30 Sep 2024

Section 595 signing in Arizona

The mayors of Superior and Douglas, Arizona, along with a representative from Congressman Greg Stanton’s office, met with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ officials Sept. 16 in Phoenix to sign project partnership agreements for environmental infrastructure projects in the two cities.

5 Sep 2024

Army announces 12 projects in disadvantaged communities

The responsibility of taking care of her disabled mother, tending to livestock and the fear of the constant flooding that may arrive with the next monsoon season weighs heavily on Brittanny Taylor, a Navajo Nation Birdsprings Chapter resident.

28 Jun 2024

LA District leaders tour central coast ports, projects

Three U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District leaders toured several ports and civil works project sites June 3 – 6 along the central coast of California.

7 May 2024

Congressional reps visit Whittier Narrows Dam

The Los Angeles District welcomed congressional leaders with the House Subcommittee on Water Re-sources and the Environment April 2 at the district’s Base Yard in South El Monte. The committee, its staff and Los Angeles County Department of Public Works officials received a comprehensive briefing about the district’s management of the Los Angeles County Drainage Area flood control system, Whittier Narrows Dam and water conservation priorities for the Water Resources Development Act, or WRDA, of 2024.

19 Apr 2024

Crews clean up Santa Ana River Marsh

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District collaborated with the City of Newport Beach, Orange County Public Works and the Orange County Sheriff’s Department to remove debris from several unauthorized encampments April 19 in the Santa Ana River Marsh at Newport Beach. The area is home to endangered habitat.

16 Apr 2024

LA District Command team discuss future projects during Arizona visit

The Los Angeles District Commander Col. Andrew Baker led a team from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, or USACE, to review several military and civil works project sites March 25-27 in Arizona.

4 Dec 2023

Gila River Indian Community, LA District sign historic agreement

Gila River Indian Community Governor Stephen Roe Lewis and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District Commander Col. Andrew Baker signed a project partnership agreement during a ceremony Nov. 9 at the Gila River Indian Reservation in Arizona.

18 Jul 2023

LA District signs design agreement for the Little Colorado River at Winslow Flood Risk Management Project

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District, along with the Navajo County Board of Supervisors, signed the Little Colorado River at Winslow Flood-Risk Management Project Design Agreement July 11 at the Winslow Chamber of Commerce in Winslow.

13 Jun 2023

LA commander visits shoreline communities, meets with local governments

Reaching out to the coastal communities in Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District commander Col. Julie Balten and her team met with local officials May 22-25 along California’s “Gold Coast” — from Channel Islands to Morro Bay.

24 Mar 2023

LA District Command team discuss future projects during Arizona visit

Los Angeles District Commander Col. Julie Balten led a team from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to review several military and civil works project sites Mar. 14-17 in Arizona.

13 Sep 2022

Assistant Secretary of Army reviews Arizona civil works projects

PHOENIX – Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Michael Connor led a team from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to review several civil works project sites Aug. 31 -Sept. 1 in northern and central Arizona.

28 Jul 2022

Corps’ planning, policy chief visits Los Angeles to learn more about LA River disposition study

The chief of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Planning and Policy Division met with leaders and subject-matter experts with the Corps’ Los Angeles District and South Pacific Division in early July to gain a better understanding of the Los Angeles County Drainage Area Disposition Study.

13 Apr 2022

Corps’ leaders meet with partners to discuss completion of Winslow, Flagstaff projects

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Pacific Division and Los Angeles District leaders visited project sites April 5-7 in northern Arizona, including two that are being fully funded through completion.

1 Apr 2022

Assistant secretary of the Army discusses transformational investments during Los Angeles visit

Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Michael Connor announced details of President Joe Biden’s fiscal year 2023 Army civil works budget and took an aerial tour of several projects during a March 28-29 visit to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District.

30 Jan 2018

Chief of engineers speaks at conference, advocates for change, innovation

SAN PEDRO, California – During a recent trip to California, Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, told stakeholders he envisions the Corps as “champions for change.”

25 Jan 2018

Corps signs design agreement with city for LA River Ecosystem Restoration project

LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District signed a design agreement to move forward with the LA River Ecosystem Restoration project at a recent meeting with city officials.

21 Dec 2017

Landmark agreement to move watershed study forward

Under the Tribal Partnership Program, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in cooperation with tribes and other federal agencies, can complete watershed assessments or determine the feasibility of projects that will substantially benefit Indian tribes.

15 Mar 2017

Open house for business opportunities

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District Arizona-Nevada Area Office in Phoenix hosted a Business Opportunities Open House March 9.

27 Jan 2017

Remote sites, key projects

When your area of operation covers roughly 226,000 square miles... expect to spend a lot time on the road.

2 Aug 2016

Saudi delegation tours flood control projects

A delegation from Saudi Arabia visited with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District in Las Vegas July 28.