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  • USACE, Pico Rivera invite community members to ‘Walk the Dam’ event at Whittier Narrows Dam

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in collaboration with the City of Pico Rivera, will host a community “Walk the Dam” event Aug. 29 at the Whittier Narrows Dam in Pico Rivera. The event is scheduled from 9 a.m. to noon at the Pico Rivera Golf Club, 3260 Fairway Dr., Pico Rivera. Participants may arrive anytime and complete an approximately one-mile, self-guided walking route at their own pace.

  • Prado Bicentennial Mural to remain untouched through 2026 ahead of dam modernization project

    The Prado Bicentennial Mural will remain untouched through the end of 2026, as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers prepares for a major construction project at Prado Dam, known as the Prado Dam Spillway Modifications Project.

  • USACE Los Angeles District to host change of command ceremony

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District will conduct a change of command ceremony at 10 a.m. July 31 at the Fort MacArthur Community Center in San Pedro, California.

  • USACE to host town hall to discuss Whittier Narrows Dam Safety project April 16 in Pico Rivera

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in collaboration with the City of Pico Rivera, will be hosting a town hall to discuss Whittier Narrows Dam and its upcoming safety project. The town hall is scheduled from 6 to 8 p.m. April 16 at the Main Auditorium at Pico Park, 9528 Beverly Blvd., Pico Rivera.

  • USACE awards construction contract for the Prado Dam Spillway Modification Project

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a contract for construction services March 23 to Barnard Construction Company Inc., headquartered in Bozeman, Montana, for the Prado Dam Spillway Modification project. The approximately $1.13 billion contract enables USACE and Barnard to complete the modifications to Prado Dam, which helps manage flood risk for about 1.4 million people and more than $200 billion in property and infrastructure between the dam and the Pacific Ocean.

  • USACE awards construction contract for Whittier Narrows Dam Safety project

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District awarded the construction phase of a contract March 23 to Barnard Construction Company, Inc., headquartered in Bozeman, Montana, for the Whittier Narrows Dam Safety project. The more than $735-million contract enables USACE and Barnard to complete construction of critical safety improvements to Whittier Narrows Dam – a high-risk dam that helps manage flood risk for more than 1 million people and $200 billion in property between the dam and the Pacific Ocean.

  • Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works announces ‘Build Infrastructure, Not Paperwork’ transformation initiative for the Army’s Civil Works program

    Today, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Adam R. Telle announced a major initiative, “Building Infrastructure, Not Paperwork,” for the Army’s Civil Works program. “Building Infrastructure, Not Paperwork” will provide greater focus on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) core Civil Works missions, while minimizing non-core programs, direct funding to priority water resources projects that will provide the greatest benefits to the nation, shorten permitting timelines and reduce or eliminate extraneous regulations and paperwork that slow USACE’s delivery of Civil Works projects and programs.

  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announces finalization of nationwide permits

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced today that it will reissue 56 existing nationwide permits and issue one new permit for work in wetlands and other waters that are regulated by Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and/or Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899. One existing permit will not be reissued.

  • Holiday rainstorms create reservoir impoundment behind Sepulveda Dam

    The reservoir elevation at Sepulveda Dam reached and exceeded 680 feet Dec. 24 and again Dec. 26. The dam, owned and operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Los Angeles District, is located at the headwaters of the Los Angeles River. Rainstorms create reservoir impoundment behind the dam. When the elevation reaches 680 feet, USACE notifies the Los Angeles County Police Department, which then determines whether Burbank Boulevard needs to be closed to traffic. As of Dec. 26, Burbank Boulevard remains closed to traffic until all rain events have passed.

  • USACE, partners remove 3 tons of debris from encampments in Santa Ana River Marsh

    A team with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District and multiple county and city agencies joined forces Dec. 10 to clear debris from homeless encampments in the lower Santa Ana River Marsh, a sensitive habitat that supports several threatened and endangered species.