30 Jul 2012

Sacramento District wraps up vital Napa River ARRA construction contract

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District will wrap up construction Aug. 3 on a significant effort in downtown Napa to raise 3,300 feet of railroad tracks as much as six feet and construct two new bridges to help reduce the city’s flood risk.

2 May 2012

From horseshoes to “shukran”

A new general instruction building at Presidio of Monterey in Monterey was completed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District in March 2012. It is the second of three general construction buildings the Sacramento District is working on for the post and the Defense Language Institute.

27 Apr 2012

Corps extends Isabella Dam draft EIS comment period through May 22

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District extended the public comment period for the Isabella Dam draft environmental impact statement, giving the public an additional 15 days to provide feedback on potential Isabella Dam fixes.

20 Apr 2012

Corps awards up to $3 million to Red Bluff small business for recruiting station work

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District awarded a contract April 19 for up to $3 million to T. L. Peterson Inc. of Red Bluff for work on 145 military recruiting stations the district manages throughout California, Nevada and Utah.

13 Apr 2012

Corps completes blasting for Folsom Dam spillway

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District conducted its 182nd and final rock blasting today for Folsom Dam’s new spillway, concluding daily road closures on Folsom Lake Crossing bridge.

13 Apr 2012

Corps to take comments on possible Isabella Dam fixes at public meetings

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District will host a series of public meetings next week, giving the public an opportunity to provide their comments on potential Isabella Dam fixes identified in the draft environmental impact statement released March 16.

3 Apr 2012

West Sacramento levee work resumes

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District will resume levee work this week along South River Road in West Sacramento, Calif., after pausing last November for the state of California’s mandated flood season.

12 Mar 2012

Solar panels help Hunter Liggett near energy independence

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District is nearing completion on a new solar microgrid at Fort Hunter Liggett near King City ...

14 Feb 2012

Corps salmon habitat restoration program shows encouraging signs

A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers program to improve salmon habitat by placing spawning gravel in the Yuba River is working, say researchers evaluating the program.

13 Feb 2012

Sacramento District archaeology study nationally recognized

Government and science synchronized in perfect alignment in 2003 ...