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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America's Most Endangered Rivers of 2000
author: Staff
date: Fall 2000
filetype: pdf
filesize: 0.14 MB
publication/publisher: American Rivers
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,
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,
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,
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 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
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,
Postfire Sediment Deposition in Geographically Restricted Steelhead Habitat
author: Spina, Anthony P.; Tormey, Daniel R.
date: 2000
filetype: PDF
filesize: 0.1 MB
publication/publisher: North American Journal of Fisheries Management
tags: erosion,
fire,
instream,
malibu creek,
pools,
postfire,
runoff,
sediment,
Steelhead,
watershed,
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
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
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,
Silt Wars: Matilija Dam Silt Removal
author: Kelley, Daryl
date: Feb 2010
filetype: pdf
filesize: 0.06 MB
publication/publisher: Ojai Valley News
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 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 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,
