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  • 16-021 Dworshak flows to fluctuate while testing hatchery water systems

    AHSAHKA, Idaho – Water discharged from Dworshak Dam and Reservoir will fluctuate Thursday and Friday, April 28-29, as staff conduct testing of the Dworshak National Fish Hatchery’s total dissolve gas (TDG) degassing equipment, according to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers water-management officials at the Walla Walla District.

  • 16-017 Corps awards turbine repair contract; turbine removed after 20 years

    LOWER SNAKE RIVER, Wash. – The march toward modernizing the Corps hydropower facilities continued on Apr. 7, 2016, when workers at Lower Monumental Lock and Dam lifted the unit 1 turbine out of the turbine pit. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Corps is the Nation’s largest hydropower producer and the Walla Walla District is the Corps’ 2nd largest hydropower producer. The Walla Walla District awarded a $12.9 million contract to ANDRITZ HYDRO in July 2015, for generator winding replacement and turbine cavitation repairs to modernize the hydroelectric facilities at Lower Monumental Dam.

  • 16-016 Corps seeks public comments for Milton-Freewater Nursery Bridge Drop Structure repair draft FONSI and Environmental Assessment

    MILTON-FREEWATER, Ore. – 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 Milton-Freewater Nursery Bridge Drop Structure repair project.

  • 16-015 >>CORRECTED<< Corps seeks public comments for Yakima River Gateway project draft FONSI and Environmental Assessment

    >>CORRECTED<< WEST RICHLAND, 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 Yakima River Gateway project, in West Richland, Washington.

  • 16-011 Dworshak Visitor Center schedule to temporarily change

    Dworshak Visitor Center schedule to temporarily change AHSAHKA, Idaho –Dworshak Dam’s Visitor Center will be temporarily closed to accommodate staff-training requirements March 28-April 1 and April 4-5.

  • 15-063 Corps of Engineers finalizes Mill Creek levee maintenance plan

    Corps of Engineers finalizes Mill Creek levee maintenance plan WALLA WALLA, Wash. – Following intensive U.S. Army Corps of Engineers review and consideration of public comments which led to a modification of its preferred alternative, the Corps’ Walla Walla District Commander Lt. Col. Timothy Vail signed a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) today for its plan to perform vegetation maintenance on the Corps-managed section of the federal levee system along Mill Creek in Walla Walla.

  • 15-062 Lake Bryan returns to normal operating levels; Corps encourages Illia Dunes habitat stewardship

    Lake Bryan returns to normal operating levels; Corps encourages Illia Dunes habitat stewardship POMEROY, Wash. – Water elevation at Lake Bryan, the reservoir upstream of Little Goose Lock and Dam on the Snake River, has returned to normal operating levels, leaving Illia Dunes with no beach access, according to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers operations officials at the Walla Walla District.

  • 13-038 Lower Granite Dam offers ‘behind-the-scenes’ guided tours

    POMEROY, Wash. – Visitors at Lower Granite Lock and Dam can get behind-the-scenes tours of the powerhouse, navigation lock and fish passage facilities – areas ordinarily off-limits to public access, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials announced today.