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Grand Coulee Fire Station status update

Progress on previous structural, electrical, and mechanical installations at the Grand Coulee Dam Fire Station are ongoing and slated for completion by the end of February 2023.


Reclamation announces next negotiation session for Stony Gorge Spillway Gate Rehabilitation Extraordinary Maintenance work

The Bureau of Reclamation today announced the next public negotiation session for a repayment contract with the Orland Unit Water Users’ Association for the repayment of extraordinary maintenance work, related to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, for the Stony Gorge Reservoir Spillway Gate Replacement Project.


Reclamation wants public input on Elephant Butte Recreation

The Bureau of Reclamation wants to better understand the activities that interest the public when visiting Elephant Butte Lake State Park and the Elephant Butte Historic District and is conducting a public survey that is open now.


Reclamation Seeks Chain of Lakes Campground Host

The Bureau of Reclamation is seeking a volunteer campground host for the Chain of Lakes (West Park Lake, East Park Lake, Heckers Lake, and New Johns Lake) 2023 recreation season. Hosts are responsible for meeting and greeting campers, answering visitor questions, and helping to inform the public of rules and regulations


Water Resources Development Act of 2022 Implementation Guidance Update

The Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works is issuing this notice to update the public on the status of the implementation guidance for the 196 provisions in the Water Resources Development Act of 2022.


USACE Memphis releases Draft Feasibility Report, Environmental Assessment for Hatchie-Loosahatchie Restoration Study, requests public comment

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Memphis District (CEMVM) released a Draft Integrated Feasibility Report and Draft Environmental Assessment (DIFR-EA) for the Hatchie-Loosahatchie Mississippi River Ecosystem Restoration Study to the general public, Feb. 10, 2023.


23-010 Little Goose Dam closes public dam crossing February 13 through 20

Officials at Little Goose Lock and Dam are closing dam crossings to the public between February 13 and 20 to perform electrical work on top of the dam.


Jacksonville District, City of St. Augustine to host public scoping meeting Feb. 22, 2023, to present overview of St. Augustine Back Bay Coastal Storm Risk Management Feasibility Study

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, will conduct a public scoping meeting Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023, to present, discuss and gather public comment regarding its recently initiated planning for a City of St. Augustine Back Bay Coastal Storm Risk Management (CSRM) Feasibility Study.


USACE announces preservation and removal of historic resort town Monte Ne

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will begin preservation and removal work on parts of the historical resort town of Monte Ne, located in Rogers, Arkansas in mid-February.


NR 23-03: Wolf Creek Dam oxygen diffuser project underway

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is executing a sustainability project funded by the Section 212 Program to install an upstream diffuser system a Wolf Creek am on the Cumberland River in Jamestown, Kentucky


23-009 McNary’s Pacific Salmon Visitor Information Center is open to the public

Walla Walla District officials have announced that McNary’s Pacific Salmon Visitor Information Center is open to the public after its closure on January 18 for maintenance work at the facility.


Corps of Engineers seeking public input on long-term resource management plan for Foster, Green Peter lakes

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Portland District (Corps) will host a series of public meetings Feb. 23-28 to gather input that will help inform the agency’s long-term plan for resource management at Foster and Green Peter lakes, located near Sweet Home.


USACE issues small craft advisory for Arkansas River

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is issuing a small craft advisory for the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System in Arkansas.


U.S. Army Corps of Engineers begins Lake Washington annual spring refill

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials will begin Lake Washington’s annual spring refill operations February 15, 2023.


Public Notice: Grissom Joint Air Reserve Base Small Arms Range Stormwater Permit

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District is hereby providing notice that it intends to file a Notice of Intent with the Indiana Department of Environmental Management with the intent to discharge stormwater from construction activities related to the construction of the proposed Grissom Small Arms Range at Grissom Joint Air Reserve Base.


USACE requests public comments and hosts virtual meeting Feb. 24 on draft documents for the Kissimmee River Restoration Project (KRRP) Increment 1 Temporary Deviation

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District requests public comment on the draft Environmental Assessment (EA) and proposed Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the proposed Kissimmee River Restoration Project (KRRP) Increment 1 Temporary Deviation, Osceola and Polk counties, Florida. The project non-Federal sponsor is the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD).


USACE Vicksburg District announces Project Partnership Agreement with city of Jackson

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District entered into a Project Partnership Agreement (PPA) with the City of Jackson, Mississippi, February 6, 2023, as part of the Environmental Infrastructure (EI) Program (Section 219) as authorized by the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 1992.


Annual Corps of Engineers’ Lake Pepin ice measurements begin next week

It’s a sign that spring is near, as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, will start its annual Lake Pepin ice measurements Feb. 15.


Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana Feasibility Study open houses scheduled

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District scheduled two pre-scoping open houses to gather public input for the Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana Feasibility Study.


Stillhouse Hollow Lake’s Camping Fees to Increase

Officials with the Fort Worth District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced today that effective April 1, fees at Stillhouse Hollow Lake will be increasing in Union Grove Park, Dana Peak Park, and Stillhouse Park.