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    A levee at Sears Point in Sonoma County, Calif., is breached as part of a project to restore wetlands and protect the San Francisco Bay Area against anticipated sea level rise. The largest private environmental project in the Bay Area was authorized by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers San Francisco District under terms of the Clean Water Act.

    Bay Area environmental restoration project reaches a milestone

    SAN FRANCISCO - The largest private environmental restoration project in the Bay Area -- authorized by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers two years ago – reached a major milestone this week with the breaching of a levee that will allow the San Francisco Bay to expand northward, restoring marshland and wildlife while also providing protection against sea-level rise.
  • Brig Gen. Mark Toy, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Pacific Division, inspects operations at Lake Sonoma’s Warm Springs Dam, north of San Francisco. Toy discussed dam operations to reduce flood risk and protect people downstream as California enters a rainy season expected to be dominated by an El Nino weather pattern.

    Army Corps of Engineers prepares for strong El Nino in Bay Area

    SAN FRANCISCO – From gauging water levels behind dams, insuring the durability of levees, to working with local communities, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in San Francisco has embarked on an extensive effort to prepare the Bay Area and its network of waterways, wetlands and reservoirs for the arrival of an El Nino weather pattern which forecasters warn could bring prolonged periods of heavy rain, mudslides and flooding to a region more accustomed to years of drought.
  • A child plays at Lake Mendocino’s Bushay Campground, operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, where evacuees from wildfires Northern California have taken refuge. (Photo by Christopher Schooley, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.)

    In California, Army Corps of Engineers pledges on-going help for wildfire victims

    SAN FRANCISCO - With thousands of people forced from their homes by wildfires in three Northern California counties, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has pledged to continue to provide available space to accommodate evacuees at two Corps-operated campgrounds in the area free of charge, officials said.
  • The shoreline of San Francisco could be affected by predicted rises in sea levels in the coming decades.

    Army Corps of Engineers weighing options for protecting vital Bay Area infastructure from sea level rise

    SAN FRANCISCO –Predicted rises in sea levels triggered by climate change threaten millions of people and could inflict billions of dollars in property losses and economic damage, particularly in the Bay Area where the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is considering options for protecting densely populated areas of the coastline including critical infrastructure such as the region’s major airport and much of Silicon valley.