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  • Small electrical cabinet fire at Ice Harbor power house short-lived

    Two small fires occurred inside two generator exciter cabinets in the power house at Ice Harbor Lock and Dam at about 9 a.m. this morning, according to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials. There were no injuries.

  • Lower Granite open for vehicle crossings on Monday holiday; Travelers should plan alternate routes across river at ‘LoMo’ and Little Goose dams

    Lower Granite Lock and Dam, near Pomeroy, Wash., will be open for public vehicle crossings on the Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. Walla Walla District operations officials want to remind the public of the holiday closure affecting two of three dams in Washington that normally allow public vehicle crossings – Little Goose, near Starbuck, Wash.; and Lower Monumental, near Kahlotus, Wash.

  • Corps invites public comments on Heise-Roberts levee system environmental assessment

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Walla Walla District invites public comments on a Heise-Roberts levee system repair project environmental assessment (EA). Comments are due by Jan. 29.

  • Corps announces Jan. 24 Lewiston (PSMP EIS) public meeting location

    CLARKSTON, Wash. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Walla Walla District will hold an open house and public information meeting regarding a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Lower Snake River Programmatic Sediment Management Plan (PSMP) on Thursday evening, January 24. The meeting will be in the Clearwater Room of the Williams Conference Center at Lewis-Clark State College in Lewiston, Idaho, located at the northeast corner of 4th Street and 9th Avenue. A map of the campus and parking locations can be found on the Web at http://www.lcsc.edu/people/map.htm. Parking permits are not needed after 5 p.m. Driving directions to the campus can be found at http://www.lcsc.edu/admissions/directions.htm.

  • Corps announces holiday dam-crossing schedule

    WALLA WALLA, Wash. – If your upcoming Christmas and New Year’s holiday 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 public traffic on federal holidays.

  • Corps invites public comments on draft Programmatic Sediment Management Plan Environmental Impact Statement

    CLARKSTON, Wash. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Walla Walla District is inviting public comments on a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Lower Snake River Programmatic Sediment Management Plan (PSMP). Comments on the draft EIS will begin to be accepted on Friday, Dec. 21, when an official notice is expected to be published in the Federal Register, and are due to the Corps no later than Feb. 8, 2013.

  • Mill Creek Office parking lot temporary closures to occur Dec. 11-12

    WALLA WALLA, Wash. – Vehicle and pedestrian access to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Mill Creek Office parking area will be closed intermittently on Tuesday, Dec. 11, and Wednesday, Dec. 12, to allow contractors to place asphalt in areas associated with the new public restroom installed there last week.

  • Dworshak announces December showings of nature-themed movies

    Visitors are invited to attend free nature-themed movie presentations at the Dworshak Dam Visitor Center theater during December, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials at the dam announced today.

  • Mill Creek Office and Bennington Lake to get new restrooms; parking lot closures to occur on Dec. 5

    WALLA WALLA, Wash. – Vehicle and pedestrian access to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Mill Creek Office parking area and portions of the Bennington Lake parking area will be closed on Wednesday, Dec. 5 to allow contractors to install new public restrooms.

  • Dworshak staff announces seasonal facilities closures

    AHSAHKA, Idaho – Dworshak Dam and Reservoir staff announces that Dam View, Grandad and Canyon Creek campgrounds, and Merrys Bay day-use area are closed for the winter season and will reopen in the spring 2013 as weather conditions allow. Dent Acres campground will remain open until Dec. 15, weather permitting, to accommodate late-season hunters.