19 Dec 2013

Corps awards $5.9 million contracts for Hill Air Force Base improvements

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District awarded two contracts Dec. 17 to improve and upgrade facilities at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, to help the base train with and accommodate F-35 fighter jets.

16 Dec 2013

Corps finishes West Sacramento setback levee

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District has completed a new setback levee along the Sacramento River in West Sacramento.

6 Dec 2013

Corps issues permit for temporary repairs of Great Salt Lake Causeway, requires monitoring, mitigation

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District has granted authorization requested by Union Pacific Railroad to temporarily stabilize a culvert in the railroad causeway across Utah’s Great Salt Lake, while requiring ecological monitoring and mitigation.

3 Dec 2013

Low water levels close Black Butte Lake’s Buckhorn boat ramp

Due to low water conditions, Buckhorn boat ramp at Black Butte Lake, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers park near Orland, has been closed. Boats may still be launched from the ramp in Eagle Pass Recreation Area and Buckhorn Campground remains open on a first-come basis throughout the winter.

4 Nov 2013

California joins national Silver Jackets disaster coordination program

California today became the 40th state to join the national Silver Jackets disaster coordination program. The program is designed to improve coordination, collaboration and communication among disaster-response agencies at all levels of government before a disaster strikes to hasten recovery.

1 Nov 2013

Army Corps releases inspection rating for Salt Lake County levee systems

Inspections by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District rated maintenance of Surplus Canal levee systems in Salt Lake County, Utah, as unacceptable.

30 Oct 2013

Army Corps awards $2.54 million contract for work at Defense Depot at Tracy

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District awarded a $2.54 million contract Oct. 29 to Patriot Construction Inc. of Stockton for renovations to a facility at the Defense Distribution Depot San Joaquin in Tracy.

23 Oct 2013

Corps parks invite current military, veterans and their families for a day at the park

Current and former U.S. armed forces members and their families are offered a free day in any Corps park on Veterans Day, Nov. 11. USACE began offering this recognition in 2006.

17 Oct 2013

Area Army Corps parks re-opening in time for weekend

Recreation areas, including many popular waterside campgrounds, are re-opening at the 10 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District parks as the federal government resumes normal operations today – in plenty of time for the upcoming weekend.

17 Oct 2013

USACE Sacramento district regulatory offices re-open

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers regulatory offices across California, Utah, Nevada and Colorado are re-opening today as the federal government resumes normal operations.