21 Oct 2013

Right places, right times routed Bass on a Forrest Gump career with Corps

Lee Bass smiles about a 40-year career that included a number of noteworthy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects that helped make people safer – even though he passed up an offer to work alongside the founding father of Wal-Mart.

17 Oct 2013

Area Army Corps parks re-opening in time for weekend

Recreation areas, including many popular waterside campgrounds, are re-opening at the 10 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District parks as the federal government resumes normal operations today – in plenty of time for the upcoming weekend.

17 Oct 2013

USACE Sacramento district regulatory offices re-open

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers regulatory offices across California, Utah, Nevada and Colorado are re-opening today as the federal government resumes normal operations.

15 Oct 2013

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announces closure of all regulatory offices due to federal government shutdown

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District today announced it has closed its seven regulatory offices in California, Utah, Nevada and Colorado due to the absence of available federal funding. Regulatory offices will be unable to evaluate individual permit applications, pre-construction notifications for nationwide permit or regional general permit authorizations, or requests for jurisdictional determinations until after current year funding is received and the offices reopen.

8 Oct 2013

Folsom Lake Crossing to periodically close for blasting activities

Folsom Lake Crossing will be closed for up to one hour weekdays beginning Oct. 24 for blasting work to excavate portions of the new Folsom Dam auxiliary spillway.

4 Oct 2013

Government shutdown will close area Army Corps parks Oct. 6

As of Sunday, Oct. 6, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District will close public access to its 10 parks in California as a result of the federal government shutdown.

4 Oct 2013

Army Corps awards $18.5 million for work at Presidio of Monterey

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District awarded an $18.5 million contract Sept. 30 to Halbert Construction Company Inc. of El Cajon for construction of a new dining facility and supporting facilities at the Presidio of Monterey.

1 Oct 2013

Corps awards $5.3 million for Tracy defense depot construction

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District awarded four construction contracts Sept. 30 totaling $5,330,181 for general upkeep, maintenance and an energy efficiency upgrade at Defense Distribution Depot San Joaquin in Tracy.

30 Sep 2013

Area Army Corps projects will temporarily continue if government shuts down

If Congress does not pass a funding bill to continue federal government operations, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District projects and recreation parks will temporarily continue to operate using remaining prior year funding.

30 Sep 2013

Central Valley Flood Protection Board visits Folsom Dam auxiliary spillway

Central Valley Flood Protection Board members visited the Folsom Dam auxiliary spillway construction site Sept. 27 to receive a project update from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.