4 Mar 2013

Corps seeks public comment on Draft Environmental Assessment, Restoration of Emergent Sandbar Habitat Complexes in the Missouri River, Nebraska and South Dakota

A draft environmental assessment (EA) for the restoration of emergent sandbar habitat complexes in the Missouri River (Nebraska and South Dakota) is currently available for public review. The draft EA evaluates the environmental impacts of removing and preventing vegetation on emergent sandbar habitat located within the Fort Randall, Lewis and Clark Lake and Gavins Point reaches of the Missouri River between river mile 878.3 and 752.7.

4 Mar 2013

Moffat Project Final EIS to move toward completion

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, has announced a tentative date for the release of its Final Environmental Impact Statement for Denver Water’s Moffat Collection System Project. With federal and state agency and the applicant, Denver Water’s concurrence, the Corps anticipates that the projected Final EIS will be released in February 2014.

7 Feb 2013

Corps approves first surplus water supply agreement for Lake Sakakawea

The first Surplus Water Agreement, authorized by Section 6 of the 1944 Flood Control Act, allowing the temporary withdrawal of water from Lake Sakakawea in North Dakota, was signed by the Omaha District Commander Col. Joel R. Cross late yesterday evening.

22 Jan 2013

Corps enters partnership with Collingsworth Foundation to promote water safety

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Omaha District has formally partnered with the Joshua Collingsworth Memorial Foundation to promote water safety within the Omaha District including Montana, North Dakota, Wyoming, South Dakota, Colorado and Nebraska.

8 Jan 2013

Public meeting scheduled for Audubon Bend Conceptual Site Plan Development

A public meeting will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 16, at the Holy Family Parish (Sacred Heart Hall), 807 Emerson Ave., in Wynot, Neb. from 6 to 8:00 pm to gather public input on development of a conceptual site plan for the restoration of habitat and recreation features at the recently acquired Audubon Bend property in Cedar County, Neb.

21 Nov 2012

Spillway slab project set to begin at Gavins Point Dam

Repair work is set to begin on the concrete slab below the Gavins Point Dam Spillway this Monday, Nov. 26. The slab was damaged when record amounts of water were released from the spillway during the Flood of 2011.

16 Oct 2012

Corps meets contract award deadline for repairs to levees, dams

The final round of contracts awaiting award for repair work within the Omaha District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, following damages sustained throughout the Missouri River basin during the Flood of 2011 have been obligated with repairs to 15 impacted levee systems slated for completion by the spring of 2013.

9 Oct 2012

Fine administered for failure to comply with Clean Water Act

A Denver-area company has been issued a Class 1 Administrative Penalty of $7,800 for failure to comply with the terms and conditions of a Department of the Army permit issued in 2004 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, Denver Regulatory Field Office pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act that authorized the discharge of fill material into Massey Draw, a tributary to Chatfield Lake and the South Platte River, to enhance a golf course located in Littleton, Colo.

25 Sep 2012

Corps extends deadline for Missouri River Mainstem Water Reallocation study to Oct. 12

Based on requests from the public for an extension to the Missouri River Mainstem Water Reallocation Study, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, announced today that the deadline for submitting input regarding areas of focus the public would like to see the study address has been extended by an additional two weeks, giving people through Oct. 12 to submit their comments.

18 Sep 2012

Day-use fees waived for National Public Lands Day, Sept. 29

Day-use fees at more than 2,400 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers operated recreation areas nationwide will be waived in recognition of National Public Lands Day, Sept. 29. The Omaha District will be participating on Sept. 22 from 9 a.m. to noon with Missouri River Relief to clean up along the Missouri River banks. Additionally, Lake Oahe near Pierre, S.D., will be hosting a brush removal and firewood distribution volunteer opportunity on Sept. 29 from 9 a.m. to noon.