Funding Cut for Study on L.A. River Project
Citing a conflict with its flood control plans, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Thursday it has reduced congressional funding for a study of the potential revitalization of the Los Angeles River and expressed pessimism about the project’s prospects.
The Corps agreed to release $250,000 of the $1 million approved by Congress for a scaled-down study of possible environmental and recreational improvements in the river.
At the same time, Army Assistant Secretary Nancy P. Dorn said that any river restoration “would require extensive reevaluation of the flood control features, a costly and time-consuming effort.” Dorn’s comments were a setback for river advocates--including Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley--who aspire to transform at least part of the region’s 58-mile concrete plumbing system into a swath of green parkways, trails for hiking, biking and horseback riding and possibly even a white-water rafting course.
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