April 12, 2021 By Waterways Journal
Members of the Mississippi River Commission (MRC) toured the Missouri River along with leaders of the Corps of Engineers from March 29–April 1. The purpose of the tour was to provide an opportunity for the MRC to inspect, listen and partner with neighboring Corps offices and local stakeholders with a focus on Missouri River levees and navigation.
Lt. Gen. Scott A. Spellmon, chief of engineers and commanding general of the Corps of Engineers; Brig. Gen. D. Peter Hemlinger, commander of the Northwestern Engineer Division; Col. William Hannan Jr., commander of the Kansas City District; and Col. Mark Himes, commander of the Omaha District, toured the river with the commission.
Mississippi River Commission, USACE tour Missouri River April 8, 2021, by Eldin Ganic
Leaders from The Mississippi River Commission, along with leaders from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, toured the Missouri River March 29 – April 1.
Lt. Gen. Scott A. Spellmon, chief of engineers and commanding general, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Brig. Gen. D. Peter Hemlinger, commander, Northwestern Division, Col. William Hannan Jr., commander, Kansas City District and Col. Mark Himes, commander, Omaha District, met with partners and stakeholders and visited sites along the river.
The purpose of the tour was to provide an opportunity for the MRC to inspect, listen and partner with neighboring USACE offices and local stakeholders with a focus on Missouri River levees and navigation.
By Terry Leahy
Mar 12, 2021
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, is seeking public comments on the recently released draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment for the Council Bluffs Riverfront Project.
The purpose of the project is to improve public access to the Missouri River in Council Bluffs, to enhance the riverfront with a variety of active recreational spaces, and to create riverfront recreation that will draw people from western Iowa and eastern Nebraska.
The public can view and leave comments on the plan online from now through April 12th, 2021 at
February 26, 2021 By Waterways Journal
The Omaha Engineer District and the city of Hamburg, Iowa, signed a Section 1176 project agreement February 10 that will allow for raising the Hamburg Ditch 6 levee 8 feet, significantly increasing the benefits the levee provides to the city.
The agreement came after the Omaha District, city and other stakeholders worked with Corps Headquarters and the Northwestern Engineer Division to implement the Section 1176 authority from the 2020 Water Resources Development Act. This is the first project across the nation to utilize the Section 1176 authority to raise the height of a federal levee system.
“I’m excited to join Mayor Cathy Crain and the city of Hamburg on this important project agreement to raise flood protection around the city of Hamburg,” said Col. Mark Himes, commander of the Omaha district. “I look forward to working with the city in the upcoming construct
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