PORT OF LOS ANGELES : Extension Granted for Waste Disposal
The Los Angeles Harbor Board has extended a deadline given to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to dispose of contaminated waste in port waters.
In September, the board agreed to allow up to 135,000 cubic yards of material dredged from the Marina del Rey channel to be stored on the floor of the harbor.
But under the agreement, the corps had to dispose of the material by Dec. 1 so its activities would not interfere with the port’s Pier 300/400 expansion project.
Now the corps has asked for an extension. Because the port’s contractor is running behind schedule, staff asked the harbor board to grant the extension until Dec. 20.
Harbor Commissioner Leyland Wong was particularly reluctant, saying the board was warned not to grant any extensions when it first approved the corps’ plan.
“This is the only extension we will give to the county and the corps,” Wong said.
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