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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers park ranger Gary Basile demonstrates the value of wetlands to students from Maple Elementary School 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)
At the base of New Bullards Bar Dam on the north fork of the Yuba River, general manager Curt Aikens (center) of the Yuba County Water Agency, led a tour of the New Bullards Bar Reservoir’s facilities Dec. 9, 2011, outside Marysville, Calif. Aikens and his agency hosted the tour for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Pacific Division commander Col. Mike Wehr (second from right), Sacramento District commander Col. Bill Leady (right), Paul Robershotte (far left), 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)
Col. Michael Farrell, commander for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District, discusses Port of Sacramento operations with Rick Toft, port business manager for the City of West Sacramento, during a tour 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)
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, Debris Vessel Reynolds zeroes in on a piece of driftwood floating in the Baltimore Harbor Wednesday, March 2, 2016, while a dredge works nearby in Fort McHenry Channel as part of a Baltimore District maintenance dredging contract. Removing debris that could be hazardous to navigation and maintaining channel depths are two ways the Corps keeps Baltimore Harbor safe for shipping and other navigation. (U.S. Army Photo by Chris Gardner)
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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)
Blasting crews place explosive charges in the Folsom Dam auxiliary spillway foundation in Folsom, Calif., April 9 in preparation for one of the final rock blasts. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District completed its final rock blasting for the foundation of spillway’s control structure April 13, concluding daily road closures on Folsom Lake Crossing bridge. More than 3.5 million cubic yards of rock and soil were removed from the auxiliary spillway site. With blasting complete, the Sacramento District will now shift its focus to construction of the spillway's control structure, essentially a second dam. The spillway is scheduled to be ready for use in 2017 and will allow Folsom Dam to release water sooner and more safely, helping reduce flood risk for the Sacramento region. (U.S. Army photo by Michael J. Nevins/Released)
This movable crane, shown May 10, 2012, was used to erect two of the three tower cranes at the construction site for the Folsom Dam auxiliary spillway in Folsom, Calif. The tower cranes will be used in lifting form work, rebar and concrete in constructing the spillway starting later in May. The Sacramento District has shifted its focus to construction of the spillway's control structure, which is essentially a second dam. The spillway is scheduled to be ready for use in 2017 and will allow Folsom Dam to release water sooner and more safely, helping reduce flood risk for the Sacramento region. (U.S. Army photo by Michael J. Nevins/Released)
Representatives from approximately 45 businesses spread primarily across the western U.S. turned out for Industry Day in Sacramento October 18, 2016, to gain some perspective on the Phase II requirements for the Isabella Lake Dam Safety Modification Project in Kern County, California. Industry Day is held to garner contractor interest in the project and to present details that will help those businesses in the bidding process. Award of the Phase II contract is expected in late summer 2017.
Two tower cranes, erected by contractors for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District, stand inside the construction site for the Folsom Dam auxiliary spillway in Folsom, Calif., May 10, 2012. A movable crane, used to erect the two tower cranes can be seen in the background. A total of three cranes will be used in lifting form work, rebar and concrete in constructing the spillway starting later in May. The Sacramento District has shifted its focus to construction of the spillway's control structure, which is essentially a second dam. The spillway is scheduled to be ready for use in 2017 and will allow Folsom Dam to release water sooner and more safely, helping reduce flood risk for the Sacramento region. (U.S. Army photo by Michael J. Nevins/Released)
U.S. Rep. Doris Matsui (right) addresses the crowd at a ceremony commemorating the first concrete placement for the auxiliary spillway control structure at Folsom Dam in Folsom, Calif., May 24, 2012. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, together with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and state and local partners, is building the spillway to reduce flood risk throughout the Sacramento region. Sitting beside Matsui are Congressman Dan Lungren (right) and Brig. Gen. Mike Wehr, commander of the Corps’ South Pacific Division. (U.S. Army photo by Michael J. Nevins/Released)
Patrick Sparks of Active Treatment Systems Inc., a contractor for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District, collects a sample from a runoff water pond at the excavation site for the Folsom Dam auxiliary spillway in Folsom, Calif., March 15, 2012. Runoff that enters the excavation site is treated, monitored and filtered before being pumped into Folsom Lake. 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 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)
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)
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)
After recent heavy rains, a low-flow channel is filled with water as it winds through the center of a new bypass to its outlet, where it reconnects with the Napa River in downtown Napa, California, Dec. 3, 2014. Construction crews for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District have been working on the new bypass since April to help reduce the flood risk for the region. The project is scheduled for completion in summer 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Tyler M. Stalker/Released)
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civil engineer Creg Hucks, (far left) explains problems with Sacramento River levees to Maj. Gen. Michael J. Walsh (second from left), the Corps’ Deputy Commanding General for Civil and Emergency Operations, and Brig. Gen. Michael Wehr (third from left), commander of the Corps’ South Pacific Division, in Sacramento, Calif., July 19, 2012. Walsh oversees all of the Corps’ flood risk reduction projects in California, including Sacramento levee improvements and the construction of Folsom Dam’s new auxiliary spillway. (U.S. Army Photo by Chris Gray-Garcia/Released)
Downstream of the 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.
An attendee examines a map showing the study area for the Delta Islands and Levees Feasibility Study during a public scoping meeting held by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District 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)
Workers place the first batch of concrete for the new auxiliary spillway control structure at Folsom Dam in Folsom, Calif., May 24, 2012. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, together with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and state and local partners, is building the spillway to reduce flood risk throughout the Sacramento region. (U.S. Army photo by Michael J. Nevins/Released)
Newly planted salt marsh cordgrass grows where construction debris once littered the shoreline of Scuffletown Creek choking out the natural wetlands. The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 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)
Steve Stockton, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civil works director, addresses attendees of the Water 360 Integrated Water Management Summit in Sacramento, Calif., April 3, 2013. Hosted by the California Department of Water Resources and the California Water Education Foundation, the summit aims to advance discussion of integrated water management in California. Stockton’s remarks echoed remarks by California water leaders that both infrastructure improvements that provide ecosystem and flood risk reduction benefits are essential to reducing America’s growing flood risk. “I’m here to tell you, what we’ve been doing is unsustainable,” Stockton said. “To have a more resilient and robust society, we’re going to have to have a lot more resiliency built into our infrastructure.” (U.S. Army photo by Chris Gray-Garcia/Released)
Blasting crews place explosive charges in the Folsom Dam auxiliary spillway foundation in Folsom, Calif., April 9 in preparation for one of the final rock blasts to loosen rock and soil for removal. With the completion of rock blasting on April 13, daily road closures of Folsom Lake Crossing bridge are no longer required. “Thank you to everyone for your patience and for working with us during the road closures as we continue to work toward reducing flood risk for the Sacramento region,” resident engineer Jon Revolinsky said. The Sacramento District will now shift its focus to construction of the spillway's control structure, essentially a second dam. The spillway is scheduled to be ready for use in 2017 and will allow Folsom Dam to release water sooner and more safely, helping reduce flood risk for the Sacramento region. (U.S. Army photo by Michael J. Nevins/Released)
John Hoge (left), a project manager for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District, speaks with residents living near the American River's Mayhew levee in Sacramento, California, during a public workshop on Sept. 30, 2014. The workshop helped answer residents' questions about a minor repair project scheduled to start in November that will widen, reinforce and improve drainage on a small portion of the levee. (U.S. Army photo by Todd Plain/Released)
An aerial view of the Sacramento River in Sacramento, Calif., shown March 17, 2010. (U.S. Army photo by Michael J. Nevins/Released)
Geologist Kim Jorgensen of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District maps the rock walls of the new Folsom Dam auxiliary spillway for the best spots to place reinforcements in Folsom, Calif., Feb. 17, 2012. Certain points in the rock walls are naturally weaker and are strengthened by adding large bolts. . The spillway is scheduled to be ready for use in 2017 and will allow Folsom Dam to release water sooner and more safely, helping reduce flood risk for the Sacramento region. (U.S. Army photo by Michael J. Nevins/ Released)
Workers dig down through a levee on the American River in Sacramento, Calif., Aug. 31, 2011 to expose underground utility pipes. Under the American River Common Features, funded in part by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District is installing a slurry wall in the levee to help strengthen it and make it harder for water to leak through. The wall must be poured around the pipes, making it one of the more difficult reaches of Sacramento levees to improve. The levee will be restored to its original height once work is completed, scheduled for October. (U.S. Army Photo/Chris Gray-Garcia)
Ben Birney, deckhand aboard Debris Vessel (DV) Reynolds, operates the vessel’s crane to unload debris collected March 2, 2016. DV Reynolds is a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), Baltimore District, vessel that operates in and around Baltimore Harbor patrolling channels for debris that could be hazardous to navigation like the driftwood and large piece of piling being offloaded. In 2015, the Corps removed approximately 390,000 pounds of debris from in and around Baltimore Harbor as part of its debris removal mission. (U.S. Army Photo by Chris Gardner)
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)
A spider-like tractor and contractors for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District clean up rock debris at the excavation site for the auxiliary spillway at the Folsom Dam in Folsom, Calif., April 26, 2012. The clean-up is in preparation of crane placement for upcoming concrete construction of the spillway later in May. The Sacramento District has shifted its focus to construction of the spillway's control structure, essentially a second dam. The spillway is scheduled to be ready for use in 2017 and will allow Folsom Dam to release water sooner and more safely, helping reduce flood risk for the Sacramento region. (U.S. Army photo by Michael J. Nevins/Released)
Mike Finnegan, area manager of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s Central California Area Office (left), details ongoing progress on the Folsom Dam Joint Federal Project for Jo-Ellen Darcy, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works (center left), and U.S. Rep. Doris Matsui (center right) in Folsom, Calif., Sept. 27, 2011. The JFP is a joint effort of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Bureau of Reclamation to improve the safety of Folsom Dam and reduce flood risk for the Sacramento area. (U.S. Army Photo Illustration/Chris Gray-Garcia - Photo manipulated to obscure security access badges)
U.S. Rep. Doris Matsui (center), poses with Brig. Gen. Mike Wehr (sixth from left, standing), commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Pacific Division, Col. Bill Leady (sixth from right, standing), commander of the Corps’ Sacramento District, and personnel from the Corps and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation at Folsom Dam in Folsom, Calif., May 24, 2012. Matsui, and U.S. Rep. Dan Lungren, attended a ceremony commemorating the first concrete placement for the auxiliary spillway control structure at the dam. The spillway project is part of the Folsom Dam Joint Federal Project, a joint effort of the Corps, Bureau, 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)
Jo-Ellen Darcy, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works (left), and U.S. Rep. Doris Matsui joined park rangers and leaders from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for an America’s Great Outdoors event at the Effie Yeaw Nature Center in Carmichael, Calif., Sept. 27, 2011. The two joined students from Maple Elementary School nature walks and outdoor education activities to help them connect with the outdoors. (U.S. Army Photo/ Michael J. Nevins)
Construction equipment sits idle Dec. 3, 2014, near the future inlet of a new dry bypass as rain dampened progress that will help relieve a large bend in the Napa River that historically backs up and floods into downtown Napa. Construction of the bypass began in April and is scheduled for completion in summer 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Tyler M. Stalker/Released)
YUBA COUNTY, Calif. (March 24, 2001) --- A Sutter County Public Works crew view the high water levels on the Feather River near the recently completed setback levee at the Star Bend boat ramp in the Plumas Lake area here March 18. The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District is monitoring flood control projects in the Sacramento region as a series of rainstorms continue to heavily hit the northern California region. Construction of the Feather River setback levee began in 2008. It was completed in October 2009 by the Sacramento District, the Three Rivers Levee Improvement Authority and Teichert Construction. Levee maintenance and repair is the responsibility of local agencies. The Sacramento District continues to coordinate with the California Department of Water Resources and is ready to respond to flood emergencies if the state requests federal assistance.
Mark Boedtker (center), an engineering technical lead for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District, speaks with residents living near the American River's Mayhew levee in Sacramento, California, during a public workshop on Sept. 30, 2014. The workshop helped answer residents' questions about a minor repair project scheduled to start in November that will widen, reinforce and improve drainage on a small portion of the levee. (U.S. Army photo by Todd Plain/Released)
NAPA, Calif. (Oct. 22, 2010) - U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (third from left) joined (from left) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District project managers Bert Brown and Dave Cook, Sacramento District deputy commander Lt. Col. Andrew Kiger, Napa Mayor Jill Techel and Napa Flood Control and Water Conservation District Supervisor Bill Dodd at a groundbreaking ceremony for the Napa Creek flood risk reduction project here Oct. 22. The $14.8 million project, funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, is a joint effort of the Corps, the city of Napa, and the Napa Flood Control and Water Conservation District, to reduce flood risk for Napa, Calif.
Steve Stockton, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civil works director, addresses attendees of the Water 360 Integrated Water Management Summit in Sacramento, Calif., April 3, 2013. Hosted by the California Department of Water Resources and the California Water Education Foundation, the summit aims to advance discussion of integrated water management in California. Stockton’s remarks echoed remarks by California water leaders that both infrastructure improvements that provide ecosystem and flood risk reduction benefits are essential to reducing America’s growing flood risk. “I’m here to tell you, what we’ve been doing is unsustainable,” Stockton said. “To have a more resilient and robust society, we’re going to have to have a lot more resiliency built into our infrastructure.” (U.S. Army photo by Chris Gray-Garcia/Released)
FOLSOM, Calif. (April 28, 2011) – Excavation work (left) for the control structure of the auxiliary spillway – part of the third phase of the Folsom Dam Joint Federal Project (JFP) – continued here April 27. Ongoing work for the JFP at Folsom Dam will require daily explosive blasting until October of this year, said David Neff of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District’s engineering division. For the public’s safety, the Folsom Crossing roadway and bridge are closed Monday through Friday from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. during blasting.
A contractor for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District stands atop of a delivery of rebar to be used in 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)
Brigadier Gen. David Turner fires a hose on a work barge during a tour of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Englebright Lake near Smartsville, Calif., April 30, 2014. Park staff use the work barge and the hose to help maintain and clean campsites and other recreation areas that are only accessible by boat. The barge can also be used to help provide firefighters access to water at remote areas of the lake. Turner met with Englebright Lake park staff and was briefed on the facility’s dam and recreation operations. (U.S. Army photo by Tyler Stalker/Released)
Two tower cranes, erected by contractors for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District, stand inside the construction site for the Folsom Dam auxiliary spillway in Folsom, Calif., May 10, 2012. A total of three cranes will be used in lifting form work, rebar and concrete in constructing the spillway starting later in May. The Sacramento District has shifted its focus to construction of the spillway's control structure, which is essentially a second dam. The spillway is scheduled to be ready for use in 2017 and will allow Folsom Dam to release water sooner and more safely, helping reduce flood risk for the Sacramento region. (U.S. Army photo by Michael J. Nevins/Released)
A contractor for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District adds dry ice to reduce pH levels in ponds of runoff water at the excavation site for the Folsom Dam auxiliary spillway Folsom, Calif., March 15, 2012. Runoff that enters the excavation site is treated, monitored and filtered before being pumped into Folsom Lake. 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)
Contractors for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District work in a web of rebar in preparation for concrete placement for the auxiliary spillway control structure at the Folsom Dam in Folsom, Calif., May 30, 2012. The spillway project is part of the Folsom Dam Joint Federal Project, 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)
When your area of operation covers roughly 226,000 square miles... expect to spend a lot time on the road.
Taking to the highway Jan. 25, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District Commander Col. Kirk Gibbs visited two of the more remote projects in the District inventory.
"Alamo and Painted Rock Dams are very important to the watershed and Arizona's overall flood risk management," said Gibbs. "The professionalism of our dam tenders at each of those locations and their ability to build great relationships with State Parks, as well as other agencies throughout the state, prepares us to work together in the event of extreme rain events to protect people, structures and agriculture."
Public safety is the Corps' number one priority. Flood risk management structures reduce risk, but they don’t eliminate it.
"Our dams and the surrounding land is very well maintained, added Gibbs. "The District is proud of our professionals who work hard and are dedicated to our critical mission in these remote locations. I am honored to serve alongside them."
Because of the isolation, the Corps provides two houses on each project site.
Painted Rock was completed in 1959, Alamo a decade later. In total, the Corps owns and operates nearly 700 dams nationwide.
Deckhands Ben Birney and Matt Bustard aboard the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, Debris Vessel Reynolds operate the vessel’s crane and basket to remove a large piece of wooden piling that was floating loose in Baltimore Harbor Wednesday, March 2, 2016. A piling of this size could pose a significant hazard to navigation to ships in the harbor of all sizes. (U.S. Army Photo by Chris Gardner)
Man-made ponds collect runoff water at the excavation site for the Folsom Dam auxiliary spillway in Folsom, Calif., Feb. 17, 2012. Rain that falls into the construction site is cleaned and filtered and then pumped into Folsom Lake. 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)
John Menniti (right), senior project manager for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District Isabella Lake Dam Safety Modification Project, discusses impacted properties and proposed real estate actions with local residents at a public meeting March 27, 2014 in Lake Isabella, Calif. (U.S. Army photo by John Prettyman/Released)
David Gore, assistant regional director for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Mid-Pacific Region, addresses the crowd at a ceremony commemorating the first concrete placement for the auxiliary spillway control structure at Folsom Dam in Folsom, Calif., May 24, 2012. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, together with the Bureau and state and local partners, is building the spillway to reduce flood risk throughout the Sacramento region. (U.S. Army photo by Michael J. Nevins/Released)