9 Apr 2018

18-033 Dworshak to decrease flow discharge to 7,500 c.f.s.

AHSAHKA, Idaho – Discharge flows from Dworshak Dam and Reservoir will be decreased tomorrow, April 10, 2018, beginning at about 9 a.m., from approximately 10,000 c.f.s. (cubic feet per second) to about 7,500 c.f.s., according to reservoir managers at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Walla Walla District.

9 Apr 2018

18-032 Corps temporarily closes Shoreline Drive due to irrigation line break, potential instability

BURBANK, Wash. – As a precaution, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers temporarily closed Shoreline Drive, near Charbonneau Park, in Burbank, Wash., today, April 9, 2018, because of an irrigation line break near the road.

3 Apr 2018

18-031 Dworshak increases flow discharge to 10,000 c.f.s.

AHSAHKA, Idaho – Discharge flows from Dworshak Dam and Reservoir are being increased today, Feb. 7, 2018, beginning at about midnight, from approximately 8,500 c.f.s. (cubic feet per second) to about 10,000 c.f.s. to maintain room in Dworshak Reservoir to meet seasonal flood-risk-management requirements.

30 Mar 2018

18-030 Corps issues FONSI for St. Hilaire Columbia River Pump Station Expansion

UMATILLA, Ore.-- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District (Corps) invites your comments on the Draft Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and Environmental Assessment (EA) for the St. Hilaire Columbia River Pump Station Expansion and East Improvement District (EID) New Pump Station project.

28 Mar 2018

18-029 Rooks Park to reopen for vehicle traffic April 1

WALLA WALLA, Wash. – Rooks Park will open to vehicle traffic for the spring-summer recreation season on Sunday, April 1, Walla Walla District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, officials announced, today.

27 Mar 2018

18-028 23 more Walla Walla District employees volunteer support to FEMA missions

WALLA WALLA, Wash. – Nineteen U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Walla Walla District employees deployed during the past week to support Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) hurricane-recovery efforts in Puerto Rico, according to District emergency management officials. Additionally, a safety and occupational health specialist deployed to support FEMA’s California wildfire recovery mission in Sonoma County; and two engineers with expertise in cost estimation are providing reach-back support to FEMA missions from their offices in the District Headquarters in Walla Walla, Washington.

26 Mar 2018

18-027 Dworshak Dam discharge flows to decrease to 8,500 cfs; Flow decrease to give hatcheries an opportunity to release juvenile fish smolts

AHSAHKA, Idaho – To give fish hatcheries an opportunity to release juvenile fish smolts, Dworshak Dam discharge flows will be reduced today, March 26, between about 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., from the current 14,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) to 8,500 cfs, according to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials. Reservoir managers plan to maintain the reduced flows through Monday, April 2.

22 Mar 2018

18-026 Corps of Engineers awards $321 million modernization contract to design, manufacture and install 14 Turbines at McNary Dam; Contract to upgrade its powerhouse is largest-ever awarded by the Walla Walla District

WALLA WALLA, Wash. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Walla Walla District on Wednesday awarded a $321.3 million contract to Alstom Renewable US LLC to design, manufacture and install 14 turbines at the McNary Lock and Dam, near Umatilla, Oregon.

15 Mar 2018

18-025 Ice Harbor, Lower Monumental navigation locks to reopen March 25

SNAKE RIVER, Wash. – Locks at Ice Harbor and Lower Monumental dams, currently closed for annual maintenance, adjusted their return-to-service dates to March 25 to accommodate needed repairs.

15 Mar 2018

18-024 Walla Walla District security chief named Best anti-terrorism program manager

WALLA WALLA, Wash. – A security chief with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Walla Walla District, recently earned recognition as the Corps' "Best Antiterrorism Program Manager."