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1998 News Release Archive

January
1/9Elk Creek Dam Modifications Most Successful Way of Providing Fish Passage
1/13Ken Olson retires as Army Corps' Rogue River Basin project manager
1/18Storms cause Corps of Engineers to increase Rogue Basin Lake releases
1/20Corps seeks public review, comment on Dredge Material Management study
1/23Corps passes water to maintain vital storage space in reservoir
February
2/3Army Corps of Engineers hosts national engineers week event for area students
January
1/29Coastal jetties: designed for boats, not people
1/30Corps asks coastal park to close gates
February
2/2Special release for The Army Engineer-memorabilia revives history of Army, Corps legend
2/3President's proposed civil works budget for Corps includes dollars to benefit Northwest, fish
2/11Public invited to comment on proposed programmatic general permit
2/19Columbia-snake locks to close for annual maintenance
March
3/2Corps closes Bonneville Dam's north shore to anglers, campers
3/3Media Advisory - Bonneville navigation lock tours
3/10Corps of Engineers' Elk Creek modification project delayed
3/10Two Columbia locks reopen early
3/11Corps increases flows from Willow Creek Dam
3/17Corps of Engineers' studies to be discussed at March 24 meeting in Clatskanie, Oregon
3/18Water quality certification requested for fishing access sites
3/20Willamette Falls Locks adjusts hours for summer
3/25Locks to close for one day
3/26March 1938: Power generated at Bonneville Dam!
3/31Willamette Valley's key parks providers hammered by Al Gore
April
4/3Public invited to Lewis and Clark showing at Bonneville Dam
4/6Corps, Water Resources Department plan workshops to discuss Willamette Study
4/8Change in meeting location: Corps, Water Resources Department plan workshops to discuss Willamette Study
4/9Local servant turns 125
4/9Public invited to Bonneville Dam fish film festival
4/17Corps and fisheries agencies monitoring adult migration pattern changes
4/21Corps of Engineers recreation season begins
4/20Corps to close last row of pipes at sediment structure
4/21Annual open house at The Dalles Dam as part of Cherry Blossom Festival
4/30Locks anniversary this weekend
May
5/14Corps of Engineers invites community to help clean up Elk Creek Project lands
5/15Corps to discuss new plans for Lost Creek, Applegate lakes
5/22Corps of Engineers to repair revetment near Dorena Dam
5/27Army Corps of Engineers hosts open house in honor of Coastal America's Hatfield Marine Science Center
5/28Corps of Engineers invites anglers to "Free Fishing" Derby
5/28Public invited to board Army Corps of Engineers hopper dredge
June
6/3Corps to fix sinkhole problem at Newport
6/10Corps of Engineers' dredge Essayons breaks visitation record
6/11Heavy rains in rogue Basin force Corps of Engineers to pass flows
6/12Corps to work with region to decide fate of fisheries project
6/16Corps to remove range markers from coastal rivers
6/24Corps' dredged material management plan hits the street
6/25Special for calendar listings
6/25Corps revises Rogue Basin water management plans to reflect wet May
6/30Tourist attraction adds brochures in several languages, Braille
July
7/7Corps publishes draft Nationwide Permit replacements
7/8Deed transfer ceremony scheduled
7/9On July 11 join the fun at Bonneville Dam!
7/10July 11 - 60th Anniversary celebration at Bonneville Dam!
7/13Corps to fix Astoria east boat basin breakwater
7/14Corps invites comments on reservoir expansion
7/17Corps increasing flows at Fall Creek, drafting reservoir
7/27Corps begins latest phase of treaty access construction
August
8/4Corps, BPA team-up to improve federal power system
8/13Cooperation between DEQ and Corps of Engineers will resolve landfill concerns
8/17Corps of Engineers begins crucial repairs to damaged levee
8/25Here's a great chance to see the fish at Bonneville Dam!
8/28Corps of Engineers ready to assist hurricane victims
8/31Navigation lock at Bonneville to be closed temporarily
September
9/2Norm Bloom completes leadership training
9/3Corps lowering lakes for winter
9/3Holiday weekend: please play it safe
9/4Fish watchers alert
9/4Corps of Engineers helps simplify permitting process
9/11Sept. 17 navigation lock closure at Bonneville cancelled
9/14Comments invited on breakwater repair
9/16Lock hours to change at Willamette Falls
9/22Federal, state agencies and tribes work toward resolution of avian predation concerns on lower Columbia River
9/25Teachers' workshop to be held at Bonneville Lock and Dam!
9/26Portlanders deploy to hurricane zone
9/29Bonneville Dam Washington shore visitor complex to close temporarily
October
10/1Hurricane clean-up team moving to Puerto Rico
10/9Corps to lower Willow Creek Lake for winter
10/21John Day drawdown options subject of study
10/22Draft Columbia River Channel Improvement Feasibility Study/Environmental Impact Statement to be released
10/26Corps seeks public comment on scoping of EIS for West Hayden Island development project
10/28Corps issues Environmental Assessment for actions proposed to resolve avian predation concerns on lower Columbia River
10/30Agreement signed for lower Amazon Creek restoration project
10/30Public meetings to be held on draft Columbia River channel improvement feasibility study/environmental impact statement
November
11/5Public Meeting-Columbia River Channel Improvement Feasibility Study
11/10Meetings to be held on Columbia Channel Improvement Study
11/23Winter recreation season underway
11/24Corps to begin work at Astoria East Boat Basin
11/24Sunken sailboat found
11/25Public comment period extended on Draft Columbia River Channel Improvement Feasibility Study/Environmental Impact Statement
December
12/3U.S. Army Corps of Engineers funded for a number of projects
12/16Yaquina breakwater gets facelift
12/22Bonneville Dam visitor centers to close for holidays
12/22Corps, DEQ co-sponsor public hearing on proposed West Eugene construction job
12/31Corps reservoirs did their job

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