20 Jun 2023

Public meeting scheduled for Holt County, Missouri, and Doniphan County, Kansas, Lower Missouri River Basin spin-off study

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources and the Kansas City District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will hold a public meeting about the Holt County, Missouri, and Doniphan County, Kansas, spin-off study on Monday, June 26, 2023. The spin-off study is part of the larger Lower Missouri River Basin Flood Risk and Resiliency Study, also known as the system plan, which was ordered after the region experienced three devastating floods in 1993, 2011 and 2019. The 2019 flood caused billions of dollars in damages to agriculture and infrastructure in communities in the region. Repair costs to levee infrastructure in the Lower Missouri River Basin in 2019 added up to approximately $1.2 billion.

7 Jun 2023

U.S. Army to discuss cleanup at the former Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant

The U.S. Army will be hosting a public meeting on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, at De Soto City Hall, De Soto, Kansas. This meeting will be hosted by the U.S. Army with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District in attendance. The public meeting will provide the community with the latest information on the cleanup of the former Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant and will provide an opportunity for the public to ask questions about the cleanup.

2 Jun 2023

Tuttle Creek Lake closes River Pond Road for scheduled maintenance

Tuttle Creek Lake, near Manhattan, Kansas, will be closing River Pond Road starting June 12, 2023, for scheduled maintenance. Work is scheduled to take place throughout the area from June 12 to July 7, 2023, but is subject to change due to weather. Any changes to the dates of closure will be posted as soon as they are made available by the contractor. Public access to the stilling basin or “tubes” area, as well as shelters three and four, will be impacted during this time.

15 May 2023

Public meeting on study to improve flood resiliency around the Missouri River near Jefferson City

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and its partner, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, are hosting a public outreach meeting on Monday, May 22, 2023, to discuss flood resiliency near Missouri River mile marker 142. The meeting will be held at the Conference Center, Lewis and Clark State Office Building, 1101 Riverside Drive, Jefferson City, MO 65101.

10 May 2023

Outdoor open house to be held for Former Nebraska Ordnance Plant

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District, will host an outdoor open house from 4:30-5:15 p.m. and a site bus tour from 5:15-7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 24, 2023, at the Main Groundwater Treatment Plant in Ashland, Nebraska, located at the junction of County Road 6 and County Road F.