NR06-06 - Ed Pastor Kino Environmental Restoration Project... |
Written by Jennie Ayala | |
Wednesday, 12 April 2006 | |
Phoenix, AZ.—The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District has won the Chief of Engineers 2005 Environmental Award of Excellence for the Ed Pastor Kino Environmental Restoration Project in Tucson. The biennial award is the highest recognition for design excellence demonstrated by completed projects and professional works accomplished by a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) team and the private sector design and construction community. Completed in 2002, the Ed Pastor Kino Environmental Restoration Project (KERP) modified the existing Ajo Detention Basin to provide a natural ecological system whose characteristics and functions were integrated with a storm water control facility. The project was designed and constructed with the Pima County Flood Control District and design agent, Tetra Tech, Inc. (Pasadena, CA). The project’s water harvesting features are models for at least five subsequent Pima County projects on the Rillito and Santa Cruz River’s. The projects include Tres Rios Del Norte, Paseo de las Iglesias, El Rio Antiguo, Swan Wetlands and Agua Caliente. For detailed information on DEAP and a list of previous winners please refer to https://ceawards.wes.army.mil. A list of this year’s entries will be posted in June. For more information about the Los Angeles District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers please visit our website at www.spl.usace.army.mil. |