14 Mar 2023

USACE monitoring Terminus Dam and Lake Kaweah

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District is closely monitoring Terminus Dam and Lake Kaweah in connection with the ongoing severe weather event.Terminus Dam is not currently at risk of being damaged or overtopping, as the lake level is well below the top of dam. However, USACE teams are now monitoring the dam and lake levels around the

14 Mar 2023

USACE monitoring releases at Schafer Dam and Tule River Spillway

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District is closely monitoring Schafer Dam and Lake Success in connection with the ongoing severe weather event.With Lake Success already exceeding its gross pool capacity of 84,095 acre-feet and more rain on the way, releases from both the Schafer Dam outlet works and the Tule River Spillway are expected

10 Mar 2023

USACE monitoring Isabella Dam and Lake during heavy rains

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District is closely monitoring Isabella Dam and Lake in connection with the ongoing severe weather event.

3 Mar 2023

USACE to hold job fair March 7 to fill nearly 125 vacancies

With about 125 job vacancies to fill, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District will host a job fair in Sacramento March 7 to share hiring opportunities and help prospective applicants navigate the application process.The event will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Town and Country Event Center (formerly The Grand), located at

21 Feb 2023

24-Hr USACE course harnesses the power of fall protection training

Stating a “safety first” philosophy is easy enough for organizations, but it takes deeds to save lives, not just words. For the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, their Fall Protection Competent Person 24-Hour Course is just that; a meaningful step toward a culture of safety, not just another catchy phrase.“Year after year, falls are the leading cause

16 Feb 2023

USACE adds 4th public workshop to discuss proposed Delta Conveyance Project

SACRAMENTO, California – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District will host its fourth public workshop discussing the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed Delta Conveyance Project on March 1 in Stockton.  The 90-minute open house-style workshop will allow the public an opportunity to learn more about USACE’s

3 Feb 2023

USACE prepares fill plan for Isabella Lake as construction wraps up

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District is preparing to request a deviation from the operating restriction at the Isabella Dam in Lake Isabella, California, to implement a plan to fill the lake up to its pre-construction volume of 568,000 acre-feet, or gross pool, when sufficient precipitation and snowpack occur.

2 Feb 2023

UPDATE: SR 190 lane closure hours, days expanded at Lake Success

Starting Feb. 6, construction work hours and the associated lane closure near State Route 190 post mile 23.39 will be expanded to 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday. The expanded hours and inclusion of Saturdays are necessary to meet the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District’s schedule for improving the rock slope protection of

27 Jan 2023

USACE awards $27.5 million contract for 2023 levee improvement work along Sacramento River East Levee

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District awarded a $27.575 million construction contract on January 20, 2023, to Maloney Odin Joint Venture of Novato, for more than 2.6 miles of levee improvements at five locations along the Sacramento River East Levee between the I Street Bridge and just south of the town of Freeport.

18 Jan 2023

SR 190 lane closure along Lake Success scheduled Jan 23 - March 31

Starting Jan. 23, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District and Southern California Edison (SCE) will begin work to improve the rock slope protection of bridge abutments along State Route 190 at Lake Success. Construction will take place in three phases through March 31, and will require the closure of one lane of the highway.During the