8 Feb 2012

Corps to build new Mill Creek Dam office; visitor services to be improved

WALLA WALLA, Wash. – Construction will soon begin on a new office building for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District (Corps), Mill Creek Flood Control Project, located along side Mill Creek off Reservoir Road just east of Walla Walla’s city limits.

3 Feb 2012

Corps repairing Ice Harbor cooling units

The Walla Walla District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently identified metal tubing failures as the likely source of several inadvertent oil leaks from power transformer heat exchangers or “cooling units” at Ice Harbor Lock and Dam on the Snake River.

30 Jan 2012

Dworshak announces February showings of nature-themed movies

The public is 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.

12 Jan 2012

Walla Walla District website temporarily unavailable tonight for system maintenance

WALLA WALLA, Wash. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Walla Walla District website will be temporarily out of service starting at 6 p.m. today, Jan. 12, through 3 a.m. Jan. 13 to accommodate scheduled system maintenance.

11 Jan 2012

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

– If your upcoming Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday 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.

22 Dec 2011

Walla Walla District’s Contracting Division earns top Corps awards

WALLA WALLA, Wash. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Walla Walla District Contracting Division set records during fiscal year (FY) 2011 in the number and value of contracting actions executed, leading to two national-level awards for contracting excellence.

14 Dec 2011

Dworshak flows to temporarily increase Thursday; Boaters, fishermen advised to play safely

AHSAHKA, Idaho – Fishermen and boaters using the North Fork of the Clearwater River and the Clearwater River mainstem near and downstream of the confluence at Ahsahka, Idaho, can expect significant increases and decreases in water flows on Thursday, Dec. 15, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.

13 Dec 2011

Corps dams closed to vehicle crossings on holidays; Travelers should plan alternate routes across Snake River

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 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dams are closed to cross-dam public vehicle traffic on federal holidays, unless otherwise announced.

13 Dec 2011

Dworshak announces January showings of nature-themed movies

AHSAHKA, Idaho – Families and children are invited to attend free nature-themed movie presentations at the Dworshak Dam Visitor Center theater during January, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials at the dam announced today.

5 Dec 2011

Corps replaces Ice Harbor’s 50-year-old tailrace gantry crane

BURBANK, Wash. – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers staff at Ice Harbor Lock and Dam can look forward to receiving a rather large, early Christmas present this week.