Funds OKd for Study of Watershed Proposal
A federal panel has approved $500,000 to study how to preserve the natural banks of the San Gabriel River watershed for recreational uses.
Rep. Hilda L. Solis (D-El Monte) is seeking to turn the river’s vast watershed--roughly the riverbank lands north of Santa Fe Springs through Pico Rivera, El Monte, Monrovia and up to the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains--into a meandering urban park and recreational area.
The first step toward receiving government funding to develop such a recreation system is to commission a Department of Interior study to examine potential uses for the area.
The House of Representatives is expected to vote on the funding issue in coming months.
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