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Tribal Day Use Pass

Tribal members interested in receiving the pass should provide a tribal identification card to staff at St. Paul District recreation sites during normal business hours (Monday-Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm).

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History of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District

The St. Paul District's roots are the roots of the Upper Midwest. From disaster response to navigation and reducing floods across the region, the district has provided critical civil works programs to the nation for more than 150 years.

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Corps of Engineers awards Lower Pool 10 restoration project contract

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, awarded a $7.5 million contract to Legacy Corporation of East Moline, Illinois, for constructing Stage 1 of the Mississippi River Lower Pool 10 habitat rehabilitation and enhancement project, near Guttenberg, Iowa.

Published: 9/13/2024

New Army Civil Works program announces 18 proposals are being invited to apply for federal financing for non-federal dam safety project

The Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers today announced the first set of proposals being invited to apply for loans under the new Corps Water Infrastructure Financing Program (CWIFP). CWIFP is a new federal financing program to provide loans and loan guarantees for borrowers for safety projects to maintain, upgrade, and repair non-federal dams.

Published: 9/13/2024

Corps of Engineers celebrates the completion of its Drayton Dam project

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, will celebrate the completion of its Drayton Dam Fish Passage Mitigation Project with a dedication ceremony at 1 p.m., Sept. 25, at the site of the dam near Drayton, North Dakota.

Published: 9/11/2024

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