25 May 2017

MRRIC Tours Missouri River, Gavins Point

At a typical meeting of the Missouri River Recovery Implementation Committee (MRRIC), members and visitors generally see a standard conference room complete with name placards, PowerPoint presentations, coffee pots (what’s a conference without coffee?), and microphones. On May 22, however, MRRIC traded those in for a day in the field learning about the workings of a hydroelectric plant and about three threatened and endangered species.

15 May 2017

Missouri River Recovery Implementation Committee to Meet in Sioux Falls

The Missouri River Recovery Implementation Committee (MRRIC) will hold its 37th meeting in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, May 23-25, 2017. The meeting will be at the Sioux Falls Convention Center, 1101 N. West Ave., Sioux Falls, SD 57104, beginning at 8 a.m. Tuesday, May 23, and concluding at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, May 25. The draft MRRIC meeting agenda can be found online at www.MRRIC.org.

3 Feb 2017

Public Comment Period Extended for draft MRRMP-EIS

The Corps has extended the public comment period for the draft Missouri River Recovery Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement to April 24, 2017.

3 Feb 2017

Public Meeting for draft MRRMP-EIS scheduled in Omaha, Neb., Feb. 14

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City and Omaha Districts, will hold a public meeting on the draft Missouri River Recovery Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement on Tuesday, Feb. 14, at the Thompson Alumni Center, 6705 Dodge Street, Omaha, NE 68182, from 5-8:45 p.m. Parking is available in Lot X near the center; passes are required in adjacent lots.

31 Jan 2017

Public Meeting for draft MRRMP-EIS scheduled in Pierre, SD, Feb. 9

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will hold a public meeting on the draft Missouri River Recovery Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement on Thursday, Feb. 9, at the Ramkota Hotel and Conference Center, Galleria B&C, 920 West Sioux Avenue, Pierre, SD 57501, from 5-8:45 p.m.

31 Jan 2017

Public Meeting for draft MRRMP-EIS scheduled in Bismarck, ND, Feb. 8

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will hold a public meeting on the draft Missouri River Recovery Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement on Wednesday, Feb. 8, at Bismarck State College-National Energy Center of Excellence, Bavendick Ballroom #415, 1500 Edwards Avenue, Bismarck, ND 58506, from 5-8:45 p.m.

31 Jan 2017

Public Meeting for draft MRRMP-EIS scheduled in Fort Peck, MT, Feb. 7

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will hold a public meeting on the draft Missouri River Recovery Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (MRRMP-EIS) on Tuesday, Feb. 7, at the Fort Peck Interpretive Center, Yellowstone Road, Fort Peck, MT 59223, from 5-8:45 p.m.

4 Oct 2016

Contract awarded for project in Nemaha County, NE

Western Contracting Corporation of Sioux City, Iowa, has been awarded a $1,868,600 construction contract for work in Nemaha County, Nebraska. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District awarded the contract for the Langdon Bend top width widening project.

3 Oct 2016

Contract awarded for projects in Harrison and Monona, Iowa, counties

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a $435,450 construction contract to Western Contracting Corporation of Sioux City, Iowa, for Rock Structure Modifications at the Deer Island Top Width Widening Project in Harrison County, Iowa, and Middle Decatur Embankment Repair in Monona County, Iowa.

22 Sep 2016

Vegetation control to begin on Mo. River sandbars between Garrison Dam and Lake Oahe headwaters, N.D.

During the last week of September and early October, the Corps will conduct vegetation management activities on sandbars in the Mo. River between Garrison Dam and the Hazelton Boat Ramp on Lake Oahe (river miles 1381 to 1278).