13 Oct 2020

Corps seeks input on Mississippi River island project near Hastings, Minnesota

ST. PAUL, Minn. –The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is seeking public input on its draft Environmental Assessment, or EA, for a proposed island project near Hastings, Minnesota.

7 Oct 2020

Corps seeks public comments on proposed Harpers Slough repairs

ST. PAUL, Minn. –The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is seeking public input on its draft Environmental Assessment, or EA, for proposed repairs for the Harpers Slough Habitat Rehabilitation and Enhancement Project in Pool 9 of the Upper Mississippi River, near Lansing, Iowa.

6 Oct 2020

Corps announces road closure at Mel Rieman Recreation Area

ST. PAUL, Minn. –The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, announced today that the road through the Mel Rieman Recreation Area on Lake Ashtabula near Valley City, North Dakota, will be closed effective immediately. A failing culvert has produced unsafe driving conditions.

2 Oct 2020

Corps to lower Mississippi River levels in Minneapolis to conduct inspections

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Mississippi River will look significantly different next week as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, prepares to conduct periodic inspections at two of its locks in Minneapolis.

30 Sep 2020

Corps of Engineers awards $8.8 million McGregor Lake contract

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, awarded an $8.8 million contract to Dubuque Barge & Fleeting Service Company doing business as Newt Marine Service, of Dubuque, Iowa, Sept. 28, to begin constructing a habitat restoration project in the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge located near Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin.

25 Sep 2020

Corps to briefly reduce Baldhill Dam outflows for downstream maintenance

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, plans to alter Baldhill Dam outflows at Lake Ashtabula, near Valley City, North Dakota, starting Monday, Sept. 28, to help US Geological Survey technicians perform maintenance on downstream stream gages.

24 Sep 2020

Corps publishes final EA for wetland restoration project near Fargo, N.D.

ST. PAUL, Minn. –The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, published its final

15 Sep 2020

Army Corps of Engineers seeks public comments on proposal to renew and revise nationwide permits

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced today it is seeking comments on its proposal to renew and revise 52 nationwide permits for work in wetlands and other waters that are regulated by Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and/or Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899. In addition, USACE is proposing to issue five new nationwide permits that pertain to authorizing seaweed mariculture activities, finfish mariculture activities, electric utility line and telecommunications activities, utility line activities for water and other substances, and water reclamation and reuse facilities.

4 Sep 2020

Celebrate Labor Day by practicing water safety

ST. PAUL, Minn. – As many folks celebrate the final weeks of summer and transition to fall activities, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, wants to remind folks to take an extra moment to ensure that they are safe while out on the water.

2 Sep 2020

Contract awarded for Chippewa Diversion upstream cofferdam construction

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, recently awarded a $133,611 contract to Tunheim Construction LLC, out of Moorhead, Minnesota, to construct an upstream cofferdam for the Chippewa Diversion, near Watson, Minnesota.