26 Jul 2019

19-088 Corps seeks public input on proposed Columbia Park property Conveyance; Meeting set in Kennewick July 30, 2019

The Walla Walla District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) seeks public comments regarding the scope of the Columbia Park Land Disposal Environmental Assessment (EA).

24 Jul 2019

19-087 Texas Rapids recreational area to be closed temporarily Aug 5-11 for parking lot repairs

The Texas Rapids recreational area, located four miles from Little Goose Lock and Dam on the lower Snake River near Starbuck, Washington, will be closed August 5-11 to accommodate asphalt maintenance work to the parking lot and access road, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials announced today.

19 Jul 2019

19-086 Dworshak discharge flows to decrease to 12,500 cfs July 19; total flows will be reduced to 11,500 cfs by the weekend

As the cool weather continues through today, we will start to see a significant warm up to the Clearwater and Middle and Lower Snake Basins starting on Sunday, July 21 and persisting through the early part of next week https://www.weather.gov. Temperatures are forecasted to be in the high 90s with the potential to hit 100 degrees in numerous locations on Monday, July 23, 2019.

19 Jul 2019

19-085 Roadway closed across Lower Monumental Lock and Dam July 29 – Aug. 5, 2019 for maintenance

The roadway across Lower Monumental Lock and Dam will be closed to traffic beginning at 6:30 a.m. Monday, July 29, 2019 and will reopen at 06:30 a.m. Monday Aug. 5, 2019, to accommodate non-routine and routine maintenance activities, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials announced today.

19 Jul 2019

19-084 Corps invites comments on draft FONSI and EA for aquatic invasive mussel control rapid response plan

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Walla Walla District invites public comments on a Draft Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and Environmental Assessment (EA) for a Rapid Response Action Plan (Plan) for the eradication of potential zebra (Dresissena polymorhpa) and quagga mussel (D. bugensis), infestations in the Columbia River Basin (CRB), as well as across infested waterbodies in the states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana. Comments will be accepted July 19, 2019 through Aug. 19, 2019.

16 Jul 2019

19-083 Dworshak discharge flows to increase to 13,100 cfs July 18; flows help cool rising river temperatures to improve conditions for migrating fish

Continued rising temperatures forecasted for the coming weekend and next week https://www.weather.gov have prompted changes in flow operations at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Dworshak Dam and Reservoir near Orofino, Idaho.

10 Jul 2019

19-082 Dworshak discharge flows to increase to 12,500 cfs tomorrow; flows help cool rising river temperatures to improve conditions for migrating fish

AHSAHKA, Idaho – Continued rising temperatures forecasted for the coming week https://www.weather.gov have prompted changes in flow operations at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Dworshak Dam and Reservoir near Orofino, Idaho. Water previously discharging at 9,500 cubic feet per second (cfs) from Dworshak Dam began increasing this afternoon toward target flows of 12,500 cfs, according to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) water-management officials. Downstream of the dam, water elevation will likely result in Clearwater River surface elevation increasing by about 9 inches at the at USGS gage located at Peck, Idaho.

8 Jul 2019

19-081Repairs continue on Lower Granite Visitor Center parking lot; South Shore Visitor Center temporarily closed July 12-13

POMEROY, Wash. – Lower Granite South Shore Visitor Center, located at Lower Granite Lock and Dam on the lower Snake River near Pomeroy, Washington, will be closed Friday and Saturday, July 12-13, to accommodate asphalt maintenance work in the adjacent parking lot, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials announced today.

5 Jul 2019

19-080 Dworshak discharge flows increased to cool rising river temperatures

AHSAHKA, Idaho – Recent hot weather conditions and more of the same forecasted for the rest of the week have prompted changes in flow operations at Dworshak Dam and Reservoir near Orofino, Idaho.

5 Jul 2019

19-079 Corps seeks public input on proposed Columbia Park property disposal

KENNEWICK, Wash. – The Walla Walla District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) seeks public comments regarding the scope of the Columbia Park Land Disposal Environmental Assessment (EA). Public input/comments may be submitted July 8 through August 8, 2019.