22 Mar 2013

Public comment period opens for Berryessa Ceek draft environmental document

The Berryessa Creek draft integrated general re-evaluation report and environmental impact statement was released March 22, beginning a 45-day public review period for a proposed project along a 2.2-mile stretch of Berryessa Creek in Milpitas, Calif.

14 Mar 2013

Corps signs Record of Decision, selects phase 4 plan for Folsom spillway

A Record of Decision for the Folsom Dam auxiliary spillway’s fourth phase was signed by Col. William J. Leady, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District, here March 8, 2013, officially completing the environmental process and selecting a proposed plan for the project’s next phase of construction.

4 Mar 2013

Corps to begin geotechnical studies at Isabella Lake

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District is set to begin geotechnical studies at Isabella Lake in mid-March 2013 as part of the Isabella Lake Dam Safety Modification Project.

27 Feb 2013

Eastman Lake to expand fishing opportunities

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife have agreed to reopen a vast section of Eastman Lake near Madera to fishing on a seasonal basis beginning in August.

20 Feb 2013

Lakeview Trail at Eastman Lake closed to protect bald eagles

The Lakeview Trail at Eastman Lake will be temporarily closed immediately through July 31, 2013, to protect nesting bald eagles.

15 Feb 2013

Corps’ Great Basin civil works projects now staffed from Sacramento

Requests for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District assistance with Great Basin civil works projects will remain just a phone call away -- but starting in March, the phone will ring in Sacramento rather than Bountiful, Utah.

12 Feb 2013

Corps awards $6.1 million for expansion at Sacramento Veterans Affairs facility

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District awarded a $6.15 million contract Feb. 11 to BVB Construction Inc. of Ventura to expand the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care System facility in Mather.

6 Feb 2013

Corps to discuss Delta Islands and Levees Feasibility Study at public meetings

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District is set to host two public meetings this month on its ongoing Delta Islands and Levees Feasibility Study, a cost-shared study with the state of California to address critical water resources issues in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.

15 Jan 2013

Corps awards $1.05 million for work at Hill Air Force Base

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District awarded a $1.05 million contract Jan. 15 to Hal Hays Construction Inc. of Riverside for a new Hayman Igloo at Hill Air Force, Utah.

7 Jan 2013

Corps releases draft environmental report for Orestimba Creek plan

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District today released the draft Orestimba Creek flood risk management feasibility study and environmental assessment/initial statement for review and public comment. The comment period will remain open until Feb. 7.