24 Aug 2018

18-095 Lower Monumental dam to temporarily suspend vehicle crossings Aug. 28-Sept. 6 for spillway maintenance

KAHLOTUS, Wash. – Vehicle crossings at Lower Monumental Lock and Dam, located at Snake River Mile 41.6 near Kahlotus, Washington, will be closed Tuesday, Aug. 28, through Thursday, Sept. 6, to accommodate spillway-maintenance activities involving workers and heavy equipment using the top of the dam, according to operations officials with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Walla Walla District.

24 Aug 2018

18-094 Corps to replace Swallows Park light posts; temporary parking lot, boat ramp closures scheduled

CLARKSTON, Wash. – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers maintenance staff will replace light posts and fixtures in the parking lot and boat-launch areas of Swallows Park, located at Snake River Mile 142, on the west riverbank in Clarkston, Washington, Corps officials at the Lower Granite Natural Resource Management Office announced today. For worker and visitor safety, temporary closures to public access will occur as work progresses.

22 Aug 2018

18-093 Corps invites comments on draft FONSI for City of Pierce Wastewater Improvements Project

PIERCE, Idaho – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Walla Walla District invites public comments on its draft Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the City of Pierce, Idaho, Wastewater Improvements Project. Comments are due to the Corps no later than Monday, Sept. 24, 2018.

20 Aug 2018

18-092 Corps water research in Lake Wallula to occur Aug. 20-27

TRI-CITIES, Wash. – Natural Resource Management staff from the Corps of Engineers Walla Walla District and scientists from the Corps' Engineer Research and Development Center in Vickburg, MS,will conduct research on water exchange rates Aug. 20-27 in the Columbia River upstream of McNary Lock and Dam (Lake Wallula).

15 Aug 2018

18-091 Corps to repair Little Goose Landing parking lot and access road; public access temporarily closed Aug. 20-26

STARBUCK, Wash. – Little Goose Landing, located about 2 miles east of Little Goose Lock and Dam on the south shoreline of the lower Snake River near Starbuck, Washington, will be temporarily closed Monday, Aug. 20 until about noon on Sunday, Aug. 26, to accommodate asphalt maintenance work, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials announced today.

15 Aug 2018

18-90 Corps, WDFW, law enforcement team-up to encourage safe play at popular river destinations

POMEROY, Wash. – With summer weather soon to wane, many people flock to riverside recreation areas to bank-up on some outdoor fun in the sun.

10 Aug 2018

18-089 Mill Creek Dam interior sediment removal work starts Aug. 13

WALLA WALLA, Wash. – Contractors will begin work Monday, Aug. 13, to remove about 350 cubic yards of silt deposits from the interior of the Mill Creek Project diversion dam, located about 2 miles east of Walla Walla, Washington, requiring temporary and/or intermittent access closures to land areas near the work zone, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials announced today.

10 Aug 2018

18-088 Work starts Aug. 15 to rehabilitate Waitsburg Levee flood damage; intermittent traffic delays may occur on Hwy. 12

WAITSBURG, Wash. – U. S. Army Corps of Engineers contractors plan to begin work Wednesday, Aug. 15, to rehabilitate flood-damaged areas of the Waitsburg Levee System, in Waitsburg, Washington. Intermittent traffic delays may occur on U.S. Route 12 as trucks and heavy construction vehicles enter and exit the work area near the Touchet River bridge.

10 Aug 2018

18-087 Corps removes public health advisory at Chestnut Recreation Area

CLARKSTON, Wash. – The Walla Walla District of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is removing public advisories to not swim in or drink shoreline river water near the Chestnut Recreation Area in Clarkston, Washington. Laboratory results received Aug. 9 from water samples taken Aug. 6, showed no indication of high levels of fecal bacteria in shoreline river water.

7 Aug 2018

18-086 Corps repairs Willow Landing parking lot; public access temporarily closed

POMEROY, Wash. – Vehicle access to Willow Landing parking lot and boat launch will be temporarily closed until about noon on Sunday, Aug. 12, to accommodate parking lot maintenance work, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials announced today.