22 Apr 2015

15-028 Lucky Peak temporarily closes dam road; morning reopening anticipated

BOISE, Idaho. – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers staff at Lucky Peak Dam and Lake temporarily closed the road across the dam at about 9 a.m. today when work in progress to install trilateration monuments along the dam required a larger drilling rig than initially anticipated, making it necessary to close both lanes of the road. Corps staff anticipate reopening one lane of the roadway at about 10:30 a.m. tomorrow, with flagger-controlled traffic assistance.

20 Apr 2015

15-027 Dworshak Reservoir on track for early fill; water managers balance operational requirements, maximize recreation opportunities during “very unusual” inflows

AHSAHKA, Idaho – Below-average snowpack in the Clearwater sub-basin and uncertain inflows from future weather conditions add up to an earlier-than-normal fill planned for Dworshak Reservoir, according to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers water-management officials.

8 Apr 2015

15-026 Corps invites public comments on draft FONSI for Aberdeen Waste Water Collection project

ABERDEEN, Idaho – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Walla Walla District invites public comments on a Draft Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the “City of Aberdeen, Idaho, Waste Water Collection System Improvements Project.” Comments will be accepted beginning today, April 8, 2015, and are due to the Corps no later than Wednesday, April 22, 2015.

1 Apr 2015

15-025 Corps proceeds with Dworshak forest, vegetation management; awards sale of beetle-infested Dworshak timber harvest

AHSAHKA, Idaho – On March 3, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded the sale of 122 acres of timber in the area east of Dent Bridge at Dworshak Reservoir. The approximately 2-million board-feet of timber was selected for harvest to contain and control an outbreak of Douglas fir beetle.