El Dorado Park Project

Project Specifications

Client: Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority

Location: Los Angeles County

Services: Environmental Review & Permitting, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Air Quality & Climate Services, Public Participation & Community Involvement

The USACE is in receipt of a Third-Party Permittee Section 408 Permission from the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority (MRCA), through the Los Angeles County Flood Control District (LACFCD), the non-Federal sponsor. The Third-Party Permittee is requesting permission from USACE to construct an approximately 1.2-acre multi-benefit park on property owned by the City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks in the community of Pacoima in the City of Los Angeles, California. The multi-benefit park would allow for recreational opportunities for the local community, create a habitat for wildlife, and improve the water quality in Pacoima Wash. This would include native landscaping, smart irrigation, decomposed granite path, and fencing. Stormwater management components would include new or replaced storm drains, reconstructed curbs, gutters, driveways, and sidewalks, and a stormwater network consisting of forebays, bioswales, and basins. Under current conditions, dry and wet flows into the Pacoima Wash are impacted by debris and pollutants. As such, there is a need for improvements to the vacant parcel to construct a multi-benefit space to improve the water quality of Pacoima Wash.

Aspen prepared a Draft Environmental Assessment for the MRCA, an Archaeological and Built Environment Cultural Resources Assessment Report, and tribal outreach letters.