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Levees are a vital part of modern flood risk management. They are part of flood defense systems that may also include flood walls, pumping stations, gates closures, and other associated structures. These elements work together to reduce risk to human life and reduce economic damages from flood events. — USACE extends comment period on draft National Levee Safety Guidelines

'The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced today it is extending the comment period on the draft first edition of the National Levee Safety Guidelines to Aug. 31, 2024. The guidelines were developed with stakeholder input under the National Levee Safety Program and released for public review on...'

7/19/2024
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December

6 Dec 2017
USACE members experience a different type of homecoming, Part 5
José Sánchez currently serves as the director of PR Grid Restoration Program. He is the director of the Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center in Vicksburg, Mississippi and recently had a temporary assignment as the USACE Director of Contingency Operations and Homeland Security in Washington, D.C.
4 Dec 2017
USACE members experience a different type of homecoming, Part 4
Sharon Garay Rodríguez is the deputy director for the Puerto Rico Power Grid Restoration Program. Her office is a work station in a USACE emergency command and control vehicle parked at the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority headquarters building in San Juan.
2 Dec 2017
USACE members experience a different type of homecoming, Part 3
Greg Aponte is a civil engineer and planner from New York District, where he works on coastal engineering, beach nourishment and riverine watershed studies. He leads a cadre of 25 inspectors who visit hurricane-damaged homes to determine their eligibility for temporary roofing.
November

29 Nov 2017
USACE members experience a different type of homecoming, Part 1
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Homecoming is an American fall tradition, full of festivities, excitement and reunions. For several U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employees originally from Puerto Rico, homecoming has been a different experience this year.
January

13 Jan 2016
Emergency permit fortifies Pacific Coast Highway
CARLSBAD, Calif. – An emergency authorization issued by the Los Angeles District’s Carlsbad Regulatory Office allowed the City of Carlsbad to place about 1,200 tons of stone and other material along a 270-foot segment of shoreline along the Pacific Coast Highway, stabilizing the shoreline and protecting a vital roadway along Southern California’s coast.
November

17 Nov 2015
Water managers prepare for El Nino
Directors from water resource agencies representing seven Southern California counties met with the commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District here Nov. 12 to discuss preparations for the anticipated El Nino winter and other issues of common interest.
October

7 Oct 2015
Lower Santa Ana River receives flood management project of the year award
The Los Angeles Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers presented its 2015 flood management project of the year award to the Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District for its Lower Santa Ana River Reach 9 Phase 2B project during ceremonies held Oct. 3 at The Proud Bird restaurant, adjacent to Los Angeles International Airport.
December

17 Dec 2014
Helping, habitat and humanity
LOS ANGELES – Year’s end is often a time to reflect on events of the preceding year, spend time with family and friends, and look toward the future. It presents opportunities to be thankful for what we have and to help others who may be less fortunate.
June

8 Jun 2012
Prado Dam hosts potential future engineers
The number and types of engineers America's education system is preparing for the nation's future is often an active and energetic discussion among the Department of Defense, educators and the scientific community.
May

10 May 2012
Maintenance dredging project will restore federal channels in lower Newport Harbor
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began a five-month, $6.5 million maintenance dredging project May 2, 2012, in an effort to restore safe navigation to federal channels in lower Newport Harbor.