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  • December

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District levee work is underway Aug. 21, 2013 along the north bank of the American River, just east of its confluence with the Natomas East Main Drainage Canal in north Sacramento, Calif. Complicating the project to install 3,300 linear feet of seepage wall in the levee are land easement rights, an inactive railroad line and an assortment of buried utilities that obstructed the Corps’ work near here more than a decade ago

    Sacramento levee fixes: A year of progress

    Sacramento is among the most at-risk cities in America for catastrophic flooding. An aging system of dams, weirs, bypasses and levees work together to reduce flood risk for the city. But that system, just like a chain, is only as strong as its weakest link, and needs comprehensive modernization.

  • September

    Central Valley Flood Protection Board members tour the Folsom Dam auxiliary spillway in Folsom, Calif., with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers staff and other federal and state partners Sept. 27, 2013. From left: Michael Villines, CVFPB board member; Jay Punia, CVFPB executive officer; Col. Michael Farrell, Sacramento District commander; Jane Dolan, CVFPB secretary; and William Edgar, CVFPB president.

    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.
  • Construction continues on the Folsom Dam auxiliary spillway control structure in Folsom, Calif., shown Sept. 10, 2013. The Folsom Dam auxiliary spillway project is a joint effort of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to reduce flood risk for the Sacramento area and improve Folsom Dam’s safety.

    Inside the construction of Folsom Dam’s second dam

    In California’s Sacramento Valley, residents are watching Folsom Dam's new auxiliary spillway project transform from rock and dirt into a massive, life-saving flood risk reduction project.

  • July

    Construction crews wrap up work on a new railroad bridge in Napa, Calif., on July 10, 2012. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers constructed a new bridge, elevating the tracks off the ground as much as six feet, in preparation for construction of a dry bypass channel that will divert water during flood events more quickly down the Napa River. The bridge was constructed as part of a $65 million American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 contract raised more than 3,300 feet of railroad track and replaced two bridges. The Napa River Flood Control Project is a joint effort of the Corps, city of Napa and the Napa Flood Control and Water Conservation District.

    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.