Col. Julie Balten, right, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District commander, and Darrell Buxton, second from right, the LA District's Civil Works Branch chief, meet May 25 with partners with the County of Santa Barbara, California. From left sits Scott McGolpin, Santa Barbara County Public Works Department director; Walter Rubalcava, deputy director of the Santa Barbara County Flood Control and Water Conservation District; and Matthew Griffin, civil engineer specialist, also with the Flood Control and Water Conservation District.