20 May 2026

Draft Site Management and Monitoring Plan for Yaquina Bay North and South Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Sites (Newport, Oregon)

Expiration date: 6/20/2026

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency – Region 10 and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Portland District are jointly soliciting comments from the public regarding the 2026 Draft Site Management and Monitoring Plan for Yaquina Bay North and South Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Sites (Draft SMMP). The 2026 Draft SMMP replaces the August 2012 Yaquina Bay North and South Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Sites Site Management/Monitoring Plan.

13 May 2026

Public Notice of Proposed Discharges of Fill Material for the Miller-Sands Rice Island Pile Dike Repair in Washington State

Interested parties are hereby notified that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District (USACE) proposes to place fill material in order to perform repairs to the Miller Sands Rice Island Pile Dike System (MRPDS), located between river mile (RM) 22 and 26 of the Lower Columbia River (LCR) for the purpose of maintaining the congressionally authorized channel dimensions of the LCR Federal Navigation Channel (FNC), part of the Columbia and Lower Willamette Rivers (C&LW) Project.