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  • August

    The new amphitheater at Canton Lake features outdoor lighting, tiered seating and a large screen for projection capabilities. The facility is open to the public and the Canton Lake Office is accepting suggestions for programming.

    Canton Lake Ampitheater completed

    A new amphitheater at Canton Lake is completed and ready for use.The new structure features tiered
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District contractors prepare to place some of the 293,000 cubic yards of concrete that now line the Joint Federal Project at Folsom Lake, California. (Photo by Rick Brown)

    JFP engineers crush it!

    Construction on the new Folsom Dam auxiliary spillway, also known as the Joint Federal Project, will be wrapping up soon – the project is scheduled for completion by October 2017. But how do those living in the Sacramento region know that the project will withstand the test of time as advertised?
  • New Publication Addresses Socially Vulnerable Populations in Water Resource Planning

    New Publication Addresses Socially Vulnerable Populations in Water Resource Planning

    ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA.  Exposure to flooding and other environmental hazards often fall
  • The Recruiting Leasing Team of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District has implemented security measures at approximately 130 recruiting centers for the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines.

    Corps helps make military recruiting facilities safer

    The Corps is working to protect one of our nation’s most precious resources – Soldiers. The Recruiting Leasing Team has been implementing safety measures at approximately 130 recruiting centers throughout the Sacramento District to help make recruiting duty safer for Soldiers manning each center.
  • Nic Sison, a construction representative with the Middle East District, accepts the USACE Hard Hat of the Year Award Aug. 5.

    TAM construction rep accepts Hard Hat of the Year Award

    A construction representative with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Middle East District, accepted the USACE Hard Hat of the Year award in a ceremony Aug. 5.