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Port of Pittsburgh Eyes $580M in Stimulus Money - Pittsburgh Tribune- Review - 18 December 2008
Severe Erosion Found at Dam on Allegheny - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 28 October 2008
Armstrong Dam Threatened By Erosion, Winter Weather - WTAE-TV - 28 October 2008
Army Corps says Erosion Could Cause Dam on Allegheny Western PA to Fail from Ice - Canadian Business Online - 28 October 2008
Erosion Weakens Freeport Dam - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 29 October 2008
No 6 Lock and Dam to be Repaired by Winter - Leader Times - 29 October 2008
Money Dries Up for Work on Locks and Dams - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 3 November 2008
Erosion Could Cause Western PA River Dam to Fail - Associated Press - 28 October 2008
Mon River Dam Project Likely to Balloon to $1.5B - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 26 October 2008:
Corps Damned If It Dams (Or Dikes) Or Not - Waterways Journal - 21 April 2008
Palmer
To Retire From Waterways Council
- Waterways Journal
- 21
April 2008
Emsworth Dam to get Big
Upgrade: $34 million
for lift gates on the Ohio
-
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette -
31 July 2008
Editorial: President's Budget Nauseating, L&Ds Ignored - Waterways Journal - 11 February 2008
User Fee Proposal in FY 09 Budget? - e-Brief - The Waterways Council - 11.January 2008
River Boaters Wary of Rumored Lock Tolls - Morgantown Dominion Post - 12 January 2008
=== 2007 ===
Study Predicts Costs Of Lock Failures - The Waterways Journal - 19 November 2007
U.S. House And Senate Override President's Veto Of WRDA - The Waterways Journal - 12 November 2007
SmartRivers 2006 Conference Addresses Maritime Solutions to Highway and Rail Congestion in Europe, US - Transportation Focus - Fall 2006
Reform for the Corps [Editorial] - New York Times - 15 July 2007
Washington Waves (Port of Pittsburgh) - The Waterways Journal - 25 June 2007
Finding Money for Eroding Locks, Dams Difficult - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 8 July 2007
Down By The Rivers: Congress needs to back lock and dam upgrades - Pittsburgh Post Gazette - 30 May 2007
Inspectors Keep Tabs on Local Dams: Some need repairs but pose little danger, they say - Morgantown Dominion Post - 21 April 2007
Proposed Corps Budget Numbers For '08 Bleak - Editorial - The Waterways Journal - 26 February 2007
=== 2006 ===
Potential For Serious Waterway Problems Growing - Editorial - The Waterways Journal - 18 December 2006
Port Shipping Strengthens, With Lockages Up In 2005 And First Quarter Of 2006 - The Waterways Journal - 19 June 2006
Army Corps Expands Lock Hours for Boaters - Morgantown Dominion Post - 18 July 2006
=== 2005 ===
Ohio River Shut Down At Hannibal Locks - Waterways Journal - 7 November 2005
Congress Slates $65M for Local Locks, Dams - Pittsburgh Tribune Review - 17 November 2005
Bond Rallies Coalition for WRDA Fight - The Waterways Journal - 19 September 2005
Pittsburgh Port Reports Lock Traffic Increase - The Waterways Journal - 19 September 2005
=== 2004 ===
River Dams Could Be Automated - Morgantown Dominion Post - January 11, 2004
Strimbeck Letter to the Editor - The Waterways Journal - January 12, 2004
=== 2003 ===
More Funds Flow Into Locks and Dams Operations - Kitanning, PA Leader Times - November 19, 2003
Allegheny Budget Cuts - Anchors Away - Captain George - June 2003
Allegheny River boosters - Anchors Away - Editorial June 2003
Monongahela Boaters Seek to Keep Locks Open - The State Journal - May 30. 2003
Morgantown Lock Will Feel Budget Crunch - Morgantown Dominion Post - May 6, 2003
Lock Operations Won't Change Until After July Fourth - Morgantown Dominion Post - May 7, 2003
River of Unity: Local Boosters of Upper Mon Have Plans to Increase Usage - Morgantown Dominion Post - 7 September 2003
Trapped River Rats - Regulations Lock Up Recreational Boaters' Use of Upper Mon - Morgantown Dominion Post - August 31, 2003
Voters' Voices May Be The Answer - Kittanning, Pa Leader Times - Saturday, August 9, 2003
Corps Deals With Dwindling Usage, Funds - Kittanning, Pa Leader Times - Friday, August 8, 2003
The Allegheny Has An Economic Effect On County - Kittanning, Pa Leader Times - Thursday, August 7, 2003
Boaters To Feel The Pinch Of Funding Cuts - Kittanning, Pa Leader Times - Wednesday, August 6, 2003
District Corps Of Engineers Keeps Things Flowing On Mon - Federal Agency Still Awaiting Its New Budget - Morgantown Dominion Post - January 2, 2003
== 2002 ==
Budget Cuts Could Limit Access To The Mon River - Morgantown Dominion Post - July 25, 2002
River Coalition Fights Cutbacks At Upper Allegheny, Mon Locks - Anchors Aweigh - June 2002
Fiscal Cuts May Affect Care of Locks and Dams on Allegheny
River - Tribune-Review Media Service -
February 8, 2002
Boaters Decry Lock-And-Dam Budget Cuts On Allegheny River - Associated Press - 22 July 2002
== 2000 ===
Locks To Remain Open: Corps Of Engineers Denies Rumor Of Planned Closure - Morgantown Dominion Post - 25 July 2000
Commission Backs Longer Lock Hours - Morgantown Dominion Post - 21 July 2000
Boating Hobbyists Fail To Open Lock - Morgantown Dominion Post - June 7, 2000
Boaters Get Say on Lock, Dam Hours - Army Corps Considers Expanding Summer Access - Morgantown Dominion Post - June 4, 2000
Boaters Seek To Open Up Lock Hours - Meeting Set For June 6 On Recreational Uses - Morgantown Dominion Post - May 27, 2000
Operations Must Continue on Upper Mon Locks - Heartland Boating - March 2000
Lock Restrictions - Javins to Editor, Morgantown Dominion Post - 9 July 1999
Locks Could Lose 24-Hour Access - WVU Daily Athenaeum - July 16, 1997