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.
Other documents now available on the Santa Barbara Channelkeeper website include the Al Leydecker archives of his 20-plus years of research on the Ventura River & Goleta streams.
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100 Trout Lead Court to Reject Plan to Tap Ventura Water
author: Katz, Jesse
date: Jun 1988
filetype: pdf
filesize: 0.06 MB
publication/publisher: Los Angeles Times
2009 Monitoring & Evaluation Study of Robles Fish Passage Facility
author: Lewis, Scott D. & Gibson, Michael W.
date: 2009
filetype: pdf
filesize: 0.2 MB
publication/publisher: Casitas Municipal Water District
tags: Coyote creek,
fish ladder,
habitat,
Matilija Creek,
Matilija Dam,
North Fork Matilija,
O. mykiss,
robles facility,
San Antonio Creek,
spawning,
Steelhead,
Ventura river,
Data Summary of August 2009 O. mykiss Sampling in Ventura/Matilija Basin - Draft
date: 2009
filetype: PDF
filesize: 0.6 MB
publication/publisher: Thomas R. Payne & Associates
tags: anadromous,
juvenile,
Matilija Creek,
Matilija Dam,
O. mykiss,
pool habitats,
Robles diversion,
San Antonio Creek,
Steelhead,
Ventura river,
water temperature,
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 Anthony Spina (NOAA/NMFS) re Steelhead History
author: Henke, Ed
date: 2007
filetype: PDF
filesize: 8.8 MB
Final Biological Opinion: Robles Diversion Dam Fish Passage Facility
author: McInnis, Rodney, R.; Rogers, Rick et al
date: Mar 2003
filetype: pdf
filesize: 1.1 MB
publication/publisher: NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service, SW Region
tags: Casitas Dam,
Coyote creek,
fish migration,
fish passage,
Foster Park,
groundwater,
incidental take,
Lake Casitas,
Matilija Creek,
Matilija Dam,
Matilija reservoir,
NOAA fisheries,
rearing habitat,
Robles diversion,
San Antonio Creek,
Santa Ana Creek,
sediment,
smolt,
spawning habitat,
Steelhead,
storm events,
surface flow,
Ventura river,
Ventura River estuary,
Floods in the Ventura River Watershed Presentation
author: Walter, Lorraine
date: Feb 2013
filetype: pdf
filesize: 5.3 MB
publication/publisher: Ventura River Watershed Council
tags: Casitas Dam,
Coyote creek,
flood control,
flooding,
floodplain,
Foster,
levees,
Matilija Creek,
Matilija Dam,
San Antonio Creek,
sediment,
Stewart Canyon Debris Basin,
Ventura river,
Habitat Restoration Opportunities for the Lower Ventura River
author: Pitterle, Ben
date: 2010
filetype: pdf
filesize: 3.94 MB
publication/publisher: Santa Barbara Channelkeeper
Historical Ecology of the Lower Santa Clara River, Ventura River and Oxnard Plain (Ventura River sections)
author: Beller, EE; Grossinger, RM et al; San Francisco Estuary Institute
date: 2011
filetype: pdf
filesize: 8.2 MB
publication/publisher: California State Coastal Conservancy
tags: aquatic habitat,
aqueduct,
Casitas reach,
chumash,
coastal sage scrub,
Coyote creek,
drought,
dryland habitat,
flood events,
flooding,
freshwater marsh,
habitat types,
historical habitat,
Matilija Dam,
Matilija reach,
mission,
Oak View reach,
riparian habitat,
riparian vegetation,
San Antonio Creek,
Ventura river,
Ventura River estuary,
Ventura River valley,
wetland habitat,
Hydrogeologic Study: Lower Ventura River Groundwater Basin Municipal and Domesic Beneficial Use De-designation
author: Fugro West project team
date: May 2004
filetype: pdf
filesize: 21.8 MB
publication/publisher: Ojai Valley Sanitary District
tags: Aera Energy,
Canada Larga,
Casitas,
contamination,
dissolved solids,
drinking water,
effluent,
Foster Park,
groundwater,
main street bridge,
oil field,
oil recovery,
San Antonio Creek,
Schoolhouse Canyon,
storage tanks,
surface water,
Ventura river,
wastewater,
Water Quality,
water wells,
Weldon Canyon,
Nitrate in the Ventura River Watershed: Tracking the Source
author: Leydecker, Al
date: Nov 2013
filetype: pdf
filesize: 3.8 MB
publication/publisher: Al Leydecker
tags: Canada Larga,
chloride,
denitrification,
fertilizer,
Foster Park,
manure,
nitrate,
phosphate,
Pirie Creek,
San Antonio Creek,
Ventura river,
Rainbow Trout and Steelhead Studies in the Matilija Creek/ Ventura River Basin - Summary of Activities
author: Zimmerman, Christian E. & Reisenbichler, Reginald R.
date: 2002
filetype: PDF
filesize: 0.02 MB
publication/publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Western Fisheries Research Center
Recovering Ventura River Steelhead
author: Jenkin, Paul
date: May 2012
filetype: pdf
filesize: 0.16 MB
publication/publisher: The Osprey, Vol. 72, Steelhead Committee Federation of Fly Fishers
Restoration Projects: Biological Assessment at Soule & Foster Parks
author: Bowland, Jacqueline L.
date: Sep 1999
filetype: pdf
filesize: 0.3 MB
publication/publisher: Bowland & Associates
San Antonio Creek Articles & Correspondence: 18 years of Flood Control Controversy
author: Capelli, Mark H.; Price, Charles D. et al
date: 1978 - 1996
filetype: pdf
filesize: 9.9 MB
publication/publisher: Ventura County Star; Ojai Valley News et al
tags: Army Corps of Engineers,
CEQA,
channelization,
Creek Road,
environmental review,
Fish and Game,
flood hazard,
flooding,
floodplain,
Highway 33,
NEPA,
San Antonio Creek,
Steelhead,
Ventura County Flood Control,
San Antonio Creek Flood Hazard Evaluation
author: Grim, Julia & Norris, Greg
date: 2010
filetype: PDF
filesize: 1.18 MB
publication/publisher: Natural Resources Conservation Service
San Antonio Creek Southern Steelhead Habitat Characterization, Ventura County, CA
date: 1996
filetype: PDF
filesize: 8.4 MB
publication/publisher: Fugro West
San Antonio Creek Watershed: An Agricultural and Rural Residential Land Protection Study
author: U.S.D.A. NRCS staff
date: 2010
filetype: PDF
filesize: 14.6 MB
publication/publisher: Natural Resources Conservation Service
tags: alluvial fan,
Casitas,
erosion,
flooding,
groundwater,
irrigation,
land use,
Lion Creek,
Ojai Basin,
San Antonio Creek,
Steelhead,
Sulphur mountain,
Thacher creek,
Ventura river,
watershed,
Source Assessment Report(Corrected): Nitrogen & Phosphorus in the Ventura River Watershed
author: Larry Walker Associates
date: Aug 2011
filetype: pdf
filesize: 13.6 MB
publication/publisher: Ojai Valley Sanitary District
tags: agriculture,
Casitas Dam,
City of Ventura,
Coyote creek,
estuary,
groundwater,
Lake Casitas,
manure,
Matilija Creek,
natural land covers,
nitrate,
nitrogen,
Ojai Valley,
OVSD,
phophate,
phosphorus,
runoff,
San Antonio Creek,
septic tanks,
surface water,
urban,
Ventura river,
wells,
Southern Steelhead Resources Evaluation - Ventura County (Intro, Approach & Chapter 6)
author: Becker, Gordon S.; Smetak, Katherine M; Asbury, David A.
date: 2010
filetype: pdf
filesize: 0.85 MB
publication/publisher: Center for Ecosystem Management & Restoration
tags: barriers,
Bear creek,
Casitas Dam,
Coyote creek,
Highway 150 bridge,
Matilija Creek,
Matilija Dam,
O. mykiss,
rearing habitat,
Robles diversion,
San Antonio Creek,
santa clara river,
Steelhead,
Ventura river,
Steelhead Population and Habitat Assessment in the Ventura River/Matilija Creek Basin 2009 Final Data Summary
author: Allen, Mark A.
date: 2010
filetype: PDF
filesize: 3.2 MB
publication/publisher: Thomas R. Payne & Associates
tags: anadromous,
juvenile,
Matilija Creek,
Matilija Dam,
O. mykiss,
pool habitats,
Robles diversion,
San Antonio Creek,
Steelhead,
Ventura river,
water temperature,
Steelhead Population Assessment Ventura River & Matilija Creek Basin 2008 Draft Summary Report
author: Allen, Mark A.
date: 2009
filetype: pdf
filesize: 0.6 MB
publication/publisher: Thomas R. Payne & Associates
tags: habitat,
juvenile,
Matilija Creek,
Matilija Dam,
O. mykiss,
pools,
Robles diversion,
San Antonio Creek,
spawning,
Steelhead,
trout,
Ventura river,
Steelhead Population Assessment Ventura River & Matilija Creek Basin 2008 Final Summary Report
author: Allen, Mark A.
date: July 2009
filetype: pdf
filesize: 0.97 MB
publication/publisher: Thomas R. Payne & Associates
tags: habitat,
juvenile,
Matilija Creek,
Matilija Dam,
O. mykiss,
pools,
Robles diversion,
San Antonio Creek,
spawning,
Steelhead,
trout,
Ventura river,
Steelhead/Rainbow Trout Resources of Ventura County: Identifying Locations for Steelhead Restoration
author: Becker, Gordon S.; Reining, Isabelle J.
date: 2008
filetype: pdf
filesize: 0.37 MB
publication/publisher: Center for Ecosystem Management & Restoration
tags: Bear creek,
Casitas Dam,
Coyote creek,
El Rancho Cola dam,
Gidley Canyon creek,
Lake Casitas,
Matilija Creek,
Matilija Dam,
Murietta Canyon creek,
O. mykiss,
Ojai creek,
Rincon creek,
Robles diversion,
San Antonio Creek,
Santa Ana Creek,
santa clara river,
Steelhead,
Ventura river,
Sustainable Water Use in the Ventura River Watershed
author: Gardner, Ryan; Iqbal, Naheed; Love, Austin et al
date: Mar 2013
filetype: pdf
filesize: 3.1 MB
publication/publisher: Bren School of Environmental Science, UCSB
tags: Canada Larga,
City of Ojai,
City of Ventura,
climate change,
Coyote creek,
Foster Park,
greywater,
groundwater,
infiltration basins,
Lake Casitas,
live reach,
Matilija Creek,
Matilija Dam,
Matilija reservoir,
ocean friendly gardens,
Robles diversion,
San Antonio Creek,
San Antonio spreading grounds,
surface water,
Ventura river,
water management,
Water Supply,
The Great Flood of Ventura County
author: Pyle, Russ
date: 1969
filetype: pdf
filesize: 15.9 MB
publication/publisher: Dan Poush
tags: Casitas Springs,
flooding,
Lake Casitas,
Live Oak Acres,
Matilija Dam,
Ojai railroad,
Olivas Park,
San Antonio Creek,
santa clara river,
Santa Paula creek,
Sespe creek,
Sisar creek,
Ventura Marina,
Ventura river,
Upper and Lower Ventura River Basin Groundwater Budget and Management Plan
author: Schnaar, Gregory
date: 2010
filetype: PDF
filesize: 18 MB
publication/publisher: Daniel B. Stephens & Assoc., Inc.
tags: aquifer,
Coyote creek,
extraction,
Foster Park,
groundwater,
infiltration,
inflow,
Lake Casitas,
outflow,
Robles diversion,
San Antonio Creek,
surface water,
Ventura river,
wells,
VCWPD Upper Lower Ventura River Basin Draft GW Bdgt_8-20-10
author: Schnaar, Dodge & Kear
date: 2010
filetype: PDF
filesize: 4.7 MB
publication/publisher: Daniel B. Stephens & Assoc., Inc.
tags: extraction,
groundwater,
irrigation,
Lake Casitas,
Ojai Basin,
recharge,
Robles,
San Antonio Creek,
surface water,
Ventura river,
Ventura River 1978 Conjunctive Use Agreement & DEIR (Part 1)
author: EDAW, Inc,; Earth Sciences Assoc.(Kelley, D.W.); WESCO
date: Jun 1978
filetype: pdf
filesize: 7.6 MB
publication/publisher: Casitas MWD & City of SanBuenaventura
tags: aquatic habitat,
Casitas Dam,
Casitas reservoir,
Coyote creek,
flood control,
Foster Park,
groundwater,
habitat,
Lake Casitas,
Matilija Creek,
Matilija Dam,
Oak View Sewage Treatment Plant,
rainfall,
Robles diversion,
San Antonio Creek,
Santa Ana Creek,
Steelhead,
surface water,
Ventura river,
water demand,
Water Quality,
Water Supply,
wildlife,
Ventura River 1978 Conjunctive Use Agreement & DEIR (Part 2)
author: EDAW, Inc,; Earth Sciences Assoc.(Kelley, D.W.); WESCO
date: Jun 1978
filetype: pdf
filesize: 4.8 MB
publication/publisher: Casitas MWD & City of SanBuenaventura
tags: aquatic habitat,
Casitas reservoir,
Coyote creek,
Foster Park,
groundwater,
habitat,
Lake Casitas,
Matilija Creek,
Oak View Sewage Treatment Plant,
Robles dam,
Robles diversion,
San Antonio Creek,
Steelhead,
surface water,
Ventura river,
Water Quality,
Water Supply,
wildlife,
Ventura River Estuary Enhancement Existing Conditions
author: Wetlands Research Assoc. et al
date: Oct 1992
filetype: pdf
filesize: 7.85 MB
publication/publisher: City of Ventura, CA Parks & Coastal Conservancy
tags: Arundo,
beach access,
bikeway,
Caltrans,
coastal dunes,
dune swale,
Emma Wood State Beach,
erosion,
estuarine habitat,
fairgrounds,
flooding,
floodplain inhabitants,
groundwater,
Highway 101,
homeless,
Hubbard property,
interpretive center,
lower estuary,
main street bridge,
Matilija Creek,
public access,
railroad bridge,
riparian habitat,
riparian vegetation,
riparian woodland,
river mouth,
salinity,
San Antonio Creek,
Seaside Wilderness Park,
second mouth,
sediment,
Southern Pacific Railroad,
Steelhead,
tidewater goby,
trails,
Ventura river,
Ventura River estuary,
Water Quality,
Ventura River Flood of 1992: A Lesson Ignored?
author: Capelli, Mark H. & Keller, Edward A.
date: 1992
filetype: pdf
filesize: 3.5 MB
publication/publisher: Environmental Studies Program, University of California, Santa Barbara
tags: alluvial fan,
Army Corps of Engineers,
braided river system,
Emma Wood State Beach,
FEMA,
flood warning system,
floodway,
Matilija Creek,
recreational use,
riparian habitat,
San Antonio Creek,
Ventura County Flood Control,
Ventura river,
Ventura River delta,
Ventura River Habitat Conservation Plan Preliminary Assessment Occurrence of Wildlife Species
date: 2000
filetype: pdf
filesize: 0.14 MB
publication/publisher: URS Corporation
tags: brown pelican,
habitat,
least tern,
Matilija Creek,
Matilija Dam,
red-legged frog,
San Antonio Creek,
snowy plover,
Steelhead,
tidewater goby,
Ventura river,
vireo,
willow flycatcher,
Ventura River Habitat Conservation Plan Surface Water-Groundwater Interaction Report
date: 2001
filetype: PDF
filesize: .9 MB
publication/publisher: Entrix
tags: aquifer,
Casitas,
Coyote creek,
fault,
groundwater basin,
Matilija Creek,
Robles diversion,
runoff,
San Antonio Creek,
surface water,
Ventura river,
watershed,
wells,
Ventura River Recreational Area and Fishery, Preliminary Report and Proposal
author: Donlon, James
date: 1973
filetype: PDF
filesize: 3.8 MB
publication/publisher: Ventura County Fish and Game Commission
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 Steelhead Survey, Ventura County, CA, Calif.Dept. Fish & Game, Region 5-1
author: Capelli, Mark H.
date: 1997
filetype: PDF
filesize: 8.4 MB
tags: Canada Larga Creek,
Coyote creek,
Foster Park Bridge,
Matilija Creek,
Matilija Dam,
O. mykiss,
Oncorhynchus,
Robles diversion,
San Antonio Creek,
Santa Ana Creek,
Steelhead,
Ventura river,
Ventura River Watershed Hydrology Model: Baseline Calibration and Validation Report
author: Tetra Tech
date: 2009
filetype: pdf
filesize: 5.7 MB
publication/publisher: Ventura County Watershed Protection District
tags: Canada Larga,
Casitas Dam,
Coyote creek,
debris basin,
detention basin,
flood peaks,
floodplain,
Foster Park,
Fox canyon,
groundwater,
HRU,
HSPF,
irrigation,
Lake Casitas,
land use,
Matilija Creek,
Matilija Dam,
model calibration,
model validation,
point source,
precipitation,
Robles diversion,
runoff,
San Antonio Creek,
Santa Ana Creek,
surface water,
Ventura river,
water balance,
Water Quality,
wells,
Ventura River Watershed Hydrology Model: Natural Condition Report
author: Tetra Tech
date: 2009
filetype: pdf
filesize: 0.74 MB
publication/publisher: Ventura County Watershed Protection District
tags: Canada Larga,
Casitas Dam,
Coyote creek,
detention basin,
flood peaks,
Foster Park,
Fox canyon,
groundwater,
HRU,
HSPF,
irrigation,
Lake Casitas,
land use,
Matilija Creek,
Matilija Dam,
model calibration,
point source,
precipitation,
Robles diversion,
runoff,
San Antonio Creek,
Santa Ana Creek,
surface water,
Ventura river,
water balance,
wells,
Ventura River Watershed Protection Plan Report - Feb. 2012
author: Cardno-ENTRIX
date: 2012
filetype: pdf
filesize: 13.6 MB
publication/publisher: Ventura County Watershed Protection District
tags: Canada Larga,
Casitas Dam,
Casitas Springs,
Coyote creek,
debris basin,
detention basin,
drainage area,
erosion,
estuary,
flooding,
floodplain,
Foster Park,
groundwater,
Lake Casitas,
Lion Creek,
Matilija Creek,
Matilija Dam,
precipitation,
Robles diversion,
runoff,
San Antonio Creek,
Santa Ana Creek,
sediment,
surface water,
TMDL,
Ventura river,
Water Quality,
wells,
Ventura River Watershed Technical Investigation (VRWTI) Steelhead Recovery Report Appendix A Preliminary Site Specific Alternatives Eval
author: Entrix
date: 2003
filetype: pdf
filesize: 1.0 MB
publication/publisher: California Department of Fish & Game
Ventura River Watershed Technical Investigation (VRWTI) Steelhead Recovery Report Appendix D Comments on Draft Report
author: Entrix
date: 2003
filetype: pdf
filesize: 0.1 MB
publication/publisher: California Department of Fish & Game
tags: Casitas,
Coyote creek,
flow,
habitat,
Matilija Creek,
riparian,
Robles diversion,
San Antonio Creek,
Santa Ana Creek,
Steelhead,
Ventura river,
Ventura River Watershed Technical Investigation (VRWTI) Steelhead Recovery Report Photographs
author: Entrix
date: 2003
filetype: pdf
filesize: 1.1 MB
publication/publisher: California Department of Fish & Game
tags: Bear creek,
Lion Creek,
Matilija Creek,
Matilija Headwaters,
McNell creek,
Reeves creek,
San Antonio Creek,
Steelhead,
Thacher creek,
Ventura river,
Ventura River Watershed Technical Investigation (VRWTI) Steelhead Recovery Report Tables
author: Entrix
date: 2003
filetype: pdf
filesize: 0.1 MB
publication/publisher: California Department of Fish & Game
tags: Bear creek,
Coyote creek,
headwaters,
Lion Creek,
Matilija Creek,
McNell creek,
Rattlesnake creek,
Reeves creek,
Robles,
San Antonio Creek,
Steelhead,
Thacher creek,
Ventura river,
Ventura River Watershed Technical Investigation (VRWTI) Steelhead Recovery Summary Report & Recommendations
author: Entrix
date: 2003
filetype: pdf
filesize: 0.2 MB
publication/publisher: California Department of Fish & Game
tags: Bear creek,
fish passage,
flow,
headwater,
Matilija Creek,
Matilija Dam,
migration,
NMFS,
Reeves creek,
Robles,
San Antonio Creek,
Steelhead,
steelhead habitat,
Thacher creek,
Ventura river,
watershed,
Wheeler gorge,
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,
