24 Nov 2020

Tule River Spillway project document out for public review

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District has released a draft environmental assessment outlining phase two of the Tule River Spillway Enlargement Project at Success Lake in Tulare County.

16 Nov 2020

Sacramento District Counsel earns USACE highest award

Al Faustino, District Counsel for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District, has been awarded the Lester Edelman Spirit of Arrowhead Award for Legal Manager of the Year. It is the highest award conferred by the Chief Counsel of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and recognizes the accumulation of accomplishments over the recipient’s

9 Nov 2020

Draft Supplemental Environmental Assessment for the Martis Valley Trail Right-of-Way Project

Martis Valley, California – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District has released its Draft Supplemental Environmental Assessment for the Martis Valley Trail Right-of-Way Project. The Project encompasses approximately 1.5 miles of paved, multi-use recreational trail that crosses through federal property at the Martis Creek Lake and Dam

9 Oct 2020

New Hogan Dam and Lake to open Wrinkle Cove Day Use Area

Valley Springs, California – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District’s New Hogan Dam and Lake will reopen the Wrinkle Cove Day Use Area to vehicle access beginning October 13, 2020. While visiting USACE recreation areas, visitors are encouraged to practice social distancing and other COVID-19 safety precautions required and recommended

7 Oct 2020

So … exactly what is going on out there?

An extensive construction site filled with steadily churning heavy equipment has sprung up along Garden Highway just past Radio Road. It’s large enough to make one wonder if a new housing tract is underway, but the work is a section – known as a Reach – of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District’s extensive efforts to upgrade and

30 Sep 2020

Agencies sign partnership agreement to provide flood risk reduction for Stockton

Representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District, Central Valley Flood Protection Board, and San Joaquin Area Flood Control Agency today signed a Project Partnership Agreement that signals the next step in efforts to reduce the flood risk for the northern and central areas of the City of Stockton.

29 Sep 2020

Corps breaks ground on Tule River Spillway Enlargement Project

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District, along with local and federal partners, have broken ground on the Tule River Spillway Enlargement Project at Success Lake near Porterville, California. The project is a cooperative effort between USACE, the Central Valley Flood Protection Board, the California Department of Water Resources, and the Lower Tule River Irrigation District to raise the gross pool elevation of Success Lake, reducing the downstream risk of flooding while also increasing the water supply capability of the reservoir.

28 Sep 2020

Sacramento District Projects to resume day use fees

SACRAMENTO, California – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District will resume the collection of fees at all day use recreation areas beginning October 1. Fee collections were suspended earlier this year when recreation areas were closed due to COVID-19 precautions.The majority of our projects’ boat launch facilities and day use

31 Aug 2020

District employee earns Civil Responder of the Year

When Jessica Fischer started her career at the Army Corps of Engineers 11 years ago, she didn’t plan on becoming an emergency manager. She was set on a quiet career as a Project Engineer at the New York District. Then 2011 happened.

14 Aug 2020

USACE awards first contract for new Alameda VA facility

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District awarded a services contract August 7 to Adanta Inc., of Napa, California to restore a self-sustaining tidal marsh at the site of the future VA clinic on Alameda Point, California. The VA Northern California Health Care System will administer the new clinic.