OMAHA DISTRICT

Corps approves first surplus water supply agreement for Lake Sakakawea

2/7/2013
The first Surplus Water Agreement, authorized by Section 6 of the 1944 Flood Control Act, allowing the temporary withdrawal of water from Lake Sakakawea in North Dakota, was signed by the Omaha District Commander Col. Joel R. Cross late yesterday evening.

Corps enters partnership with Collingsworth Foundation to promote water safety

1/22/2013
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Omaha District has formally partnered with the Joshua Collingsworth Memorial Foundation to promote water safety within the Omaha District including Montana, North Dakota, Wyoming, South Dakota, Colorado and Nebraska.

Spillway slab project set to begin at Gavins Point Dam

11/21/2012
Repair work is set to begin on the concrete slab below the Gavins Point Dam Spillway this Monday, Nov. 26. The slab was damaged when record amounts of water were released from the spillway during the Flood of 2011.

Operation Santa brings gifts and music to special local groups

12/14/2012
On Dec. 13, volunteers from the Northwestern Division and Omaha District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers visited the Glenwood Resource Center in Glenwood, Iowa. The group came carrying presents for the patients and clients, sang carols and helped with a party for the participants. Volunteers, residents and the staff at Glenwood look forward to the annual get together.

2012 Omaha District Leadership Development Program class graduates

12/12/2012
The 2012 Omaha District Leadership Development Program class graduated from their year long program on Dec. 10, 2012.

Omaha District supports Missouri River Relief cleanup event

9/24/2012
For the fourth time, volunteers from around the Omaha and Council Bluffs area came together to support the organization, Missouri River Relief and help clean up the banks of the Missouri River. On Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012, more than 200 volunteers collected massive amounts of junk that had been washed down the river after last year's flooding.