30 Nov 2017

Corps of Engineers provides update for Northern California wildfire debris removal

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) continues to make steady progress on the Consolidated Debris Removal Program in Northern California following the October 2017 wildfires.

20 Nov 2017

USACE establishes Debris Removal Information Line following Northern California wildfires

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District (USACE) has established a Debris Removal Information Line for property owners affected by last month’s devastating wildfires in Northern California. The number for the USACE Debris Removal Information Line is 877-875-7681 and will be staffed from 8:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. every day.

17 Nov 2017

Mommy works in the castle

Anyone who gets email in the Sacramento District should recognize the name Bonny Croco. Anytime there is a problem with the Corps’ financial management system, CEFMS, Croco is the first to sound an email alert. She’s also the go-to resource for folks trying to learn the ins and outs of CEFMS.

19 Oct 2017

Folsom auxiliary spillway completion ceremony marks conclusion of historic project

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation hosted a ceremony October 17 to celebrate the completion of nearly a decade of work on the new Folsom Dam auxiliary spillway. Representatives Doris Matsui, California’s 6th Congressional District, and Tom McClintock, California’s 4th Congressional District, joined USACE Sacramento District Commander ...

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.

10 Oct 2017

The amazing power of fourth grade: FREE parks passes

Fourth-graders can get free access passes to National Parks, federal recreation sites, ocean preserves and more great locations.

6 Oct 2017

The amazing power of fourth grade: FREE parks passes

Fourth-graders can have FREE access to all federal parks and lands for one year

6 Oct 2017

Land surveying or reality modeling?

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District land surveying specialists are using modern technology fused together through some very creative “MacGyver-ing” to cut labor costs, improve data quality for numerous engineering disciplines, access otherwise impossible spots and keep surveyors safe from entering potentially dangerous locations.

28 Sep 2017

Corps helps return Native American remains

A team of experts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently helped return the remains of two children to their Northern Arapaho tribe. The children had died at Carlisle Indian industrial School in the 1880s and were buried in a cemetery on what is now Carlisle Barracks, in Pennsylvania.

28 Sep 2017

Sacramento District helps develop efficient regional-based permitting for the future

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District regulatory team has worked with civic leaders, federal and state agencies, and conservationists to help shape development and ecosystem preservation for perhaps the next 50 years in a huge piece of California’s Central Valley.