News Releases - 2010- St. Louis District - US Army Corps of Engineers

Number	Date	Headline
10-25	August 23	Corps to discuss proposed river engineering structure alterations to benefit side channel habitat
10-24	August 20	Public shares ideas, concerns at America’s Great Outdoor Initiative listening session
10-23	August 17	Media event scheduled following America’s Great Outdoors Initiative Youth Listening Session
10-22	August 11	Mississippi River Commission schedules Public Hearing in Cape Girardeau, August 16
10-21	August 11	Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works announces public listening session for the America’s Great Outdoors Initiative
10-20	August 5	Veterans Curation Project to Graduate Eight Veterans, Cong. Carnahan expected to attend
10-19	July 30	Groundbreaking for Eagle Park Acres new sanitary system
10-18	July 14	Regional Team meets in St. Louis to continue flood damage reduction work
10-17	June 29	Corps of Engineers continue to monitor river stages
10-16	June 24	Corps of Engineers monitoring river stages
10-15	June 23	Open House Onboard the Dredge Potter in Alton, Ill.
10-14	June 18	Media Advisory: America’s Inner Coast Summit to be held in St. Louis
10-13	May 24	Water Safety Necessary for Safe Holiday
10-12	April 23	Corps of Engineers updates Mississippi River incidents
10-11	April 23	Corps of Engineers in St. Louis responding to Mississippi River Incidents
10-10	March 31	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to host public meeting for Wood River Levee interim risk reduction measures near Melvin Price Locks and Dam
10-09	March 27	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers taking measures against high water at Wood River Levee adjacent to Melvin Price Locks and Dam
10-08	February 26	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awards contracts for river engineering structures; work is funded by ARRA
10-07	January 13	Hannibal, MO native en route to Afghanistan
10-06	January 21	MEDIA ADVISORY: Congressman Costello to attend, speak at Veterans Curation Program opening ceremony
10-05	January 22	USACE completes Wood River underseepage analysis
10-04	January 15	Melvin Price Main Lock “Iced”
10-03	January 13	Effingham native - Corps of Engineers employee is Afghanistan bound
10-02	January 13	Portia Stagge is Afghanistan bound
10-01	January 15	USACE opening second Recovery Act-funded Veterans Curation Project laboratory in St. Louis

Number	Date	Headline
09-01	February 27	Levee protection restored in St. Louis District
09-02	March 20	Regional Interagency Levee Task Force sets St. Louis meeting
09-03	March 23	Chain of Rocks Locks 27 main chamber closed for emergency repairs
09-04	March 25	Media Update: Chain of Rocks Locks 27 main chamber repairs
09-05	March 26	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers opens comment period on Supplemental Environmental Assessment of switch boats in Mississippi River
09-06	March 26	FINAL UPDATE: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reopens Locks 27 main chamber
09-07	March 30	Public meetings scheduled for Lock and Dam 25 construction
09-08		NOT ISSUED
09-09	April 3	Marion, Ind., man bound for Iraq with Army Corps of Engineers - Will serve on Electrical Safety Task Force
09-10	April 3	Damascus, Ark., man en route to Iraq with Army Corps of Engineers - Will serve on Electrical Safety Task Force
09-11	April 7	Corps' Mississippi Valley Division and National Audubon Society sign regional agreement to strengthen environmental partnership
09-12	April 14	Melvin Price Locks main chamber closed for maintenance
09-13	April 29	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in St. Louis announces stimulus work
09-14	April 30	Perry, Mo., U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employee is Afghanistan bound
09-15	April 30	Missouri State University grad en route to Afghanistan for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
09-16	May 14	Missouri University of Science and Technology grad Rob Schiffer deploys to Iraq
09-17	May 14	Wood River Corps of Engineers man is Afghanistan bound
09-18	May 15	Navigation restrictions at Lock and Dam 24 at Clarksville, Mo.
09-19	May 18	Lock 24 at Clarksville, Mo., restored to unrestricted operations
09-20	May 21	Note to editors
09-21	July 1	Water Safety, Everyone's Responsibility
09-22	July 9	Regional Interagency Levee Task Force holds final meeting in St. Louis
09-23	July 16	Park Hills man bound for Iraq
09-24	July 17	Army Corps of Engineers to waive recreation fees August 1-9, 2009
09-25	July 23	Army Corps' Largest Diesel Towboat traveling the Illinois River in August
09-26	August 10	Mississippi River Commission schedules Public Hearing in St. Louis, August 14
09-27	October 13	Lock 24 closed for emergency repairs
09-28	October 14	UPDATE: Lock 24 closure
09-29	October 14	Lock 24 reopens
09-30	October 28	Carbon Monoxide: Silent but deadly
09-31	October 28	Corps of Engineers waives day-use fees at recreation areas on Veterans Day
09-32	November 2	ARRA accelerates levee inspections nationwide
09-33	October 30	Area rives to crest above flood stage, Corps of Engineers warns
09-34	November 18	Wood River Levee near Melvin Price Locks and Dam being watched

Number	Date	Headline
01-08	January 15	Navigation caution at Melvin Price Locks and Dam Main Lock Chamber
02-08	January 15	Cranford Road Access to Corps of Engineers Property Resolved
03-08	January 31	Mississippi River Island Habitat Project public meeting announced
04-08	February 12	Four area Corps of Engineers lakes reducing services for 2008
05-08	March 19	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers joins flood fight
06-08	March 20	Army Corps of Engineers Continues Flood Response
07-08	March 21	Seepage at Valley Park Levee Not a Threat but Sandbagging Underway
08-08	March 22	Rivers Cresting in St. Louis Metropolitan Area, Heading South
09-08	March 23	River Crests moving south from St. Louis Metropolitan Area
10-08	March 26	Army Corps of Engineers in St. Louis to close Lock 25 at Winfield
11-08	March 27	Corps of Engineers announces Lock 25 closing moved forward
12-08	April 1	Mississippi River Commerce restored: Lock 25 reopened at Winfield, Mo.
13-08	April 2	Corps of Engineers announces high water preparations at three St. Louis District lakes
14-08	April 17	Army Decoration for Exceptional Civilian Service goes to St. Louis Corps of Engineers employee
15-08	April 24	Metro East Leadership Task Force for levees, touring Levees and meeting
16-08	May 2	Army Corps Representatives Meet with Area Levee Districts
17-08	May 2	Water’s down, fun’s up at Carlyle
18-08	May 5	Aux Lock Closure at Melvin Price Locks and Dam
19-08	May 19	Water Safety Necessary for Safe Holiday
20-08	May 29	St. Louis Hosts Midwest Levee Conference
21-08	May 29	Media Reminder: St. Louis Hosts Midwest Levee Conference
22-08	June 3	Successful first day at Midwest Levee Conference
23-08	June 9	Corps of Engineers watching area lakes and rivers
24-08	June 10	South Marcum Campground to Open for the 2008 Recreation Season
25-08	June 10	St. Louis Corps of Engineers activates Emergency Operations Center
26-08	June 11	Heavy Precipitation holding focus of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in St. Louis
27-08	June 12	Corps of Engineers in St. Louis watches the region’s rivers, deploys flood fight teams
28-08	June 13	Corps of Engineers in St. Louis moving lock closure dates ahead, fielding flood fight experts
29-08	June 14	St. Louis Corps District Completes Mississippi River Lock Closures as river rises
30-08	June 15	St. Louis Corps District reservoir lakes slowing flood waters while balancing future needs
31-08	June 15	St. Louis Corps District continues flood response north of the city and flood preparations south of the city
32-08	June 16	Corps of Engineers in St. Louis taking precautionary flood fight steps along the Chain of Rocks Canal levee
33-08	June 18	Rising Mississippi River Overtops Levees North of St. Louis
34-08	June 19	Update on Levees Between Hannibal and St. Louis, Mo.
35-08	June 19	Sand boil found in East St. Louis
36-08	June 21	Army Corps of Engineers St. Louis Floodfight Update
37-08	June 21	Gravity Drain Malfunctions in Prairie du Rocher Levee District
38-08	June 22	Additional Damage Identified in Prairie du Rocher Levee District gravity drain
39-08	June 23	Media Advisory: Army Corps of Engineers Commanding General to Visit Clarksville, Mo.
40-08	June 23	Media Advisory: Army Corps of Engineers Commanding General to Conduct Media Availability at MidAmerica Airport, Mascoutah, Ill.
41-08	June 24	Elm Point Levee is Overtopped
MVD-08-19	June 25	Mississippi Valley Division: Upper Mississippi River Flooding Update
42-08	June 25	Army Corps Leaders Remain Focused on Flood Fight Efforts
43-08	June 27	Pin Oak Levee Breached
44-08	June 27	Wood River Levee Agreement Signing June 30 Provides Go Ahead for Planning, Construction
45-08	June 28	Change of Command Set for Army Corps St. Louis District
46-08	July 1	Three of five St. Louis District locks looking ahead to reopening
47-08	July 3	New Commander for St. Louis Army Corps of Engineers
48-08	July 22	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers addresses question of river engineering and flooding
49-08	July 27	Corps at Mark Twain Lake issue caution for Salt River area below lake
50-08	August 7	Clarence Cannon Dam Generators back on line
51-08	August 11	Mississippi River Commission schedules Public Meeting in Alton, Ill., August 15
52-08	August 12	St. Louis District's Romanda Walker Crowned Ms. Wheelchair USA 2008 1st Runner Up
53-08	August 13	Mississippi River Closed - Corps of Engineers Responding
54-08	August 20	Navigation Channel Re-established on Upper Miss’ River north of Winfield, MO Restrictions Lifted
55-06	August 21	Locks 27 main 1200-foot chamber to close for maintenance
56-08	August 26	Southeast Missouri Lake Project of the Year for Army Corps
57-08	August 27	Army Corps says, Let’s Finish Summer Safely
58-08	September 15	St. Louis area flooding
59-08	September 19	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in St. Louis Supports National Public Lands Day, Sept. 27
60-08	September 19	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, National Weather Service and U.S. Geological Survey host river-rainfall joint summit in St. Louis, Oct. 7-9
61-08	September 23	Corps waives camping fees for Global War on Terror Deployees
62-08	November 3	Carbon Monoxide - The Silent Killer
63-08	November 7	Anglers, Boaters, Hunters: Beware of Cold Water
64-08	November 14	Series of St. Louis Harbor closures announced by the Corps of Engineers
65-08	December 18	Small barge sinks at Melvin Price Locks and Dam

*Number*	*Date*	*Headline*
26-07	December 10	Phase Two: Chain of Rocks Canal Seepage Berm Construction Starts
25-07	November 20	Congressman Carnahan and Corps of Engineers Announce Missouri Levee Summit
24-07	November 2	Melvin Price Locks and Dam Scour Hole Repairs Completed Early
23-07	November 2	Corps waives day use fees for Vets on Veterans Day
22-07	October 9	Scour Hole Repair Progresses at Mel Price; Media Invited to Visit October 11
21-07	September 27	Corps of Engineers to fix scour holes at Melvin Price Locks and Dam
20-07	September 19	Rock Work in St. Louis Harbor to Help River Navigators and Save Taxpayers Millions
19-07	September 14	River Navigator Hosts Listening Session in Clarksville, Mo., September 28
18-07	August 13	Media Advisory: Congressman Costello – Corps of Engineers announce Illinois Levee Summit
17-07	Aug. 1	Mississippi River Commission schedules low-water inspection trip Public Meeting in St. Louis, MO, August 17
16-07	July 3	Water Safety Necessary for Safe Holiday
15-07	June 22	Corps pushing to reopen Mel Price lock chamber Monday
14-07	June 11	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers inventorying nation’s levees
nr-rapanos-5jun	June 5	EPA, Army Corps Issue Joint Guidance to Sustain Wetlands Protection under Supreme Court Decision
13-07	June 1	Repairs at Mel Price Locks and Dam on Schedule
12-07	May 31	University City meeting to discuss River Des Peres flooding scheduled
11-07	May 22	Corps completes radioactive contamination cleanup near Lambert Field
10-07	May 9	Army Corps Representatives Meet with Area Levee Districts
09-07	May 5	Gate Repairs and Component Replacements Coming to Main Lock at Melvin Price Locks and Dam in Alton, Illinois
08-07	April 11	Scour Holes at Mel Price Locks and Dam
07-07	April 11	Nutwood Levee Improvement Information Session Announced
06-07	March 21	Corps of Engineers reaches agreement on the next phase of hydropower development at Melvin Price Locks and Dam
PA-04-07	March 9	Corps of Engineers Revises and Renews Nationwide Permits
05-07	February 20	Corps of Engineers eases width limits at Melvin Price Locks
04-07	February 16	Former Negro League Baseball Player and St. Louis Cardinal To Address U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
03-07	February 7	Ice build up further restricts operations at Mel Price Locks
02-07	February 5	Ice Hampering operations at Corps of Engineers Locks
01-07	January 8	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to Honor New Recreation Passes

Number	Date	Headline
24-06	Dec 06	Dredging Season on Middle Mississippi Comes to a Close
23-06	November 22	Rock Pinnacles on Middle Mississippi Pose Threat to Navigation
22-06	November 8	Corps dredge moves north to restore Mississippi River channel
21-06	October 20	Army Corps of Engineers and Wood River Drainage and Levee District to build new pump station
20-06	September 19	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to announce at public meeting that navigation model study indicates no land to be permanently taken at Lock 25
18-06	September 6	Corps of Engineers to Conduct Workshop and Public Meetings on Ste. Genevieve Flood Control Project, North and South Gabouri Creeks
17-06	August 29	St. Louis Corps of Engineers Sending Dredge to Ohio River
16-06	August 29	Katrina: One Year Later
15-06	August 9	Interview Opportunity with Mississippi River Commission Leadership, August 18
14-06	August 8	St. Louis District Corps Bans Kite Tubing
13-06	August 3	Mississippi River Commission to hold public meeting in Alton August 18
12-06	July 25	Open House Aboard Corps’ Largest Diesel Towboat in Alton, Illinois
MediaAdvisory	July 20	Army Corps Advises on Roofing Assistance
10-06	July 13	St. Louis Corp District Dredge Goes to Work Early in Season
09-06	July 13	Army Corps Hosts Public Meeting to Discuss Fish Passage at Mel Price
08-06	June 21	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Announces Results of National A-76 Competition
07-06	May 22	Memorial Day Weekend Calls for Water Safety
06-06	May 1	MEDIA ADVISORY : Army Engineers to Pound St. Louis Pavement
05-06	February 24	Corps announces the early re-opening of Locks 27 main chamber
04-06	February 15	Dredging operations to start near Chain of Rocks Canal; Extracted sand will be used in berm construction
03-06	February 6	President's Fiscal Year 2007 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Civil Works budget release
02-06	January 25	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Locks 27 chamber goes down overnight
01-06	January 5	Christmas trees needed for habitats at Corps lakes

Number	Date	Headline
27-05	December 21	Dredging Season on Middle Mississippi Comes to a Close
26-05	December 19	Locks 27 Aux Lock Reopening Soon, Main Chamber Closes after New Year
25-05	December 8	Navigation on Upper Mississippi River is Hampered by Winter Weather, Ice
Advisory	December 2	Media Advisory: Regional Stakeholders to Meet with Army Corps of Engineers Chief to Discuss St. Louis Metropolitain Area Flood Protection
24-05	November 16	Dredging and Surveying Crews Work to Keep Navigation Moving on the Mississippi River
23-05	November 8	Record of Decision Addressing Contamination at the North St. Louis County Sites Signed
22-05	October 17	Locks 27 Auxiliary Chamber Closed for Repairs
21-05	September 29	St. Louis District Coordinates post-Rita Imagery Collection and Helps post-Katrina Protection in New Orleans
20-05	September 9	Corps of Engineers Approves Permit Application for St. Peters Levee Project
19-05	September 6	St. Louis Army Corps Assists Hurricane Evacuees with Offer of Free Camping
18-05	September 6	St. Louis District Goes to 24 Hour Ops and Deployess More Employees
17-05	September 2	Army Corps of Engineers St. Louis District Hurricane Mission Developing
16-05	August 31	Army Corps of Engineers Receives Temporary Roofing Mission
15-05	August 16	Corps of Engineers - American Land Conservancy Sign Pact
14-05	August 9	Dredge Potter in St. Louis Harbor
13-05	July 29	St. Louis Corps District Dredge Goes to Work Early in Season
MVD 05-14	July 15	Mississippi River Commission Schedules Low-water Inspection Trip
11-05	July 1	Melvin Price Auxiliary Chamber Returning to Operation
10-05	June 27	Change of Command for Army Corps St. Louis District
09-05	June 6	Melvin Price lock gates being reinstalled
08-05	May 20	Memorial Day weekend calls for water safety
07-05	May 18	Illinois' Kaskaskia Watershed recognized for excellence
06-05	April 22	Melvin Price Locks Main Chamber will be closed two days for equipment upgrade
05-05	February 18	One of "Lost Boys of Sudan" to address U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
04-05	February 7	Lakes Recouping Storm Water Storage Capacity, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in St. Louis says
03-05	January 13	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - St. Louis Mobilizes Flood Team on Illinois River
02-05	January 12	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Releases Draft Report on Wood River Levee
01-05	January 11	St. Louis District Army Corps of Engineers Focuses on Region's Lakes and Rivers

Number	Date	Headline
01-04	January 16	Media Advisory - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Program
02-04	February 2	President's Fiscal Year 2005 Civil Works Budget Released
03-04	February 9	Corps of Engineers to Conduct Workshop and Public Meeting on Ste. Genevieve Flood Control Project, North and South Gabouri Creeks
04-04	February 12	President's Fiscal Year 2005 Civil Works Budget Released
05-04	February 18	Revised River Flood Levels Released
06-04	March 3	Lewis and Clark Traveling Exhibit Coming to St. Louis Area
07-04	March 10	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Reopens Lock 24 at Clarksville
08-04	March 22	National Great Rivers Museum hosts Lewis and Clark Traveling Exhibit
09-04	April 13	Vietnam Veterans Memorial Traveling Wall at Mark Twain Lake
10-04	May 4	Corps Hosts Lewis and Clark Activities at National Great Rivers Museum
11-04	May 6	Corps Holds Public Hearing on Howard Bend DEIS
12-04	May 20	Unofficial Start of Summer Calls for Water Safety
13-04	May 28	Rivers May Approach or Exceed Flood Stages in St. Louis Area
14-04	June 7	Mississippi River Locks 27 Main Chamber to Close in July for Emergency Repairs
15-04	July 12	Delay Announced for Closing Locks 27 Main Chamber
16-04	July 22	Fast Action at Lock 24 Saves Boaters
17-04	July 22	Fast Action at Lock 24 Saves Boaters
18-04	July 26	Locks 27 Closing Underway - Possible Problems Emerge
19-04	August 2	Mississipp River Commission Schedules "Low Water" Inspection Trip
20-04	August 2	Progress Being Made at Locks 27
21-04	August 9	Work Accelerating at Corps of Engineers Locks 27
22-04	August 10	Media Advisory: M/V Mississippi Open House
23-04	August 10	MRC's "Low-Water" Inspection Trip
24-04	August 11	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Lock at Granite City Emerging from Repairs
25-04	August 13	Locks 27 Traffic Jam is Declared Over
26-04	August 31	Mark Twain Lake and Clarence Cannon Dam Save 20,000 Acres of Salt River Valley Crops over Weekend
27-04	September 24	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District, to hold public hearing on Section 404, Clean Water Act hearing on application by city of St. Peters, Mo., to build 500-year levee
28-04	October 4	Auxiliary Lock Chamber at Melvin Price Locks and Dam is Closed After Miter Gate Failure
29-04	October 6	U.S. Army General Throws Ceremonial First Pitch at Game 2
30-04	October 12	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to Remove First Damaged Lock Gate at Melvin Price Locks and Dam
31-04	October 13	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to Delay Lifting First Damaged Lock Gate at Melvin Price Locks and Dam
32-04	October 14	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Announces Continued Delay to Lock Gate Removal
33-04	November 16	Hunting on Federal lands
34-04	November 23	Corps Holds Public Meeting on Upper Mississippi River and Illinois Waterways Navigation Project

Number	Date	Headline
01-03	January 14	Mississippi River Falling to Near-Record Lows at St. Louis
02-03
03-03	February 21	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Dewaters Lock 24 at Clarksville
04-03	February 21	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Dredge Operating near Merchants Railway Bridge
05-03	March 5	Corps of Engineers to Hold Meeting on Len Small Levee in Tamms, Ill.
06-03	April 4	St. Louis District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to Conduct Public Workshops and Hearing on East St. Louis Ecosystem Restoration and Flood Damage Reduction Project
07-03	April 30	Proposed Cement Plant Poses No Threat to Endangered Species
08-03	May 1	Revised Fiver Flood Levels Presented at Open Houses
09-03	May 22	Corps of Engineers Announces Intent to Approve Permit Application for HOLCIM Cement Plant in Ste. Genevieve County
10-03	June 11	Summer Months Call for Water Safety
11-03	June 19	Fast Action at Lock 24 Saves Boaters
12-03	July 1	Corps of Engineers to host public meeting for the Schenimann Chute Side Channel Habitat Rehabilitation and Enhancement Project (HREP)
13-03	July 10	Corps of Engineers Approves Permit Application for Holcim Lee Island Project in Ste. Genevieve County, Mo.
14-03	August 4	Mississippi River Commission Schedules "Low-Water" Inspection Trip
15-03	August 26	Corps Dredging on Mississippi River
16-03	September 9	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Will Waive Day Use Fees on National Public Lands Day
17-03	September 29	Removal of boat from Mel Price Locks and Dam
18-03	October 2	Comprehensive Mississippi and Illinois River Study Nears Completion
19-03	October 7	National Great Rivers Museum's Grand Opening
20-03	October 16	Public Input Sought on River Improvement Plans
21-03	October 24	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Holds Public Meeting in Clarksville
22-03	November 18	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Will Waive Day Use/Camping Fees
23-03	November 19	Corps of Engineers Schedules Renewed Blasting at Lock and Dam 24
24-03	December 12	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Renews Blasting at Locks and Dam 24