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Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard thanks Colonel Alex Dornstauder of the Los Angeles U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Washington,
Jun 21, 2007 -
Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard thanks Colonel Alex Dornstauder of the Los Angeles U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for his steadfast support of efforts to revitalize the Los Angeles River and congratulates him on his new position at the National Headquarters of the Army Corps of Engineers. As the 57th Commander and District Engineer of the Los Angeles District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Colonel Dornstauder assisted the congresswoman in her efforts to secure a $20 million authorization in the House of Representatives this year for the LA River. During the meeting, the Colonel also provided the congresswoman with an overview of a variety of ongoing Army Corps projects in Los Angeles. Colonel Dornstauder is a graduate of West Point and a graduate of the U.S. Army Airborne and Ranger schools. Prior to his service with the Los Angeles District, he also did a tour with the Corps of Engineers in Iraq. In his new position, he will serve as the Executive Director for the Civil Works Directorate at the National Headquarters for the Army Corps located in our nation’s capital. Colonel Dornstauder’s replacement will be Colonel Thomas H. Magness IV. In addition to overseeing the district’s $748 million annual program of military construction and civil works projects, Magness will be responsible for water resource development in the 226,000 square miles of Southern California, Arizona, Nevada and Utah that make up the Los Angeles District. Projects under Magness’ jurisdiction will include the maintenance of navigation channels at more than a dozen harbors along the California coast, among them the massive ports of L.A. and Long Beach, together representing 40 percent of all U.S. trade by volume. Magness will also oversee military construction projects at installations in California, Arizona and Nevada that include family housing, barracks and operations facilities. He will also be responsible for flood control projects such as the completion of the Santa Ana River Mainstem Project, including the modification of Prado Dam in Corona, Calif., and environmental restoration projects such as the revitalization of the Los Angeles River.
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