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  • 14-058 Corps invites public comments on lower Snake River planting plan environmental assessment

    SNAKE RIVER, Wash. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Walla Walla District invites public comments on an environmental assessment (EA) and draft Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Lower Snake River Fish and Wildlife Compensation Plan Wildlife Riparian Habitat Planting Plan. Comments are due by Aug. 28.

  • 14-057 Corps reopens Lyons Ferry swim beach

    STARBUCK, Wash. – The Walla Walla District of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reopened the swimming area and beach at Lyons Ferry Park today after test results received this afternoon showed the water was again safe for in-water recreation.

  • 14-056 Corps temporarily closes Lyons Ferry swim beach due to E. coli contamination

    STARBUCK, Wash. – The Walla Walla District of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers temporarily closed the swimming area and beach at Lyons Ferry Park today after routine testing showed elevated levels of E. coli bacteria.

  • 14-055 Corps seeks public input for Dworshak Reservoir Master Plan

    AHSAHKA, Idaho – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Walla Walla District (Corps) seeks public input for updating the Dworshak Reservoir Master Plan and developing an associated environmental assessment (EA) for lands and waters at Dworshak Reservoir.

  • 14-054 Lewiston Levee Parkway irrigation schedule returns to nighttime hours

    LEWISTON, Idaho – Lewiston Levee Parkway’s irrigation system returned to nighttime watering hours, now that U.S. Army Corps of Engineers maintenance staff from the Lower Granite Natural Resources Management Office in Clarkston, Wash., replaced a failing 42-year-old irrigation pump. The current irrigation schedule is 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., Sundays through Thursdays.

  • 14-053 Corps deploys power experts to support Washington State wildfire response

    WALLA WALLA, Wash. – Two U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District, employees deployed yesterday in response to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region 10’s request for emergency power subject matter experts to support operational planning efforts to provide emergency power to wildfire-impacted areas throughout Washington State, according to Corps emergency management officials.

  • 14-052 Walla Walla District announces annual award winners

    WALLA WALLA, Wash. – Several civilian employees of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Walla Walla District were presented awards during a June 27 ceremony at the District’s headquarters.

  • 14-051 Vail takes command of Corps’ Walla Walla District

    WALLA WALLA, Wash. – Lt. Col. Timothy R. Vail assumed command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District, during a 10 a.m. ceremony held in Walla Walla, today.

  • 14-050 Corps to repair flood-damaged Nursery Street Bridge drop structure

    MILTON-FREEWATER, Ore. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Walla Walla District awarded a contract for emergency flood-damage repairs to the Nursery Street Bridge drop structure, a part of the Milton-Freewater levee system on the Walla Walla River in Milton-Freewater, Ore.

  • 14-049 Corps stresses holiday, seasonal safety in the Snake River Basin

    SNAKE RIVER BASIN -- Water management and recreation officials with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Walla Walla District urge visitors to keep safety in mind while enjoying outdoor recreation opportunities along the Snake River, particularly during unusually hot temperatures and fluctuating water flows.