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  • April

    Col. Julie Balten, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District commander, right, updates Col. Andrew Baker, who is slated to assume command of the district in July when Balten’s three-year assignment is complete, during an April 7 stop at the San Gabriel River side of the Whittier Narrows Dam in Pico Rivera, California.

    Incoming commander gets early review of LA District

    The incoming U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District commander took time out to meet with the LA District’s team and partners April 3-7 as he toured project sites throughout Southern California to learn about the district’s diverse and extensive mission set.

  • June

    Col. Julie A. Balten, commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District, joins local officials May 27 to cut the ribbon for the Old Town Creek Walk in Temecula, California. The Corps worked with the City of Temecula and the Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District on the trail, which is part of a larger multi-purpose, multi-phase flood-risk-reduction and environmental-restoration project along more than seven miles of Murrieta Creek.

    Corps joins City of Temecula to open recreational trail

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers joined the City of Temecula and the Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District May 27 to unveil a new chapter in the Murrieta Creek flood-risk reduction project – a recreational trail.

  • September

    Jose Rocha (right), the Corps' lead engineer on the Murrieta Creek project, describes its current status to Los Angeles District Commander Col. Kirk Gibbs, during a Sept. 23 visit to the project. The visit included discussions with Dusty Williams, the general manager and chief engineer of the Riverside County Flood Control & Water Conservation District, about the ongoing work in the channel and the goals and obstacles to providing long-term flood risk reduction for the area’s residents and businesses.

    Work on Murrieta Creek project begins

    Col. Kirk Gibbs, commander of the Corps’ Los Angeles District, met with local representatives in Temecula on Sept. 23 to discuss upcoming work on the Murrieta Creek flood risk reduction project.

  • December

    Brig. Gen Mark Toy (4th from left) and Col. Kim Colloton (far right) join elected officials and agency representatives for the ceremonial ground breaking of Phase Two of the Murrieta Creek Flood Protection and Environmental Restoration Project Dec. 15 at the Temecula Community Center.

    Murrieta Creek flood reduction project moves to next phase

    Elected officials and agency representatives gathered Dec. 15 at the Temecula Community Center for a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the start of the next phase of the Murrieta Creek Flood Protection and Environmental Restoration Project.