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    Officials cut the ribbon ceremonially marking the completion of the final phase of the Tucson Drainage Area/Arroyo Chico Multi-use Project at Tucson High School April 16. The $5 million segment was completed in 11 months and will greatly reduce flood risk for more than 1,000 residential, commercial and industrial structures with an assessed value of over $300 million.

    Corps completes High School Wash Box Culvert

    The High School Wash Box Culvert is the latest phase of the Tucson Drainage Area/Arroyo Chico Multi-use Project completed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District. This milestone was marked with a ribbon cutting ceremony on the campus of Tucson High School April 16.
  • TEMPE, Ariz. -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Pacific Division Commander Brig. Gen. Mark Toy speaks with students and faculty members from the School of Sustainable Engineering and Built Environment and the Del E. Webb School of Construction at Arizona State University here April 15. The day featured the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between SPD, LA District and ASU that emphasizes the importance of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

    Corps signs MOU with ASU

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Pacific Division Commander Brig. Gen. Mark Toy and Los Angeles District Commander Col. Kimberly Colloton signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the School of Sustainable Engineering and Built Environment and the Del E. Webb School of Construction at Arizona State University here April 15.
  • A jagged crack near the base of a bluff at Encinitas, Calif., is an early indication that the bluff will fail. A Corps study for Encinitas and nearby Solana Beach proposes restoration efforts to protect the shoreline, making circumstances such as this less likely.

    Civil Works Review Board Approves Encinitas-Solana Beach Project

    Following an April 21 presentation in Washington, D.C., the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works Review Board approved the release of the final integrated report and environmental impact statement for the Encinitas-Solana Beach Coastal Storm Damage Protection Project.
  • Brig. Gen. Mark Toy, commanding general of the USACE South Pacific Division and Don Knabe, Los Angeles County supervisor, presented a scroll to Ron Weiss, a former USACE employee who worked on the marina since its beginning in the 1950s at a ceremony April 10. USACE workers were recognized at Marina del Rey's 50th Birthday Bash for the design and work efforts in taking and keeping Marina del Rey from the duck hunting marsh it was into the marina it is today.

    USACE South Pacific Division helps Marina del Rey celebrate 50 years

    Amidst the tall ships’ cannon battle and sword fights at Marina del Rey April 10, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers helped celebrate a 50th Birthday Bash.
  • Attendees at the Prado Dam mural public meeting held April 9 at the Corona High School Performing Arts Center talk about the the Bicentennial mural, its significance to the local area and the nation at large, and their desire to it replicated.

    Prado Dam mural meeting draws community interest

    A public meeting held here Thursday evening to discuss the future of the Bicentennial mural on the Prado Dam spillway attracted more than 200 attendees, many of whom made impassioned statements about their desire to see the original mural restored.
  • Crews from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District Operations and Maintenance branch began their annual clean-up and maintenance of the Mojave Dam in San Bernardino, California, March 24. The crews removed trash and debris from the dam and surrounding access roads.

    District begins Mojave Dam annual maintenance

    Crews from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District Operations and Maintenance branch began their annual clean-up and maintenance of the Mojave Dam in San Bernardino, California, March 24. The crews removed trash and debris from the dam and surrounding access roads