Officials sign a feasibility cost sharing agreement for the Coyote Valley Dam General Investigation Study during an April 11, 2025, ceremony at Lake Mendocino. The ceremony took place atop the 67-year-old earth dam that was built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1958. Speakers at the afternoon ceremony included Congressman Jared Huffman (left), Janet Pauli, chair of the Mendocino County Inland Water and Power Commission, Andy Mejia, chairperson of the Lytton Rancheria of California, and Lt. Col. Timothy Shebesta, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers San Francisco District.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers San Francisco District Commander Lt. Col. Timothy Shebesta and City of South San Francisco City Manager Sharon Ranals sign a project partnership agreement March 4 kicking off a critical coastal storm risk management project along the Lower Colma Creek Area. The project consists of the design and construction of flood walls at the South San Francisco-San Bruno Water Quality Control Plant and Pump Station #4.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers San Francisco District Commander Lt. Col. Timothy Shebesta shakes hands with Tolowa Dee-ni' Nation Tribal Council Chairperson Jeri Lynn Thompson following the signing of an agreement Dec. 18 that will provide 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. (Photo courtesy of Scott Graves, Tolowa Dee-ni' Nation Public Information Officer)

Participants fill sandbags during a flood fighting training Nov. 2, 2022, in Marin City, Calif. The full-day training taught participants how to establish and manage sandbag staging areas, assign roles to volunteers and build a variety of sandbag flood diversion walls. The training was conducted by California Department of Water Resources, Marin City Community Services District and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers San Francisco District.

SHORELINE PROJECT UPDATE: Construction of Reaches 1-3 levee continues and has come a long way since construction started in early 2022. Excavation for Reach 2/3 is nearing completion and most of Reach 1 levee backfill is at target elevation above 15.2 feet. Major earthwork is expected to be completed this calendar year, with remaining work to be completed in Summer 2025. ABOUT THE PROJECT: The South San Francisco Bay Shoreline Project is a multi-agency effort between the USACE San Francisco District, Valley Water and the State Coastal Conservancy to reduce coastal flood risk for residents, commuters and businesses from the Alviso area of San Jose to the city of Palo Alto. The project will also restore and enhance 2,900 acres of tidal marsh and related habitat that was lost due to former salt pond production activities and improve recreational and public access along the bay shoreline.

SHORELINE PROJECT UPDATE: Construction of Reaches 1-3 levee continues and has come a long way since construction started in early 2022. Excavation for Reach 2/3 is nearing completion and most of Reach 1 levee backfill is at target elevation above 15.2 feet. Major earthwork is expected to be completed this calendar year, with remaining work to be completed in Summer 2025. ABOUT THE PROJECT: The South San Francisco Bay Shoreline Project is a multi-agency effort between the USACE San Francisco District, Valley Water and the State Coastal Conservancy to reduce coastal flood risk for residents, commuters and businesses from the Alviso area of San Jose to the city of Palo Alto. The project will also restore and enhance 2,900 acres of tidal marsh and related habitat that was lost due to former salt pond production activities and improve recreational and public access along the bay shoreline.