12 Feb 2020

President’s Budget and Work Plan announcements tab $188 million for Sacramento District projects

More than $188 million in flood risk management work for Northern California were outlined in two separate budget releases on February 10, adding to an already robust Sacramento District workload.

21 Jan 2020

USACE breaks ground on $373 million Folsom Dam Raise project

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District broke ground on the Folsom Dam Raise project today during a ceremony near Folsom Lake Dike 8.

9 Aug 2019

USACE Awards Construction Contract for Folsom Dam Raise Dike 8

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District awarded a $4.2 million construction contract August 8 to Odin Construction Solutions, Inc., of Rocklin, California, to raise Dike 8 at Folsom Lake by 3.5 feet.

13 Jun 2019

Updated Folsom Water Control Manual signed by USACE, Reclamation

Representatives of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Bureau of Reclamation signed the 2018 revision of the Water Control Manual for Folsom Dam and Lake, during a signing event June 12 at the dam.

9 Jul 2018

Sacramento District projects get $2.1 billion in supplemental appropriation

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced supplemental funding July 5 for five Sacramento District projects, totaling an investment of more than $2.1 billion in flood risk management efforts.

11 Oct 2017

Corps releases final environmental report for Folsom Dam Raise project

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District has published the final environmental impact statement/environmental impact report for the Folsom Dam Raise project.

16 Jun 2017

Corps releases revised environmental report for Folsom Dam Raise project

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District and Central Valley Flood Protection Board are recirculating for review a draft environmental impact statement/environmental impact report for the Folsom Dam Raise Project. The report was initially released in July 2016; however, it is being be recirculated for a second public review and comment period due to significant changes made since then.

7 Jun 2017

Folsom Dam Water Control Manual update out for public review

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District released a draft environmental document today addressing the proposed Folsom Dam Water Control Manual update. The Water Control Manual outlines specifications for flood storage space and reservoir releases when water encroaches into the flood storage space.

2 Sep 2016

Corps to conduct traffic control operations at Folsom Point recreation area

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District and its contractor Kiewit Infrastructure will conduct traffic control operations September 5-23 as part of the Folsom Dam auxiliary spillway construction project, forcing a detour and temporary delays inside the Folsom Point recreation area.

22 Jul 2016

Corps releases draft environmental report, announces public meeting dates for Folsom Dam Raise Project

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District has released a draft supplemental environmental impact statement/environmental impact report for the Folsom Dam Raise Project. The report addresses environmental impacts and recommends mitigation measures in regard to the proposed dam modifications at Folsom Lake.