LANG RANCH DAM PROJECT HITS DRY SPELL CONSTRUCTION DELAYED TO '01.Byline: Cecilia Chan Staff Writer THOUSAND OAKS Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. - Bogged down in the regulatory process, the construction of a controversial 1,200-foot-long dam in the northeast section of the city will be delayed until next year. Lang Ranch ranch, large farm devoted chiefly to raising and breeding cattle, horses, sheep, and goats. The cattle ranch was introduced from Latin America to Texas and the plains of the W United States and Canada. Dam is required to protect downstream properties in the event of a flood from runoff Runoff The procedure of printing the end-of-day prices for every stock on an exchange onto ticker tape. Notes: If the "tape is late" then it can take a long time to print off all the closing prices. from a 2,257-home development - now 85 percent completed. ``The project, as with any project, we would like to see it move on line as soon as we can,'' said city Public Works public works pl.n. Construction projects, such as highways or dams, financed by public funds and constructed by a government for the benefit or use of the general public. Noun 1. Director Don Nelson. ``But I don't think there is any sense of panic or urgency over this. ``The facility is for a non-normal rain event and at some point in time needs to be constructed to provide flood protection for residents who are downstream. If we didn't need the project, it wouldn't have been proposed.'' Construction of the $3.4 million flood control project along Westlake Boulevard, which also includes a 3.3-acre debris basin east of the street, is expected to begin in April, said Hugh Clabaugh, division engineer with the Ventura County Flood Control District. Construction would take six to eight months. The county is building the basin for the city, a project stipulated in 1986 in an order by a federal judge that required the city to permit the housing development. Critics oppose the project because it would remove 48 prized oak trees, impact an animal migration corridor and impede im·pede tr.v. im·ped·ed, im·ped·ing, im·pedes To retard or obstruct the progress of. See Synonyms at hinder1. [Latin imped the views for surrounding homes. Also, the endangered en·dan·ger tr.v. en·dan·gered, en·dan·ger·ing, en·dan·gers 1. To expose to harm or danger; imperil. 2. To threaten with extinction. Brauton's milkvetch has been found on the site. A lawsuit filed against the project by homeowners was withdrawn earlier this year. Clabaugh said the department is still trying to secure a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and approval from the California Department of Fish and Game needed to start the project. ``Like any project, we've run into unforeseen hurdles that take a lot of time,'' he said. ``It's taken a lot more time than I anticipated.'' Clabaugh said the Army corps was concerned with the discovery of the endangered milkvetch in the area of the proposed dam's wall. The county also was working with the Department of Fish and Game to negotiate a wildlife passage under Westlake Boulevard, Clabaugh said. ``We've sent additional information to the corps about three weeks ago and they are reviewing the issues,'' he said. ``They wanted a detailed alternative analysis on the number of different projects that could be done and the reason why they couldn't be done. ``I think we've exhausted everything and looked at it thoroughly, and this is the most viable project. We should be hearing back from them shortly.'' Bruce Henderson Bruce D. Henderson (1915-1992) was the founder of the Boston Consulting Group (BCG). Henderson founded BCG in 1963 in Boston, Massachusetts. Originally called the Management and Consulting Division of the Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Company, what became BCG was itself a , senior project manager for the corps, said an independent review of the project is being done and he expects ``some sort of determination soon.'' He said the corps has yet to determine whether the project would harm the milkvetch. The corps also is taking a less intense review of an alternative proposal submitted by Thousand Oaks Councilwoman Linda Parks For the DC Comics character, see . Linda Park (born July 9, 1978) is a Korean American actress who is best known for her portrayal of communications officer character Hoshi Sato in the television series . , Henderson said. Parks' proposal calls for a much smaller structure that would divert di·vert v. di·vert·ed, di·vert·ing, di·verts v.tr. 1. To turn aside from a course or direction: Traffic was diverted around the scene of the accident. 2. water into a bypass basin downstream from the current project site. ``Until we get word back from the hydrology hydrology, study of water and its properties, including its distribution and movement in and through the land areas of the earth. The hydrologic cycle consists of the passage of water from the oceans into the atmosphere by evaporation and transpiration (or folks, any alternative has to remain in consideration,'' he said. ``Right now we are concentrating on the county's proposal and just make sure those details are ironed out first.'' |
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