17 Mar 2014

Corps of Engineers to start Grays Harbor maintenance dredging March 28

Grays Harbor annual maintenance dredging will begin March 28 when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ hopper dredge Yaquina arrives.

13 Mar 2014

Public Comment period extended on Grays Harbor Navigation Improvement

A public comment period for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Grays Harbor Navigation Improvement Project draft limited reevaluation report including a draft supplemental Environmental Impact Statement has been extended through April 8.

5 Mar 2014

President's Fiscal 2015 Budget for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Civil Works released

The President’s Budget for fiscal year 2015 includes $4.561 billion in gross discretionary funding for the Civil Works program of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which is offset in part by a proposal to cancel $28 million in unobligated carryover of funding appropriated prior to fiscal year 2014. The budget includes projects in the Seattle District including operation of the six dams in the district, Green Duwamish ecosystem restoration construction, the Skagit River and Puyallup River flood reduction studies, Skokomish River ecosystem restoration study, and the Seattle Harbor deepening study.

24 Feb 2014

Army Corps begins annual spring fill of Howard Hanson Dam

Seattle – Water managers have begun slowly filling the reservoir at Howard Hanson Dam at the

21 Feb 2014

Officials seek public comments on Draft Feasibility Report, Environmental Impact Statement

Officials from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Skokomish Indian Tribe and Mason County are seeking

18 Feb 2014

Corps releases memo on scope of Millennium Bulk Terminals-Longview review

 SEATTLE – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers today published a memorandum describing the agency’s

5 Feb 2014

Public Meeting Feb. 27 for Grays Harbor Navigation Improvement draft report

A public meeting about the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Grays Harbor Navigation Improvement Project draft limited reevaluation report including a draft supplemental Environmental Impact Statement begins at 6:30 p.m., Feb. 27, at the Rotary Log Pavilion in Aberdeen, Wash. The Corps is accepting public comments on the draft limited reevaluation report and supplemental EIS for a 45-day period beginning Feb. 7 and ending March 24.

3 Feb 2014

4-hour large lock closure Feb. 4; small lock closure for rest of Feb. 4 and Feb. 5 at Chittenden Locks in Ballard

Both locks at the Chittenden Locks in Ballard will close at separate times Feb. 4 and 5 for diver operations.

3 Feb 2014

Corps of Engineers begins Lake Washington annual summer refill Feb. 15

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials will begin Lake Washington annual summer refill operations Feb. 15. Water managers are targeting a typical annual refill of the lake to 22 feet with an interim target of 21.90 feet by early May. Fill rates and target elevations vary through May based on conditions.

31 Jan 2014

Army Corps of Engineers recommends plan for Skokomish River Basin Ecosystem Restoration

SEATTLE - Officials from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Skokomish Indian Tribe, and Mason County