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  • October

    Sutter Basin study nears final Corps approval

    The Sacramento District’s Sutter Basin Pilot Feasibility Study hit its stride under the Corps’ new, faster planning process. Now it's ready for its final review after being approved Oct. 22 by the Corps’ civil works review board.

  • August

    A view of the terraced flood wall that also serves as walking path along the river.

    Decade of work to reduce flood risk nearly complete in Napa

    More than a decade of work to reduce flood risk in Napa, Calif., is nearly complete as the Sacramento District prepares to build the project’s last phase: a bypass for the Napa River.

  • July

    This graphic outlines the flood risk management and recreation features proposed by the Corps' Truckee Meadows plan.

    Truckee Meadows Flood Control Project nears study completion

    The federal plan to reduce flood risk along the Truckee River near Reno, Nev., moved closer to reality this month as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District released its draft report and environmental impact statement for the Truckee Meadows Flood Control Project.

  • March

    Retired U.S. Army Col. Dorothy F. Klasse became the first woman district commander in the Corps of Engineers when she led the Sacramento District from 1996-1998.

    First female commander used teamwork to excel

    Retired U.S. Army Col. Dorothy F. Klasse, the first woman district commander in the Corps of Engineers, reflects on her tenure leading the Sacramento District from 1996-1998, when her fun, down-to-earth demeanor helped create an environment where everyone wanted to “Be One Team.”

  • February

    Marcus Williams, a civil engineer in the Sacramento District’s structural design branch from May 2010 until January 2013, has been selected to receive a Modern-Day Technology Leader award for his accomplishments while serving on one of the Corps’ largest and most complex construction projects in the nation.

    Sacramento District engineer to be honored at 2012 Black Engineer of the Year Awards conference

    Former Sacramento District engineer Marcus Williams has been selected to receive a Modern-Day Technology Leader award for his accomplishments while serving on the Folsom Dam auxiliary spillway project.