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Archive: June, 2019
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  • 19-075 Walla Walla District announces annual award winners

    WALLA WALLA, Wash. – Eight civilian employees and two teams of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Walla Walla District earned recognition for superior performance during an annual-award ceremony on Friday, June 28, at the District Headquarters in Walla Walla, Washington.
  • 19-074 Former Walla Walla District Chief of Resource Management honored

    WALLA WALLA, Wash. – Nicolo “Nick” Moramarco, retired U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District, chief of Resource Management, received the District's highest employee award on Friday, June 28, at the District Headquarters in Walla Walla, Washington
  • 19-073 Boise River flows to decrease to 1,550 cfs by Friday

    BOISE, Idaho -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to reduce flows through the City of Boise by 600 cubic feet per second (cfs) on Wednesday, June 26, reaching approximately 2,750 cfs by late-morning. They will follow that by decreasing flows by 600 cfs on Thursday and 600 cfs on Friday, reaching 1,550 cfs at the Glenwood gauge on Friday morning.
  • 19-072 Corps sets June 27 Lower Monumental 50th Anniversary event schedule

    On Thursday, June 27, Lower Monumental Lock and Dam is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its construction with a commemoration event beginning at 9 a.m. with an open house from 9 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and a ceremony from 10:15 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. The public is invited to the day’s festivities marking U.S. Army Corps of Engineers efforts to build the dam, navigation lock, powerhouse, fish ladders and recreation areas. The keynote speaker will be Lt. Col. Christian N. Dietz, Walla Walla District Commander.
  • 19-71 Corps invites comments on draft EA for invasive aquatic weed control

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Walla Walla District invites public comments on a Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for flowering rush control in the states of Washington, Idaho, Oregon and Montana. Comments will be accepted June 24, 2019 through July 24, 2019.
  • 19-070 Corps invites comments on draft FONSI for City of Weston Water System Improvements Project

    WESTON, Idaho – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Walla Walla District invites public comments on a draft Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Weston, Idaho, Water System Improvements Project. Comments will be accepted from June 17, 2019 to July 18, 2019.
  • 19-069 Corps to decrease Boise River flows to assist drowning recovery operations

    BOISE, Idaho - At the request of the City of Boise Fire Department, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) will decrease Boise River flows through the City of Boise by 1,500 cubic feet per second (cfs) starting at about 3:00 a.m. Friday morning, (MDT) 7 June.
  • 19-068 Corps to seal-coat Lower Granite Visitor Center parking lot; South Shore Visitor Center temporarily closed June 8-9

    POMEROY, Wash. – Lower Granite South Shore Visitor Center, located at Snake River mile 107.5, near Pomeroy, Washington, will be temporarily closed Saturday, June 8, and Sunday, June 9, to accommodate asphalt maintenance work in the adjacent parking lot, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials announced, today.
  • 19-067 New high-tech turbines at Ice Harbor improve safety for fish, produce more power

    BURBANK, Wash. – An advanced-design hydroelectric turbine, built to improve fish passage at federal dams in the Columbia River Basin, has been installed, commissioned and accepted at Ice Harbor Lock and Dam, in southeast Washington on the Snake River.
  • 19-066 Boise River flows to increase to 5,300 cfs today

    BOISE, Idaho -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to increase flows through the City of Boise to approximately 5,300 cubic feet per second (cfs), today (Tuesday, June 4). Currently, Boise River flows through town are approximately 4,800 cfs, as measured at the Glenwood Bridge gauge.