San Francisco District News

Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works announces ‘Building Infrastructure, Not Paperwork’ initiative for the Army’s civil works program

SPN Release — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 19:52:00 GMT

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.

New forecast-informed decision-making tool implemented at Coyote Valley Dam and Lake Mendocino

Pentagon News — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 19:21:00 GMT

UKIAH, Calif. – Leaders from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Sonoma County Water Agency (Sonoma Water), UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography Center of Western Weather and Water Extremes (CW3E) and California Department of Water Resources (DWR) entered a new era in reservoir operations with the signing of updates to the water control manual for Coyote Valley Dam and Lake Mendocino.

Public comment period begins for Watsonville Slough Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration report

SPN Public Affairs Office — Mon, 28 Jul 2025 22:38:00 GMT

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers San Francisco District (USACE), in collaboration with the Pajaro Storm Drain Maintenance District (PSDMD), has prepared a draft Detailed Project Report and Environmental Assessment (DPR/EA) for the Watsonville Slough Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Section 1135 Study under the Continuing Authorities Program (CAP) in Santa Cruz County, California.

Public comment period begins for Coyote Valley Dam water control manual update

SPN Public Affairs Office — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 18:08:00 GMT

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers San Francisco District has released a draft Coyote Valley Dam-Lake Mendocino Water Control Manual Update Environmental Assessment (EA) Report for public comment.

Army Corps of Engineers seeks public comments on proposal to renew and revise nationwide permits

Pentagon News — Wed, 18 Jun 2025 13:33:00 GMT

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced today it is seeking comments on its proposal to renew and revise 56 existing nationwide permits and issue one new nationwide permit authorizing activities associated with improving fish passage. Nationwide permits authorize activities 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.

USACE, partners kick off Coyote Valley Dam water supply study with key signing ceremony

Release, USACE San Francisco District — Sat, 12 Apr 2025 04:19:00 GMT

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers San Francisco District is launching a three-year general investigation study to explore modernizing Coyote Valley Dam now that a key partnership agreement was signed today during an afternoon ceremony at Lake Mendocino. At a table set up atop the 67-year-old earthen dam, officials from Mendocino County Inland Water and Power Commission and Lytton Rancheria of California, the two non-federal sponsors on the study, and the Corps gathered to sign what is referred to as a feasibility cost sharing agreement. The agreement outlines the roles and responsibilities of both the government and non-federal sponsors in the cost sharing and execution of work.

USACE, City of South San Francisco to sign agreement for coastal storm risk management project

Official Release — Fri, 28 Feb 2025 22:05:00 GMT

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Please join the City of South San Francisco, the City of San Bruno, and leaders from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers San Francisco District and City of South San Francisco (non-federal sponsor), as they commemorate the signing of the Project Partnership Agreement for the design and construction of flood walls at the South San Francisco-San Bruno Water Quality Control Plant and Pump Station #4. The project will protect residents, businesses, and the environment from the detrimental effects of flood waters negatively impacting critical wastewater conveyance and treatment systems. The geographic area of the project is the immediate vicinity of the South San Francisco-San Bruno Water Quality Control Plant, which serves the surrounding communities and business hubs.

Tolowa Dee-ni' Nation's wastewater project gets financial boost with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers agreement

Official Release — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 22:35:00 GMT

The Tolowa Dee-ni' Nation and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers San Francisco District signed a ceremonial agreement Dec. 18 that will provide the Nation with $800,000 toward extensive improvements to a 50-year-old wastewater system serving low-income households at Xaa-wan’-k’wvt (Howonquet) Village and Resort in Smith River, Calif.

USACE, partners kick off Marin City Flood Resilience Project with Nov. 7 community event

Brandon Beach — Tue, 05 Nov 2024 19:09:00 GMT

Please join our Project Kickoff Celebration for the Marin City Flood Resilience Project on Thursday, Nov 7, 10-11 a.m. This event celebrates Marin City’s selection to be part of a Congressional Pilot Program to improve flood safety and address other water resource challenges in historically-underserved communities across the United States. Marin City was selected by the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works to be one of 12 communities who will participate in this program where the federal government will cover 100 percent of the cost of a small water resources project.

San Francisco District planning team applies nature-based solutions to Roi-Namur recovery efforts

Tammy L. Reed — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 21:21:45 GMT

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers San Francisco District’s knowledge of and push for Engineering with Nature principles and designs reached a new high as the district’s EWN expertise jumped an ocean all the way to Roi-Namur, the second largest island of the Kwajalein Atoll in the western central Pacific Ocean. It’s part of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and it lies 2,100 nautical miles southwest of Honolulu and about 4,200 nautical miles southwest of San Francisco. On Oct. 11, a San Francisco District project development team submitted its preliminary EWN and non-EWN design plans to protect facilities against large waves to the USACE Honolulu District to present to the U.S. Army Garrison – Kwajalein Atoll and U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command.

Army Civil Works announces invitations to apply for dam safety loans; $2 billion in potential federal financing for California

USACE Public Affairs — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 17:38:58 GMT

WASHINGTON (Sept. 13, 2024) – The Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers today announced the first set of proposals being invited to apply for loans under the new Corps Water Infrastructure Financing Program (CWIFP). Eight of the invited applicants are in California and the financing associated with these applications could result in dam safety work on 37 dams throughout the state.

USACE ANNOUNCES SIGNING OF CHIEF’S REPORT FOR OAKLAND HARBOR TURNING BASINS STUDY

USACE San Francisco District Public Affairs Office — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 18:12:58 GMT

Lt. Gen. Scott Spellmon, 55th chief of engineers and commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, signed the Chief’s Report for the Oakland Harbor Turning Basins Widening Study on May 31, 2024, during a ceremony at USACE Headquarters in Washington, D.C. The milestone represents a culmination of four years of study between the USACE San Francisco District and the Port of Oakland, the non-federal project sponsor. More importantly, the signing of the report advances the project to Congress for authorization.

USACE seeks public comment on Pajaro River environmental document

Brandon Beach — Wed, 17 Apr 2024 19:22:33 GMT

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers San Francisco District (USACE) has achieved another key milestone in its efforts to advance construction on the Pajaro River Flood Risk Management Project. USACE conducted an environmental analysis in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA). The Supplemental Environmental Assessment (EA) dated April 2024 for the Pajaro River at Watsonville, California, Reach 6 Flood Risk Management Project addresses design refinements for the authorized flood risk management project along Corralitos Creek in the City of Watsonville. Reach 6 remains on schedule to start construction later this year.

District holds flood fight training as it pours outside

Tammy L. Reed — Mon, 12 Feb 2024 23:17:00 GMT

As atmospheric rivers drenched California once again, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers San Francisco District held their annual Flood Fight Team training Feb. 5 to enhance their technical expertise in understanding USACE and state existing emergency and flood fight related policies and best practices. Emergency Management Chief Holly Costa and Dam and Levee Safety Program Manager Cyrus Yaghobi taught the half-day training, which was attended by the San Francisco team in-person at the district’s headquarters and joined by the Sacramento District’s flood fight team virtually.

USACE, EBMUD officials sign milestone project partnership agreement in Alameda

SPN PAO and EBMUD PAO — Fri, 26 Jan 2024 21:28:16 GMT

ALAMEDA, Calif. – Leaders from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers San Francisco District and East Bay Municipal Utility District signed a milestone project partnership agreement today paving the way for construction of the first recycled water pipeline to serve Alameda.

Shallow water strategic placement pilot project kicks off in San Francisco Bay

Brandon Beach — Fri, 12 Jan 2024 19:19:00 GMT

A steady stream of scows began arriving the morning of Dec. 6 just off the coast of Eden Landing, a 6,400-acre ecological reserve located along the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay, depositing nutrient-rich dredge material in the shallow Bay waters about one mile from its tidal marshes. The daily operation, which wrapped up Dec. 31, is part of a $3.6 million shallow water strategic placement pilot project spearheaded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers San Francisco District, California State Coastal Conservancy (non-federal project proponent), and monitored by the U.S. Geological Survey. Sediment has a very important role to play in preparing the Bay Area for sea level rise, storm surge and other impacts of climate change. Beneficially using dredged sediment to help the bay's wetlands accrete is an effective and cost-efficient way to maintain these habitats that sustain wildlife and provide critical flood defenses.

Getting to Yes with EWN Interactive Training

Tammy L. Reed — Mon, 06 Nov 2023 19:17:48 GMT

Learning to get to “Yes,” was one of the goals of San Francisco District’s new Engineering With Nature Interactive Training that 20 personnel from a wide range of interdisciplinary fields participated in Oct. 18 at the District’s headquarters. The participants invested three hours of their day in a conference room divided into project development teams working through a scenario provided by the EWN Planning Team, led by Coastal Engineer Tiffany Cheng, PE.

USACE issues permit authorizing California wildfire mitigation activities in waters of the United States

SPN Public Affairs — Thu, 31 Aug 2023 17:49:00 GMT

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has issued Regional General Permit (RGP) 10, authorizing activities associated with wildfire mitigation that may involve discharge of dredged or fill material into waters of the United States and/or work in or affecting navigable waters of the United States, including wetlands, within the State of California. The issuance of RGP10 authorizes activities that fall within the following seven categories: (1) Utility Lines and Associated Infrastructure; (2) Access Areas; (3) Temporary Dewatering; (4) Sediment and Debris Management; (5) Damaged Uplands; (6) Fire/Fuel Breaks; and (7) Development Structures.

Division Takes Advantage of Infrastructure Funding to Increase Regional Support for Regulatory Program and Tribal Nations

Pentagon News — Wed, 05 Jul 2023 22:17:00 GMT

SAN FRANCSICO, California – The South Pacific Division is working to put a portion of the Bipartisan

Lt. Col. Shebesta Assumes Command of the San Francisco District

SPN Public Affairs — Thu, 29 Jun 2023 22:04:55 GMT

SAUSALITO, Calif. -- Leadership of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers San Francisco District changed hands June 23 when Lt. Col. Timothy W. Shebesta was sworn in as the district's 58th commander.