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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District
Drill crews arrive on-site at the Hamburg levee on April 6, 2020, to begin geotechnical investigations. The information gathered by the drill crew will be used to complete the levee repair design.
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, in conjunction with the city of Hamburg, Iowa, conducted a groundbreaking ceremony May 5 to kickoff construction to rehabilitate the Hamburg Ditch 6 levee. The ceremony took place at Highway 333 (North Street) on the east side of the levee. 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, USACE-Omaha. I look forward to working with the city in the upcoming construction.
USACE to repair the Hamburg Ditch 6 levee May 4, 2021, by Zlatan Hrvacevic
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, in conjunction with the city of Hamburg, Iowa, will tomorrow (May 5) conduct a groundbreaking ceremony to kickoff construction to rehabilitate the Hamburg Ditch 6 levee.
“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, USACE-Omaha. “I look forward to working with the city in the upcoming construction.”
USACE and the city of Hamburg signed the Section 1176 project agreement Feb. 9 to allow raising the Hamburg Ditch 6 levee eight feet, significantly increasing the flood risk management benefits the levee provides to the city.
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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