South Pacific Division News Releases

Army Civil Works announces invitations to apply for dam safety loans; $2 billion in potential federal financing for California

Press Operations — Fri, 13 Sep 2024 16:42:00 GMT

WASHINGTON (Sept. 13, 2024) – The Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works and

Environmental report for Marysville Ring Levee utility relocations out for public review

Press Operations — Fri, 11 Dec 2020 23:25:00 GMT

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District has released a draft supplemental environmental assessment for utility relocations as part of its Marysville Ring Levee Phases 2B and 3 work in Marysville, and will host a virtual public meeting December 15 to discuss the document.

Environmental report for Marysville Ring Levee utility relocations out for public review

Press Operations — Fri, 11 Dec 2020 23:25:00 GMT

LA District, California Army National Guard to conduct flood-fighting demonstration Oct. 8 at Whittier Narrows Dam

Press Operations — Mon, 05 Oct 2020 17:51:00 GMT

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District and the California National Guard are partnering to conduct a Super Sand Bag Placement functional exercise at the Whittier Narrows Dam in Montebello, California. The exercise will include the use of a U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter flown by a crew with the California National Guard's Army Aviation Support Facility No. 1, based in Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos, California. The California National Guard will conduct a sling-load operation that will place sandbags into a simulated breach of the levee system at Whittier Narrows Dam to demonstrate the joint flood-fighting capabilities of the Corps and the California National Guard.

Highway 155 lane closure in Lake Isabella to begin May 5th

Press Operations — Fri, 01 May 2020 18:58:00 GMT

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District announced a temporary lane closure on Highway 155 at Isabella Lake’s main dam in Kern County beginning Tuesday, May 5, 2020.

Corps to resume Natomas levee work, close Garden Highway on April 23

Press Operations — Thu, 23 Apr 2020 00:08:00 GMT

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will resume major levee improvement construction in the Lower Natomas Basin beginning April 23, 2020, closing a portion of Garden Highway to all traffic.

Corps postpones public meetings in Lake Isabella and Kernville

Press Operations — Tue, 17 Mar 2020 16:16:00 GMT

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District has postponed two public scoping meetings originally scheduled for March 18 and 19, 2020, in Lake Isabella and Kernville.