Lieutenant General Scott A. Spellmon, 55th Chief of Engineers and Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers signed the Chief’s Report to recommend moving forward with the Lower Cache Creek flood risk reduction project on June 21, 2021.

Lower Cache Creek has a history of flooding, experiencing 20 high-water events since the mid-20th Century. Now, USACE and the project’s non-Federal sponsors have developed a plan to help reduce the risk of future flooding for the area’s 6,000 residents, as well as critical infrastructure like Interstate 5, schools, and utilities.