28 Dec 2016

Corps of Engineers relocates its Stevens Point, Wisconsin, regulatory office

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is relocating its Stevens Point, Wisconsin, regulatory office field site at the end of the month.

22 Dec 2016

Corps makes progress at Lac Qui Parle Dam

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, completed the first phase of repairs to a hole under the abutment at the Lac Qui Parle Dam, located on the Minnesota River in west-central Minnesota, near Watson, Minnesota, this week.

19 Dec 2016

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers seeks public comment on Proposed Rule for Use of USACE Reservoir Projects for Domestic, Municipal and Industrial Water Supply

The Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), today released and is seeking comment on a proposed rule to update and clarify its policies governing the use of USACE reservoir projects for domestic, municipal and industrial water supply pursuant to Section 6 of the Flood Control Act of 1944, 33 U.S.C. § 708 (Section 6), and the Water Supply Act of 1958, 43 U.S.C. § 390b (WSA).

16 Dec 2016

Corps continues to alter flows from Lac Qui Parle Dam

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, continues to alter flows for repairs to the Lac Qui Parle Dam, located on the Minnesota River in west-central Minnesota, near Watson, Minnesota.

16 Dec 2016

Corps cautions ice fishermen upstream of Lock 9

ST. PAUL, Minn. – ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, advises that ice fishing could be dangerous on the lower end of Pool 9 due to fluctuating pool elevations caused by forming ice.

7 Dec 2016

Corps awards its first contract for Fargo-Moorhead diversion project

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, awarded a $46,040,475.00 contract Dec. 6, to Ames Construction, Inc., of Burnsville, Minnesota, to complete the diversion inlet control structure portion of the Fargo, North Dakota/Moorhead, Minnesota, Metropolitan Area Flood Risk Management Project.

6 Dec 2016

Public invited to provide input on draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for Mouse River Enhanced Flood Protection Project

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, and the Souris River Joint Water Resource Board, or SRJB, are holding a public meeting to accept comments on the Mouse River Enhanced Flood Protection Project (Mouse River Plan) draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement.