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Websites offer information, resources for Iowa flood victims

Associated Press — Fri, 31 May 2013 18:27:45 +0000

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Two new websites are offering support to Iowa residents in areas hit by recent storms and flooding.

Corps of Engineers keeping drought conservation measures in place

Katie Schubert — Fri, 17 May 2013 18:56:54 +0000

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says drought conservation measures will remain in place along the Missouri River basin.

Final contracts being awarded to repair 2011 flood damage

Associated Press — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 20:05:10 +0000

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — More than $180 million worth of repairs to Missouri River levees battered by the historic 2011 flooding are winding down. But critics complain the work is taking too long to complete.

Repairs to Omaha's levee system nearing completion

Katie Schubert — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 19:47:01 +0000

More than a year after severe flooding devastated areas along the Missouri River, repairs to Omaha’s levee system are nearly complete.

Hamburg Rebuilds

Mon, 23 Jul 2012 19:21:29 +0000

Last summer at this time, Nebraska and Iowa were in the grips of major flooding along the Missouri River. Now, a small southwest Iowa community hopes to make permanent a levee that protected them from the river. Omaha Public Radio's Deborah Newcombe takes us there.

Corps of Engineers: more than $100 million in post-flood repair projects complete

Katie Schubert — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 19:52:01 +0000

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials say more than $100 million dollars worth of levee repair work has been done following last year’s Missouri River flooding.

Omaha and Kansas City District officials updated the post-flood repairs during a conference call Friday. Last summer’s flooding along the Missouri River caused significant damage in Nebraska and Iowa.

11 levee repair projects underway along Missouri River

Katie Schubert — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 19:58:23 +0000

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hopes to have all Missouri River levee repair projects complete by the end of this year.

Corps officials updated the status of levee repairs during a conference call Tuesday. Last summer’s Missouri River flooding caused significant damage in Nebraska and western Iowa. The Corps’ Omaha District has 11 levee repair projects underway, with $99 million dollars in repairs complete.

New levee being built along Missouri River near Nebraska City

Katie Schubert — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 16:32:28 +0000

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to build a new, three-mile long levee near Nebraska City.

The $12.9 million project will re-align levee L-575 along Highway 2. It’ll be built further away from the Missouri River than the existing section of levee. Once it’s built, the existing levee at that location in Fremont County, Iowa, will be torn down. The Corps of Engineers awarded a contract earlier this week for the levee setback project.

Papio-Missouri River NRD and city of Omaha partnering on levee study, improvements

Katie Schubert — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 19:29:41 +0000

The Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District is contributing $2 million toward additional upgrades and a study of Omaha’s levee system.

The study is required for FEMA recertification of the levee system. That’s separate from what’s done by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. FEMA began requiring levee certifications after Hurricane Katrina.

2012 spring runoff season begins

Katie Schubert — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 19:02:09 +0000

The 2012 spring runoff season is underway along the Missouri River.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials say releases from Gavins Point Dam averaged 22,000 cubic feet per second during February. It’ll stay at that level through the middle of this month, and then increase for the start of the navigation season. Last year’s record runoff season led to devastating flooding along the Missouri River in Nebraska and Iowa.