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  • Corps of Engineers releases PSA on COVID-19 and levee restoration activities

    Col. John Hudson, Commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District issued a public service announcement Friday regarding the district's efforts in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and levee repairs.

  • Corps to Close Select Public Facilities at Recreational Sites

    In the interest of public safety and the well-being of our staff, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District has closed select public facilities at all district-managed sites until further notice.

  • 20-011 Corps continues assisting flood recovery efforts

    Walla Walla Wash. - The Walla Walla River basin's rain-on-snow event resulted in historic flows on most streams and rivers in the region. In the aftermath of the flood event, officials with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Walla Walla District shifted their focus from flood fighting to helping restore some of the surrounding flood effected areas.

  • Army Corps flood fight teams working in Skagit and Snohomish River basins

    Flood fighters from the Seattle District continue working in the Town of Lyman to extend the length of a buried rock trench to reinforce the upstream channel bank along the Skagit River. The Snohomish Flood Team has deployed to Snohomish County to begin providing emergency measures at Ebey Slough Levee.

  • Army Corps flood fight teams reinforcing local levees, delivering sandbags

    Flood fighters from the Seattle District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, are providing materials and assistance in the Skagit, Nooksack and Snohomish river basins in western Washington.

  • Army Corps flood fight teams mobilized as several rivers predicted to exceed flood stage

    The Emergency Operations Center at the Seattle District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, is activated until further notice as flood teams have been mobilized for the Skagit and Nooksack river basins in western Washington.

  • Winter Release Levels Decreased at Pipestem Dam

    A river rise occurred late last week in the City of Jamestown due to ice formation south of town. In order to provide relief, releases were reduced by 50 cfs from Pipestem Dam, for a total release of 200 cfs.

  • Winter doesn't put freeze on flood repairs

    When the unprecedented and historical flooding started in the Missouri and Platte River basins in March 2019, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Omaha District responded immediately. Within hours, the District, led by the Readiness Branch, was developing plans and sending materials out to fight the flood and provide assistance to communities within harm’s way.

  • Omaha District 2019 Fiscal Year in Review

    It’s been another busy year across the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Omaha District, with many significant accomplishments taking place during 2019. The District closed out the fiscal year Sept. 30 with a $1.4 billion program, one of the largest the district has ever managed, surpassing last year’s total of $1.29 billion. That included more than $61 million in civil works, almost $400 million in military missions, $359 million in special projects and $386 million in environmental missions.

  • Army Corps to host open house for F.J. Sayers Dam’s 50th anniversary

    Congressman Glenn Thompson, Foster Sayers Jr. and Col. John Litz, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District commander, among speakers at the F.J. Sayers 50th anniversary event and open house, Sept. 28.