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SPD Awarded USACE FY2023 Chief of Engineer’s Safety Award
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is clear on its prioritization of safety describing USACE as a “world class engineering organization” that embodies a culture of safety. The Corps of Engineers even defines “winning” as safely delivering quality projects...
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SACRAMENTO DISTRICT - Sacramento Weir Widening Project Video: Walls for the new fish passage are taking shape, and the new weir foundations are rising. Explore the latest advancements on the Sacramento Weir Widening Project in their new video!
Explore the latest advancements on the Sacramento Weir Widening Project in their new video! An aerial image looking south at the new weir and vehicle bridge, and fish passage structure, part of the Sacramento Weir Widening Project along the west...
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ALBUQUERQUE DISTRICT - USACE-Albuquerque District welcomes 39th commander
The new commander of the Albuquerque District, Lt. Col. Matthew Miller, holds the USACE flag after receiving it from South Pacific Division Commander Col. James Handura during the change of command ceremony in Albuquerque, N.M., July 18, 2024.
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LOS ANGELES DISTRICT - Community donates time during National Public Lands Day
Volunteers gather during a National Public Lands Day event Sept. 28 at Sepulveda Basin in Los Angeles. During the event, in further collaboration with the California Native Plant Society and the San Fernando Valley Audubon Society, volunteers...
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  • August

    Col. Andrew Baker, center left, listens during an after-action review Aug. 28 about the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District’s response to Tropical Storm Hilary, starting with day one leading up to the storm, throughout the storm and the two days following the storm.

    LA District preps for Hurricane Hilary, keeps public safe, captures water from storm

    In the week leading up to Hurricane Hilary – the first tropical storm to make landfall in Southern California in more than 80 years – the wheels were already in motion for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District.

  • June

    Project partners, elected leaders and community members from throughout the Riverside, San Bernardino and Orange counties gather June 2 to unveil the newly restored bicentennial mural at Prado Dam in Corona, California. Col. Julie Balten, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District commander, is visible on the left portion of the photograph.

    Corps joins local partners, community members to unveil restored bicentennial mural

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District joined elected leaders, community members and other partners from throughout Riverside, San Bernardino and Orange counties June 2 to unveil the newly restored bicentennial mural on the Prado Dam spillway in Corona.

  • April

    Col. Julie Balten, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District commander, right, updates Col. Andrew Baker, who is slated to assume command of the district in July when Balten’s three-year assignment is complete, during an April 7 stop at the San Gabriel River side of the Whittier Narrows Dam in Pico Rivera, California.

    Incoming commander gets early review of LA District

    The incoming U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District commander took time out to meet with the LA District’s team and partners April 3-7 as he toured project sites throughout Southern California to learn about the district’s diverse and extensive mission set.

  • September

    Col. Julie Balten, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District commander, second from left, stands with a group of officials and partners for photos after the Sept. 8 Prado Dam mural groundbreaking ceremony in Corona, California. The event included officials from Riverside, Orange and San Bernardino counties, as well as other local city mayors and leaders. From left to right: San Bernardino County Fourth District Supervisor Curt Hagman; U.S. Rep. Ken Calvert (CA-42); Riverside County Second District Supervisor (and former mayor of Corona) Karen Spiegel; Terri Smith Ferguson, a member of the Corona High School Class of 1976 and the one who came up with the idea of painting a bicentennial theme on the Prado Dam spillway; Col. Julie Balten, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District commander; and Jason Uhley, Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District general manager and chief engineer.

    Prado Dam bicentennial mural greenlit for restoration

    It’s been a cultural landmark to residents, commuters and visitors in Corona for nearly 50 years, and now, after successful coordination between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District and its partners, the aging Prado Dam bicentennial mural is getting safely removed to make way for a new one.

  • August

    High above the Los Angeles River, project manager Priyanka Wadhawan and senior geological engineer Chris Spitzer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District, left, brief Al Lee, director of Civil Works, Senior Executive Service, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Headquarters, about the LA River Ecosystem Restoration project Aug. 22 at Elysium Park in Los Angeles.

    Corps’ director of Civil Works tours LA River, dams, coastal projects

    The director of Civil Works for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers toured several sites along the Los Angeles and Santa Ana rivers, as well as major dams that protect millions of citizens down and upstream of the LA and Prado basins during a recent visit to Southern California.

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  • Chief of Engineers signs report recommending ecosystem restoration in Prado Basin

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ top general signed a report April 22 – on Earth Day – recommending a plan to restore more than 600 acres of valuable riparian habitat within the largest riparian forest in Southern California. Lt. Gen. Scott Spellmon, the Corps’ commanding general and 55th U.S. Army chief of engineers, signed the Chief of Engineer’s Report for the Prado Basin Ecosystem Restoration and Water Conservation Feasibility Study at the Corps’ headquarters in Washington, D.C. The project is headed by the Corps’ Los Angeles District, in partnership with the Orange County Water District.

  • Corps, Orange County amend partnership agreement for Santa Ana River Mainstem project features to enhance flood protection

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District and the Orange County Flood Control District are pleased to announce the signing of an amendment to use Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 funds for select features of the Santa Ana River Mainstem project, designed to improve flood protection for more than 1 million people.