https://www.nww.usace.army.mil Walla Walla District News RSS Feed en-us Mon, 05 May 2025 20:04:00 GMT Sun, 06 Sep 2026 02:17:33 GMT https://www.nww.usace.army.mil/Media/News-Stories/Article/4174745/strengthening-community-resilience-through-engineering/ In spring 2025, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Walla Walla District Water Management team conducted its annual snow flight across southeastern Washington, Oregon, and Idaho—using aerial surveys and ground sampling to assess mountain snowpack’s depth, density, and melt stage. These measurements underpin precise runoff forecasts months in advance, guiding reservoir refill schedules, flood risk mitigation, hydropower release timing, and environmental flow requirements for the Columbia River Basin. The resultant forecasts support farmers’ irrigation planning, municipal and industrial water supply management, endangered fish flow scheduling, and recreational water‑level stability—strengthening regional resilience and community well‑being.<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2025/May/05/2003704168/115/75/0/250505-A-EK666-0188.JPG' alt='Willow Walker, a reservoir regulator, Water Management Section, Walla Walla District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, looks across the landscape above Saint Louis Gulch, a valley, 3,215 feet above sea level, in Clearwater County Idaho, during the Walla Walla District&#39;s annual snow flight, April 10. Conducted in collaboration with the Idaho Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, this mission helps engineers with the Water Management Team of the Walla Walla District, assess mountain snowpack—nature’s high-altitude water reserve—crucial for forecasting regional water flow that sustains rivers, farms, and communities.' /> <br /> Mon, 05 May 2025 20:04:00 GMT Marcy Sanchez https://www.nww.usace.army.mil/Media/News-Stories/Article/4174745/strengthening-community-resilience-through-engineering/ Walla Walla District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Disaster Civil Works People News Story STEM