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Archive: November, 2014
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  • 14-093 Corps Regulatory Office moves to downtown Boise

    BOISE, Idaho – The Boise Regulatory Field Office will temporarily share office space with the Walla Walla District’s Boise Outreach Office in Washington Group Plaza on Park Boulevard in downtown Boise, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Regulatory Program officials announced today.
  • 14-092 Winter weather to close some Dworshak recreation facilities

    AHSAHKA, Idaho – Dworshak Dam and Reservoir recreation staff will close Viewpoint restrooms, Dam View Campground, Canyon Creek Campground and Merrys Bay Day-Use Area on Monday, Dec. 1, for the winter season.
  • 14-091 Corps dams to close for vehicle crossings on Thanksgiving, Christmas, News Year’s Day; Travelers should plan alternate routes across lower Snake River

    WALLA WALLA, Wash. – If your upcoming Thanksgiving, Christmas, News Year’s Day plans include a road trip to visit family and friends on the opposite side of the lower Snake River, you may want to keep in mind that U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dams are closed to cross-dam public vehicle traffic on federal holidays, unless otherwise announced.
  • 14-090 Dworshak discharge flows to temporarily change

    AHSAHKA, Idaho – Water discharge from Dworshak Dam near Orofino, Idaho, will temporarily fluctuate on Tuesday, Nov. 25, between 7 a.m. and 2 p.m. while U.S. Army Corps of Engineers staff complete required maintenance on a main breaker in the power house, operations officials at the dam announced today.
  • 14-089 Mill Creek Office temporarily closed for security exercise

    WALLA WALLA, Wash. - Public access to the Mill Creek Office is temporarily closed throughout today, Nov. 24, to accommodate a security exercise, according to officials with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Walla Walla District.
  • 14-088 Community rallies to help repair Little Meadow Creek ATV Camp vandalism

    AHSAHKA, Idaho – When U.S. Army Corps of Engineers park rangers discovered vandalism at the Little Meadow Creek ATV Camp along Dworshak Reservoir in June 2014, they knew it could be quite some time before they could make repairs. The nearby community of Orofino, Idaho, rallied to help.
  • 14-087 Corps of Engineers awards $6.745 million contract for Lower Snake River Dredging

    Dredging to meet current “immediate need” to re-establish federal navigation channel to Congressionally authorized dimensions WALLA WALLA, Wash. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Walla Walla District on Friday awarded a $6,745,150 contract for maintenance dredging of the lower Snake River federal navigation channel and associated berthing areas at the Ports of Lewiston, Idaho, and Clarkston, Wash. The contract was awarded to American Construction Co., Inc., of Tacoma, Wash., as a small business set-aside contract.
  • 14-086 Corps of Engineers finalizes Lower Snake River Programmatic Sediment Management Plan

    Records of Decision signed for long-term, comprehensive plan plus “immediate need” action of dredging WALLA WALLA, Wash. – Following intensive U.S. Army Corps of Engineers review and consideration of extensive public comments, the Corps’ Northwestern Division Commander, Brig. Gen. John S. Kem, signed two Records of Decision (RODs) today, Nov. 14, for 1) the Lower Snake River Final Programmatic Sediment Management Plan (PSMP) and 2) a current “immediate need” action (dredging), to reestablish the congressionally authorized dimensions of the Lower Snake River federal navigation channel. The RODs are based on consideration of reasonable alternatives and evaluation of potential environmental effects contained in the PSMP Final Environmental Impact Statement (PSMP FEIS). Signing of the RODs marks completion of the Walla Walla District National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review process.
  • 14-085 Corps hosts Industry Day in Walla Walla; attendees learn about contracting processes, opportunities.

    WALLA WALLA, Wash. – The Walla Walla District hosted about 100 business owners and representatives at the Corps’ Industry Day, held Oct. 30 at Walla Walla Community College’s Water and Environment Center.
  • 14-084 Lower Granite open for vehicle crossings on Veterans Day; Travelers should plan alternate routes across river at ‘LoMo’ and Little Goose dams

    If your upcoming Veterans Day weekend plans include a road trip to visit family and friends on the opposite side of the lower Snake River, you may want to keep in mind that most U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dams are closed to cross-dam public vehicle traffic on federal holidays, unless otherwise announced.