The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on Feb. 26 to push forward to acquire the ownership of 40-mile flood control channels that are now operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). It also requested that Congress allocate about $600 million to repair Whittier Narrows Dam, which a study found might fail in a megastorm.
Under the vote, five supervisors of Los Angeles County will collectively send a letter to the Los Angeles County Congressional Delegation, asking its support for “a disposition study to examine transferring ownership and operations of USACE-owned channels to the district,” according to a motion proposed by supervisor Hilda Solis.
