• USACE monitoring Isabella Dam and Lake during heavy rains

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District is closely monitoring Isabella Dam and Lake in connection with the ongoing severe weather event.
  • USACE to hold job fair March 7 to fill nearly 125 vacancies

    With about 125 job vacancies to fill, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District will host a job fair in Sacramento March 7 to share hiring opportunities and help prospective applicants navigate the application process.The event will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Town and Country Event Center (formerly The Grand), located at
  • USACE adds 4th public workshop to discuss proposed Delta Conveyance Project

    SACRAMENTO, California – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District will host its fourth public workshop discussing the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed Delta Conveyance Project on March 1 in Stockton.  The 90-minute open house-style workshop will allow the public an opportunity to learn more about USACE’s
  • USACE prepares fill plan for Isabella Lake as construction wraps up

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District is preparing to request a deviation from the operating restriction at the Isabella Dam in Lake Isabella, California, to implement a plan to fill the lake up to its pre-construction volume of 568,000 acre-feet, or gross pool, when sufficient precipitation and snowpack occur.
  • UPDATE: SR 190 lane closure hours, days expanded at Lake Success

    Starting Feb. 6, construction work hours and the associated lane closure near State Route 190 post mile 23.39 will be expanded to 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday. The expanded hours and inclusion of Saturdays are necessary to meet the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District’s schedule for improving the rock slope protection of
  • USACE awards $27.5 million contract for 2023 levee improvement work along Sacramento River East Levee

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District awarded a $27.575 million construction contract on January 20, 2023, to Maloney Odin Joint Venture of Novato, for more than 2.6 miles of levee improvements at five locations along the Sacramento River East Levee between the I Street Bridge and just south of the town of Freeport.
  • SR 190 lane closure along Lake Success scheduled Jan 23 - March 31

    Starting Jan. 23, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District and Southern California Edison (SCE) will begin work to improve the rock slope protection of bridge abutments along State Route 190 at Lake Success. Construction will take place in three phases through March 31, and will require the closure of one lane of the highway.During the
  • Inspection reveals no damage to Schafer Dam following 3.2 quake

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District conducted a series of inspections of Richard L. Schafer Dam and the Tule River Spillway following a magnitude 3.2 earthquake January 10 at Lake Success.“After performing a post-earthquake inspection of the dam and its associated appurtenances, there were no findings of concern to report,” said
  • USACE completes real estate acquisition for new USFS visitor center in Lake Isabella

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District has completed the acquisition of the former Bank of America property in Lake Isabella, California, for relocation of the U.S. Forest Service visitor center.
  • Knights Ferry Bridge Closed for Structural Repairs

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Sacramento District will temporarily close Knights Ferry Bridge starting Dec. 30, following a structural analysis that determined significant wood deterioration has compromised the stability of the historic covered bridge located in Knights Ferry.For the safety of the public, the bridge will be closed to