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  • 16 Aug 2023

    Army Corps of Engineers repairing multiple Skagit River levees near Mount Vernon, Avon and Burlington

    Final repairs have commenced on flood-damaged Skagit River levees that have turned the Skagit River Basin into a bustling construction scene.
  • 7 Aug 2023

    Army Corps of Engineers begins repairs to Whatcom’s Ferndale Levee, protecting $90.4 million worth of property

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers repairs the damaged Whatcom County, Washington, levee, along the north bank of the Nooksack River.
  • 2 Aug 2023

    Dry conditions could cause unusually low Lake Washington lake levels

    Lake Washington’s level may drop below an elevation of 20 feet. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is taking multiple steps to conserve water during 2023’s dry weather.
  • 1 Aug 2023

    Colonel Sanborn Assumes Command of Seattle District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District has a new commander.
  • 26 Jul 2023

    Repairs begin on Marshland Levee after 2020 flood event

    Repairs to the Marshland Levee commenced July 24 when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began construction on a 300-foot segment along the Snohomish River damaged by a 2020 flood event.
  • 19 Jul 2023

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to treat invasive flowering rush on Lake Pend Oreille

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) officials at Albeni Falls Dam will be performing aquatic herbicide treatments at six separate USACE owned locations on Lake Pend Oreille, totaling 26 acres, to manage invasive weed, flowering rush.
  • 5 Jul 2023

    Summer levee repairs kick off in Snohomish County, protecting $25 million worth of property

    For the first time since its construction in the 1940s and '50s, the Pilchuck Levee near the City of Snohomish is set to receive reinforcement and strengthening under Public Law 84-99.
  • 15 Jun 2023

    Construction begins on project to help agriculture researchers conserve nut, fruit crops for today and tomorrow

    Renovation and construction began June 15 at the Lewis Brown Research Farm in Corvallis, Oregon, where nearly 35,000 square feet of screenhouses and greenhouses are being upgraded.
  • 2 Jun 2023

    Work begins on fish and wildlife habitat restoration at Lake Ballinger

    Construction to restore a fish and wildlife habitat for over 16 acres of a former golf course is underway as part of a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and City of Mountlake Terrace partnership.
  • 22 May 2023

    Lake Washington annual summer refill underway

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials continue the remainder of the annual refill of Lake Washington to elevation 22 ft the week of May 22.
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