The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) helps plan, design, build, maintain, monitor, and modify levees through a variety of levee related authorities. The Levee Safety Program provides a coordinating framework through which the agency implements these activities.

Levees are one of many measures used throughout the nation to address flooding. There are about 500 levees across the United States that help keep water away from communities, business, farms, and people.

USACE is responsible for 1,600 levees and works in partnership with levee sponsors to ensure they continue to reduce flood risk to people, businesses, critical infrastructure, and the environment.