15 May 2020

USACE Albuquerque District lakes scheduled to begin phased reopening

USACE-Albuquerque District announced May 15, 2020, that USACE-managed lakes in New Mexico and southeastern Colorado are scheduled to begin the first part of a phased reopening. The initial reopening date will vary from lake to lake due to local and state conditions. See the news release for lake-specific information.

12 May 2020

USACE/NMSU Professionals Publish Joint Article

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and New Mexico State University professionals published a Joint Paper which was released on May 12, 2020. The article, Sustainability management of short-lived freshwater fish in human-altered ecosystems should focus on adult survival, was published by PLOS ONE, a nonprofit research publisher located in the United Kingdom.

5 May 2020

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to begin the public involvement process for the Conchas Lake Master Plan revision

The Albuquerque District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), is beginning the revision of the Conchas Lake Master Plan. All members of the public are encouraged to submit written comments and suggestions before June 22, 2020.

1 May 2020

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

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.

22 Apr 2020

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

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.

14 Apr 2020

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers publishes request for comment on proposed revision to regulation governing possession of firearms

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers publishes request for comment on proposed revision to regulation

8 Apr 2020

DoD High Performance Computing Modernization Supports the Fight Against COVID-19

From modeling the movement of how droplets travel through an aircraft to conducting virtual screenings of vaccine possibilities, the Department of Defense High Performance Computing Modernization Program has a powerful weapon in the fight against COVID-19—supercomputers.

7 Apr 2020

USACE awards construction contract for additional hospital space in Porterville, California

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a construction contract Sunday to Herman Construction Group, Inc. of Escondido, California, to retrofit the Porterville Developmental Center in Tulare County for an alternate care site in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

6 Apr 2020

Corps operates Sepulveda Dam during rain storms

Sepulveda Dam is the western-most of the Corps of Engineers’ dams operated by the Los Angeles District in the Los Angeles County Drainage Area flood control system. The purpose of the project is to collect flood runoff from the uncontrolled drainage areas upstream, store it temporarily and release it into the Los Angeles River at a rate that does not exceed the downstream channel capacity.

2 Apr 2020

Alamo Dam increases release

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District is making higher-than-normal releases from Alamo Dam to bring the water surface elevation of Alamo Lake back to its target elevation, since an initial large inflow began March 13.