St. Paul District News Releases

Corps of Engineers seeks public comments on Kenmare sewer system repairs

Press Operations — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 15:10:36 GMT

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is seeking comments on a draft environmental assessment, or EA, to upgrade the sanitary sewer and water system in Kenmare, North Dakota.

Corps of Engineers seeks public comments on Baudette water and sewer system

Press Operations — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 15:25:39 GMT

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is seeking comments on a draft environmental assessment, or EA, for a water and sewer system update in the Westwood Housing development in Baudette, Minnesota.

Corps of Engineers seeks comments on Chippewa River Diversion Dam sediment removal

Press Operations — Thu, 20 Nov 2025 18:46:24 GMT

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is seeking comments on a draft Environmental Assessment, or EA, for proposed channel rehabilitation for the Chippewa River Diversion Dam in Chippewa County, Minnesota.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Seeks Public Input for Mississippi & Illinois River Habitat Restoration

Press Operations — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 15:51:00 GMT

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in collaboration with state and federal partners, announces the launch of the Mississippi & Illinois River Experience Tool, a new initiative to gather public input to inform future restoration efforts under the Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program (NESP).

Corps of Engineers seeks comments on Pool 6 ecosystem restoration project

Press Operations — Mon, 28 Jul 2025 21:28:39 GMT

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is seeking comments on a draft Environmental Assessment, or EA, for a proposed Johnson Island ecosystem restoration project in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, in Pool 6 of the Upper Mississippi River.

Corps of Engineers seeks comments on Upper Pool 4 dredge cut

Press Operations — Wed, 09 Jul 2025 17:04:00 GMT

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is seeking public comments on a draft Environment Assessment, or EA, for a proposed routine dredge cut below Goose Bay in Upper Pool 4 in Pierce County, Wisconsin and Goodhue County, Minnesota. The dredge cut involves establishing a new location for river dredging.

UPDATE: Lower Pool 10 restoration project groundbreaking and open house canceled

Press Operations — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 13:10:31 GMT

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, announced today that it is canceling the groundbreaking ceremony for the Lower Pool 10 habitat rehabilitation and enhancement project that was scheduled for April 22, due to the Corps’ travel restrictions.

Corps of Engineers hosts Lower Pool 10 restoration project groundbreaking

Press Operations — Thu, 03 Apr 2025 18:18:20 GMT

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is celebrating the start of the Lower Pool 10 habitat rehabilitation and enhancement project with a groundbreaking ceremony April 22, at 1 p.m. at the North Gazebo in Guttenberg, Iowa.

Corps of Engineers seeks comments on Blackhawk Park bank stabilization

Press Operations — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 21:17:13 GMT

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is seeking public comments on a draft Environmental Assessment, or EA, for its proposed Blackhawk Park bank stabilization and erosion protection project. The proposed project is upstream of Lock 9 on the Upper Mississippi River on the Wisconsin side, adjacent to Vernon County, Wisconsin

Corps of Engineers seeks public input on Robinson Lake restoration study

Press Operations — Fri, 14 Feb 2025 14:32:34 GMT

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, will host a public meeting on the Robinson Lake habitat rehabilitation and enhancement project Feb. 27, from 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. at Wabasha-Kellogg High School, 2113 Hiawatha Dr. E., Wabasha, Minnesota.

Corps of Engineers seeks public comments on proposed Lock and Dam 10 mooring cell project

Press Operations — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 15:23:38 GMT

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is seeking public comments on a draft Environmental Assessment, or EA, for its proposed Lock and Dam 10 mooring cell project.

Corps of Engineers seeks comments on systemic forest stewardship program

Press Operations — Wed, 23 Oct 2024 16:12:31 GMT

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul, Rock Island and St. Louis districts, are seeking public comments on a draft systemic forest stewardship Programmatic Environmental Assessment, or PEA, as part of the Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program. Comments are due by Nov. 23.

Corps of Engineers awards Lower Pool 10 restoration project contract

Press Operations — Fri, 13 Sep 2024 14:22:26 GMT

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.

Corps of Engineers celebrates the completion of its Drayton Dam project

Press Operations — Wed, 11 Sep 2024 12:35:00 GMT

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.

Corps of Engineers seeks comments on Mississippi River Pool 10 study

Press Operations — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 15:27:00 GMT

ST. PAUL, Minn. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is seeking comments on the draft Environmental Assessment, or EA, for the Bedload Sediment Collector Pilot Study in Clayton County, Iowa, and Grant County, Wisconsin.

Corps seeks comments on Orwell Dam maintenance

Press Operations — Tue, 02 Jul 2024 15:02:13 GMT

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is seeking comments on the draft Environmental Assessment, or EA, for the Orwell Dam maintenance project in Otter Tail County, Minnesota.

Corps seeks comments on Blackhawk Park comfort station

Press Operations — Tue, 14 May 2024 14:30:26 GMT

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is seeking comments on the draft Environmental Assessment, or EA, for the Blackhawk Park comfort station improvement project in Vernon County, Wisconsin.

Corps hosts open house on McGregor Lake restoration project

Press Operations — Fri, 12 Apr 2024 16:23:00 GMT

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is hosting an open house to discuss the McGregor Lake habitat rehabilitation and enhancement project, April 22 at Prairie du Chien public library from 5-7 p.m. The public is welcome to drop in to learn more and meet with staff. There will be no formal presentation. The library is located at 125 S Wacouta Ave., Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin.

Corps seeks public comments, hosts open house on Big Lake restoration study

Press Operations — Thu, 12 Oct 2023 19:06:44 GMT

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is seeking public comments on its draft Environmental Assessment, or EA, for Big Lake habitat rehabilitation and enhancement study on the Upper Mississippi River near Wabasha, Minnesota and will host a public meeting Nov. 8 at Wabasha-Kellogg High School to discuss the project.

Corps seeks comments on proposed Lac qui Parle spillway repair project

Press Operations — Thu, 28 Sep 2023 14:28:56 GMT

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is seeking public comments on a draft Environmental Assessment, or EA, for a proposed spillway repair project at Lac qui Parle dam in Montevideo, Minnesota.