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2004 News Release Archive

January
1/5FY04 appropriations bill brings $186 million for local Corps projects
1/5Corps reviews permit to create water supply pond
1/5Corps reviews permit for work at River Mill Dam
1/5Corps reviews permit for work in Winchester Bay
1/5Corps reviews permit request from Salmon Harbor Marina
1/14Corps reviews permit request for Newport boat ramp upgrade
1/16Oil spill reported at the Dalles Dam
1/17The Dalles Dam oil spill update
1/17The Dalles Dam oil spill update - 2
1/18The Dalles Dam oil spill update - 3
1/18The Dalles oil emergency response winds down, cleanup continues
1/20Corps seeks comment on proposed environmental penalty
1/20The Dalles Dam spill totals 1,300 gallons
1/23Corps reviews permit request to restore use of Soda Spring Dam
1/23Bonneville's Washington shore visitor center closed Monday morning
1/27Corps publishes updated history
1/29Fern Ridge Reservoir Update: Pool restriction lifted
February
2/2Corps reviews permit request from the Port of St. Helens
2/2Corps assembles panel to review mineral oil spill
2/3Corps considers permit request from K-D Sand & Gravel
2/3Corps reviews permit request to extract gravel from the Illinois River
2/3Corps reviews permit request to construct new campus
2/5Meeting scheduled to discuss The Dalles Dam oil spill
2/9Report: The Dalles oil spill preventable
2/10Corps considers permit application from City of Portland
2/10Great Electrifying Event hosted by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
2/11Corps reviews permit application from S & K Excavation
2/12Corps reviews permit request from West Extension Irrigation
2/17Lookout Point reports minor mineral oil spill
2/23Small oil spill reported at The Dalles Dam
2/25Corps considers permit request for gravel removal
2/25Corps reviews permit request from Beaver Slough Drainage
2/25Corps considers another permit request from Curry County
2/27Very Small oil spill reported at Bonneville Dam
2/27Oil spill reported at The Dalles Dam
March
3/1Corps opens new regulatory field office in La Grande
3/3ODFW confirms common coldwater bacteria in goldfish
3/3Corps considers a regional general permit for ODOT
3/3Corps reviews permit request to add boat launch lane
3/3Corps reviews permit request to remove gravel from South Umpqua River
3/4Bonneville Dam will be closed Saturday morning
3/4Corps locks to close for maintenance March 6-20
3/11President's proposed fiscal year '05 civil works budget includes $194 million for local Corps projects
3/4Corps considers permit application from Port of Portland
3/11Corps reviews permit request to reshape channel
3/18Juvenile salmon, anglers to benefit from water releases from Lost Creek
3/18Bonneville Dam to be closed tomorrow morning
3/23Corps reviews permit application to reduce wave energy
3/23Corps seeks public comments on proposed dredging along Oregon coast
3/24Lookout Point reports minor mineral oil spill
3/25Sheen reported near The Dalles Dam
3/25Bonneville Lock and Dam Commemorates Lewis and Clark
3/29Corps considers permit from Port of Portland Marine Division
3/29Willamette Falls Locks opens early
3/31Corps considers permit request from Kilchis River Group
April
4/2Corps reviews request for work in ditches near Coos Bay
4/2Corps reviews permit request to fill a six-acre millpond
4/2Corps reviews request to remove gravel from Hunter Creek
4/2Corps reviews permit request from JT Smith Properties
4/2Statement about Chlorine Spill at Bonneville Lock and Dam
4/5Bonneville Dam areas temporarily closed to public
4/6Corps reviews permit modification from Wiley Mountain Inc.
4/6Corps considers request to install fish ramp in Beaver Creek
4/6John Day lock reopens to river traffic
4/7Corps increases flows from Willamette dams
4/8Bonneville Dam recreation areas will close temporarily April 13
4/8Corps making progress following January spill
4/12Corps considers permit application from Dinsdale Farms
4/14Media Opportunity: Take Your Daughters and Sons to Work Day
4/19Low water in the Willamette River Valley
4/19Corps reviews permit request from Bay Breeze Golf Course
4/19Corps reviews request to dredge gravel from South Umpqua River
4/20Corps considers permit request from City of Forest Grove
4/22Corps releases Bonneville Dam sediment analysis
4/23Corps seeks comments on jetty repairs at Tillamook Bay
4/23Corps seeks comments on treaty fishing site proposal
4/26Corps seeks comments on island restoration
4/28Corps plans work/play opportunity at Dorena Reservoir
4/29Corps reviews permit application from Cell Tech Company
4/29Corps reviews permit request to bury water withdrawal pipe
4/30Corps to hold educational regulatory permit workshop in Clackamas, Ore.
May
5/5Corps considers permit request to remove material from Willamette River
5/5Corps reviews permit request from Georgia-Pacific
5/10Summer recreational vessel lockage schedule begins May 15
5/11Corps reviews permit application from Bureau of Land Management
5/11Corps reports small hydraulic fluid spill at Bonneville
5/12News media invited to tour new fish bypass facility
5/12Corps to hold public meetings on 2004 Rogue River Basin releases
5/13Corps denies permit application for work in Umpqua River
5/14Corps reviews request to remove gravel from Coquille River
5/17Bonneville Lock and Dam Celebrates National Trails Day
5/17Corps reviews permit request to redirect Halfway Creek
5/18Corps considers permit request to build subdivision
5/18Corps considers permit request from Old Standard Life Insurance
5/18Oil spill reported at The Dalles Dam
5/20PSA: Corps asks public to be safe this Memorial Day weekend
5/20Corps asks public to be safe this Memorial Day weekend
5/21Corps reviews permit request from Merchen and Reed Gravel Co.
5/24Follow-on spill reported at The Dalles Dam
5/24Corps completes Troutdale landfill removal
5/25Corps reviews permit request from City of Tigard
5/26Corps of Engineers 2004 recreation season begins
5/25Corps reviews permit request for a residential development
5/27MEDIA ADVISORY : Corps of Engineers 2004 recreation season begins
5/25Despite dry weather, Willamette Valley boat ramps/reservoirs usable
5/26Comments sought on proposed Foster Dam road relocation
5/27Corps considers permit application from Albany
5/27John Day lock closures extended
June
6/1Contract awarded for Columbia, Coos Bay dredging
6/1Corps reviews permit request for technology park
6/1Corps reviews permit request to construct industrial park
6/2U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Announce National A-76 Competition For Information Management/Information Technology Services
6/3Corps reviews permit request from Oregon Pride Nurseries
6/5Small oil spill at Bonneville Dam
6/7Dredging meeting scheduled
6/9Suspicious but inactive device found on Fern Ridge Dam
6/15The Dalles Lock and Dam visitor center opened for 2004 summer season
6/15Public meeting scheduled June 21 to discuss Willow Creek
6/16Corps considers permit request from Port of Newport
6/21Corps considers permit from Marine Division at Port of Portland
6/23Corps, ports sign agreement on Columbia River project
6/29Corps considers permit request for portion of gas pipeline
6/30Special report for Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce
July
7/1Corps announces changes at Willamette Falls Locks
7/1Corps asks public to be safe this Fourth of July weekend
7/1PSA: Corps asks public to be safe this July 4 weekend
7/6Corps seeks comments on Rock Creek fencing proposal
7/7Corps announces changes at Willamette Falls Locks
7/12Corps declares need to repair Columbia River jetties
7/21John Day Navigation Lock closed Thursday, Friday
7/22Army Corps responds after jets crash into Columbia
7/23Corps meeting planned to discuss jetty repair
7/29Willamette Falls Locks to close July 31 and Aug. 3
7/30Swimmers cautioned at Cottage Grove Lake
7/30Corps finds error in Bonneville Dam spill volume
7/30Corps considers permit from ODOT to improve roadway
August
8/2Corps reviews permit to build subdivision in Woodburn
8/2Corps considers revised project proposal for work in Umpqua River
8/4Corps reviews permit from the City of Scappoose
8/4Willamette Falls Locks extends closure through Aug. 5
8/4Corps reviews request to excavate in North Bend slough
8/4Corps reviews permit request for North Bend drainage ditches
8/10Corps considers permit to fill wetland in Beaverton
8/10Corps considers permit to create ponds in Grande Ronde Watershed
8/13Sewage spill at The Dalles
8/20Corps considers permit from ODOT to create new roadbed
8/20Corps reviews permit application from Shelter Cove
8/20Corps considers permit request to fill wetlands in Albany
8/23Corps seeks comments on stormwater channel restoration
8/24Corps reviews permit request to improve hydroelectric facility
8/24Corps proposes permit violation against Home Port Inc.
8/25Corps seeks new ideas for sediment management at MCR
8/26Corps reviews permit application from Westward Energy
8/26Corps considers permit request to construct pharmacy
8/26Corps announces new mitigation guidelines, monitoring requirements
8/26Water releases from Lost Creek Reservoir increase tonight
8/26Corps reports small oil spill at Lookout Point
8/30Corps reviews permit application from City of Myrtle Creek
8/31Willamette Falls Locks to close three days this month
September
9/1Corps asks public to be safe this Labor Day weekend
9/2Corps reviews permit request from Cascadia Development
9/3Corps reviews permit application from Port of Astoria
9/3Dredging to begin in Chinook Channel
9/3Corps considers permit request from Port of Tillamook
9/9Corps reviews request to remove sediment from Fahy Creek
9/9LePage Park road repair to briefly close campground
9/10Corps reviews request to improve fish production near Wallowa, Ore.
9/14Winter recreational vessel lockage schedule begins Sept. 16
9/14Corps celebrates National Public Lands Day
9/14Bonneville Lock and Dam to close half day Sept. 22
9/15Corps seeks new ideas for sediment management at MCR
9/15Corps offers free educational workshop for teachers
9/15Work begins at Tillamook north jetty
9/16Portland District aids in hurricane response
9/27Model salmon habitat restoration project announced in lower Columbia
9/22Corps reviews permit request from Portland Fire Bureau
9/27Corps reviews permit application from ODFW
9/28Columbia dredging project begins with ecosystem work
9/29Corps reviews permit to impact wetlands in Warrenton
9/29Corps of Engineers keeps a watchful eye on Fern Ridge Dam
October
10/6Corps considers permit request from Polygon Northwest
10/6Corps considers permit to fill wetlands in Beaverton
10/12Visitor delays expected at Bonneville Dam Wednesday
10/14Corps reviews request to restore Sitka Dock
10/14Increased sediment prompts accelerated Fern Ridge Lake draw down
10/15Accelerated drawdown at Fern Ridge Lake canceled
10/21Lewis and Clark Commemorated at Bonneville Lock and Dam
10/28Corps reviews permit to remove material from McKay Creek
10/29Corps reviews permit application from Avery Construction
10/29Corps reviews permit request from Willamette Development
November
11/1Corps seeks comment on quarry proposal
11/1Corps reviews permit to construct center in Salem
11/8Corps reviews permit to remove material from Columbia
11/8Corps considers permit request to realign Pilot Butte Canal
11/8Corps reviews request to fill wetland in Coos County
11/15Corps reviews permit application from Galpin & Associates
11/15Corps reviews permit to impact wetlands near Cook Creek
11/19Corps reviews permit request to create park in west Eugene
11/19Corps reviews permit request from Clatsop County
11/24Corps reviews permit to fill part of Dexter Reservoir
11/24Corps reviews permit to remove Condit Dam
11/24Corps Considers permit to construct storage lagoon
11/26Corps considers permit to build earthen dam
December
12/6Corps reviews permit to remove gravel from Yamhill River
12/6Corps reviews permit request from Arlie and Company
12/6Corps reviews permit request to enhance Amazon Park
12/8Corps considers permit from Corvallis Station
12/8Corps reviews permit to fill East Champoeg Creek
12/8Corps reviews permit from Clatsop County Public Works
12/9Corps to begin deepening Columbia River in 2005
12/21Carrubba named operations manager for Corps project
12/16Corps reviews permit to build wall along Lone Pine Creek
12/17Corps considers permit to remove Olalla Slough dike
12/20Corps reviews permit application from the Forest Service
12/17Fern Ridge Reservoir pool restrictions announced
12/20Bonneville Holiday Closures
12/21Corps reviews two permit applications near Yamhill Creek
12/27Corps reviews permit to construct new Salem retail complex
12/28Corps considers City of Portland request to repair sewer line
12/28Corps considers permit request to remove gravel bar
12/28Corps reviews request to remove Columbia River bulkhead


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