Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 08/12/1998

Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Murrieta Creek Feasibility Study; Riverside County, CA

Murrieta Creek is located in western Riverside County and encompasses a drainage area of approximately 220 square miles. The creek flows in a southeasterly direction and receives inflows from Slaughterhouse Canyon on the southern side and Warm Springs and Santa Gertrudis Creeks on the northern side. The feasibility study covers an eleven mile reach of Murrieta Creek from the McVicar Street bridge in Wildomar, downstream through the Cities of Murrieta and Temecula to the U.S. Geological Survey gaging station, just north of the confluence with Temecula Creek. Rapid development over the past two decades has resulted in concerns over flood protection and environmental degradation throughout the project reach. In response to these and other concerns raised by federal, state, and local interests during the 1997 Reconnaissance Study, the Corps of Engineers has initiated a Feasibility Study to determine if a feasible plan exists for flood control along Murrieta Creek with associated environmental restoration and recreation components.