Annual Report of the Chief of Engineers
on Civil Works Activities
Fiscal Year 1982
Department of the Army Corps of Engineers
Extract Report of Walla Walla District

Surveys

The Upper Snake River and Tributaries is the principal ongoing survey. The area covered by the study extends from the headwaters of the Snake River in Wyoming down to and including the Weiser River in Idaho. The potential for supplemental water storage, power generation, and streamflow augmentation to enhance fisheries, continues to be the primary focus.

The Columbia River and Tributaries is a survey study directed by the North Pacific Division in which the Walla Walla District is participating. The feasibility of utilizing an outlet at McNary Lock and Dam to furnish water downstream on the Oregon shore for municipal, industrial, irrigation, and fish enhancement use is the primary investigation for Walla Walla District under this study. Also, identification of additional potential water storage sites for the Columbia River System was continued.

Total cost of surveys during fiscal year was $566,918. That sum was expended for flood control studies ($729,350); special studies including Soil Conservation Service, Bureau of Reclamation, River Basin and Regional Planning Commissions, Cooperation with States ($55,026); review of deferred projects ($1,732); and $40,110 for review of completed projects.