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.

28 Dec 2012

$4.1 million contract to improve Hunter Liggett solar energy efficiency

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District awarded a $4.1 million contract Dec. 27 to Tri-Technic Inc. of Sonora, for installation of a one megawatt grid energy storage unit at Fort Hunter Liggett, located in Monterey County.

27 Dec 2012

Corps begins design phase for Isabella Dam Project

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has signed the Record of Decision (ROD) and Dam Safety Modification Report for the Isabella Dam Safety Modification project, which allows for the official start of the next phase of the project.

21 Dec 2012

Corps releases final environmental report for new Folsom Dam spillway approach channel

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District and the Central Valley Flood Protection Board today released the final supplemental environmental impact statement/environmental impact report for the Folsom Dam Modification Project Approach Channel for review and public comment.

19 Dec 2012

Hunting restricted at Eastman Lake to protect nesting eagles

The area bordering and including Lakeview Trail at Eastman Lake (near Madera) is now in its seasonal hunting closure through July 15, 2013 to protect nesting bald eagles.