19 Nov 2021

Record of Decision signed for Fort Peck Dam Environmental Impact Statement

Col. Geoff Van Epps, Commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Northwestern Division, signed a Record of Decision for the Fort Peck Dam test releases Environmental Impact Statement on Nov. 12.

29 Oct 2021

Missouri River Recovery Implementation Committee to hold fall plenary session in Omaha, Nebraska

The Missouri River Recovery Implementation Committee (MRRIC) will hold a plenary session November 16-18 in Omaha, Nebraska. The meeting will be at the Embassy Suites Hotel beginning at 8 a.m., Tuesday, November 16, and concluding at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, November 18. The draft MRRIC meeting agenda can be found online at https://www.nwo.usace.army.mil/mrrp/mrric/. MRRIC has not met since November 2019 due to the COVID pandemic.

15 Oct 2021

USACE seeks public comment on Environmental Assessment for Sweet Grass County restoration, protection project

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District is seeking public comment on a draft environmental assessment for the Sweet Grass County flood damage restoration and surface water resource protection project in Montana. The proposed project includes replacing the Melville Road wood bridge with a new modular steel bridge, improving the Melville Road concrete bridge by removing an abandoned concrete abutment, and replacing the Big Timber Canyon Road bridge with a concrete box culvert.

5 Oct 2021

District awards phase two development contract for Zorinsky Lake maintenance corridor

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District Missouri River Project Office recently awarded a $270K contract for the creation of a maintenance corridor along the southern portion of the federal property line at Zorinsky Lake which will fall between 168th St. and 184th Ave. in Omaha.

30 Sep 2021

USACE extends public scoping commenting period for Fort Peck Lake, Montana, Shoreline Management Plan

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Omaha District public scoping comment period on the Fort Peck Shoreline Management Plan is being extended through Friday, October 15, 2021.

27 Sep 2021

Courtesy docks below Gavins Point Dam removed for repairs

On Sept. 28 and 29, the courtesy docks at the Nebraska Tailwater and the Training Dike boat ramps, both on the Missouri River below Gavins Point Dam near Yankton, South Dakota, will be removed to make routine repairs. The ramps will remain open without the use of the courtesy docks except when the docks are being removed and reinstalled.

24 Sep 2021

Environmental Impact Statement completed for Fort Peck Dam

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District has publicly made available the final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for test releases from Fort Peck Dam, Montana. The purpose of the EIS is to assess the capacity of test flows from the Fort Peck Dam to promote the growth and survival of the pallid sturgeon, a fish species listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

16 Sep 2021

Generator maintenance will result in water releases through spillway gates at Gavins Point Dam

Maintenance on the generators at Gavins Point Powerplant near Yankton, South Dakota, will result in the need to release water through the spillway gates through Sept. 30.

3 Sep 2021

USACE hosting open house teleconference to address erosion threatening Lower Brule

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, in cooperation with the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, will hold an open house on Thursday, Sept. 23 from 5 to 7p.m. to seek comments on potential opportunities to address erosion that is threatening the town of Lower Brule, South Dakota. There will be a brief, formal presentation at 5:30 p.m. via Webex.

20 Aug 2021

Vegetation control set for invasive species located at Fort Peck Reservoir, Montana

Beginning the week of August 22, 2021, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) will conduct vegetation management activities on the Seven Blackfoot, Billy, Wilson, McCarty, Sheep, Short, Cart Trail, Armstrong and Doney drainages; as well as the shoreline between Seven Blackfoot and Billy drainage located at the Fort Peck Reservoir in Garfield and Phillips Counties, Montana.