(From left) Representative Mike Thompson, South Pacific Division Commander Brig. Gen. David Turner, Napa Mayor Jill Techel, Friends of the Napa River president Bernhard Krevet and County Supervisor Bill Dodd raise their dirt-filled shovels during a ground breaking ceremony April 5, 2014, to officially begin construction on a new dry bypass in Napa, Calif. Critical infrastructure and railroad lines were relocated and elevated to prepare for the addition of the new dry bypass, which is scheduled to be complete in June 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Tyler Stalker/Released)

Engineering students from California State University-Sacramento took a walking tour with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District personnel at Folsom Lake in Folsom, Calif., April 25, 2012. Corps personnel from the Folsom Dam Joint Federal Project provided a tour of the construction site for the auxiliary spillway to the future engineers. (U.S. Army photo by Michael J. Nevins/Released)

Dave White, Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service and Jo-Ellen Darcy, Assistant Secretary Army, Civil Works signed a Memorandum of Agreement at the United States Department of Agriculture in Washington, DC, Thursday, May 26, 2011. The purpose of the MOU is to promote a long-term working relationship between the United States Department of Agriculture, Natural resources Conservation Service and the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army, Civil Works on collaborative efforts to improve the management of water and related natural resources under the missions and authorities of NRCS and the Department of the Army, Civil Works mission through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. USDA Photo by Bob Nichols.

A construction worker carries lumber through a set of box culverts under construction along Napa Creek in Napa, Calif., Jan. 18, 2012. The culverts – tunnels large enough for a car to drive through – will channel flood water from the creek more quickly to the Napa River and way from homes and businesses. The $14.8 million project, funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, is a joint effort of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District, the city of Napa and the Napa Flood Control and Water Conservation District to reduce flood risk for the city. (U.S. Army photo by Tyler Stalker/Released)

The labor-intensive job of diverting fresh water into the Savannah National Wildlife Refuge has become easier since the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District replaced the old wooden structures with custom-built diversion gates. The Fresh Water Control System was originally installed as a mitigation feature for the 1977 Savannah harbor deepening project. At a cost of $12.5 million, the new stainless steel structures modernize and automate the process of controlling water in the area. Previously, wildlife managers with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service could only route water to 3,000 acres of wetlands for waterfowl; with the gate improvements, the water management area has doubled to 6,000 acres. The project was completed in autumn 2011.

Square steel plates, shown Oct. 3, 2013, mark where U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District crews will soon drill inside a levee along the American River near the Fairbairn Water Treatment Plant in Sacramento, Calif. The crews will install a seepage cutoff wall at the location. The Corps built more than 20 miles of seepage cutoff walls into American River levees between 2000 and 2002, but work was set aside for later where complicated encroachments existed such as utilities, power lines and bridges. (U.S. Army photo by Todd Plain/Released)

Boating, fishing and boat-in camping are some of the recreational opportunities at Englebright Lake near Marysville, Calif., shown on June 10, 2010. Formed by Englebright Dam the lake is 9 miles long with a surface area of 815 acres, an elevation of 527 feet and 24 miles of shoreline. Completed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District in 1941, the dam was authorized by Congress for the storage of hydraulic gold mining debris on the Yuba River. The concrete arch dam spans 1,142 feet across and is 260 feet high. The lake and dam are managed by the Sacramento District. (U.S. Army Photo/ Michael J. Nevins)

A contractor for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District shows a face of hard work during concrete placement at the auxiliary spillway at the Folsom Dam Joint Federal Project in Folsom, Calif., June 7, 2012. The Folsom Dam Joint Federal Project is a joint effort of the Corps, U. S. Bureau of Reclamation, the Central Valley Flood Protection Board and the Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency to improve the safety of the current dam and reduce flood risk for the greater Sacramento area. (U.S. Army photo by Michael J. Nevins/Released)

Contractors for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District construct a tubular water cooling system for concrete placement (right) and collect GPS information for the auxiliary spillway at the Folsom Dam Joint Federal Project in Folsom, Calif., June 20, 2012. The project is a joint effort of the Corps, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, the Central Valley Flood Protection Board and the Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency to improve the safety of the current dam and reduce flood risk for the greater Sacramento area. (U.S. Army photo by Michael J. Nevins/Released)

New native species plantings, shown Jan. 18, 2012, line the banks of Napa Creek in Napa, Calif. The plantings, along with tree trunks placed along the bank, will provide habitat for fish and other river species. The environmental restoration work is part of the $14.8 million Napa Creek Project, funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; a joint effort of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District, the city of Napa, and the Napa Flood Control and Water Conservation District to reduce flood risk for the city. The Corps also widened the creek and is installing box culverts – tunnels large enough for a car to drive through – to channel flood water from the creek more quickly to the Napa River and way from homes and businesses. (U.S. Army photo by Tyler Stalker/Released)

Children from Maple Elementary School enjoy some exercise outdoors while learning about nature at the Effie Yeaw Nature Center in Carmichael, Calif., Sept. 27, 2011. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers park rangers taught the life cycle of the salmon with a jump rope game, where getting tangled in a rope represents the hazards of water turbines to the fish. The event was in support of President Barack Obama’s America’s Great Outdoors Initiative, established in April 2010, to reconnect the American people with the outdoors. (U.S. Army Photo/ Michael J. Nevins)

Rebar forms are assembled to prepare for concrete placement along the downstream chute of the new Folsom Dam auxiliary spillway Sept. 23, 2015. The project is part of a $900-million cooperative effort between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Central Valley Flood Protection Board and the Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency to improve the safety of Folsom Dam and reduce flood risk for the Sacramento area. (U.S. Army photo by Randy Gon / Released)

Contractors for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District install electrical lines down the west wall at the excavation site for the Folsom Dam auxiliary spillway in Folsom, Calif., April 5, 2012. The electrical lines will power the concrete batch plant, with concrete paving of the spillway chute scheduled to begin in May. The spillway, scheduled to be ready for use in 2017, will allow Folsom Dam to release water sooner and more safely. The project is part of the Folsom Dam Joint Federal Project, a joint effort of the Sacramento District, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, the Central Valley Flood Protection Board and the Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency to improve the safety of the dam and reduce flood risk for the greater Sacramento area. (U.S. Army photo by Michael J. Nevins/Released)

Working in a maze of a steel rebar, contractors for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District construct a support system for concrete placement for the auxiliary spillway at the Folsom Dam Joint Federal Project in Folsom, Calif., June 14, 2012. The Folsom Dam Joint Federal Project is a joint effort of the Corps, U. S. Bureau of Reclamation, the Central Valley Flood Protection Board and the Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency to improve the safety of the current dam and reduce flood risk for the greater Sacramento area. (U.S. Army photo by Michael J. Nevins/Released)

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers park ranger Heather Wright leads students from Maple Elementary School on a nature hike at the Effie Yeaw Nature Center in Carmichael, Calif., Sept. 27, 2011. The event was in support of President Barack Obama’s America’s Great Outdoors Initiative, established in April 2010, to reconnect the American people with the outdoors. (U.S. Army photo/ Michael J. Nevins)

Engineering students from California State University-Sacramento took a walking tour with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District personnel at Folsom Lake in Folsom, Calif., April 25, 2012. Corps personnel from the Folsom Dam Joint Federal Project provided a tour of the construction site for the auxiliary spillway to the future engineers. (U.S. Army photo by Michael J. Nevins/Released)

Col. Kirk Gibbs, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District, toured Arizona-Nevada Area Office projects Sept. 6-8.

Gibbs' first day was spent meeting with staff, holding a brown-bag luncheon, and presenting awards. Of note, Troy Olson, resident engineer for the Roadrunner Resident Office, and Larry Triphahn, a supervisory civil engineer in the Arizona-Nevada Area Office, received the Achievement Medal for Civilian Service for their support of emergency flood fighting efforts for the White Mountain Apache community of Cedar Creek.

On his second day, Gibbs and staff got boots on the ground holding several meetings with City of Phoenix officials and then visiting the Santa Cruz Wash near Maricopa, Arizona. Kim Gavigan, chief of the water resources planning section, briefed the colonel on the flood risk management study for the Lower Santa Cruz River. Much of the flood plain is located between two major municipalities, Phoenix and Tucson, and is in Pinal County which, according to the study, was the second fastest growing county in the United States during the past decade.

"What has stuck with me the most from this visit? Simply put, our people and the relationships throughout the state of Arizona," said Gibbs. "Our people in the Arizona office are dedicated to our mission and enjoy what they do. It is such a positive working environment out here and I sincerely believe that it is a team of teams - everyone enjoys supporting each other and working together to get the job done."

The District has a robust military construction program as well, recently awarding a contract for nearly $24 million to construct an F-35A squad operations and maintenance hangar at Luke Air Force Base. On his third day, Gibbs visited base projects and met with staff and stakeholders.

"We will continue to have a very strong military program in the state of Arizona," added Gibbs. "Luke Air Force Base, and the Air Force in general, trusts us, and we do exceptional, quality work for them in many of their key programs. The relationships throughout Arizona are built on trust, and ultimately that leads to results."

Newly planted salt marsh cordgrass grows where construction debris once littered the shoreline of Scuffletown Creek choking out the natural wetlands on Wednesday, August 4, 2010. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District and the City of Chesapeake, Va., restored about one acre of natural wetlands along Scuffletown Creek, a tributary of the Elizabeth River in Chesapeake, Va., in an effort to bring the river system back to a healthy thriving waterway after centuries of industrial activity impaired it. (U.S. Army Photo/Patrick Bloodgood)

Working in a maze of a steel rebar, contractors for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District construct a support system for concrete placement for the auxiliary spillway at the Folsom Dam Joint Federal Project in Folsom, Calif., June 14, 2012. The Folsom Dam Joint Federal Project is a joint effort of the Corps, U. S. Bureau of Reclamation, the Central Valley Flood Protection Board and the Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency to improve the safety of the current dam and reduce flood risk for the greater Sacramento area. (U.S. Army photo by Michael J. Nevins/Released)

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District commander Col. Bill Leady (left) and project engineer Jon Revolinsky (right) update Congresswoman Doris Matsui (center)on the progress and timelines for the excavation and construction of the auxiliary spillway at the Folsom Dam. The congresswoman and her staff visited the site in Folsom, Calif. on Jan. 13, 2012.

The spillway will allow Folsom Dam to release water sooner and more safely. The project is part of the Folsom Dam Joint Federal Project, a joint effort of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, the Central Valley Flood Protection Board and the Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency to improve the safety of the dam and reduce flood risk for the greater Sacramento area. (U.S. Army photo by Michael J. Nevins/Released)

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers park rangers consult a trails map at the Effie Yeaw Nature Center in Carmichael, Calif., Sept. 27, 2011. The rangers led students from Maple Elementary School on a nature hike and outdoor education activities to help them connect with the outdoors, in support of President Barack Obama’s America’s Great Outdoors Initiative, established in April 2010, to reconnect the American people with the outdoors. (U.S. Army Photo/ Michael J. Nevins)

The labor-intensive job of diverting fresh water into the Savannah National Wildlife Refuge has become easier since the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District replaced the old wooden structures with custom-built diversion gates. The Fresh Water Control System was originally installed as a mitigation feature for the 1977 Savannah harbor deepening project. At a cost of $12.5 million, the new stainless steel structures modernize and automate the process of controlling water in the area. Previously, wildlife managers with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service could only route water to 3,000 acres of wetlands for waterfowl; with the gate improvements, the water management area has doubled to 6,000 acres. The project was completed in autumn 2011.

John Hoge, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project manager (center right), explains construction progress on an American River levee improvement project to U.S. Rep. Doris Matsui (center right) and Jo-Ellen Darcy, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works (center left), in Sacramento, Calif., Sept. 27, 2011. Under its American River Common Features project, the Corps’ Sacramento District is building a seepage wall into the levee to strengthen it and help prevent water from leaking through or under it. (U.S. Army Photo/Chris Gray-Garcia)

Construction contractors visited the Folsom Dam auxiliary spillway Feb. 3, 2013 to get a final walkthrough of the project before submitting their proposals to work on the fourth phase of the project. Potential contractors walked the site for hours comparing maps and schematics, and observing geological features and granite core samples. Proposals must be submitted before Feb. 25 and contracts are expected to be awarded sometime in May. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Michael N. Meyer/Released)

R.D. James, assistant secretary of the Army for Civil Works, meets with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District workforce Nov. 14, 2019 during a town meeting at the district’s headquarters in Nashville, Tenn. (USACE Photo by Mark Abernathy)

Matilda Evoy-Mount (right), a planner with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District, looks through a map book of the Delta with an attendee during a public scoping meeting for the Delta Islands and Levees Feasibility Study Feb. 20, 2013, in Sacramento, Calif. The Corps also hosted a meeting Feb.19 in Clarksburg. The public scoping meetings are the first step in the planning process for the study, which will determine potential Corps participation in flood risk management and ecosystem restoration projects in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. (U.S. Army photo by Tyler M. Stalker/Released)

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District staff including the commander, Col. Michael Farrell (center), and Tambour Eller, deputy district engineer for programs and project management, toured a series of construction projects and the Port of Sacramento with City of West Sacramento and California Department of Water Resources staff Oct. 29, 2013. (U.S. Army Photo by Tyler Stalker/Released)

Rhiannon Kucharski, lead planner for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District, outlines the Corps’ planning process during the first of two public scoping meetings Nov. 3, 2015 in West Sacramento, California, to identify potential flood risk management and environmental restoration opportunities along the Lower Sacramento River Basin. During the scoping process, the Corps requests public input about the study area to help develop potential measures. (U.S. Army photo by Randy Gon / Released)

Abe Decker, a welder working for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District welds 24-inch storm water piping near the River Park neighborhood of Sacramento, California, Oct. 3, 2014. Now that the seepage cutoff wall is done, crews are installing new City of Sacramento's Sump Station 10 lines that were moved to begin the project. The project fills in a gap in the levee's existing cutoff wall where construction was complicated by the station's pipes, which run through the levee. (U.S. Army photo by Todd Plain/Released)

John Menniti, a senior project manager for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District, provides an introduction on the Isabella Lake Dam Safety Modification Project during a public meeting Sept. 25, 2013, in Kernville, Calif. The Corps held the public meeting to talk with local residents and business operators about how construction of the dam safety modification project will temporarily impact recreation at the lake, and listen to their ideas for solutions to reduce those impacts. The Corps will release their findings in a draft recreation plan, which is scheduled for release in December 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Tyler Stalker/Released)

An overview of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ dry bypass project in downtown Napa, California, shown Sept. 24, 2014. The bypass will remain dry most of the time, but it’s estimated the bypass will be necessary to help reduce the risk of flooding during storm events every 2-5 years. Construction of the bypass is the latest Corps project to reduce the risk of flooding in Napa, and is scheduled for completion in summer 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Tyler Stalker/Released)

Contractors for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District install a slurry mix and bolts to secure rock walls at the excavation site for the Folsom Dam auxiliary spillway in Folsom, Calif., April 5, 2012. Geologists determine placement of drilled holes to secure the upstream rock wall of the spillway. The spillway, scheduled to be ready for use in 2017, will allow Folsom Dam to release water sooner and more safely. The project is part of the Folsom Dam Joint Federal Project, a joint effort of the Sacramento District, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, the Central Valley Flood Protection Board and the Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency to improve the safety of the dam and reduce flood risk for the greater Sacramento area. (U.S. Army photo by Michael J. Nevins/Released)

1st Lt. Will Mengon, project engineer for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District, explains how the Tainter gates are controlled on the new Folsom Dam auxiliary spillway during a June 25 tour for local students and their families. The tour, provided to recent Society of American Military Engineers scholarship recipients, provided an opportunity to discuss the mega project as well as science, technology, engineering and math-related careers with Corps staff. (U.S. Army photo by Tyler Stalker/RELEASED)

The labor-intensive job of diverting fresh water into the Savannah National Wildlife Refuge has become easier since the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District replaced the old wooden structures with custom-built diversion gates. The Fresh Water Control System was originally installed as a mitigation feature for the 1977 Savannah harbor deepening project. At a cost of $12.5 million, the new stainless steel structures modernize and automate the process of controlling water in the area. Previously, wildlife managers with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service could only route water to 3,000 acres of wetlands for waterfowl; with the gate improvements, the water management area has doubled to 6,000 acres. The project was completed in autumn 2011.

The old operators' quarters at Mansfield Hollow Dam, Mansfield, Conn. Mansfield Hollow Dam lies on the confluence of the Natchaug, Fenton and Mt. Hope Rivers, in Mansfield, Conn. The dam is part of a network of six flood control dams in the Thames River Basin constructed and maintained by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. This network helps to reduce flooding in communities within the Thames River Basin by regulating water levels on upstream tributaries in Connecticut and Massachusetts.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District representatives, including (from left) Tambour Eller, deputy district engineer for programs and project management, and Col. Michael Farrell, commander; listen as Mike Luken, transportation manager for the City of West Sacramento, explains the role dredging plays in Port of Sacramento operations Oct. 29, 2013. The Sacramento District conducts annual maintenance dredging along the deep water ship channel to allow ships to safely navigate the route to the port. Image cropped for emphasis. (U.S. Army Photo by Tyler Stalker/Released)

A team of geologists from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District meets with a consultant review board at the excavation site for the Folsom Dam auxiliary spillway in Folsom, Calif., Feb. 29, 2012. The board, made up of highly-qualified geology, geotechnical and structural experts, was hired to evaluate the integrity of the spillway’s foundation - a requirement for Corps’ civil works construction projects intended to reduce risk to lives to ensure they meet the highest safety standards. The spillway will allow Folsom Dam to release water sooner and more safely. The project is part of the Folsom Dam Joint Federal Project, a joint effort of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, the Central Valley Flood Protection Board and the Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency to improve the safety of the dam and reduce flood risk for the greater Sacramento area. (U.S. Army photo by Michael J. Nevins/Released)

Construction contractors visited the Folsom Dam auxiliary spillway Feb. 3, 2013 to get a final walkthrough of the project before submitting their proposals to work on the fourth phase of the project. Potential contractors walked the site for hours comparing maps and schematics, and observing geological features and granite core samples. Proposals must be submitted before Feb. 25 and contracts are expected to be awarded sometime in May. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Michael N. Meyer/Released)

Plantings are marked with colored flags in the ground Dec. 3, 2014, near the outlet of a new bypass along the Napa River in downtown Napa, California. Contractors for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District are building the new bypass to help create a short cut, avoiding a large bend in the Napa River, to help reduce the risk of flooding in downtown. The bypass is set for completion in summer 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Tyler M. Stalker/Released)

A team of geologists from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District meets with a consultant review board at the excavation site for the Folsom Dam auxiliary spillway in Folsom, Calif., Feb. 29, 2012. The board, made up of highly-qualified geology, geotechnical and structural experts, was hired to evaluate the integrity of the spillway’s foundation - a requirement for Corps’ civil works construction projects intended to reduce risk to lives to ensure they meet the highest safety standards. The spillway will allow Folsom Dam to release water sooner and more safely. The project is part of the Folsom Dam Joint Federal Project, a joint effort of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, the Central Valley Flood Protection Board and the Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency to improve the safety of the dam and reduce flood risk for the greater Sacramento area. (U.S. Army photo by Michael J. Nevins/Released)

New Box culverts (right) in Napa, Calif., shown Jan. 18, 2012, channel flood water out of Napa Creek directly to the Napa River, reducing flood risk for neighboring homes and businesses. The $14.8 million Napa Creek Project, funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, is a joint effort of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District, the city of Napa and the Napa Flood Control and Water Conservation District to reduce flood risk for the city. (U.S. Army photo by Tyler Stalker/Released)

Tommy Long (Left), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District resident engineer, gives an update on the Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project while overlooking ongoing construction to R.D. James, assistant secretary of the Army for Civil Works, during a walking tour Nov. 14, 2019 at Chickamauga Lock on the Tennessee River in Chattanooga, Tenn. The Nashville District is constructing a new 110-foot by 600-foot navigation lock at the Tennessee Valley Authority project. (USACE photo by Lee Roberts)

Civil engineer Steve Soldati (fourth from right), with the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District, explains the methods for excavation to visiting college students at the Folsom Dam spillway construction site Sept. 10. The briefing was part of the American Society of Civil Engineers Construction Institute’s “Student Days 2011” event. College students from northern California were given the opportunity to network with industry, receive guided tours of the Folsom Dam spillway construction site, and briefings on the workings of engineering and construction efforts that go into a successful project. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Photo / Michael J. Nevins)

Contractors for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District use power wash tools in preparation for concrete placement for the auxiliary spillway at the Folsom Dam Joint Federal Project in Folsom, Calif., June 20, 2012. The project is a joint effort of the Corps, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, the Central Valley Flood Protection Board and the Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency to improve the safety of the current dam and reduce flood risk for the greater Sacramento area. (U.S. Army photo by Michael J. Nevins/Released)

A rescue team looks down over the approach channel area from the temporary construction cofferdam Jan. 20, 2016. The rescue crew was on-hand for the removal of equipment as a safety precaution in case the cofferdam began to fail while workers were in the approach channel. (U.S. Army Photo by Tyler Stalker/Released)

Inside the base of New Bullards Bar Dam outside Marysville, Calif., general manager Curt Aikens (right) of the Yuba County Water Agency led a tour of the New Bullards Bar Reservoir’s facilities Dec. 9, 2011. Aikens and his agency hosted the tour for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Pacific Division commander Col. Mike Wehr (left), Sacramento District commander Col. Bill Leady (second from left), Paul Robershotte (second from right), special adviser for the South Pacific Division, and Capt. Chris Herold, Aide de Camp for Col. Wehr. The tour gave the Corps officials an opportunity to see and hear first-hand the water agency’s existing and planned flood-risk reduction projects. The tour also included a visit to the agency’s water supply facilities, fishery enhancements, recreation and hydro-electric generation at Daguerre Point, Englebright and Bullards Bar Dams. (U.S. Army Photo by Michael J. Nevins/Released)

130715-A-QE256-010 – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District staff, officials from Woodland, Calif., and the California Department of Water Resources survey Cache Creek from a railroad bridge in Yolo County July 15, 2013. The district is looking at possible ways to reduce flood risk along the creek. (U.S. Army photo by Patrick Bray/Released)

From left to right: Jon McQuiston, Kern County District 1 Supervisor; Rick Poeppelman, chief of the engineering division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District; U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy; and Col. Bill Leady, commander of the Corps’ Sacramento District, take a moment to look at Isabella Lake Auxiliary Dam during a site visit to Isabella Lake, Calif., Aug. 16, 2012. The Corps discussed its tentatively selected plan to modernize the main and auxiliary dams with the congressman, local officials and media during the visit. (U.S. Army photo by DeDe Cordell/Released)

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