RIGBY, Idaho – An U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hydraulic engineer and a civil engineer from the Walla Walla District Headquarters deployed today in response to a request from Jefferson County emergency managers for help with emergency levee repairs. High-flow conditions in the Snake River are eroding a segment of the Heise-Roberts Levee System, about 3.7 miles downstream from the U.S. Route 20 bridge. Immediate emergency repairs are necessary to prevent further erosion which poses a threat to the structural integrity of the levee and about 65 homes located within the leveed area, near Lorenzo, Idaho. The Corps’ engineering experts will assist county emergency management staff by assessing the levee damage, determining appropriate emergency protective measures, and coordinating and supervising construction-contract work to repair the levee.