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SACRAMENTO DISTRICT - Isabella Dam Project Update- An aerial view of the Isabella Dam Safety Modification Project in Lake Isabella, California, Sept. 14, 2022.
Emergency Spillway total common and rock excavation is 98% complete, the Labyrinth Weir is 98% complete and the target for completion is November 2022.
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ALBUQUERQUE DISTRICT - Volunteers turn out to observe National Public Lands Day and help improve Albuquerque District lakes
John Martin park ranger Holly Garnett and volunteers celebrate creating a path through tamarisk, an invasive species, to the Purgatoire River at the Black Bridge Recreation Area during the National Public Lands Day event there, Sept. 24, 2022.
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SAN FRANCISCO DISTRICT - San Rafael Dredging Celebration with Cong. Jared Huffman
On Oct. 13, 2022, Lt. Col. Kevin Arnett participated in a press conference led by Cong. Jared Huffman at the Marin Yacht Club in San Rafael to celebrate the ongoing dredge work on San Rafael Creek.
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USACE takes part in American Indian Science and Engineering Society national conference in Palm Springs
Albuquerque District Hydrology and Hydraulic Branch Chief Stephen Scissions assists Cline Cannon with registration during the American Indian Science and Engineering Society National Conference Oct. 7 at the Palm Springs Convention Center in...
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  • January

    The South Boat Ramp at Lake Mendocino on Jan. 13, 2023.

    USACE announces high-flow release at Coyote Valley Dam

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers San Francisco District (USACE) will begin a series of high-flow releases from Coyote Valley Dam at Lake Mendocino starting mid-day on Monday, Jan. 16, in response to reservoir levels and improving downstream conditions on the Russian River. No increased releases will occur at Warm Springs Dam at Lake Sonoma during this time.
  • USACE-Albuquerque District employees inspect the bridge to the Santa Rosa Dam control tower using a contracted “Under-bridge Access Unit” during a routine 5-year periodic inspection, May 11, 2022. This crane, aka a “snooper crane,” was contracted from Duluth, Minnesota. Due to the very unique nature of the crane, there are only a few “rentable” vehicles of this type available in the U.S. and thus this contract action requires a long lead time.

    Little-known Bridge Safety Program helps keep district’s bridges safe for use

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is well-known for its dams and levees, but did you know USACE also has bridges it inspects and maintains?
  • District Engineer Lt. Col. Michael DeBow congratulates Marie Farnsworth on her induction into the Gallery of Distinguished Employees on May 18. Marie's husband, Dave, is at left.

    In Memoriam… Marie Farnsworth

    The Albuquerque District is sad to report that retiree and member of the District’s Gallery of Distinguished Civilian Employees Marie Farnsworth passed away Dec. 31, 2022, 6 months shy of her 100th birthday. We offer our deepest sympathy and condolences to her family and friends.

  • December

    Howard Gonzales, the incoming deputy district engineer for Programs and Project Management, presents Tim Murphy, the outgoing deputy district engineer, with the Jacksonville District Pecky Cypress Award during a retirement ceremony Dec. 15, 2022 in Jacksonville, Fla. (USACE Photo by Mark Rankin)

    Murphy retires from Jacksonville District, lauded for his savvy leadership

    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Dec. 19, 2022) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District recognized Jerry Timothy “Tim” Murphy, deputy district engineer for programs and project Management in a retirement ceremony highlighting his impactful career at the district headquarters.
  • From left to right, G. Patrick O’Dowd, executive director, Salton Sea Authority; Col. Julie Balten, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District; and Cindy Messer, chief deputy director, California Department of Water Resources, celebrate after signing the Imperial Streams Salton Sea Feasibility Cost-Share Agreement during a Dec. 16 signing ceremony near the shores of the Salton Sea in Mecca, California.

    Corps, partners sign agreement to move forward on study to aid Salton Sea

    On a sunny December day near the shores of the Salton Sea, three agencies signed an agreement to collaborate on ways to aid the ailing lake. Representatives with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District, California Department of Water Resources and the Salton Sea Authority signed a cost-share agreement during a Dec. 16 outdoor ceremony at the North Shore Yacht Club in Mecca.
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