Tulsa District News (From DVIDS)

  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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Corps, Drainage District Sign Feasibility Agreement for Tulsa-West Tulsa Levee Study

Published Sept. 28, 2018
Tulsa District Commander, Col. Christopher A. Hussin watches as Tulsa County Levee Commissioner, Todd Kilpatrick signs the Feasibility Study Cost Sharing Agreement between the Tulsa District and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The federal government has allocated $3 million to fund the total cost of the two year study, which will help the Corps of Engineers identify flood risk reduction solutions for the levee system.

Tulsa District Commander, Col. Christopher A. Hussin watches as Tulsa County Levee Commissioner, Todd Kilpatrick signs the Feasibility Study Cost Sharing Agreement between the Tulsa District and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The federal government has allocated $3 million to fund the total cost of the two year study, which will help the Corps of Engineers identify flood risk reduction solutions for the levee system (Photo by Daren Reehl, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)

The Commander of the Tulsa District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Tulsa County Drainage District 12 Levee Commissioner signed the Feasibility Cost Sharing Agreement for the Tulsa-West Tulsa Levee System Feasibility Study during the official signing ceremony at the Tulsa District headquarters, September 28. 

Col. Christopher A. Hussin, the Tulsa District Commander, and Todd Kilpatrick, Tulsa County Drainage District Levee Commissioner, signed the agreement.

“This agreement is an extension of the Corps of Engineers’ historical and continuing commitment to providing flood risk reduction solutions for our community, and our continued collaboration with Tulsa County Drainage District 12,” said Hussin. “The feasibility study marks the first steps in addressing our concerns about the Tulsa-West Tulsa Levee System. The Drainage District has already made progress in identifying potential solutions and we will take their data and recommendations into consideration.”

The cost sharing agreement states that the federal government has allocated $3 million to complete the study, which will examine alternatives to develop risk reduction measures for the Tulsa West Tulsa Levee System. The study will take two years to complete.

“We're excited to work with the Corps and assist them with finding solutions to the concerns we all have about the Tulsa-West Tulsa Levee System,” said Kilpatrick. “A lot of work has gone into making this a reality and this is a good step in the process of protecting the people and businesses behind the Tulsa West Tulsa Levee."

President Donald J. Trump signed the Supplemental to the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, on February 9, 2018 which appropriated the total cost of $3 million to conduct the Feasibility Study on the Tulsa West Tulsa Levee System, which impacts more than 20,000 Tulsa County residents and more than $2 billion infrastructure.

The Tulsa-West Tulsa Levee System was constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the 1940s and turned over to the levee sponsor for operation and maintenance after construction was completed. The structure stretches approximately 20 miles along the along the Arkansas River.

The structure is divided into three portions. Inspections by the Corps of Engineers have resulted in classifications of Levee ‘A’ and Levee ‘B’ as “Very High Risk”, while Levee ‘C’ is classified as “High Risk” for overtopping and breach if Arkansas River flows exceed 330,000 cubic feet per second.

Levees reduce flood risk under appropriate circumstances but are not a guarantee of safety for residents or infrastructure behind them

 


Contact
Brannen Parrish
918-669-7384

Release no. 18-039