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  • Corps to host public meetings in November about Port of Long Beach Deep-Draft Navigation Study

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Port of Long Beach will host two public meetings in November to discuss the Draft Integrated Feasibility Report (IFR) and Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) for the Port of Long Beach Deep-Draft Navigation Study.

  • Corps invites media to debris cleanup event in honor of National Public Lands Day

    Media representatives are invited to attend a debris cleanup event along the San Gabriel River near the Whittier Narrows Nature Center from 8 a.m. to noon Sept. 28 at 1000 N. Durfee Avenue.

  • National Public Lands Day: Corps to partner with other agencies to host debris cleanup at Whittier Narrows

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District is partnering with LA County and the Whittier Narrows Nature Center Associates to host a cleanup event in honor of National Public Lands Day.

  • Corps to have public meeting Aug. 21 about remediation plan for Dry Canyon Artillery Range

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District is hosting a public meeting to discuss a proposed remediation plan for the Dry Canyon Artillery Range Munitions Site 01 near Frazier Park, California. The meeting is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Aug. 21 at the Frazier Park Library, 3732 Park Dr.

  • Corps reclassifies Prado Dam, implements risk-reduction measures

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has changed Prado Dam’s risk characterization from moderate urgency to high urgency, based on a recent assessment. In May 2019, a site specific evaluation was conducted to assess conditions associated with the dam as part of a periodic review of its performance. Risk factors identified indicate the potential for poor spillway performance, which could have adverse impacts to the downstream population, if a significant flood event occurs.

  • Corps to have public meetings about the Prado Basin Ecosystem Restoration and Water Conservation Study

    LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will have public meetings to discuss the Prado Basin Ecosystem Restoration and Water Conservation Study.

  • Corps operates Sepulveda Dam during rain storms

    Sepulveda Dam is the western-most of the Corps of Engineers’ dams operated by the Los Angeles District in the Los Angeles County Drainage Area flood control system. The purpose of the project is to collect flood runoff from the uncontrolled drainage areas upstream, store it temporarily and release it into the Los Angeles River at a rate that does not exceed the downstream channel capacity.

  • Corps to have public meetings about Whittier Narrows Dam study

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will have two public meetings in January to discuss the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Whittier Narrows Dam Safety Modification Study. The meetings are scheduled from noon to 3 p.m. Jan. 12 at the Rivera Park Auditorium, 9530 Shade Lane, Pico Rivera, and from 6 to 9 p.m. Jan. 16 at the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works headquarters, 900 South Fremont Avenue, Alhambra.

  • Corps to host public meetings about Westminster Flood Risk Management Study

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will have two public meetings in November to discuss the Westminster, East Garden Grove, California, Flood Risk Management Study. The meetings are scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Nov. 7 at Westminster Civic Center, 8200 Westminster Blvd., Westminster, and 6:30 p.m. Nov. 8 at Meadowlark Golf Club, 16782 Graham St., Huntington Beach.

  • Corps to begin dredging at Oceanside Harbor

    The Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District plans to dredge Oceanside Harbor this fall. Manson Construction, the Corps’ contractor, will begin the work in October after environmental restrictions – which include dredging during the California least tern nesting season – have ended.