The United States Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), Portland District entered into a programmatic agreement with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation and the Oregon State Historic Preservation Officer regarding compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act for undertakings related to the operations and maintenance of the Willamette Valley Project in Benton, Lane, Linn, and Marion Counties, Oregon.
Per Stipulation XI: Annual Reporting and Meeting, the Corps is required to report on the agency’s use of the programmatic agreement once a fiscal year and this report will include information from the prior fiscal year. The annual report is to be posted on the Corps’ website to provide public access. The most recent annual report and those from prior reporting periods are available at Public Notices (army.mil).
Willamette Valley Project: The Corps operates 13 dam and reservoir projects in the Willamette River drainage system. Each dam contributes to a water resource management system that provides flood risk management, power generation, irrigation, water quality improvement, fish and wildlife habitat and recreation on the Willamette River and many of its tributaries. Since their completion, the dams have cumulatively prevented over $25 billion in flood damages to the Willamette Valley. For more information, visit the USACE Digital Library.