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  • January

    CVIFMS -- A unified vision for water and ecosystem studies in California’s Central Valley

    Synergy between the Corps, the California Department of Water Resources and local government leaders is powering a unified vision to lower flood risk, restore ecosystems and aid water conservation in California’s Central Valley.

  • September

    Melanie Prescott, an industrial hygienist for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District, records an employee’s ergonomic measurements March 11, 2015, at the district headquarters in Sacramento, California. Prescott has been announced as the first Corps employee, and one of 40 young professionals, to be honored as a rising star of safety. She’ll be recognized for her efforts to make workplaces safer during the National Safety Council’s annual Congress Sept. 26-Oct. 2 in Atlanta.

    Safety rising star honored by National Safety Council

    Melanie Prescott, an industrial hygienist for the Sacramento District, will be honored as a Rising Star of Safety by the National Safety Council during their annual Congress from Sept. 26 to Oct. 2 in Atlanta.

  • July

    $5.2 million added for Central Valley projects

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers appropriations for fiscal year 2015 added $5.2 million for Sacramento District flood risk reduction-related construction and investigations in the Central Valley. This funding is in addition to the $141 million received in February this year.

  • Coveted intern returns to Sacramento District

    Jonathan Whipple is back in town after spending three weeks at the Corps' Engineer Research and Development Center in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Even though he was more than 2,000 miles away, his focus never left home.

  • June

    Adalberto Meller, left, and Josimar Oliveira, engineers with Agência Nacional de Águas, Brazil, visit a Corps construction site in Sacramento, California, June 3, 2015.

    Sacramento District helps Brazil fast-forward their flood risk management

    Brazil’s water-related challenges are similar to those in present-day California, but the South American nation’s approach to flood risk management is more similar to the approach used by the U.S. in the early part of the 20th century. Sacramento District is helping fast-forward Brazil’s efforts.