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  • 14-080 Lower Granite open for vehicle crossings on Columbus Day; Travelers should plan alternate routes across river at ‘LoMo’ and Little Goose dams

    WALLA WALLA, Wash. – If your upcoming Columbus Day 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.

  • 14-079 Corps invites public comments on Lyons Ferry Lease EA, draft FONSI

    STARBUCK, Wash. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Walla Walla District (Corps), invites public comments on the draft Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and Environmental Assessment (EA) for the operation and maintenance of Lyons Ferry Park under a new recreation lease. Comments are due no later than Oct. 31.

  • 14-078 Old Mill Creek Office demolition begins Monday; partial parking lot closure to occur

    WALLA WALLA, Wash. – Work to remove the old Mill Creek Project office will require temporary closure of a small portion of the Mill Creek Office parking lot beginning Monday, Oct. 6 through mid-November, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials announced today.

  • 14-077 Corps hosts ‘Industry Day’ focusing on federal contracting processes, opportunities

    WALLA WALLA, Wash. – The Walla Walla District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is hosting a free seminar for business owners and representatives on Thursday, Oct. 30, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. to present training on how to do business with the Corps.

  • 14-076 Borgans Island closed due to unauthorized digging and excessive trash

    TRI-CITIES, Wash. -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials have temporarily closed public access to Borgans Island (also known as Chiawana Island) on the Columbia River between Pasco and Kennewick due to unauthorized visitor activities.

  • 14-075 Large Dworshak Dam hydroelectric unit placed back in service

    AHSAHKA, Idaho – The Walla Walla District of the Corps of Engineers placed Dworshak Dam’s hydroelectric generator Unit 3 back in service yesterday after completing repairs of damage due to a short circuit in the stator winding on Aug. 15. The unit faulted to ground and had to be taken out of service on Aug. 15 for replacement of a damaged electric coil deep inside the generator.

  • 14-074 Corps seeks National Public Lands Day volunteers to improve nature area

    UMATILLA, Ore. – Come celebrate National Public Lands Day (NPLD) with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers park rangers on Saturday, Sept. 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at McNary Lock and Dam located on the Columbia River near Umatilla, Ore.

  • 14-073 Corps seeks National Public Lands Day volunteers to plant trees

    WALLA WALLA, Wash. – Volunteers can join forces with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers park rangers at Mill Creek Dam and Bennington Lake located in Walla Walla, Wash., as they honor National Public Lands Day (NPLD) on Saturday, Sept. 27, from 8 a.m. to noon.

  • 14-072 Corps invites public comments on City of Winchester draft FONSI

    WINCHESTER, Idaho – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Walla Walla District invites public comments on their Draft Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the City of Winchester, Idaho, Water System Improvements Project. Comments are due no later than October 2. The Project is being done under Section 595 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 for which the Corps is authorized to participate in environmental infrastructure projects. The City proposes to improve its current drinking water system in order to meet peak summer system demands without having to ration water, to ensure adequate system reliability and, to provide for future residential and commercial growth. The Corps is not assisting the City with the entire proposed project, but instead is limiting its assistance to a new well house and transmission piping, which are separable elements of the larger project and have independent utility.

  • 14-071 Illia Dunes recreation area reopened today; Visitor actions will be monitored

    POMEROY, Wash. – The Walla Walla District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, began reopening the Illia Dunes beach and adjacent shallow waters today after a cleanup event this morning made.