Documents
This document library contains a historical record of information related to the Ventura River watershed, including newspaper articles, policy statements, minutes and other data. The issues facing the Ventura River watershed have deep historical roots. Moreover, the issues often re-present themselves in the face of development and competing interests.
The documents in this library are organized by category. Also found here, the Friends Archive contains documents dating back several decades. The Friends Archive is an ongoing effort to scan and make available online documents that have been stored away in paper format. The library’s documents are also tagged with keywords to aid search results.
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Avenue Water Treatment Plant/Foster Park Facility Improvements Project Draft EIR
author: URS Corporation various authors
date: Nov. 2003
filetype: pdf
filesize: 51.3 MB
publication/publisher: City of San Buenaventura
tags: air quality,
Avenue WTP,
CEQA,
chumash,
Foster Park,
groundwater,
hazards,
Kingston Reservoir,
land use,
landmarks,
least Bell's vireo,
Mission aqueduct,
mitigation,
native habitat,
Nye well,
Power Reservoir,
red-legged frog,
Steelhead,
surface diversion,
surface flow,
Ventura Avenue,
Ventura river,
water production,
Water Quality,
Water Supply,
Ed Henke Historical Ventura River Docs Collection
author: Capelli, Mark H.; various
date: 1973 - 1980
filetype: pdf
filesize: 20.4 MB
publication/publisher: various
tags: algae,
braided channel,
California Coastal Act,
Capelli,
channel configuration,
dissolved solids,
effluent,
fish kill,
flood control,
flooding,
Friends of the Ventura River,
general plan,
Ground Water,
instream beneficial uses,
lagoon,
Oak View Sanitary District,
pollutants,
quarry,
rainfall,
riparian habitat,
runoff,
San Antonio Creek,
sediment,
Steelhead,
stream flow,
surface water,
Ventura river,
water management,
Water Quality,
wildlife,
Ed Henke letter to Jerry Brown re Steelhead; ChannelKeeper Rock Quarry letter
author: Henke, Ed; Pitterle, Ben
date: 2008
filetype: pdf
filesize: 5.5 MB
Habitat Restoration Opportunities for the Lower Ventura River
author: Pitterle, Ben
date: 2010
filetype: pdf
filesize: 3.94 MB
publication/publisher: Santa Barbara Channelkeeper
LGC Water Resources and Land Use Planning
author: Anderson, Clark et al
date: 2008
filetype: pdf
filesize: 3.9 MB
publication/publisher: Local Govt Commission funded by California State Water Resources Control Board
tags: Ahwahnee principles,
best management practices,
impervious surface,
infill,
infiltration,
irrigation,
land conservation,
open space,
orderly development,
stormwater,
water conservation,
watershed management,
watershed protection,
zoning,
NOAA Letter to Ojai Rock Quarry re Rockfall Obstructing Matilija Creek
author: McInnis, Rodney R.
date: Jul 2010
filetype: pdf
filesize: 9.5 MB
publication/publisher: NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service. SW Region
tags: fine sediment,
fish passage barrier,
Matilija Creek,
Matilija Dam,
Ojai quarry,
runoff,
Steelhead,
streambank stabilization,
Ventura river,
Water Quality,
Notice of CEQA Scoping Meeting Ventura River Algae TMDL
author: Wu, Eric
date: 2011
filetype: pdf
filesize: .13 MB
publication/publisher: California Regional Water Quality Control Board, LA Region; CA EPA
Permit Adjustment to Ojai Quarry Conditional Use Permit (CUP) Case No. CUP3489-2 & Comments
author: Ventura County Planning staff; Pitterle, Ben et al
date: Apr 2012
filetype: pdf
filesize: 25.6 MB
publication/publisher: County of Ventura, Planning Division
tags: 1995 EIR,
air quality,
critical habitat,
endangered species,
erosion,
Matilija Creek,
mining activities,
mitigation measures,
Ojai quarry,
quarry operations,
reclamation plan,
sediment,
Steelhead,
Ventura river,
Water Quality,
wildlife habitat,
SBCK Letter to Ventura County Planning re Ojai Quarry
author: Pitterle, Ben
date: Apr 2012
filetype: pdf
filesize: 1.3 MB
publication/publisher: Santa Barbara ChannelKeeper
tags: endangered species,
Matilija Creek,
Matilija Dam,
Ojai quarry,
runoff,
sediment,
Steelhead,
stormwater,
turbidity,
Ventura river,
Water Quality,
Southern California Bight Appendix A
author: Schiff, Kenneth et al
date: 2003
filetype: pdf
filesize: .65 MB
publication/publisher: Southern California Coastal Water Research Project
tags: coliform,
effluent,
mass emissions,
nutrients,
pesticides,
pollutant,
runoff,
stormwater,
TMDL,
treatment,
urbanized watershed,
Water Quality,
Upper San Antonio Creek Watershed Giant Reed Removal MND
author: Aspen Environmental Group
date: 2009
filetype: pdf
filesize: 12.5 MB
publication/publisher: Ventura County Watershed Protection District
tags: air quality,
Arundo removal,
biological surveys,
cumulative impacts,
glyphosate,
groundwater,
herbicide,
Matilija Dam,
McNell creek,
Reeves creek,
rhizome,
riparian habitat,
surface water,
Thacher creek,
Ventura river,
Water Quality,
Upper San Antonio Creek Watershed Giant Reed Removal Water Quality Monitoring Program - Final
author: Ventura County Watershed Protection District
date: 2010
filetype: pdf
filesize: 0.46 MB
publication/publisher: Ventura County Watershed Protection District
tags: AMPA,
dissolved oxygen,
dissolved solids,
giant reed,
glufosinate,
glyphosate,
herbicide,
pH,
sampling,
stream flow,
stream team,
surface water,
turbidity,
Ventura river,
Water Quality,
Ventura River State of the Watershed 2002
author: California Regional Water Quality Control Board, LA Region
date: 2002
filetype: pdf
filesize: .32 MB
publication/publisher: California Regional Water Quality Control Board, LA Region
tags: Canada Larga,
Casitas Dam,
Coyote creek,
eutrophication,
Foster Park,
groundwater,
irrigation,
Lake Casitas,
Ojai Basin,
Robles diversion,
San Antonio Creek,
Santa Ana Creek,
Steelhead,
surface water,
treatment plant,
Ventura river,
wastewater,
wetland,
Ventura River State of Watershed 2002 with Graphs
author: California Regional Water Quality Control Board, LA Region
date: 2002
filetype: pdf
filesize: 1 MB
publication/publisher: California Regional Water Quality Control Board, LA Region
tags: Canada Larga,
Casitas Dam,
Coyote creek,
eutrophication,
Foster Park,
groundwater,
irrigation,
Lake Casitas,
Ojai Basin,
Robles diversion,
San Antonio Creek,
Santa Ana Creek,
Steelhead,
surface water,
treatment plant,
Ventura river,
wastewater,
wetland,
Ventura River Watershed Sanitary Survey 2005 Final
author: Kennedy/Jenks Consultants
date: 2006
filetype: pdf
filesize: 6.2 MB
publication/publisher: City of San Buenaventura
tags: bacteria,
Channelkeeper,
coliform,
Foster Park,
groundwater,
Matilija Dam,
nutrients,
Robles diversion,
runoff,
stormwater,
surface water,
Ventura river,
wastewater treatment,
Water Quality,
Westside Community Planning Project DEIR, Section 4.8: Hydrology & Appendix
author: Impact Sciences; Hawks & Associates
date: Dec 2011
filetype: pdf
filesize: 4.8 MB
publication/publisher: City of San Buenaventura
tags: aquifer,
Canada de San Joaquin,
Canada Larga,
catch basins,
Dent drain,
FEMA,
flood control,
flood hazard,
Flood Plain Ordinance,
floodplain,
groundwater,
levee,
Manuel Canyon,
point source,
pollutants,
storm drains,
stormwater,
surface water,
urban runoff,
Ventura river,
watershed protection,
Weldon Canyon,
Where Does the Nitrate Come From Report & Summary
author: Leydecker, Al
date: 2010
filetype: PDF
filesize: .82 MB
tags: algae,
assimilation,
Foster Park,
Foster Park Bridge,
groundwater,
Lion Canyon,
main street bridge,
Matilija,
nitrate concentrations,
nitrate flux,
San Antonio Creek,
Santa Ana bridge,
Shell Road,
total nitrogen,
Ventura river,
