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  • August

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District place segmented sections of temporary protective barriers in the community of Cedar Creek, Arizona, Aug. 17. The project is in response to an Aug. 13 request by the White Mountain Apache Tribe to provide assistance to meet an imminent flood threat. Storm flows from the summer monsoon season, in concert with debris flows from the burned watershed upstream, pose a serious threat because limited flood risk minimization measures (K-rails) are currently in place.

    District adds temporary capacity to Cedar Creek flood fighting measures

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District dispatched personnel and resources Aug. 14 to assist the White Mountain Apache community with its limited flood risk minimization measures.
  • Steve Dwyer, chief, Navigation and Coastal Projects Branch, of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District speaks to job seekers at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering Job Fair February 2012.

    District employee recognized for life's work

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District employee Steve Dwyer, chief, Navigation and Coastal Projects Branch, was honored in July by the Metropolitan Los Angeles Branch of the American Society of Civil Engineers. They recognized Dwyer with the 2016 ASCE MLAB Lifetime Achievement in Civil Engineering award.
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District Commander Col. Kirk Gibbs (left) briefs a delegation from Saudi Arabia during a tour of flood risk management projects in Las Vegas July 28. Of particular interest to the group was the District's longtime partnership with the Clark County Regional Flood Control District.

    Saudi delegation tours flood control projects

    A delegation from Saudi Arabia visited with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District in Las Vegas July 28.

  • July

    Mike Langley, a senior project manager in the District's Regulatory Division, discusses two project alternatives described in the draft EIS that would require authorization under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act for the discharge of dredged or fill materials within waters of the U.S. The project is located within the boundary of the existing Safford Mine Facility, approximately 8 miles north of Safford.

    Corps discusses options for proposed Lone Star project

    The Safford Mine Facility is currently an open-pit copper mining operation consisting of two pits: the Dos Pobres Pit and the San Juan Pit. The applicant has designed the proposed Lone Star Project to make use of as much of the existing infrastructure as possible.

  • June

    Col. Kirk Gibbs, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District, speaks with Mayor Robin Boyd at the District's public meeting in Winslow, Ariz., June 9. Two meetings were held for the Draft Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Impact Statement on the Little Colorado River in Navajo County, Arizona. In 2008, the Federal Emergency Management Agency de-accredited the Winslow Levee.

    District hosts public meetings in Winslow

    The Draft Integrated Feasibility Report evaluates several alternatives that reduce the risk of damages and reduce life, safety, and health risks caused by flooding of the Little Colorado River to the City of Winslow, surrounding community, and public and private infrastructure.

  • May

    Lt. Col. Dennis Sugrue, Los Angeles District deputy commander, participates in a ribbon-cutting ceremony in front of a temporary contact station at the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area May 19. The District oversaw construction of the road and adjacent trail, bike lanes, and parking.

    Corps completes Nawghaw Poa Road at Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area

    The Bureau of Land Management Southern Nevada District hosted a grand opening of Nawghaw Poa Road and a temporary visitor contact station at Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area May 19.
  • Los Angeles District commander Col. Kirk Gibbs briefs local community members about the District's draft Environmental Assement during the City of Los Angeles and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District public meeting in the Balboa Sports Center, in Encino, Calif., May 10. The meeting provided additional information on the proposed AngelFest event, a three-day music and arts festival in Sepulveda Basin, and allowed the public to submit written comments and allowed the district commander to actively listen to anyone wishing to make an oral comment on the proposed action.

    Army Corps and City of Los Angeles hold public meeting for AngelFest draft Environmental Assessment

    LOS ANGELES – The City of Los Angeles and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District hosted a public meeting in the Balboa Sports Center, in Encino, California, May 10. The meeting provided additional information on the proposed AngelFest event, a three-day music and arts festival in Sepulveda Basin to be held in October 2017.

  • March

    The Los Angeles District’s Kim Gavigan (left), chief of the water resources planning section and Ed Demesa, chief of the planning division, speak with a contractor at the Arizona-Nevada Area Office's Business Opportunities Open House March 17. The event featured morning and afternoon sessions with two training opportunities; successful proposal preparation, and job site safety.

    Area Office hosts Business Opportunities Open House

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District Arizona-Nevada Area Office hosted a Business Opportunities Open House March 17.
  • In March 2013, ASARCO LLC submitted a Section 404 permit application to the Corps to discharge fill materials into approximately 130 acres and indirectly impact an additional 4 acres of waters of the U.S., to construct a Tailings Storage Facility near Ray Mine, an existing open pit copper mine in Pinal County. The comment period for the Final Environmental Impact Statement will end on March 14.

    404: Clean water and so much more

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District held a public meeting to present results of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed Ray Mine Tailings Storage Facility Feb. 24.

  • February

    Rich Fontanilla (left), the Area Engineer for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District's Arizona-Nevada Area Office, and Pete Pupparo, resident engineer for the District's Las Vegas Resident Office, visit a 240-room dormitory project at Nellis Air Force Base Feb. 11. The $30.4 million H-shaped complex features 60 quads; each with a four-bedroom and four-bathroom unit, a shared kitchen, laundry and dining area.

    Nellis Airmen to get new 240-person dormitory

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District awarded a $30.4 million contract in fiscal year 2014 for a three-story, 240-room dormitory at Nellis Air Force Base.

  • January

    Navajo Nation President Russell Begaye (center) meets Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Jo-Ellen Darcy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District Commander Col. Kirk Gibbs and Albuquerque District Commander Lt. Col. Patrick Dagon Jan. 27 in Window Rock, Arizona. Darcy, at the invitation of Navajo Nation Council Delegate Walter Phelps, later addressed the 2016 Winter Council Session of the Navajo Nation Council.

    Civil Works secretary visits Navajo Nation

    Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Jo-Ellen Darcy accepted the invitation of Navajo Nation Council Delegate Walter Phelps to visit the Nation and speak to the 2016 Winter Council Session of the Navajo Nation Council Jan. 27.
  • Arizona Game and Fish Department staff brief Los Angeles District regulatory representatives on the state's Arlington Wildlife Area Jan. 20. The AWA is a potential in-lieu fee program site for public and private projects seeking an Army permit under the Clean Water Act.

    Field trip illustrates mitigation options

    Representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District and the Arizona Game and Fish Department toured the state's Arlington Wildlife Area Jan. 20.
  • Maj. Gen. Ed Jackson, deputy commanding general for civil and emergency operations, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, speaks to attendees at the winter meeting of the California Marine Affairs and Navigation Conference Jan. 21 at Marina del Rey, California.

    Corps leader updates California maritime industry

    Despite a nearly $2 billion budget to maintain the nation's inland waterways and harbors, it simply isn't enough for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to meet all the maritime industry’s infrastructure needs, Maj. Gen. Ed Jackson told attendees at the winter meeting of the California Marine Affairs and Navigation Conference held in Marina del Rey, California, Jan. 21.
  • U.S. Congressman Alan Lowenthal of Long Beach; Mayor Robert Garcia, City of Long Beach and Maj. Gen. Ed Jackson, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Deputy Commanding General for Civil and Emergency Operations sign a ceremonial document for the shared cost for the East San Pedro Bay ecological restoration study.

    East San Pedro Bay study receives joint signing

    The City of Long Beach and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers held a joint signing ceremony celebrating the signing of a shared cost for the East San Pedro Bay Ecosystem Restoration Study.
  • Officials toss ceremonial shovels of dirt for the new MQ-1C Gray Eagle UAS facility during a groundbreaking ceremony Jan. 12 at Fort Irwin, California. Pictured from left to right are: Todd Gillum, Cox Construction; Maj. Gen. Joseph Martin, commanding general, National Training Center and Fort Irwin; Col. Kirk Gibbs, commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District; Marcus Watkins, director, NASA Management Office; Col. Matthew Ruedi, commander, 916th Support Brigade and Col. G. Scott Taylor, commander, U.S. Army Garrison Fort Irwin.

    District breaks ground for Gray Eagle project

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District teamed with officials and contractors at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, to break ground for the MQ-1C Gray Eagle Unmanned Aircraft System facility construction project Jan. 12.
  • Winter storms and high tide combine their energy to force water up against the Pacific Coast Highway, in Carlsbad. The Corps of Engineers authorized the emergency placement of protective stone to prevent further damage.

    Emergency permit fortifies Pacific Coast Highway

    CARLSBAD, Calif. – An emergency authorization issued by the Los Angeles District’s Carlsbad Regulatory Office allowed the City of Carlsbad to place about 1,200 tons of stone and other material along a 270-foot segment of shoreline along the Pacific Coast Highway, stabilizing the shoreline and protecting a vital roadway along Southern California’s coast.

  • December

    1st Lt. Luke Ritz (center), a project engineer at the District’s Fort Huachuca Resident Office, ensures that the concrete for the new apron at Libby Army Airfield meets stringent design specifications. Ritz and Harold Colby (right), a construction representative from the Tucson Resident Office, oversee several tests that confirm the concrete will properly cure for maximum strength and durability.

    LAAF south ramp project underway

    During construction on Libby Army Airfield's new south ramp Dec. 18, 1st Lt. Luke Ritz, a project engineer at the Los Angeles District's Resident Office here, and Harold Colby, a construction representative from the Tucson Resident Office, supervise testing of random batches of concrete to ensure that it meets stringent design specifications.
  • Troy Morris (center), project manager, briefs Col. Kirk Gibbs, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District, at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Dec. 7. Morris guided Gibbs and Shari Brandt, resident engineer for the Tucson Resident Office, through the newly completed 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group hangar, a 76,746-square-foot facility that features a two-story administration section housing a technical order library, records storage, tool cribs, equipment storage and an observation deck overlooking the hangar floor.

    New hangar unveiled at Davis-Monthan

    Col. Kirk Gibbs, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District joined Brig. Gen. Steven J. Bleymaier, commander, Ogden Air Logistics Complex, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, and Tim Gray, deputy director, 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group, to cut the ribbon officially opening the 309 AMARG hangar at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson Dec. 7.

  • November

    Rob Crist (left), resident engineer at Luke Air Force Base, briefs Los Angeles District Commander Col. Kirk Gibbs Nov. 19. Crist updated Gibbs on the status of aviation maintenance unit facilities built in support of the F-35 beddown at Luke.

    District commander visits regional office

    Col. Kirk Gibbs, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District, toured Arizona-Nevada Area Office projects Nov. 19-20. His first visit since assuming command in July, Gibbs met stakeholders, spoke with employees, presented awards, and viewed key projects.
  • Dam Operations Supervisor Louis Munoz talks to area high school students about the operation of Hansen Dam, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District flood risk reduction project located in the San Fernando Valley, during a tour of the basin Nov. 19.

    Area students visit Hansen Dam

    On Nov. 19, resident experts, U.S. Army recruiters and Los Angeles District’s engineering interns showed local high school students Hansen Dam’s part in keeping the City of Los Angeles and surrounding areas from becoming a flood zone.