REP. CALVERT APPLAUDS STIMULUS FUNDS ALLOCATED TO LOCAL ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS PROJECTS

Today Congressman Ken Calvert (R-CA) was pleased by an announcement by the Army Corps of Engineers that three local projects would receive stimulus funding.

"I welcome the news that three local projects will receive funding," said Rep. Ken Calvert. "However, had the stimulus bill focused more on ‘shovel ready' projects, such as the three selected, many more local projects could have received funding and many more people could have gained employment. Unfortunately, the stimulus bill over-funds social programs that do not have nearly the job impact of true infrastructure projects."

The three projects that will receive funding include:

Santa Ana River Mainstem, CA

$26,050,000 - Complete contract for channel improvements to Reach 9 Phase 2B of the lower Santa Ana River

$500,000 - Complete Reach 9 improvements

$1,000,000 - Construct environmental mitigation measures downstream of Seven Oaks Dam

$300,000 - Remove graffiti along the Santa Ana River System

$1,500,000 - Remove sediment from Prado Dam to improve pool capacity in the reservoir, prevent the possible functional failure of the dam during large flood events, assure continued performance and safety of the dam, and lower the probability/risk of a public health and safety upstream and downstream of the dam.

South Perris, CA

$41,000 - Complete final Plans & Specifications for the South Perris desalter project

Upper Newport Bay, CA

$17,363,000- Funding will be used to complete Plans and Specifications and award a fully funded construction project that will complete this environmental restoration of the Upper Newport Bay and turn it over to the local sponsor.

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