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  • Folsom Dam's Dike 6 closed to public until spring 2025

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began modifications to Dike 6 in association with the Folsom Dam Raise Project resulting in a temporary closure of the dike until Spring 2025.

  • USACE set to begin vegetation removal along Lower San Joaquin River ahead of levee construction work next spring

    Crews will begin trimming trees and removing vegetation along the Lower San Joaquin River as soon as October 17, 2024, to allow access for construction vehicles and machinery to complete levee improvements at river mile 30 of Tenmile Slough. Workers will be in the area for approximately two weeks during the hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

  • USACE performs routine high pool inspection of Terminus Dam

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District conducted a routine high pool inspection of Terminus Dam at Lake Kaweah on May 30, 2024. The dam is operating safely, and as designed.Sacramento District engineers and dam operators will use the observations from the high pool inspection to make informed decisions about the dam’s operation and

  • Mormon Island Auxiliary Dam closed to public until Spring 2025

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District has begun modifications on Mormon Island Auxiliary Dam (MIAD) in association with the Folsom Dam Raise Project, and public access to the area is now closed until mid-2025.

  • USACE awards construction contract for Folsom Dam modifications

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District awarded a $114.4 million construction contract for the Folsom Dam Raise project to Folsom Dam Constructors (FDC), a joint venture of California Engineering Contractors, Inc. and Shimmick Construction Company.

  • Sacramento District projects receive ASCE awards

    Two Sacramento area projects were recognized for their excellence during an awards dinner as part of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Region 9 and San Francisco Section’s annual infrastructure symposium April 22 in San Francisco. The Sacramento District took home two prizes amongst 21 categories of California projects including 2021 ASCE Region 9 Project of the Year and Flood Management Project of the Year.

  • USACE awards $10.8 million contract to complete Hamilton City levee improvements

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District awarded a $10.8 million construction contract to James Fisher Jr. Excavating of Willows on May 14 to complete levee improvements in Hamilton City.

  • USACE awards $29.5 million construction contract for Sacramento River levee improvements

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District awarded a $29.5 million construction contract on January 15 to Nordic Industries Inc. of Olivehurst, for 1.8 miles of levee improvements at four sites along the Sacramento River East Levee. Construction in 2021 will entail installation of seepage cutoff walls on both sides of Business 80/Highway 50 just upstream of Miller Park, on the south side of the little pocket, and on the north side of the big pocket.

  • Environmental report for Marysville Ring Levee utility relocations out for public review

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District has released a draft supplemental environmental assessment for utility relocations as part of its Marysville Ring Levee Phases 2B and 3 work in Marysville, and will host a virtual public meeting December 15 to discuss the document.

  • USACE to discuss American River erosion protection work at June 15 virtual public meeting

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District and Central Valley Flood Protection Board will co-host a virtual public meeting June 15 to discuss the draft environmental documents related to proposed erosion work along the lower American River in Sacramento.

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