Video by John Prettyman | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District | 08.02.2018
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, San Joaquin Area Flood Control Agency and State of California’s Central Valley Flood Protection Board work together to reduce flood risk for the City of Stockton and surrounding area. Learn about the complex system that helps reduce risk for over 160,000 people and one of the most productive agricultural areas in the United States....
Video by Luke Burns | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District | 07.27.2018
Congressman John Garamendi (CA 3rd District) along with state and local officials, took a walk along a stretch of levee under construction in Marysville, CA that’s part of a protective ring designed to keep the city and its inhabitants safe....
Video by Luke Burns | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District | 07.27.2018
Congressman John Garamendi (CA 3rd District) along with state and local officials, took a walk along a stretch of levee under construction in Marysville, CA that’s part of a protective ring designed to keep the city and its inhabitants safe....
Video by Sarah Lazo | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District | 01.13.2016
The intent of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Levee Safety Program is to better understand, prioritize, and manage the flood risks associated with levees. The program's mission is to ensure levee systems provide benefit to the Nation by working with sponsors and stakeholders to assess, communicate, and manage the flood risks to people, property, and the environment. The Baltimore District......
Video by John Prettyman | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District | 07.08.2013
Vegetation management is one of the most controversial issues surrounding California’s levees. This video from the Corps’ Sacramento District helps explain how Corps levee safety policy encourages sustainable levee systems that preserve the environment without increasing the risk to public safety. Available in High Definition....
Video by John Prettyman | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Headquarters | 08.23.2012
Levee safety is a shared responsibility at all levels of government, with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers setting national standards for levee safety, providing rehabilitation assistance to levee maintaining agencies that maintain active status in the Levee Rehabilitation and Inspection Program and offering flood fighting assistance in cases of emergency. For more info visit:......
Video by Annie Chambers | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District | 07.12.2012
This video is an introduction to wetland delineation and regional supplements. For detailed information on this topic please visit the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' website. How do we identify wetlands, and why is that important? And – why does the Corps of Engineers care about identifying wetlands? One of the laws that governs the Corps’ regulatory program is the Clean Water Act of......
Video by Todd Plain | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District | 11.18.2011
Corps contractors are taking samples of soil 50-90 feet below Sacramento-area riverbanks in clear tubes, and sealing them with wax before sending them to the lab. Engineers are assessing erosion and seepage risk as part of the Corps’ American River Common Features General Reevaluation Report. The report will determine what the recommended federal plan is to provide additional flood risk......
