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Default USACE DUI for News Release — Gold de Fleury Medal presented to retired Lt. Gen. Jeffrey W. Talley

'Lt. Gen. Scott A. Spellmon, 55th Chief of Engineers and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers commanding general, presented the Army Engineer Association’s Gold de Fleury Medal to retired Lt. Gen. Jeffrey W. Talley during the Engineer Regiment Ball at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, April 28. The award was...'

5/2/2023
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HQ USACE NEWS RELEASES

USACE extends comment period on draft National Levee Safety Guidelines

July 19, 2024

Biden-Harris Administration expands agency efforts to ensure operations are increasingly resilient to climate change impacts

June 20, 2024 UPDATED

Army Corps of Engineers waives day use fees at recreation areas in observance of Army Corps of Engineers Birthday and Juneteenth Celebration

June 5, 2024 UPDATED

USACE introduces new Regulatory Request System online application portal

May 15, 2024 UPDATED

Army Corps of Engineers releases Work Plan for Fiscal Year 2024 Civil Works appropriations

May 13, 2024 UPDATED

News Stories

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March

5 Mar 2021
Finding a place at the Corps
Finding the perfect career isn’t easy, but for Jeannette Wilson, becoming the operations project manager (OPM) at Lower Monumental Lock and Dam was like finding gold at the end of the rainbow.
February

9 Feb 2021
Defining Hydropower: a glimpse into the world of a power plant operator
Power plant operators are an integral to running a dam. But what does it mean to be an operator? To gain a better understanding of the job, we interviewed three power plant operators who work at dams in the Walla Walla District: Telzey Bartley, Billie Guille and Summer Dellamater.
9 Feb 2021
‘He is focus and he’s freedom;’
“I am 10th generation to serve,” Emily Klinefelter, Park Ranger with Lower Granite Natural Resource Office, said. “My grandmother filled my head with dreams about being a sailor. She served in WWII teaching young Americans and Russians how to use the anti-aircraft guns.”
August

21 Aug 2020
Hololens 2: The future of Engineering and Design
Virtual reality has become a very real tool in the field of engineering.
13 Aug 2020
Constructing Habitat for an Industrious Owl
For most bird species, the concept of living underground would be considered strange. For the burrowing owl, living anywhere else would be unthinkable.
May

7 May 2020
Middle East District Sets New Standards in Value Engineering
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Transatlantic Middle East District was recently recognized with a Value Engineering Achievement Award for their value engineering efforts as part of a 1.4 billion dollar program to build new facilities and infrastructure at Al Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates.
November

15 Nov 2019
New laser at McNary Dam is the latest technology for deterring birds
In an effort to discourage birds from snatching up juvenile salmon below McNary Dam, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Walla Walla District has bought a laser.

News Releases

Tag: Walla Walla District

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5 Oct 2020
20-053 Anglers and recreationalists beware of fluctuating water levels on the Clearwater and the North Fork of the Clearwater
Ahsahka, Idaho. – Dworshak Dam powerhouse will conduct testing on one of their hydropower units on October 13 and 14, from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. The test will increase the flow from the powerhouse, resulting in fluctuations of water depth and flow on both the Clearwater and the North Fork of the Clearwater rivers.
10 Sep 2020
20-049 Winter crossing hours resume at Lower Granite Dam
Clarkston, Wash. – Lower Granite Lock and Dam, near Pomeroy, Wash., has come to the end of its summer hours. Beginning Monday, Sept. 7, the dam returned to the regular 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday through Saturday schedule.
10 Sep 2020
20-048 Little Goose Dam to close public dam crossing Tuesday to perform maintenance
Starbuck, Wash. – Officials at Little Goose Lock and Dam are closing dam crossings to the public on Tuesday, Sept. 15 in order to perform maintenance on top of the dam.
4 Sep 2020
20-047 Corps to close parts of Lewiston Levee Trail for maintenance
Lewiston, ID. – Parts of the Lewiston Levee Trail near Clearwater landing will be closed on Sept. 10
28 Aug 2020
20-046 Corps to close confluence parking lot for maintenance
Lewiston, ID. – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials announced today that they will be closing the confluence parking lot from Monday, Aug. 31 until Saturday Sept. 5 to accommodate asphalt maintenance work.
18 Aug 2020
20-045 Corps to close Illia Dunes and Granite Point through Labor Day Weekend
Clarkston, Wash. -- Little Goose Lock and Dam and Lower Granite Lock and Dam have announced that Illia Dunes Recreation Area and Granite Point will be closed from Friday, Aug. 21 until Tuesday, Sept. 8.
7 Aug 2020
20-044 Irrigation pump for Lewiston Levee breaks; Corps makes plans for replacement
Clarkston, Wash. -- Maintenance staff from the Lower Granite Natural Resources Management Office, part of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Walla Walla District (Corps), have discovered that the irrigation pump responsible for operating the irrigation system along the Snake River section of the Lewiston Levee, has stopped working.
5 Aug 2020
20-043 JOINT RELEASE: Lucky Peak Reservoir pool to begin lowering on August 17
BOISE, Idaho -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Bureau of Reclamation will begin lowering the pool elevation of Lucky Peak Reservoir on Monday, August 17. The lowering of Lucky Peak Reservoir follows a typical end of season reservoir drawdown for irrigation as experienced in prior years. Lucky Peak Reservoir pool began lowering on August 14 in 2018 and on August 18 in 2019.
4 Aug 2020
20-042 Corps to manage invasive reed canary grass with herbicides on Aug. 6 and 7
Walla Walla, WA -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Walla Walla District (Corps) will be treating the invasive plant species, reed canary grass, in Yellowhawk Creek and Garrison Creek on August 6 and 7.
31 Jul 2020
20-041 Diffuser block rehabilitation to result in trail closures at Rooks Park
Walla Walla, WA -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Walla Walla District (Corps) will be rehabilitating the diffuser blocks at the base of the diversion dam at Rooks Park beginning August 3, resulting in trail detours and trail closures in Rooks Park.