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2000 News Release Archive

January
1/5World’s smallest harbor being dredged
1/13U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ action could enhance salmon habitat
1/18Corps seeks input on request to dredge Port of Astoria’s ship slips
1/18Corps seeks input on request to perform bank stabilization work
1/20No vacancy on Rice Island
1/21Bonneville Dam: Mooring dolphins unavailable, locks to close for maintenance
1/26John Day Drawdown report to be issued, information shared
February
2/7Corps reinstates dock permit, expected to issue second
2/8Columbia, Snake locks to close for annual maintenance
2/8John Day Drawdown information to be shared at Umatilla
2/8Bonneville Dam to host Power Ranger Day
2/8Contract issued to dredge Tillamook Bay-Garibaldi access channel
2/14John Day Drawdown information to be shared at Goldendale
2/14Storm causes Corps to increase Applegate releases
2/15Corps of Engineers tests John Day flow deflectors
2/17U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Hosts National Engineers Week Events for Area Students
2/18Bonneville Dam to host Project Learning Tree workshop
2/18Corps Seeks Input on Construction of Women’s Prison
2/23Corps Seeks Input on Repair of East Beaver Creek Road
2/29Corps, DEQ seek input on annual maintenance dredging program
March
3/1Corps seeks comments on latest round of Treaty Fishing Sites
February
2/29President’s proposed civil works budget includes $148 million for Portland District projects  
March
3/1Corps Seeks Input on Mobile Home Park Construction
3/2Corps Seeks Input on Raising McGuire Dam and Reservoir
3/2Corps Seeks Input on Housing Construction Near Hillsboro
3/2Corps revises maintenance dredging program public hearing date
3/3Bonneville Lock and Dam visitor areas close for maintenance
3/7Can a new turbine design be safer for juvenile fish?
3/7Willamette Falls Locks adjusts hours for summer
3/8Corps adjusts water releases for community event
3/8Corps seeks input on Port of Longview dredging plan
3/9Lower three Columbia locks to reopen early
3/10Corps seeks input on construction of building site in Warrenton
3/10Corps seeks input on bus barn sewer line project in Warrenton
3/10Corps seeks input on Tillamook County museum project
3/15Comment period on John Day Drawdown Study extended
3/17Corps seeks input on construction of building site in Warrenton
3/17Corps seeks input on construction of boat ramp on Coos Bay
3/17Corps seeks input on City of Eugene airport expansion project
3/22Corps proceeds with tern management options
3/27Corps, Morrow County test Heppner warning system
3/31Kelso company hired to haze terns
3/31Corps seeks input on construction of Medford office buildings
April
4/4Comments due on Corps plan for annual dredge maintenance in the Columbia River Federal Navigation Channel
4/10Seven Willamette Basin reservoirs may not fill by Memorial Day
4/6Juvenile Fish Monitoring Facility at Bonneville opens
4/11Judge orders Corps not to haze terns
4/14Corps seeks input on construction of boat facility near Rainier
4/14Corps seeks input on maintenance dredging near Goble, Ore.
4/14Corps seeks input on Longview auto import facility project
4/14Corps seeks input on Highway 26 construction project
4/14Judge extends temporary hold on tern hazing
4/14Corps seeks input on stream restoration regional permit proposal
4/24Corps seeks Yaquina Bay ocean disposal alternative
4/24Corps seeks input on drainage channel work in Cannon Beach
4/24Corps seeks input on Roseburg community park project
4/24Corps Seeks Input on Baker Creek housing project
4/24Corps seeks input on business park project in Eugene
4/24Corps seeks input on Fazio Farms industrial site in Portland
4/26Corps to repair Long Tom River levee, seeks comments
4/26Corps seeks input on Government Island boat dock project
4/26Corps solves problem at Bonneville Dam fish lab
4/27Corps of Engineers invites members of the public to comment on proposed water regulation plans
4/27Public notice revision issued on Corps plan for annual dredge maintenance in the Columbia River Federal Navigation Channel
May
5/1Motion denied, Corps backs off plan to haze terns
5/2All 20 power generators on-line at Bonneville Dam; a first in 6 years
5/4Corps aids Morrow County watershed event
5/4Cottage Grove Dam safe, Seepage normal
5/5This release contains a correction to Release PA 00-67, issued April 27, 2000. The change is the addition of the date of the second public meeting in Gold Beach.
5/8Mill asks locks to close to river traffic
5/10U.S. Army Corps of Engineers seeks public input on construction of water quality facility, subdivision
5/10U.S. Army Corps of Engineers seeks public input on construction of new airplane hangar in Astoria
5/10U.S. Army Corps of Engineers seeks public input on construction of retaining wall along the Columbia River
5/12Corps seeks input on Springfield housing project
5/15Corps hosts SOLV clean-up event Saturday
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5/18Good news for most Corps lakes in Willamette Valley
5/18Corps seeks input on Rogue Basin water regulation plans
5/18Hours extended at fishing areas below Bonneville Dam
5/22Willamette Falls Locks closed to commercial traffic
5/22Overall spring chinook counts highest in 60 years of records; jack counts seven times greater than 10-year average
5/26Corps seeks input on Umpqua River boat ramp project
5/26Corps seeks input on building site project in Warrenton
5/31Army Corps seeks input on reconstruction of boat ramp, floats
5/31Army Corps seeks input on Port of Nehalem maintenance dredging
June
6/1Mud races will no longer be allowed at Foster Dam
6/1Corps seeks input on Coquille drainage and flood control project
6/1Army Corps invites public to board dredges during Rose Festival
6/2Corps hooks kids on fishing
6/2Foster to decrease water releases temporarily
6/5Army Corps seeks input on Boys and Girls Club request to fill wetlands
6/5Army Corps seeks input on request to fill open waters for retail center
6/5Corps seeks input on Rogers Landing boat ramp project
6/5Corps proposes park improvements at Lookout Point, comments sought
6/7Corps seeks input on connector road project in Springfield
6/9Corps Dredge Essayons leaves festival for emergency dredging
6/14Bicycle limits set at Bonneville Dam
6/16Corps seeks input on Detroit Reservoir parking area
6/16Corps seeks input on irrigation storage pond near Stayton
6/16Corps seeks input on sports complex project near Klamath Falls
6/19Columbia River Federal Navigation Channel dredging document available to public
6/19Corps seeks input on boulevard extension project in Corvallis
6/21Corps seeks input on Marcola Road improvements project
6/21Corps seeks input on Corvallis business park project
6/21Corps seeks input on Aumsville wood waste facility expansion
6/22Corps seeks input on Columbia River erosion control project
6/22Corps seeks input on Woodburn factory stores project
6/22Construction contract awarded for Cougar Dam
6/28Army Corps releases final operating plans for Rogue River projects
6/29Corps to issue regional stream restoration permit
6/30Corps seeks input on Yachats housing development
6/30Bridge closure means early evening for fishing at two Bonneville sites on July 6
July
7/3Corps seeks input on Rogue River dredging permit applications
7/7Corps seeks input on Kilchis River erosion control project
7/7Corps seeks input on South Umpqua River gravel mining
7/7Corps seeks input on Forest Grove road extension project
7/13Corps seeks input on Rosewood Street extension project
7/17Film will be shown at Bonneville Dam as part of Historic Columbia River Highway Celebration
7/17Corps seeks input on application to construct dam in Yamhill County
7/18Disturbing cultural resources illegal
7/18Corps seeks input on application to install culvert in pasturelands
7/18Corps seeks input on application to excavate material from Willamette River
7/18Army Corps to penalize Port of Siuslaw for violating terms of Clean Water Act permit
7/19Corps invites local communities to tour Lookout Point Dam
7/27Corps seeks input on maintenance dredging near Portland
7/27Corps seeks input on Corvallis housing project
August
8/1Come enjoy Geology Day at Bonneville Lock and Dam
8/3Corps seeks input on Creswell housing project
8/7Contract issued for Keizer flood wall
8/8Corps makes changes in Lost Creek Lake water regulation plan
8/8Corps issues permit for gravel removal on the Willamette River
8/9Corps seeks input on application for work to protect Hayden Island marina
8/9Corps seeks input on application for work to relocate water line
8/9Corps seeks input on application for work to maintain ditches
8/11Deadline for estuary study comments approaching
8/11Corps seeks input on McMinnville bridge replacement project
8/17Recreation issues topic of Corps open house
8/17Corps seeks input on Simmons Creek reroute project
8/17Corps seeks input on Columbia Slough ditch rehabilitation
8/18Corps seeks input on Walker Slough dredge project
8/18Corps seeks input on irrigation project near McMinnville
8/18Corps seeks input on irrigation project near Salem
8/18Corps seeks input on Corvallis townhome project
8/22U.S. Army Corps of Engineers responds to spill near Fifteen Mile Creek
8/23Recreation issues topic of Corps open house
8/25Corps and NMFS renew discussions over Columbia River Channel Improvements Project
8/30U.S. Army Corps of Engineers invites public to help celebrate completion of part of The Dalles Riverfront Trail
September
9/1Corps seeks input on four Portland area slough projects
9/1Corps extends Seufert Park/Visitor Center emergency closure
9/5Corps lowering reservoirs for winter
9/5Corps to reopen Westport Slough for salmon
9/7Corps seeks volunteers for National Public Lands Day
9/7Willamette Falls Locks to close for one day
9/8Corps seeks input on Hammond housing project
9/8Corps seeks input on Holden Creek relocation
9/11Former Yamhill dam reaches centennial mark
9/11Corps alters Lost Creek Lake water releases
9/14Corps seeks input on Kilchis River dredging
9/14Corps seeks input on Umpqua River maintenance dredging
9/14Corps seeks input on Coburg manufacturing expansion
9/15Corps and Contractors combat shoals in Columbia River Channel
9/18Corps recommends no further study of drawdown
9/18Corps of Engineers closing Astoria office
9/19Roll up your sleeves and help Corps improve Bonneville Dam
9/19Roll up your sleeves and help Corps improve Applegate Lake
9/21Corps seeks input on Philomath manufacturing complex
9/21Gov't agencies, private industry seek small business partners
9/28Corps seeks input on Isthmus Slough piling removal
9/28Corps seeks input on Portland medical office project
9/28Corps seeks input on Newport sewage outfall project
9/28Corps seeks input on Sheridan sports complex
9/28Agency denials prompt renewed effort by Corps to resolve concerns
October
10/2Corps to begin lowering Willow Creek Lake Oct. 10
10/10Corps assesses penalty for Port of Siuslaw wetland work
10/11Corps seeks input on North Santiam River dredging
10/11Corps seeks input on Woodburn farm drainage project
10/11Corps seeks input on Gearhart construction project
10/18Corps to temporarily reduce Willow Creek flow
10/18Maryhill excavation reveals contaminated soil
10/24Port of Portland seeks dredging permit from Corps
10/24Sand and river company seeks dredging permit from Corps
10/24City of Toledo seeks authority to fill wetlands for access to slough
November
11/1Washington County lumber company seeks permit to fill wetlands
11/1Corps exercises emergency response teams
11/2Road closures planned near Cougar Dam
11/7Corps seeks input on Troutdale sand mining project
11/7Corps seeks input on Baker Bay dredging project
11/7Spending bill includes $150 million for regional water projects
11/13Spending bill includes $150 million for regional water projects
11/14Tests being conducted on material retrieved from the Columbia River at Bonneville Dam
11/20PCBs found in material retrieved from the Columbia River at Bonneville Dam
11/22Corps fixing Youngs River Levee near Astoria today
11/29Jackson County Roads seeks permit to improve highway
December
12/5 
12/6Corps issues 40 permits in November for Oregon projects
12/13*** Media Advisory ***
12/15*** Media Opportunity ***
12/20Corps helps during recovery of truck from Columbia River
12/22Power transmission component recovery delayed


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