Sampling Event to Begin October 1, 2025
9/30/2025 UPDATED
As part of our ongoing environmental monitoring efforts at the former Titan 1-A Missile site, our team will begin the fall semi-annual sampling on October 1, 2025. This event will continue through...
Black Butte Lake recreation areas to remain closed during winter months
9/25/2025
Two recreation areas at Black Butte Dam and Lake will remain closed through the winter months, during which critical repairs to aging utility infrastructure will take place. The two recreation areas...
Army Corps of Engineers waives fees and invites volunteers to participate in National Public Lands Day, Sept. 27
9/25/2025
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced today that it will waive day use fees normally charged at boat launch ramps and swimming beaches at its recreation areas nationwide in recognition of...
Iron Walls 2025: USACE, security and law enforcement conduct antiterrorism exercise
9/5/2025 UPDATED
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District Security and Law Enforcement Office recently partnered with the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Department, Army CID, Army Counterintelligence and USACE...
Sacramento District Employees Receive Prestigious Awards
9/3/2025
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Five employees at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District recently earned prestigious awards within engineering, construction, and contracting fields.  The...
Public Review Period Opens for Lower San Joaquin River Project
7/31/2025 UPDATED
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District has completed the Draft Supplemental Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Lower San Joaquin River,...
Sacramento Weir Fish Passage: Offers Lifeline to Threatened and Endangered Fish Species in California's Central Valley
6/20/2025 UPDATED
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has completed a groundbreaking 1.6-mile "fish highway" designed to prevent thousands of endangered salmon, steelhead, and sturgeon from becoming stranded during flood...
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers seeks public comments on proposal to renew and revise nationwide permits
6/18/2025
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced today it is seeking comments on its proposal to renew and revise 56 existing nationwide permits and issue one new nationwide permit authorizing activities...
USACE Day Use Fees waived June 16 and June 19
6/11/2025
This year the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will continue its tradition of waiving all day use fees at USACE managed recreation areas on June 16 and 19 in honor of the USACE’s upcoming birthday and...
Eagle Pass boat ramp at Black Butte Lake to reopen June 6
6/5/2025
The Eagle Pass boat ramp at Black Butte Lake will re-open this week, beginning Friday, June 6...
USACE Sacramento District breaks ground on Lake Isabella Visitor Center
5/29/2025
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District officially broke ground on the new U.S. Forest Service Visitor Center near Lake Isabella on May 28...
USACE releases environmental document for proposed Napa River/Napa Creek floodwalls
5/27/2025
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District released its draft supplemental environmental assessment for construction of floodwalls north of the Napa River Oxbow Dry Bypass...
Black Butte Lake recreation areas to close May 19
5/16/2025 UPDATED
Orland, CA — Three recreation areas at Black Butte Lake will temporarily close for the 2025 recreation season on May 19, 2025, due to limited staffing availability.  Without sufficient staffing,...
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers encourages use of the Regulatory Request System for an improved permitting experience
5/8/2025
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers continues to encourage the public to use the Regulatory Request System (RRS) for an improved permitting experience. RRS, launched Jan. 31, 2024, provides a...
From farm roots to flood risk management at Pine Flat Lake
5/2/2025
From citrus groves to floodgates, Jake Severns' journey has come full circle. Raised on a citrus farm in California’s Central Valley, he learned the value of water early in life. Today, he helps...
Breakout sessions break new ground at this year’s BOOH
4/11/2025 UPDATED
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District opened its doors once again to the contractor community with the annual Business Opportunity Open House (BOOH) - an event dedicated to building...
USACE Sacramento District enhances partnerships to support military and civil works missions
4/1/2025 UPDATED
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District strengthened its partnerships in Utah on March 4 and 6 by bringing together industry leaders and military stakeholders to enhance collaboration and...
USACE Sacramento District LEADS the way for future engineers
3/28/2025
Future leaders in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) fields gathered March 26 at the Citrus Heights Community Center to learn about the various opportunities available to them in STEM...
USACE to discuss Stockton-area levee construction at April 7 information meeting
3/28/2025
A public information meeting outlining upcoming levee construction work along Tenmile Slough will be held April 7 as a new multi-year project aimed at reducing flood risk in north and central Stockton...
New report suggests FIRO could be viable at Lake Oroville and New Bullards Bar Reservoir
3/20/2025
A new report suggests that implementing Forecast-Informed Reservoir Operations, or FIRO, at Lake Oroville and New Bullards Bar Reservoir may be a viable option to better balance the flood risk...