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Army Corps reauthorizes Four Rivers Basins study; Pasco to sponsor Anclote River review

5899992 · October 7, 2025
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Pasco County officials said federal planners have reauthorized the long-dormant Four Rivers Basins project and will begin updated feasibility studies; Pasco will sponsor a study of the Anclote River Basin and expects initial assessments within 12–18 months.

Pasco County commissioners heard on Oct. 7 that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has reauthorized the Four Rivers Basins project and will restart federal studies that originally were paused in the 1960s.

The announcement came from Mark Bellas, the county’s chief strategy and sustainability officer, who told the board that the Corps notified local officials last week that the multi-county project is back in play. “Lo and behold, a week ago, we got notified from the army corps that the project has in fact been reauthorized,” Bellas said. He added that Pasco…

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