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  1. Tulsa District awards construction contract for road repairs on Council Grove Dam

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District awarded a $2.4 million construction contract to Dawson Federal, Inc., to repair the crest road over Council Grove Dam in Council Grove, Kansas.
    7/25/2025
  2. Tulsa District park ranger visits library to read Bobber the Water Safety dog book to children

    Tulsa District Park Ranger Nate Skinner visited the Howard City, Kansas, public library recently to read water safety books to children and talk to them about being safe when in, on, or around the water.
    7/23/2025
  3. Tulsa District awards services contract for Army Reserve support

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District awarded a $2.7 million contract to Sol Solutions, LLC of Scottsdale, Ariz. to provided environmental services to the 99th Readiness Division of the U.S. Army Reserve, July 18.
    7/21/2025
  4. Forming a foundation

    The Oologah Lake Project Office constructed a foundation for a storage shed for new stop logs, July 18, 2025.
    7/21/2025
  5. Engineers, lake office staff leverage high water, creativity to GOCI Hugo Dam

    High lake levels and an unavailable bulkhead couldn’t stop the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District from inspecting Hugo Dam in Hugo, Okla., July 8-9. The Red River operations office, Hugo Lake Project Office, and the Tulsa District Infrastructure Branch worked with the Tulsa District’s Hydrology and Hydraulics Branch to coordinate gate changes during a Gate Operational Capability Inspection.
    7/16/2025
  6. Tulsa District awards contract to Eugene company for Japan work

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District awarded a $1.2 million contract to The Urban Collaborative LLC of Eugene Oregon for master planning, July 14, 2025.
    7/14/2025
  7. Tulsa District awards services contract to Kansas City company for AFSC

    The Tulsa District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a services contract to Tukuh Technologies, Limited Liability Company of Kansas City, July 9. Of the $5.6 million awarded, $1.08 million has been obligated on the contract which provides for the Air Force Sustainment Center’s, Decision Support Systems master planning support.
    7/10/2025
  8. Healing the land: USACE, Quapaw Nation take first steps toward comprehensive assessment for land restoration

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District and the Quapaw Nation cohosted a multi-faceted, multi-government, and multiagency planning and visioning meeting to address restoration goals for Quapaw Nation lands restoration, at the Quapaw Nation, June 23-24. Quapaw Nation lands comprise about 70 percent of the Tar Creek Superfund Site. The Environmental Protection Agency added the site to its priority list in 1983. The Quapaw Nation has been working with the Environmental Protection Agency and Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality to remediate contamination left behind from nearly 100 years of mining operations. The USACE Planning Assistance to States program was authorized by the Water Resources Development Act of 1974 as amended and allows the Corps of Engineers to provide technical and planning assistance to states, tribes, and other non-federal entities for water resources and land resources development. Assistance under PAS covers all USACE mission areas to include flood risk management, ecosystem restoration, and navigation, as well as water supply and water resilience.
    7/10/2025
  9. Tulsa District awards contract for Appalachia Bay, Walnut Creek Roads at Keystone Lake

    The Tulsa District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a construction contract to ACU Construction, Limited Liability Company of Carrollton, Texas, July 9.
    7/10/2025
  10. Hands-on wildlife lessons with Ranger Tori Haggard

    PONCA CITY, Okla. —Lions and tigers and bears, ok, maybe not. How about coyotes and turtles and snakes? Those were just some of the animals Kaw Lake Ranger Tori Haggard talked about during a recent visit with campers at Camp McFadden.
    7/9/2025
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Keystone Dam Safety Modification Study Public Open House Workshops & 30-day Comment Period

Tulsa District, USACE
Published March 6, 2024

Keystone Dam Safety Modification Study Public Open House Workshops & 30-day Comment Period

SUBJECT: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Tulsa District will be starting a 30 public 
comment period on the Draft Keystone Dam Safety Modification Study Environmental Assessment (EA) 
pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended.

REQUESTER: US Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District

DATES & LOCATION: Public open house workshops will be held from 4:00pm to 7:00pm at the following 
dates and location:
March 13th and 14th, 2024 – Sand Springs, OK
Keystone State Park Community Center 1926 S Highway 151 Sand Springs, OK 74063

DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTION: This project would raise the height of the Keystone Dam to reduce the 
risk of overtopping during significant flooding events. This would require the raising of the dam 
embankments and Highway 151, and the reconstruction of the stilling basin below the dam.

REGULATORY AUTHORITY: Keystone Dam was originally authorized by Congress in the Flood Control Act 
of May 17, 1950 (Project Document SD 107, 81st Congress, 1st Session), for the purposes of flood 
risk management, water supply, hydroelectric power, navigation, recreation, and fish and wildlife 
enhancement.

SOLICITATION OF COMMENTS: The USACE is soliciting comments from the public; federal, state, and 
local agencies and officials; federally recognized Tribes; and other interested parties to consider 
and evaluate the impacts of the proposed alteration. Comments received will be considered by the 
USACE to determine whether to modify this action.


The public comment period will begin March 6, 2024 and end April 5, 2024. At each workshop, project 
information will be available for viewing and USACE staff will be available for discussions. 
Project information provided at the workshops will also be available for viewing at:

https://www.swt.usace.army.mil/Missions/Civil-Works/Keystone-Dam-Safety-Modification-Study


It is presumed that all parties receiving this notice will wish to respond to this public notice, 
therefore, a lack of response will be interpreted as meaning that there is no objection to the 
proposed alteration as described herein.

CLOSE OF COMMENT PERIOD: Comments must be submitted in writing (postmarked by April 5, 2024) and 
mailed to:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District ATTN: RPEC-Keystone DSMS
2488 E 81st St., Tulsa, OK 74137
Comments can also be submitted electronically to keystone-dsms@usace.army.mil