14 Oct 2016

Army Corps of Engineers responds to coastal storm threat

Seattle District flood team members are preparing to make revetment repairs at La Push on the Washington coast and have distributed sandbags to the City of Aberdeen and Hoh Tribe in anticipation of a significant coastal storm Saturday.

6 Oct 2016

Army Corps of Engineers repairing Chehalis-Centralia Airport Levee

The Chehalis-Centralia Airport Levee in Lewis County, Washington, will be repaired beginning October 10, 2016. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials will restore a section of the levee, which includes a damaged 36-inch-diameter reinforced concrete pipe located on the north side of the airport.

5 Oct 2016

Army Corps installing new contaminant monitoring wells at Moses Lake

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ officials will begin installing six new deep groundwater monitoring wells in mid-October at the Moses Lake Wellfield Superfund site in Moses Lake, Washington.

30 Sep 2016

Comments sought on Millennium Bulk Terminals–Longview permit application and Draft EIS

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking comments on a proposal by Millennium Bulk Terminals–Longview LLC (MBTL) to construct and operate a shipping terminal to export coal at the site of a former Reynolds Aluminum smelter in Cowlitz County, near Longview, Washington.

29 Sep 2016

Army Corps dredging Grays Harbor to deeper depths beginning October 3

Dredging is scheduled to begin October 3 to bring the federal Grays Harbor navigation channel to a deeper depth of -38 feet Mean Lower Low Water and remove accumulated sediments since the last maintenance dredging.

15 Sep 2016

Army Corps of Engineers repairing Union Slough Levee

The Union Slough Levee near Everett, Washington, is getting repairs starting the week of September 19, 2016.

9 Sep 2016

Army Corps proceeding with Nationwide Permit 48 for shellfish aquaculture; ESA compliance tools pending release

Seattle District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Commander Col. John Buck has decided not to pursue a Regional General Permit for aquaculture activities at this time.The 2017 Nationwide Permit 48, which is being developed now to permit certain commercial shellfish aquaculture activities, will provide consistency with national standards, and provide appropriate protection to the aquatic environment with the flexibility to adapt conditions to reflect regional circumstances.

12 Aug 2016

Army Corps of Engineers repairing Startup Training Levee

The Startup Federal Levee near the Town of Startup, Snohomish County, Washington, will be repaired beginning August, 15, 2016.

12 Aug 2016

Army Corps of Engineers repairing Lord Hill Levee

Permanent repairs to the Lord Hill Levee on the Snohomish River upstream of the town of Snohomish, Washington, will begin on approximately August 15, 2016.

2 Aug 2016

Officials seek public comments on Seattle Harbor Draft Feasibility Report, Environmental Assessment

SEATTLE - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials are seeking public comments on the Seattle Harbor Navigation Improvement Project Draft Feasibility Report and Environmental Assessment.