Los Angeles River Estuary Maintenance Dredging Project
Summary
SCH Number
2005084002
Lead Agency
United States Army, Army Corps of Engineers
(USACE)
Document Title
Los Angeles River Estuary Maintenance Dredging Project
Document Type
EA - Environmental Assessment
Received
Document Description
The Corps proposes to dredge the entire 1,500-meter navigation channel within the LARE to allow for unobstructed passage of vessels in and out of Queen's Way Marina. Approximately 500,000 cubic meters of sediment needs to be dredged to restore a depth of 6.0 meters [20 feet MLLW (Mean Lower Low Water)]. The channel width is 76 meters (250 ft.).
The proposed project includes the removal of approximately 500,000 cubic meters of material from the mouth of the LARE using either a hopper dredge, cutterhead/pipeline, and/or a clamshell/barge. Placement will consist of dredging the contaminated material into the LA River Borrow pit and covering it with clean dredge material. The excess clean material will be placed at LA-2. Dredging and placement operations are expected to commence when funding is available. Sediment has been tested in accordance with applicable regulations and found to not be compatible with beach placement. The proposed project is required to restore and ensure safe navigation within the federal channel. Inaction will prevent Catalina Express from being able to operate out of the Queens Way Marina. Catalina Express runs 8 trips daily to and from Catalina, for a total number of 16 transits per day.
Contact Information
Name
Randy Tabije
Agency Name
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Long Beach
Counties
Los Angeles
Cross Streets
Los Angeles / Long Beach Harbor
Airports
Long Beach Airport
Waterways
Los Angeles River
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Coastal Commission (CCC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 7 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Los Angeles Region 4 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Caltrans, Division of Aeronautics, Department of Water Resources, Resources Agency
Development Types
Other (Federal Dredging)
Local Actions
EA
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Air Quality, Coastal Zone, Cultural Resources, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Noise, Public Services, Social, Transportation, Marine Aquatic Life and Resources
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