Engineer Omaha News Today

Stories from the previous week that appeared on www.jamestownsun.com and in The Jamestown Sun.

The project consists of building a concrete terminal structure.

Combined releases at Pipestem and Jamestown reservoirs are at 1,200 cfs.

On the third anniversary of catastrophic flooding along the Missouri River, levee construction is nearing completion three years after the floods of 2019.

Radio Iowa You are here: Home Hamburg celebrates start of levee improvement to keep town dry Cathy Crain Hamburg marked a major milestone today in the long fight against Missouri River flooding. Local, state, and national officials were on hand for a groundbreaking for the expansion by eight feet of what is called the Ditch 6 levee located along Highway 333. Omaha District Corps of Engineers Colonel Mark Himes saluted local officials for their efforts in pushing for the expansion to 919 feet. �...

April 15, 2021 IARN — Both chambers of the Iowa Legislature have approved a measure that would dissolve a Missouri River commission that was established in the early 1990s. Created in 1991, the Missouri River Preservation and Land Use Authority existed to develop comprehensive plans for the development and implementation of strategies designed to preserve the natural beauty of the land around the Missouri River. By a 59-34 vote this week, the Iowa House gave final approval to SF185, eliminati...