Corps offer little hope of expedited process
CEDAR RAPIDS – The Army Corps of Engineers had little good news for Cedar Rapids’ hopes of speeding up authorization of a flood protection system and using pre-flood property values in determining the...
View ArticleLittle progress in talks with Corps on Cedar Rapids flood-protection system
UPDATED: There’s a slim chance legislation will be introduced this year directing the Army Corps of Engineers to take another look at the economic feasibility of a flood protection system to protect...
View ArticleFlood protection reservoirs favored by two 2nd District GOP hopefuls
MOUNT PLEASANT – A flood protection measure largely discarded because of the cost and disruption to the communities it would protect has been endorsed by at least two candidates in Iowa’s 2nd...
View ArticleCedar Rapids, Corps clashing over flood protection
Liz Martin/The GazetteRules that the Army Corps of Engineers are bound by law to follow couldn’t clash more with Cedar Rapids’ dreams for a new flood-protective system.The clash, though, has not...
View ArticleDespite heavy rains, Coralville Lake still has capacity to spare
Water is released from the Coralville Dam out at Coralville Lake in Coralville on Monday, July 5, 2010. Although the max outflow is usually 6,000 cubic feet per second, water is currently being...
View ArticleJohnson County wants review of Coralville Lake management plan
Water tops the Coralville Lake spillway on June 15, 2008.The Johnson County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Thursday to send a letter to the Army Corps of Engineers asking for a review of...
View ArticleCorps releases draft report for Cedar Rapids flood protection
Residents here can now comment on the draft of the Army Corps of Engineers study report, which makes the case for a better if limited new flood-protection system in Cedar Rapids.The draft report’s...
View ArticleCorps general OK’s plans for Cedar Rapids flood protection
Downtown Cedar Rapids, Iowa is engulfed by the Cedar River, Friday, June 13, 2008.The Army Corps of Engineers’ commanding general and chief of engineers has approved the Corps’ proposed...
View ArticleBranstad, other governors to talk Missouri River management
In this June 13, 2011 file photo, a home is engulfed by flood water in Hamburg, Iowa from the rising Missouri River. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)Governors and representatives from at least six Missouri...
View ArticleNew safety rules in place at Coralville Lake
The longstanding "no alcohol" policy that has existed at the West Overlook Day Use beach has been expanded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to now include all areas of the beach, all parking lots,...
View ArticleCorps official: Costly Coralville Lake flood study may not be necessary
Water pours out of the Coralville Lake dam into the Iowa River Sunday, June 2, 2013 in Iowa City. (Brian Ray/The Gazette-KCRG)Federal budget cuts and a congressional ban on earmarks have hindered...
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