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  • Temporary Ramp Closure at Lake Audubon

    East Totten Trail Recreation Area road improvement project; temporary boat ramp closure by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Lake Audubon in North Dakota.
  • Draft EA for Pick City, North Dakota wastewater treatment facility improvements available for comment

    A draft environmental assessment for a proposal to improve the existing wastewater treatment facility for Pick City, North Dakota is currently available for public review. The draft EA evaluates the environmental impacts of expanding two existing treatment cells and constructing a third treatment cell in order to increase the overall storage and treatment capacity of the facility. Comments must be postmarked or received no later than April 17, 2018.
  • Final input sought on Deadmans Run flood risk study

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in cooperation with the Lower Platte South Natural Resources District (NRD) and the City of Lincoln, will hold an open house on Wednesday, March 28, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the Nebraska Educational Telecommunications (NET) Center, 1800 N. 33rd Street in Lincoln. Comments from area residents, businesses and other interested parties are being sought on the draft feasibility report for the Deadmans Run flood risk management study. There will be a brief, formal presentation at 5:30 p.m.
  • Missouri River Recovery Implementation Committee to Meet in Omaha

    The Missouri River Recovery Implementation Committee (MRRIC) will hold its 40th meeting March 27-29, 2018. The meeting will be at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Omaha Downtown, 1616 Dodge Street, Omaha, NE 68102, beginning at 8 a.m. Tuesday, March 27, and concluding at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, March 29.
  • Draft EA for modifications to Missouri River, Papillion Creek and Platte River federal levees in Sarpy County, Nebraska available for public comment

    A draft Environmental Assessment for modifications of two levee systems located in Sarpy County, Nebraska, owned and operated by the Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District, is currently available for public review. The draft EA evaluates the environmental impacts of modifying the levees to meet FEMA certification and accreditation standards and continue eligibility in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ PL 84-99 Program. Comments must be postmarked or received no later than April 6, 2018.
  • Draft supplemental environmental assessment for cultural interpretive center available for public review

    A draft supplemental environmental assessment for proposed construction changes at the cultural interpretive center located on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in McKenzie County, North Dakota is currently available for public review. The draft supplemental EA evaluates the environmental impacts of increasing the project footprint by approximately four acres. Comments must be postmarked or received no later than March 31, 2018.
  • President's Budget includes over $100 million for Omaha District civil works

    The President’s Budget for Fiscal Year 2019 (FY 2019) requests $4.785 billion in gross discretionary funding for the civil works program of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. This includes approximately $107 million for civil works projects in the Omaha District which covers parts of Colorado, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming.
  • Lewis and Clark Visitor Center reopens

    The Lewis and Clark Visitor Center near Yankton, SD, will be reopening effective Tuesday, February 20, 2018. Hours will be Monday – Friday, 8:00 a. m. to 4:00 P.M. The center is located on Nebraska Highway 121 near the Gavins Point Dam.
  • Generator upgrades will cause spillway flows at Gavins Point Dam

    Upgrades to the hydropower generators at Gavins Point Powerplant near Yankton, SD will result in water flows through the spillway gates. Flows are expected from February 26 through May 15, 2018. Boating restrictions will be in place on the river below the dam during this time.
  • Winter Access to Fort Peck Lake limited

    Reminder that motorized vehicle use is only permitted on public roads, numbered roads, boat ramps, or designated ice access routes with USACE recreation areas.