27 Mar 2018

Looming tower casts potential shadow across Willamette Valley

For several months, Jeff Ament has been watching tension simmer along the banks of the North Santiam River, as it churns and empties its frustrations into the Willamette River as residents voice a mix of anxieties about a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ project at Detroit Dam. The proposed project, a temperature control tower and fish collection facility, will provide temperature regulation and fish passage through the dam for endangered fish – and have impacts on residents throughout the watershed, from Sweet Home, Salem, Detroit and Albany.

27 Mar 2018

IDEXX Real Estate Holdings, LLC seeks Corps of Engineers permit for construction in Westbrook

  CONCORD, Mass. – IDEXX Real Estate Holdings, LLC is seeking a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of

27 Mar 2018

Prohibition on the Use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) on Federal Lands under the Jurisdiction of the New England District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

27 Mar 2018

Lake Cleanup planned at East Lynn Lake

HUNTINGTON, W.Va… The annual lake cleanup for East Lynn Lake in East Lynn, W.Va., is scheduled for April 21, 2018

26 Mar 2018

USACE works with Cuyahoga Valley National Park on Cuyahoga River bank stabilization

National Parks in the U.S. are popular tourist destinations. Cuyahoga Valley National Park in Ohio, for example, had over 2.2 million visitors in 2017. National Parks are set aside for us to appreciate nature’s beauty, and guests who visit these areas expect to see healthy wildlife, lush vegetation and clean waters. Cuyahoga Valley National Park is within the Cuyahoga River Watershed, which drains about 809 square miles, split right down the center by the Cuyahoga River; the river is one of the park’s most important natural assets.

26 Mar 2018

18-027 Dworshak Dam discharge flows to decrease to 8,500 cfs; Flow decrease to give hatcheries an opportunity to release juvenile fish smolts

AHSAHKA, Idaho – To give fish hatcheries an opportunity to release juvenile fish smolts, Dworshak Dam discharge flows will be reduced today, March 26, between about 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., from the current 14,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) to 8,500 cfs, according to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials. Reservoir managers plan to maintain the reduced flows through Monday, April 2.

26 Mar 2018

Corps taking safety from reactive to proactive

If you were invited to visit a Corps worksite and realized once you arrived that your colleagues

26 Mar 2018

Corps uses two key methods for fish passage

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has two ways to pass fish above dams: fish ladders and a method called trap and haul. Many times, the type of fish passage selected depends on the height of the dam, but there could be other factors involved. Taller dams, also known as high-head dams, tend to rely on the trap and haul method.

26 Mar 2018

Fink joins ERDC as Liaison to US Pacific Command

VICKSBUG, Miss. (March 15, 2018)--Bruce Fink recently joined ERDC’s Enterprise Business Development

26 Mar 2018

MKARNS Nav Notice SWL 18-15 WREC Differentials

MKARNS - This is to advise mariners transiting the White River Entrance Channel (WREC) of increased head differentials between Norrell Lock and Dam and Montgomery Point Lock and Dam.