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  • Nashville District names Cole Employee of the Month for January 2017

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (March 7, 2017) – Larry Cole, an Operations Division power plant electrician at Old Hickory Powerhouse, is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Employee of the Month for January 2017.

  • New deputy commander’s passion for engineering runs in the family

    When the Baltimore District was in the search for a new deputy commander, Col. Ed Chamberlayne said three peers had reached out to him personally to recommend Lt. Col. Brad Morgan. Morgan was selected and started with the district on Jan. 23, bringing with him nearly 17 years of service to the Nation in the Army. This is Morgan's second time serving as deputy commander for a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' district, having also done so from 2013 - 2015, at the Nashville District, ironically as his older brother Clay was also serving as deputy commander at the Fort Worth District (and still is).

  • Public meeting scheduled in Sheridan, WY to discuss proposed ecosystem restoration plan

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in cooperation with the city of Sheridan, Wyoming, will hold a public meeting on Thursday, March 23, 2017, at the Best Western, 612 N. Main Street, to gather input on the proposed plan for restoring degraded aquatic habitat in the vicinity of the existing flood control project that exists along Little Goose Creek, Big Goose Creek, and Goose Creek in Sheridan. The public meeting will run from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. with a brief presentation at 6:00 p.m. describing the plan followed by an open house.

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  • 17-024 Corps reassesses navigation lock work progress at Little Goose; return-to-service date delayed at least a week

    WALLA WALLA, Wash. – Due to a combination of factors, contracted work in-progress at Little Goose Dam’s navigation lock will require more time to complete than previously scheduled, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials in the Walla Walla District announced, today. The Corps recently reassessed work progress at Little Goose Lock and Dam and determined at least an additional week will be necessary to return the lock to service.

  • 17-023 Corps issues Final FONSI and Integrated Letter Report and Programmatic Environmental Assessment for Federal Participation in Watercraft Inspection Stations

    WALLA WALLA, Washington – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has issued a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and a Final Integrated Letter Report and Programmatic Environmental Assessment (LR/EA) for Federal Participation in Watercraft Inspection Stations in the Columbia River Basin. Public comments were previously invited through Jan. 12, 2017. The Corps will partner with the states of Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington on establishing watercraft inspection stations at locations that protect the Columbia River Basin and provide the highest likelihood of preventing the spread of aquatic invasive species into Corps-managed reservoirs in the Columbia River Basin.

  • 17-022 Dworshak Dam discharge flows increasing as planned last week; future flows planned to fluctuate to maintain flood risk reduction - Corps is working with other agencies to reduce impact of flood operations on fish

    AHSAHKA, Idaho – To increase Dworshak Reservoir capacity to manage expected high inflows, water discharge from Dworshak Dam near Orofino, Idaho, will continue to be increased about 1,000 cubic feet per second (CFS) per day. The increases will be made from 8 p.m to 9 p.m. each night through this weekend, as planned last week by regional water managers. The regional water managers are working to control flows from the reservoir into the North Fork of the Clearwater River to meet seasonal flood-risk-management requirements. “February precipitation in the North Fork Clearwater River basin was 214 percent of normal,” said Steve Hall, Water Program Manager for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Walla Walla District, which operates Dworshak Dam and Reservoir. “We’re anticipating more water inflow at Dworshak in the next 10 days. That’s what is now driving our flood-risk reduction and public safety decisions.”

  • FREE Boating Safety Classes

    Rock Island, IL - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mississippi River Project announces they will be offering four different opportunities to attend a free boating safety education class. The classes will be held on the following dates: April 1st, 8th, 15th, and 22nd. Each class will run from 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

  • Corps releases annual notice to all residents within Mississippi River Floodways

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District disseminated its annual notice to residents within Mississippi River floodways that may be activated during a high water event. The notice serves as a reminder to those that live, operate and/or do business within these floodways that there is a risk that they may experience flooding if the floodways are activated.

  • The Engineers at Vicksburg, Part 18: Bridging the Big Black River

    Introduction:Engineers in Union blue and Confederate gray played a prominent role in the Vicksburg