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  • 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.

  • Corps supports "Every Kid in a Park" recreation initiative

    "The Every Kid in the Park initiative will connect kids to their local parks, so they can continue to take advantage of all that our outdoors has to offer,” said Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Jo-Ellen Darcy. “Millions of children visit Army Corps of Engineers parks with their families and classrooms each year, and this initiative will help introduce millions more to the joys of recreation, education and our nation's water resources."

  • District to hold change of command ceremony

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District will hold a change of command ceremony July 31, at 10:30 a.m., at the Community Center, Fort MacArthur, in San Pedro, California.

  • Mayor Garcetti and Corps announce significant milestone for LA River restoration

    City of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and Los Angeles District Commander Col. Kim Colloton announced that the plan to restore the Los Angeles River was unanimously approved today by the Civil Works Review Board of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Washington, District of Columbia.