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  • Investigations - Imperial Streams Salton Sea, CA

    LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION: The feasibility study area includes the Salton Sea, its tributaries, and the playa and surrounding areas suitable for restoration.

  • Investigations - Imperial Streams Salton Sea, CA

    LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION: The feasibility study area includes the Salton Sea, its tributaries, and the playa and surrounding areas suitable for restoration.

  • Investigations - San Diego County Shoreline (Oceanside), CA

    LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION: The study area is located on the Pacific Coast of Southern California, north of the Mexican Border and south of Orange County, approximately 48 kilometers north of San Diego. San Diego County is a heavily populated area along this southern California coastline. The loss of protective beaches has caused backshore development to be vulnerable to wave attack and flooding from coastal storms, particularly at Oceanside. Previous studies have revealed that Federal navigation structures at Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base have obstructed transport of sand to the beaches down the coast, which contributes to the erosion of these beaches.

  • Newport Bay Harbor, CA O&M

    LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION: The harbor is in Orange County, approximately 24 miles southeast of the City of Los Angeles. Project elements consist of an entrance channel, main channel, secondary channels, turning basin, and east and west jetties. The harbor is a Critical Harbor of Refuge for the area.

  • Construction - Santa Ana River Mainstem, CA

    LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION: The project is located along a 75-mile reach of Santa Ana River in Orange, San Bernardino and Riverside Counties.

  • Construction - Santa Ana River Mainstem, CA

    LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION: The project is located along a 75-mile reach of Santa Ana River in Orange, San Bernardino and Riverside Counties.

  • PED - Los Angeles River Ecosystem Restoration Project

    LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION: The Los Angeles River Ecosystem Restoration Project focuses on 11 miles of the river from the Headworks site in the San Fernando Valley to 1st Street in downtown Los Angeles.

  • Investigations - Little Colorado River (Winslow), AZ

    LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION: The project area includes about 4.3 miles of flood risk reduction levee and improvements located along the Little Colorado River near Winslow, Arizona. Approx. 1,600 structures, including many of the city’s critical public facilities (hospitals, schools, nursing homes, utility infrastructure) are located within the 1% Annual Chase of Exceedance ACE, flood plan.

  • Investigations - Los Angeles County Drainage Area (Disposition)

    LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION: The LACDA system includes ~45 miles of authorized levees and channels operated and maintained by the Corps, for flood risk management for metropolitan areas of Los Angeles County.

  • Construction - Western Rural Water, AZ Yavapai Apache Wastewater Treatment Plant

    SECTION 595 AUTHORITY & PURPOSE: Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) 1999 Section 595 authorized the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to provide design and construction assistance for supply, wastewater treatment, environmental restoration, and surface water protection to rural communities. Section 4008 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 amended WRDA 1999 Section 595, authorizing $490M for technical assistance to small and rural communities in Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. WRDA 2020 added a $150M authorization for Arizona projects with WRDA 2022 increasing the authorization by $50M ($200M total). The project would ensure adequate wastewater treatment to the Reservation and help protect the Verde River which runs through the land