5 Apr 2019

19-029 Corps seeks public input for Sweetwater, Lapwai creeks aquatic ecosystem restoration study; comments due May 4

LAPWAI, Idaho – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District (Corps), seeks public comments regarding the scope of the Sweetwater and Lapwai Creeks Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Study.

5 Apr 2019

19-028 Dworshak Dam discharge flows to decrease Saturday to 1,700 cfs

AHSAHKA, Idaho – Reservoir managers will decrease Dworshak Dam discharge flows on Saturday, April 6, from the current 5,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) to 1,700 cfs, according to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials.

2 Apr 2019

Corps begins spring spill operations with new flexibility to benefit fish and hydropower

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will begin implementing its 2019 Fish Operations Plan at the four lower Snake River dams April 3, and at the lower Columbia River dams April 10. The 2019 plan includes spill and transport operations for the spring and summer juvenile fish passage seasons at these dams, as specified in the NOAA Fisheries 2019 Columbia River System Biological Opinion.

1 Apr 2019

19-027 Rooks Park opens to vehicle traffic

WALLA WALLA, Wash. – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers staff opened Rooks Park’s gates to vehicle traffic today, April 1, according to Walla Walla District operations officials at the Mill Creek Project. Rooks Park is located on Mill Creek Road about 1 mile east of Walla Walla, Washington.

25 Mar 2019

19-026 Dworshak Dam discharge flows to temporarily increase to 5,400 cfs March 27-29 to help speed hatchery fish downstream

AHSAHKA, Idaho – To give fish hatcheries an opportunity to release juvenile fish smolts, Dworshak Dam discharge flows will be increased Wednesday, March 27, starting at noon, from the current 1,600 cubic feet per second (cfs) to 5,400 cfs, according to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials. Reservoir managers plan to maintain the increased flows through Friday, March 29.

25 Mar 2019

19-025 Corps covers fish-counting at dams; new contractor slated for June arrival

COLUMBIA & SNAKE RIVERS, Wash. & Ore. – Adult salmon passing through U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) fish ladders on the Columbia and Snake rivers this spring will be counted and recorded, but web-posting of some data will be delayed because of a gap in the federal contract that provides fish-counting services.

25 Mar 2019

19-024 Corps seeks concessionaires for Dent Acres Campground vendor opportunity

AHSAHKA, Idaho – The Walla Walla District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, invites interested parties to submit proposals for a mobile commercial concession at Dent Acres Campground, a Corps of Engineers-operated campground on Dworshak Dam and Reservoir, near Orofino, Idaho.

22 Mar 2019

19-023 Corps seeks public input on proposed Section 408 for Cascade Natural Gas Corp. Mill Creek Channel directional drilling project

WALLA WALLA, Wash. – The Walla Walla District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) seeks public comments regarding the Corps’ proposal to grant permission pursuant to 33 United States Code Section 408 (Section 408) for potential alteration to a Corps-constructed river improvement (public work). The Corps proposes to grant Section 408 permission to the Cascade Natural Gas Corporation (CNG Corp) to directionally drill perpendicular to and under the Mill Creek flood-risk-management channel and levees to install a new 8-inch-diameter natural gas pipeline segment.

22 Mar 2019

19-022 Corps invites comments on draft FONSI for Pasco Pump Lateral Wasteway Project

PASCO, Wash. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Walla Walla District invites public comments on a draft Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Bureau of Reclamation’s Pasco Pump Lateral 5.8 Wasteway Project. Comments will be accepted through March 22 through April 21, 2019.

21 Mar 2019

19-021 Lower Monumental Dam maintenance work will require temporary dam-crossing closure March 25-31

KAHLOTUS, Wash. – Vehicle crossings at Lower Monumental Lock and Dam, located at Snake River Mile 41.6 near Kahlotus, Washington, will be closed March 25-31, 2019, to accommodate operations and maintenance activities using the top of the dam, according to operations officials with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Walla Walla District.