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
60 Day Notice of Intent to Sue for Violation of the Endangered Species Act (ESA), 16 U.S.C. §1540(g)
author: Edmondson, Jim
date: Dec 1998
filetype: pdf
filesize: 0.67 MB
publication/publisher: CalTrout
America's Most Endangered Rivers of 2000
author: Staff
date: Fall 2000
filetype: pdf
filesize: 0.14 MB
publication/publisher: American Rivers
An Artsy Solution for Dam's Enigma
author: Barlow, Zeke
date: Sep 14, 2011
filetype: pdf
filesize: 0.24 MB
publication/publisher: Ventura County Star
Back into the Clear
author: Martinez, Arlene
date: Jun 21, 2012
filetype: pdf
filesize: 0.68 MB
publication/publisher: Ventura County Star
EPA Preliminary Assessment Summary USA Petrochem Site
author: Hogg, Linda D.
date: Mar 1985
filetype: pdf
filesize: 1.9 MB
publication/publisher: U.S. EPA; CA Dept of Health Services
February 12, 1992 Flood: Ventura Beach RV Resort, A Special Report
author: Friends of the Ventura River
date: Apr 1992
filetype: pdf
filesize: 3.2 MB
publication/publisher: Friends of the Ventura River
tags: 101 bridge,
Army Corps,
Casitas reservoir,
distributary channels,
FEMA,
flooding,
floodway,
main street bridge,
sediment,
Ventura Beach RV Resort,
Ventura river,
Ventura River delta,
Fish Restoration to Cost $2.1 Billion
author: Barlow, Zeke
date: Jan 13, 2012
filetype: pdf
filesize: 0.98 MB
publication/publisher: Ventura County Star
Friends Certificate of Recognition for National Recreation Trail designation
author: Jackson, Hannah Beth
date: June 7, 2014
filetype: pdf
filesize: .28 MB
publication/publisher: California Senate
Friends Prevents River Untimely Death
author: Bee, Polly
date: Feb 1979
filetype: pdf
filesize: 2.9 MB
publication/publisher: Ojai Valley News
Inspectors Say Casitas Dam Needs Upgrade
author: McLain, Jim
date: Mar 9, 1998
filetype: pdf
filesize: 0.09 MB
publication/publisher: Ventura County Star
It's Your River Too!
author: Price, Charles (FOVR)
date: Mar 1979
filetype: pdf
filesize: 0.8 MB
publication/publisher: Ojai Valley News
Letter to U.S. Fish & Wildlife re: Status of River floodplain parcels
author: Hunt, Lawrence E.
date: Jun 1999
filetype: pdf
filesize: 0.8 MB
Managing a Wild Area in an Urban Setting: Lessons from the Ventura River
author: Capelli, Mark H.
date: Feb 1991
filetype: pdf
filesize: 0.4 MB
Matilija Dam Commentary: Decision; VC Explores Options; Outlived its Purpose
author: Gallegly, Elton; Long, Kathy; Coyne, Alasdair
date: May 30, 1999
filetype: pdf
filesize: 0.44 MB
publication/publisher: Ventura County Star
Matilija Dam Removal Considerations (circa 1999)
author: Staff
date: circa 1999
filetype: pdf
filesize: 1.9 MB
publication/publisher: Ventura County Flood Control District
Matilija Dam: Removal Dispute and 50 Year Lease Agreement
author: County of Ventura; Capelli, Mark H.; various
date: 1965 - 2004
filetype: pdf
filesize: 4.1 MB
publication/publisher: County of Ventura, Ventura County Star, Ojai Valley News, various
Matilija: Support for Dam Removal is Growing
author: Saillant, Catherine
date: May 4, 1999
filetype: pdf
filesize: 0.58 MB
publication/publisher: Los Angeles Times
Ojai Trust Seeks to Preserve Ranch
author: Chawkins, Steve
date: Oct 2002
filetype: pdf
filesize: 1.1 MB
publication/publisher: Los Angeles Times
Possibilities for Ventura River Envisioned; River Project Gains Support
author: Martinez, Arlene; Willer-Allred, Michele
date: Jul 18-19, 2012; Aug 1, 2012
filetype: pdf
filesize: 0.61 MB
publication/publisher: Ventura County Star
Recreational Impacts on Coastal Habitats: Ventura County Fairgrounds, California
author: Capelli, Mark H.
date: 1991
filetype: pdf
filesize: 2.2 MB
publication/publisher: California Coastal Commission
tags: access,
Coastal Act,
Coastal Commission,
Coastal Conservancy,
coastal resources,
Emma Wood State Beach,
natural resource,
recreational use,
river mouth,
Surfers Point,
Ventura County Fairgrounds,
Ventura river,
Ventura River levee,
wetlands,
Red-legged Frog Biological Assessment, Foster Park Restoration Project
author: Storrer, John
date: Nov 1999
filetype: pdf
filesize: 1.3 MB
publication/publisher: County of Ventura
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
River Bottom is Top Priority (Willoughby)
author: Lara, Monica
date: Aug 31, 2012
filetype: pdf
filesize: 0.43 MB
publication/publisher: Ventura County Star
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,
Santa Barbara Channelkeeper Complaint v. State Water Resources Control Board and the City of San Buenaventura
author: Koch, Caroline; Cooper, Daniel
date: Sep 2014
filetype: pdf
filesize: 0.7 MB
publication/publisher: Lawyers for Clean Water, Inc. & Santa Barbara Channelkeeper
tags: appropriation rights,
Clean Water Act,
endangered,
Foster Park,
groundwater,
national audubon,
public trust,
riparian rights,
Steelhead,
surface water,
Ventura river,
water diversion,
water rights,
The Ventura River Story
author: Bennett, Leland
date: 1966
filetype: pdf
filesize: 2.8 MB
publication/publisher: Casitas Municipal Water District; ASCE
Ventura Beach RV Resort Flood Sediment Removal Issues 1992-1997
author: County of Ventura, EDC, various
date: 1992 - 1997
filetype: pdf
filesize: 6.1 MB
publication/publisher: Friends of the Ventura River
tags: 1992 flood,
1995 flood,
Emma Wood State Beach,
Ferro property,
flood control,
flood plain,
grading,
sediment,
sensitive habitat,
Ventura Beach RV Resort,
Ventura river,
violations,
zoning,
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 Project - 1960
author: Bureau of Reclamation staff
date: 1960
filetype: pdf
filesize: 6.9 MB
publication/publisher: Dept. of the Interior
tags: Casitas Dam,
Casitas reservoir,
chlorination stations,
Coyote creek,
Matilija Creek,
Ojai Valley,
pumping plants,
Robles diversion,
Ventura river,
Water Supply,
Ventura River Project - 1995
author: Latousek, Thomas A.
date: 1995
filetype: pdf
filesize: 0.04 MB
publication/publisher: Bureau of Reclamation, Dept. of the Interior
tags: Casitas Dam,
Casitas reservoir,
chlorination stations,
chumash,
Coyote creek,
Lake Casitas,
Matilija Creek,
Matilija Dam,
Ojai Valley,
pumping plants,
Robles diversion,
Ventura river,
Water Supply,
Ventura River Project Maps & Description
author: Staff
date: Undated
filetype: pdf
filesize: 0.47 MB
publication/publisher: Bureau of Reclamation
Ventura River Threatened Once Again
author: Price, Charles (FOVR)
date: Feb 1979
filetype: pdf
filesize: 0.19 MB
publication/publisher: Ventura County Star Free Press
