26 Sep 2024

Fort Randall trail dedication honors beloved employee

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District’s Fort Randall Project held a ribbon-cutting ceremony, Sept. 20, 2024, in Pickstown, South Dakota for a newly constructed trail system. The trail system, named the Lisa M. Durham Memorial Trail, honors Lisa Durham, a longtime Fort Randall employee who passed away in 2022 following her battle with cancer.

5 Aug 2024

Monitoring of pallid sturgeon response to test flow continues with some surprising news

The 2024 test flow from Fort Peck Dam was the first in a series of test flows intended to comply with the 2018 Biological Opinion. The test flow began April 26 with an initial flow peak in early May and a second flow peak in late June.

26 Jun 2024

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District media availability for June 2024 Severe Weather event

Col. Robert J. Newbauer, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, will be available to provide updates regarding the June 2024 Severe Weather event to media at 1:30 p.m. today at the Missouri River Project Office located at 9901 John J Pershing Dr. near the Mormon Bridge in Omaha, Nebraska.

12 Apr 2024

Col. Robert Newbauer: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to begin Fort Peck Flow Test

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will conduct a flow test at Fort Peck starting no sooner than April 26, 2024, with a scheduled completion date of no later than September 1, 2024.

21 Feb 2024

USACE seeks public comment on Draft Environmental Assessment for Line 84 Pipeline, Missouri River Crossing Depth of Cover Remediation Project

A draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for the proposed rehabilitation of a segment of an 8-inch-diameter steel crude oil pipeline, Line 84, owned and operated by the North Dakota Pipeline Company, LLC (Enbridge), near the City of Trenton, North Dakota in Williams and McKenzie Counties at the Missouri River crossing is currently available for public review and comment.

27 Oct 2023

Media Availability - Dakota Access Pipeline Draft Environmental Impact Statement

Staff from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District will be available Oct. 31, 2023, from 10-11 a.m. at the Radisson Hotel located at 605 E Broadway Ave. in Bismarck, North Dakota to answer questions from the media regarding the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Dakota Access, LLC’s request for an easement under the Mineral Leasing Act for the Dakota Access Pipeline.

8 Sep 2023

USACE seeks public comments on DAPL Draft Environmental Impact Statement

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers –Omaha District is seeking public comments on the recently published Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Dakota Access, LLC’s request for an easement under the Mineral Leasing Act for the Dakota Access Pipeline. The Dakota Access Pipeline crosses the Corps-managed federal land at Lake Oahe, North Dakota. The DEIS is not a decision and does not authorize the easement. This milestone is the second step in the National Environmental Policy Act environmental review process and will be followed by a Final Environmental Impact Statement. The Final Environmental Impact Statement will include public comments that were received during the Draft Environmental Impact Statement public review period.

20 Apr 2022

New fish bypass channel open at intake; Yellowstone River, Montana

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announces the completion of the Lower Yellowstone fish bypass channel project near Glendive, Montana –water is flowing and the channel navigable.

8 Feb 2022

USACE, Omaha District seeks input and comments on Draft Master Plan for Gavins Point Dam and Lewis and Clark Lake Project through April 8, 2022; Public Online Webinars Scheduled

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Omaha District is seeking public, agency, tribal, and stakeholder comments on the Draft Master Plan and Programmatic Environmental Assessment for Gavins Point Dam and Lewis and Clark Lake through Friday, April 8, 2022.

2 Dec 2021

Nebraska Tailwaters boat ramp closed until Monday, Dec. 6 for maintenance

The U.S. Corps Army of Engineers, Omaha District announced that the boat ramp at the Nebraska Tailwaters located at the Gavins Point Dam, Nebraska, will be closed through Dec. 6, due to continued maintenance activities.