11 Dec 2023

Dredging Neah Bay Entrance Channel will improve Strait of Juan de Fuca, Salish Sea oil spill response

An Emergency Response Towing Vessel (ERTV) stands ready 24/7 on the northwestern Olympic Peninsula point in the Port of Neah Bay, Washington to quickly respond to disabled or distressed vessels. But a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project to improve navigation by deepening the harbor entrance channel will improve ERTV readiness and maneuvering during low tides.

5 Dec 2023

Army Corps of Engineers continues Western Washington flood assistance

A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers team is providing direct assistance to the City of Hamilton, Washington and work began Monday evening to temporarily raise a threatened levee.

4 Dec 2023

Army Corps of Engineers assisting with local flood fight efforts

The Seattle District’s Emergency Operations Center and Reservoir Control Center (RCC) have activated in response to multiple atmospheric rivers and heavy precipitation impacting the region.

16 Nov 2023

Yakima River ecosystem restoration project to reconnect floodplain and restore habitat

With construction set to begin on a multi-year project to restore the Yakima River’s connection to its historic floodplain and rehabilitate the surrounding ecosystem, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Yakima County held a groundbreaking ceremony November 14.

21 Oct 2023

Corps of Engineers begins Everett Harbor, Snohomish River dredging

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' routine maintenance dredging in Everett Harbor and Snohomish River federal project is scheduled to begin Oct. 25, 2023.

26 Sep 2023

Corps of Engineers modernizing Small Lock machinery, controls

A major infrastructure upgrade to the nation’s busiest locks, Hiram M. Chittenden Locks, to keep them operating into the next century, is on the horizon.

15 Sep 2023

Large Lock Center Gate Replacement at Chittenden Locks begins October 2023

The Army Corps will begin removal and replacement of the large lock center miter gate at the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks, Seattle, in October 2023.

12 Sep 2023

Army Corps of Engineers begin levee repair in North Bend, protecting $158 million worth of property

Four rivers, four counties and nine levees. The busy emergency levee repair season meant to safeguard life and property in Western Washington is nearing its end, but work remains before the start of the fall flood season.

11 Sep 2023

Chittenden Locks Commemorate Replacing Large Lock Center Gate with The Great Miter Retire 5K Fun Run Oct. 7

Army Corps will host The Great Miter Retire 5K Fun Run, Oct. 7, 2023, to launch the large lock center miter gate replacement project at the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks. The community will get the opportunity to walk along these original 106-year-old engineering marvels one last time during the event that starts and ends at the miter gates.

8 Sep 2023

Dry conditions could cause unusually low Lake Washington lake levels

 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials anticipate Lake Washington’s level may drop below an elevation of 20 feet in September 2023. They're taking steps to conserve water during this year’s dry weather, through lockage efficiency.