San Luis Rey Flood Control Project Whelan Mitigation Site Habitat Restoration Action

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District (Corps or Los Angeles District) and City of Oceanside (City) propose to restore southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus, flycatcher) habitat along the San Luis Rey River, within the San Luis Rey River Flood Risk Management Project Area, to meet environmental commitments and permit requirements consistent with the Record of Decision signed by the South Pacific Division Commander, February 21, 2008, for the Final Integrated Post Authorization Decision Document/ Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report/Post Authorization Change Report for the San Luis Rey Flood Control Project from College Blvd. to the Pacific Ocean, San Diego, California (SLR PADD/FEIS/FEIR/PAC), July 2007. The proposed action would include active restoration of riparian habitat and floodplain. The proposed site, located along the San Luis Rey River within the existing flood risk management project site, is owned by the City of Oceanside, the project’s non-Federal sponsor, and is herein referred to as the Whelan Mitigation Site.