11 Apr 2013

Corps upgrades maintenance ratings for 7 Stockton-area levee systems

Seven Stockton-area levee systems previously rated unacceptable in levee inspections by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have regained eligibility for federal rehabilitation assistance after San Joaquin County made repairs that improved their maintenance ratings.

10 Apr 2013

Corps awards contract for design services of highway at Isabella Lake

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District awarded a $775,000 contract Mar. 1, 2013, for design services to the joint venture of URS Group Inc., Kleinfelder West Inc. and Geomatrix Consultants Inc. for the relocation of U.S. Highway 178 and Lake Isabella Boulevard at Isabella Lake as part of the Isabella Lake Dam Safety Modification Project.

27 Mar 2013

Camping season opens at Black Butte Lake

Campsites in Buckhorn recreation area and the Orland Buttes campground will reopen April 1 at Black Butte Lake, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers park near Orland, Calif.

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.