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  1. Hands-on wildlife lessons with Ranger Tori Haggard

    PONCA CITY, Okla. —Lions and tigers and bears, ok, maybe not. How about coyotes and turtles and snakes? Those were just some of the animals Kaw Lake Ranger Tori Haggard talked about during a recent visit with campers at Camp McFadden.
    7/9/2025

  2. From forecasting to floodgates: tabletop exercise emphasizes the importance of preparedness

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District, Emergency Management team held a tabletop exercise near Lake Arcadia in collaboration with local agencies and stakeholders June 25.
    7/8/2025

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. 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
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Notice of Availability: Draft Feasibility Report with integrated Environmental Assessment for the Tulsa AND West-Tulsa Levees Feasibility Study, Tulsa County, Oklahoma

Tulsa District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Published Sept. 16, 2019
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The public is hereby notified of the availability of the Draft Feasibility Report with Integrated Environmental Assessment (EA) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Tulsa and West-Tulsa Levees Feasibility Study in Tulsa County, Oklahoma.  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District, in partnership with the non-Federal sponsor, Tulsa County Drainage District No. 12, prepared the Draft Report with Integrated EA to identify, evaluate, and disclose all associated impacts that would result from the construction and operation of the potential alternatives aimed at improving life safety during flood events within the levee protected areas.

Alternatives being considered include varying combinations of the following measures: filtered berms, detention ponds, cutoff walls, residential buyouts, in addition to a no action alternative.

A 30-day public comment period begins on September 16, 2019.  The Draft Feasibility Report with Integrated EA and FONSI will be available for review during the public comment period at the following locations:

 

 

 

Charles Page Library

551 East 4th Street

Sand Springs, Oklahoma 74063

The Draft Feasibility Report with Integrated EA and FONSI can also be viewed on the Tulsa District’s website at the following address: https://www.swt.usace.army.mil/Portals/41/Draft%20Tulsa%20West%20Tulsa%20Levee%20Feasibility%20Study%20and%20Environmental%20Assessment.pdf

 

An open house style public information meeting will be held at the Case Community Center, 1050 W Wekiwa Road, Sand Springs, Oklahoma 74063 on October 8, 2019 from 5:30PM to 8:00PM.

 

Please address any comments to Dr. David Gade, Environmental Branch, Regional Planning and Environmental Center, by mail at U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 2488 East 81st Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74137-4290 or by email at TWT-Levees@usace.army.mil. Written comments may also be submitted at the public meeting.

 

Sincerely,

Angela M. Lane

Acting Chief, Environmental Branch

Regional Planning and Environmental Center


Contact
Dr. David Gade
TWT-Levees@usace.army.mil
Tulsa District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2488 East 81st, Street

Release no. 19-005