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  • USACE seeks public comment on draft supplement to Fullerton Dam master plan

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District is scheduled to release a draft supplement to the master plan and environmental assessment Sept. 16 for the Fullerton Dam in Orange County.

  • USACE seeks public comment on revised draft master plan for Sepulveda Dam

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District is scheduled to release the draft revised master plan and environmental assessment Sept. 16 for the Sepulveda Dam in San Fernando Valley.

  • 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.