were temperamental and hard to navigate. However, there was a vision...

Fort Randall trail dedication honors beloved employee

USACE OMAHA DISTRICT

9/25/2024

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District’s Fort Randall Project held a ribbon-cutting ceremony, Sept. 20, 2024, in Pickstown, South Dakota for a newly constructed trail system.The trail...