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LOS ANGELES DISTRICT -LA District, county partners share updates, best practices during Seven Counties Flood-Control Directors Meeting
Dusty Williams, technical adviser with the National Association of Flood and Stormwater Management Agencies, center, provides his portion of opening remarks Nov. 7 during the 2024 Seven Counties Flood-Control Directors Meeting at the LA District...
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SAN FRANCISCO DISTRICT - Tolowa Dee-ni' Nation's wastewater project gets financial boost with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers agreement
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers San Francisco District Commander Lt. Col. Timothy Shebesta shakes hands with Tolowa Dee-ni' Nation Tribal Council Chairperson Jeri Lynn Thompson following the signing of an agreement Dec. 18 that will provide extensive...
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ALBUQUERQUE DISTRICT - USACE-Albuquerque District welcomes 39th commander
The new commander of the Albuquerque District, Lt. Col. Matthew Miller, holds the USACE flag after receiving it from South Pacific Division Commander Col. James Handura during the change of command ceremony in Albuquerque, N.M., July 18, 2024.
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  • April

    Alex Guzman, a member of the fence maintenance crew with the LA District’s Operations and Maintenance Branch, negotiates a series of maneuvers to demonstrate his proficiency with a utility terrain vehicle March 23 during training at the Whittier Narrows Dam area of operations in Pico Rivera, California.

    LA District maintenance team members take on UTV training

    LA District Park Ranger Nicolas Figueroa led a daylong operations and safety training course on utility terrain vehicles to members of the district’s Operations and Maintenance Branch March 23 at the Whittier Narrows Dam area of operations in Pico Rivera, California.

  • March

    A crane is prepped before the installation of a 19-ton floodgate March 10 on the Alcoa Dike alongside the Temescal Wash in Corona, California.

    New Alcoa Dike floodgate to help protect Corona community

    The Los Angeles District completed the installation of a 19-ton floodgate March 10 on the Alcoa Dike alongside the Temescal Wash in Corona, California.
  • Patricia Fontanet Rodriguez, natural disaster planner with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District, writes notes on Public Law 84-99, Emergency Response to Natural Disasters, which gives the Corps the authority to provide emergency assistance to local, state and tribal governments before, during and after flooding events, during a case-study discussion as part of the Southern California Post-Fire Mitigation, Recovery and Resilience Workshop for Tribes at the Pechanga Reservation near Temecula, California, Feb. 28, 2023.

    Corps hosts tribal workshop, strengthens partnerships

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers teamed up with other local, state and federal agencies Feb. 28 to share information about flood-fighting resources with its tribal partners throughout Southern California.
  • Cheree Peterson, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ South Pacific Division regional business director, second from right, gets her first closeup look at the still-under-construction Spinal Cord Injury/Community Living Center during her visit to the Veterans Affairs San Diego Health Care System campus Feb. 17 in San Diego.

    Division regional business director visits two key VA San Diego project sites

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Pacific Division regional business director visited two key project sites at the Veterans Affairs San Diego Health Care System campus Feb. 17 in San Diego.

  • September

    Col. Julie Balten, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District commander, second from left, stands with a group of officials and partners for photos after the Sept. 8 Prado Dam mural groundbreaking ceremony in Corona, California. The event included officials from Riverside, Orange and San Bernardino counties, as well as other local city mayors and leaders. From left to right: San Bernardino County Fourth District Supervisor Curt Hagman; U.S. Rep. Ken Calvert (CA-42); Riverside County Second District Supervisor (and former mayor of Corona) Karen Spiegel; Terri Smith Ferguson, a member of the Corona High School Class of 1976 and the one who came up with the idea of painting a bicentennial theme on the Prado Dam spillway; Col. Julie Balten, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District commander; and Jason Uhley, Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District general manager and chief engineer.

    Prado Dam bicentennial mural greenlit for restoration

    It’s been a cultural landmark to residents, commuters and visitors in Corona for nearly 50 years, and now, after successful coordination between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District and its partners, the aging Prado Dam bicentennial mural is getting safely removed to make way for a new one.

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