13 Feb 2013

Comments accepted until March 25 on proposed BPA I-5 Transmission Corridor

Seattle – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking comments until March 25 on a permit application from the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) to build a 500-kilolt (kV) lattice steel tower transmission line that would run from a new 500-kV substation near Castle Rock, Wash., to a new 500-kV substation near Troutdale, Ore. The proposed transmission line corridor would be about 79.8 miles long, and up to 150 feet wide.

11 Feb 2013

Corps of Engineers begins Lake Washington annual summer refill

SEATTLE – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials will begin Lake Washington annual summer refill

6 Feb 2013

More than 124,000 comments received on scope of environmental review for proposed Cherry Point export terminal

BELLEVUE – The public provided more than 124,000 comments on the scope of an upcoming environmental impact statement (EIS) for a proposed bulk-cargo shipping terminal and rail spur improvements at Cherry Point, according to a preliminary count by the three agencies that conducted a recently-concluded four-month public comment period.

1 Feb 2013

Corps regional commander tapped for Brigadier General

Portland, Ore. - Col. Anthony C. Funkhouser, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers