Edward Belden, center, environmental specialist with the Bureau of Engineering with the City of Los Angeles, briefs Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) Michael Connor, left, during a March 29 visit to the Los Angeles River for Connor and Maj. Gen. William Graham, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers deputy commanding general for Civil and Emergency Operations. At right is Deborah Weintraub, chief deputy city engineer for the City of Los Angeles.