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  1. Fort Sill Resident Office gets inspection support from Fort Worth District UAS pilots

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District's Fort Sill Resident Office received support from the Fort Worth District's Geospatial Section in the form of uncrewed aircraft system support for roof inspections Fort Worth District sent two pilots to operate and observe flying operations on 12 buildings at the historic installation in Oklahoma.
    6/30/2025
  2. USACE, N. Texas water improvement district partner to maintain Kemp Dam

    Engineering technicians from the Tulsa District Infrastructure Branch performed periodic inspections and maintenance at Kemp Dam near Seymour, Texas, in early June. The City of Wichita Falls and Wichita County Water Improvement District 2 own Lake Kemp. Passage of the Flood Control Act of 1962 authorized the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to redesign and reconstruct Kemp Dam. The USACE completed the project in the early 1970s, raising the top of the flood pool to elevation 1156 and increasing flood pool storage to 478,270 acre-feet.
    6/24/2025
  3. Army Corps of Engineers waives day use fees at recreation areas in observance of Army Corps of Engineers’ Birthday and Juneteenth Celebration

    TULSA, Okla. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced today that it will waive day use fees at its more than 2,600 USACE-operated recreation areas nationwide in observance of the USACE birthday, June 16, and Juneteenth National Independence Day, June 19.
    6/16/2025
  4. New commander gains insight into vital missions

    TULSA, Okla. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Tulsa District’s new commander, Col. Jessica Goffena, visited two key projects as part of her introduction to the district’s diverse missions June 9.
    6/11/2025
  5. Tulsa District awards service contract to Tekpro Support Services

    The Tulsa District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a service contract to Tekpro Support Services, LLC., June 3. The contract calls for the San Antonio, Texas company to provide environmental resource information management services to the U.S. Air Force.
    6/5/2025
  6. Tulsa District awards environmental management system contract to Georgia company

    The Tulsa District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a service contract to the Solution Foundry, LLC., June 3. The $2.88 million contract calls for the Woodstock, Georgia company to provide environmental management system services for the Air National Guard Readiness Center.
    6/5/2025
  7. In an emergency readiness counts

    TULSA, Okla. – Recognized the first week of June annually, CPR and AED awareness week reminds the public crucial lifesaving skills can be and how they can make a difference between life and death.
    6/5/2025
  8. The USACE reminds the public to recreate safely as the '100 Deadliest Days of Summer" period begins

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Tulsa District participated in the annual Memorial Day weekend Safe Kids news conference today at Bass Pro Shop in Broken Arrow. The emphasis was on keeping safe during the 100 Deadliest Days of Summer.
    5/23/2025
  9. Urgent Safety Concerns at Marina Del Rey, Lake Texoma – Hazardous Dock Conditions

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Tulsa District is aware of critical safety deficiencies at Marina Del Rey, located on Lake Texoma. Recent assessments have identified hazardous conditions, specifically concerning the condition of several docks within the marina, requiring immediate attention.
    5/22/2025
  10. Tulsa District awards contract for bridge replacement at Tenkiller Lake in Oklahoma

    The Tulsa District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a construction contract to Kiewit Infrastructure South Co. for the Tenkiller Dam, May 15.
    5/21/2025
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Tulsa West Tulsa Levee Study Included in Supplemental Disaster Recovery Funding

Published July 6, 2018
Tulsa - The Tulsa District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will receive $3 million to conduct a feasibility study related to the Tulsa West Tulsa Levee System.

The study will afford Tulsa District an opportunity to identify recommendations for Congress to address the levee system’s flood risk reduction capabilities.

On Thursday, Headquarters, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced that the Tulsa West Tulsa Levee is among the projects in 14 states and two territories where feasibility studies related to inland and coastal flooding will be conducted.

Funding for the study is provided by Public Law 115-123, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, signed into law February 9, 2018.

The Tulsa District will begin working with the local levee sponsor, Tulsa County, to accomplish the study after guidance and funding are officially received from Headquarters, USACE.

A timeframe for the study has not yet been established but once completed, USACE will issue the report to Congress detailing recommendations and available options related to future federal investment in the structure.

The Tulsa West Tulsa Levee System is a federally constructed, locally-owned flood risk reduction structure that stretches approximately 18 miles from Sand Springs to Tulsa into Tulsa County along the Arkansas River.

The Tulsa West Tulsa levee system was authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1941 and constructed in 1944. After construction was completed the system was turned over to Tulsa County for operations and maintenance.

Among other things, Public Law 115-123 provided $17.398 billion for disaster recovery in six appropriations accounts: Investigations; Construction; Mississippi River and Tributaries; Operation and Maintenance; Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies; and Expenses.

“In providing the current working estimates of funds required to fully fund these studies and construction projects, the Corps is showing its commitment to “moving dirt” and, more importantly, to completing studies and construction,” said Mr. R.D. James, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works.

The tables listing the studies and projects receiving funding are posted at http://www.usace.army.mil/Missions/Civil-Works/Budget/ under "Supplemental Appropriations for Disasters 2018." There are two separate categories under which projects are funded, “Long-Term Disaster Recovery Investment Program” and “Short-Term Repairs”. In the cases of Operation and Maintenance and Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies, the tables supersede previously posted tables.

Contact
Brannen Parrish
918-669-7384

Release no. 18-038