ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Oct. 18 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, awarded a $18.6 million contract to Abhe & Svoboda, Inc., of Jordan, Minnesota, Sept. 24, for dam maintenance on Lock and Dam 5A located near Fountain City, Wisconsin, on the Mississippi River. The project focuses primarily on sandblasting, painting, rehabilitation and other maintenance of the roller gates. The roller gates w  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Oct. 18 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is hosting public meetings to discuss its draft Lake Traverse and Mud Lake water control plan update during two meetings in Wheaton, Minnesota, and Wahpeton, North Dakota, Nov. 18-19. Both meetings will be identical in content and include a brief presentation highlighting the draft plan, followed by an opportunity to hear fro  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Oct. 18 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, plans to conduct surveys downstream of Baldhill Dam, near Valley City, North Dakota, next week. To ensure the surveys are done safely, Corps officials will reduce releases from the dam to 50 cubic feet per second, or cfs. The reduction from the current outflow of approximately 400 cfs will cause the river to become significan  more