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  • Corps urges visitors to have fun but be safe

    KANSAS CITY, Mo.— The Kansas City District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers urges recreation seekers to follow safety tips while enjoying water-based activities over the Labor Day weekend to lower the risk of accidents.

  • Corps to host public scoping webinars for the Missouri River Recovery Management Plan and EIS

    Omaha, Neb - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) is hosting two scoping webinars on September 11th and 18th to listen and solicit comments on the Missouri River Recovery Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). Participants are encouraged to attend one or both webinars, which will be held from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. (CDT) on both days.

  • Corps Testifies before the Committee on Small Business

    KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Jody Farhat, Chief of the Missouri River Basin Water Management Division of the Northwestern Division of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, testified Wednesday in St. Joseph, MO. before the Committee on Small Business of the United States House of Representatives, chaired by Missouri Congressman Sam Graves on "Missouri River Management: Does it Meet the Needs of Small Business?

  • Rathbun Lake to briefly increase water releases

    CENTERVILLE, Iowa— The week of August 26, 2013, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will be increasing releases from Rathbun Lake in order to support ongoing efforts to revise the Chariton River Basin, Rathbun Lake Regulation Manual, which was last edited in 1980. Releases will be increased from 400 cubic feet per second to 2,500 cfs throughout the day, beginning the morning of Monday, August 26th. The 2,500 cfs releases will be maintained through Thursday, August 29 and then reduced by the end of the day back to approximately 400 cfs.

  • Public invited to meeting about Kansas Army Ammunition Plant

    KANSAS CITY, Mo.— The Kansas Army Ammunition Plant will host a Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) meeting for local community members on September 10, 2013, at the Labette Bank located at 2121 Main, Parsons, Kan., from 6 to 8 p.m.