At A Glance: Albeni Falls Dam Modernization Project: Comprehensive 11-gate spillway replacement program. Location: Albeni Falls Dam on the Pend Oreille River in Oldtown, Idaho. Contract Value: $20,395,700 awarded to permanently replace legacy 1950s steel components. Execution: Designed by the […]
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At A Glance: Beneficial Reuse of Debris Program: Navigation Debris Collection & Beneficial Reuse Location: Puget Sound, Seattle, WA (Seattle District) Asset: MV Puget (Debris Collection Vessel) Key Outcome: 80% of collected timber repurposed for habitat The U.S. Army Corps
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Fifty years to the day after President Gerald Ford stood on its crest to dedicate it as an “engineering marvel,” Libby Dam once again took center stage, drawing hundreds of community members to mark its 50th commemoration. The event, held
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A major rehabilitation project, to continue providing electricity to 500,000 homes, begins July 28 at Libby Dam. The Generator Step-Up Transformer No.1 rehabilitation project signals a milestone in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Seattle District’s continued efforts to
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Seattle District, Water Management officials indicate that 2025 is shaping up to be one of the driest years on record for Lake Koocanusa, with extremely low precipitation and a mostly depleted snowpack. Although Libby
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Albeni Falls Dam, a critical piece of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Seattle District, infrastructure on the Pend Oreille River, in Oldtown, Idaho, is undergoing vital repairs to its aging spillway gates, ensuring continued flood control, hydropower generation and
A project to improve Libby Dam’s crane equipment, to lift and move materials at its entry or intake point, began the week of April 7. The intake crane replacement project, one of several in progress at Libby Dam, is part
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Dredging of the Everett Harbor and Snohomish River federal navigational channels will begin the week of Dec. 16, making it safer for local boaters to navigate. Operations will run 24/7 and are expected to be completed by Feb 14, 2025.
What does it take to convert a former golf course into fish and wildlife habitat? That was the question plaguing Mountlake Terrace, Washington, a city just 14 miles north of downtown Seattle, after taking ownership of a 16-acre golf course
The debris recovery vessel patrols Puget Sound inland waters, collecting debris and obstructions that may damage vessels. For their job, the crew of five uses an onboard crane, chainsaws, and other equipment for their dangerous job of snagging debris out
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