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BAY MODEL CENTER - Sausalito, Calif. - Brigadier Gen. John Pippy, deputy chief of engineers for National Guard Affairs, hands over the flag to incoming USACE South Pacific Division commander, Col. James Handura, during an Assumption of Command...
The South Pacific Division wrapped up Fiscal Year 2023 with a record $2.3 billion in contracts awarded across its four districts.
The US Army Civilian Careers booths at the job expo at the 2023 League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) National Convention & Exposition, Aug. 2, 2023. The job expo was held at the Albuquerque Convention Center. More than 20 federal...
A temporary pump at the base of the auxiliary dam, part of Isabella Dam in Lake Isabella, California, Oct. 5, 2023. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District installed the pump Oct. 2 to increase the capacity of the existing pump system...
Maj. Gen. Kimberly Colloton (left), and Juan Rivera, chairman of the board for GMIS signs the agreement as other senior leaders from both the Corps and GMIS observe.

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  • March

    Flood Control Partnerships for a Safer Sacramento

    In December 1861, as the Civil War raged in the Eastern United States, the young city of Sacramento, California, was fighting its own battle—with raging flood waters. The city’s fight to stay dry continues to the present day, spearheaded by a variety of federal, state, and local agencies.
  • December

    Sacramento District quick to adapt in face of COVID

    USACE Sacramento District has a proven track record of facing challenges head-on. When 2020 brought with it the Novel Coronavirus, the District responded quickly to address the needs of a rapidly changing work environment.
  • October

    So … exactly what is going on out there?

    An extensive construction site filled with steadily churning heavy equipment has sprung up along
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  • Public meetings scheduled for Lower San Joaquin River Project

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District and the San Joaquin Area Flood Control Agency have released a draft Supplemental Environmental Assessment (SEA) and a draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (SEIR), respectively, for the Lower San Joaquin River Project, Reach 30L of Tenmile Slough (TS30L).
  • USACE awards $27.5 million contract for 2023 levee improvement work along Sacramento River East Levee

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District awarded a $27.575 million construction contract on January 20, 2023, to Maloney Odin Joint Venture of Novato, for more than 2.6 miles of levee improvements at five locations along the Sacramento River East Levee between the I Street Bridge and just south of the town of Freeport.
  • USACE awards $40.9 million construction contract for Pocket-area levee improvements

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District awarded a $40.9 million construction contract on December 22, 2021, to Maloney Odin Joint Venture of Novato, for 2 miles of levee improvements along the Sacramento River East Levee in Sacramento’s Pocket neighborhood. Construction in 2022 will entail installation of a seepage cutoff wall from Surfside Way at the northern end of down to Sump 132 at the Pocket Canal on the southern end.