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  • Corps awards $440,000 contract for LA River maintenance

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District awarded a $440,000 contract to BJD Services of Santa Clarita, California, for strategic in-channel vegetation removal in the Los Angeles River to restore conveyance capacity in the highest priority area upstream of the Riverside Drive/Victory Boulevard bridge to an area downstream of Interstate 5 in Glendale.
  • Corps announces interim risk reduction measures on LA River

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District Commander Col. Kirk Gibbs joined Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and LA County Supervisor Hilda Solis Jan. 8 to announce that the Corps will begin interim risk reduction measures to improve flood protection on the Los Angeles River during El Niño. The District received emergency funding to begin work next week on an area of the river that spans from Griffith Park to Elysian Valley.
  • Corps’ Reservoir Operations Center staffed for Winter storm

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District’s Reservoir Operations Center is operating Jan. 5 in response to the winter storms in Southern California and to minimize the risk of flooding.
  • Flood risk managers prepare for El Nino

    LOS ANGELES – Directors from flood risk management agencies representing seven Southern California counties met with the commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District here Nov. 12 to discuss preparations for the anticipated El Nino winter and other issues of common interest.
  • Corps awards Fort Irwin UAV facility contract

    LOS ANGELES-The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District awarded a more than  $26 million
  • LA River ecosystem restoration report available for public review and comment

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District, in conjunction with the City of Los Angeles, released the Los Angeles River Ecosystem Restoration Study final Integrated Feasibility Report for state and agency review Oct. 2.
  • Corps awards South Perris desalination project contract

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District awarded a $6.4 million contract to Genesis Construction, a Hemet, California-based firm, to construct two wells for the South Perris Water Supply Phase II Desalination Project in Riverside County, California.
  • Corps awards Santa Ana River bank protection contract

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District awarded a $22.5 million contract to John S. Meek Company, a Gardena, California-based firm, to construct Reach 9-Phase 5A, north bank protection, along the Santa Ana River in Orange County, California, Sept. 28.
  • Corps awards Fort Irwin range maintenance contract

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District awarded a $2.92 million contract to Engineering/Remediation Resources Group, a Tustin, California-based, woman-owned, small disadvantaged business, to provide range maintenance services at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California, Sept. 26.
  • Corps awards Vandenberg bridge replacement contract

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District awarded a $23.92 million contract to Granite Construction Company, a Watsonville, California-based firm, to construct a replacement bridge over the Santa Ynez River at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, Sept. 24.