1 Dec 2016

Public comments on former Saint Albans Air Force station Proposed Plan due by Dec. 9

CONCORD, Mass. – Public comments on the Proposed Plan prepared by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,

1 Dec 2016

USACE Galveston District’s Employee Spotlight on Clark Bartee

GALVESTON, Texas (Dec. 1, 2016) – Pursuing a career in law seemed like a natural course for Clark Bartee, the son of a college pre-law advisor and university professor, but it took a chance encounter for him to realize this was a path he was destined to pursue.

1 Dec 2016

MKARNS Nav Notice SWL 16-69 U.S. Coast Guard Advisory, Broadway Bridge-Blocked Navigation Channel

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - The U.S. Coast Guard has advised that the navigation channel will be blocked from 7 a.m. Dec. 2 until 7 a.m. Dec. 3 to float in the main navigation arch span of the Broadway Bridge.

1 Dec 2016

MKARNS Nav Notice SWL 16-68 Sailing Instructions NM 174.6 to NM 175.3

MKARNS - Due to shoaling, upbound and downbound tows are advised to run the red line from NM 174.6 to NM 175.3.

1 Dec 2016

MKARNS Nav Notice SWL 16-67 Longer Than Normal Lockage Times, Trimble Lock(No. 13) through Murray Lock(No.7) - Update 1

MKARNS - The replacement of the electric motors that operate the hydraulics on the locks which was scheduled for Trimble Lock (No.13) through Murray Lock (No. 7) has been postponed.

1 Dec 2016

Scientist/co-author awarded the 2016 Haagen-Smit Prize

Engineer Research and Development Center’s Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory Research

1 Dec 2016

Federal Agencies to Host Two Webinars December 13 for Columbia River System Operations EIS

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation, and Bonneville Power Administration will host two public scoping webinars December 13 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. and 3 to 4:30 p.m. PST on the operation of 14 federal hydropower projects in the Columbia River Basin.

30 Nov 2016

16-084 Mill Creek Levee phase-2 maintenance begins Thursday; trails will intermittently close for visitor safety

WALLA WALLA, Wash. – The gravel trails on the south side of the federally managed section of the Mill Creek Levee System will be intermittently closed to all visitors starting Thursday, Dec. 1, to accommodate levee-maintenance activities, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials announced today.

30 Nov 2016

MKARNS Nav Notice SWL 16-66 Dike Construction NM 223

MKARNS - The Army Corps of Engineers vessel M/V Gene Crump and its crane barge will be placing rock at NM 223 on the right bank beginning on Dec. 5.

30 Nov 2016

Tuttle Creek Lake prepares for winter: Outflow increases, lake drops

Beginning Dec. 5, 2016 the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Tuttle Creek Project will increase outflows to drop lake levels, consistent with the annual Water Level Management Plan. This seasonal adjustment minimizes ice damage, provides additional storage capacity for spring rains and favorable habitat conditions for the lake’s fishery spawning next spring.