1900s and Ulysses S. Grant III in the early 1920s. The Water Resources Development Act of 1986 eliminated the commission, with its work now the responsibility of the Corps' South Pacific Division. References See also Clean Water Act List of navigation authorities in the United States Gold mining in California United States Army Corps of Engineers Government agencies established in 1893 1986 disestablishments in California 1893 establishments in California Water pollution in the United States Water in California Government agencies disestablished in 1986