After seven months, many survivors of the Eaton and Palisades wildfires whose homes were destroyed feel they have been shortchanged by the Army Corps cleanup.

Hundreds of complaints detail sloppy and inconsistent work by federal contractors who were hired to remove debris.

Contaminated pool water has been sprayed onto a neighbor’s yard; fire debris has been left behind; and contractors have not consistently adhered to their own cleanup guidelines.

After January’s wildfires reduced thousands of homes in Altadena and Pacific Palisades to heaps of ash and rubble, wildfire survivors hoped federal disaster workers would give them a fresh start on a rebuild-ready lot.

But many residents say that has not been the reality.

More than 800 complaints were submitted to a U.S. Army Corps of Engine

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