11 Jul 2019

Draft Supplemental Environmental Assessment for operation and maintenance repairs at Council Bend available for public review

A draft supplemental environmental assessment to evaluate the impacts of stabilizing the Council Bend chute in Pottawattamie County, Iowa is currently available for public review. This supplemental EA specifically evaluates activities required to maintain the ecological function of the chute without adversely impacting the Missouri River authorized purposes including flood risk management. Comments must be postmarked or received no later than Aug. 9, 2019.

11 Jul 2019

Draft Environmental Assessment for Sioux Falls, South Dakota drainage improvement project available for comment

A draft environmental assessment for a proposal to improve an existing concrete weir structure located within the city of Sioux Falls near the Big Sioux River levee is currently available for public review. The draft EA evaluates the environmental impacts of modifying the shape of the weir to include widening the base to allow for improved flow through the existing oxbow wetland, improve interior drainage, and reduce flooding of nearby buildings. Comments must be postmarked or received no later than Aug. 9, 2019.

10 Jul 2019

Corps of Engineers to host open house on Papillion Creek Basin flood risk management study

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Omaha District, in cooperation with the Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District, will host a public open house to share information about the Papillion Creek Basin flood risk management study July 23, 2019.

21 May 2019

Corps seeks public comment on Draft Environmental Assessment for wastewater discharge pipe at Cargill plant in Blair

A draft environmental assessment for the proposed installation of a wastewater discharge pipe at the Cargill plant in Blair is currently available for public review. Cargill, Inc., is proposing to install approximately 600 feet of new polyethylene wastewater discharge pipe (not to exceed 48-inch capacity) adjoining an existing discharge pipe that outlets into the Missouri River. Comments must be postmarked or received no later than June 21, 2019.

13 May 2019

Corps seeks public comment on Draft Environmental Assessment on Line 84 Pipeline 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 (NDPL), near the City of Trenton in Williams County, North Dakota is currently available for public review. Comments must be postmarked or received no later than June 14, 2019.

6 May 2019

Omaha District and City of Sheridan, WY to hold signing ceremony for ecosystem restoration project along the Goose Creeks

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Omaha District, in partnership with the city of Sheridan, will hold a ceremony to sign a project partnership agreement to restore approximately four miles of degraded habitat along the Goose Creeks in Sheridan, Wyoming. The ceremony will take place on Tuesday, May 14, 2019, starting at approximately 10:30 a.m. MDT at the Sheltered Acres Park picnic area, 1455 Emerson Street.

19 Apr 2019

Draft environmental assessment for the Pipestem Dam Safety Modification Study in Stutsman County, North Dakota available for public review

A draft environmental assessment (EA) for a Dam Safety Modification Study on Pipestem Dam, located four miles northwest of Jamestown in Stutsman County, North Dakota, is currently available for public review. Comments must be postmarked or received no later than May 22, 2019.