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Army Corps of Engineers seeks public comments on proposal to renew and revise nationwide permits
USACE Public Affairs Office
6/18/2025
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced today it is seeking comments on its proposal to renew and revise 56 existing nationwide permits and issue one new nationwide permit authorizing activities...
Fort Peck Interpretive Center celebrates 20 years
USACE OMAHA DISTRICT
6/16/2025
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is celebrating 20 years since opening the Fort Peck Dam Interpretive Center and Museum in Fort Peck, Montana on Saturday, June 21, 2025. In addition, the Montana...
May runoff average; Missouri River upper basin runoff forecast below normal
Missouri River Water Management Division
6/5/2025
The updated 2025 calendar year runoff forecast for the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, Iowa, continues to be below average. May runoff in the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City was 3.4...
Corps extends public comment period for ending hydropower production, deeper Detroit Reservoir drawdowns
Public Affairs
6/4/2025 UPDATED
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) Portland District has extended the public comment period from June 6 to June 21 for its Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) focused on two new...
Corps Hosts Info Session for Rogue River Basin Water Management Missions
Public Affairs
6/4/2025 UPDATED
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) invites the public to a hybrid information session to discuss the water management mission, current strategies and conservation season forecasts for the Rogue...
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...
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...
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From delamination to durability: How Fiber-Reinforced Polymer is fortifying Albeni Falls Dam's Gate 3
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District
6/17/2025
Discovered in April 2024 during routine maintenance, Gate 3, one of Albeni Falls Dam’s 10 spillway gates revealed defective steel, likely a consequence of the original 1950s fabrication process. While...
Engineering Readiness for the Indo-Pacific: The 34th Forward Engineer Support Team – Advance Deployment & Certification Training Exercise
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District
6/16/2025
The 34th Forward Engineer Support Team - Advance (FEST-A), from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) Seattle District successfully conducted a Certification Exercise (CERTEX), used to validate...
Omaha District dam safety inspection season in full swing
USACE OMAHA DISTRICT
6/6/2025
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, Dam Safety Section performed the first of two periodic tributary dam inspections scheduled for 2025 beginning with the Branched Oak Dam located...
SAME Omaha Post industry day welcomes hundreds of industry members
USACE OMAHA DISTRICT
6/4/2025
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District participated in the Society of American Military Engineers Omaha Post Industry Day at the CHI Health Center in Omaha, Nebraska, May 28–30, 2025...
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...
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...
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