Category: Blog

October 7, 2014

Posted on by Po Chi Fung
Approval of Parts 1 & 2 of Watershed Management Plan Scheduled for Nov. 20 Council Meeting.  Because the Ventura River Watershed Management Plan will be such a large document, its approval by the Watershed Council is being handled in stages. At the upcoming November 20 meeting of the Watershed Council, the front...Read More

October 29, 2014

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Ventura County Board of Supervisors Approves an Urgency Ordinance Temporarily Banning New Wells. At yesterday's (October 28, 2014) Ventura County Board of Supervisor's hearing, the board adopted an urgency ordinance establishing a temporary moratorium on new wells in most areas of the county, including the Ventura River watershed. The ordinance became effective...Read More

October 20, 2014

Posted on by Po Chi Fung
Arundo Will Not Be Sold at Local Nurseries. Arundo donax, or Giant Reed, is designated as a "B-rated" noxious weed in California. B-rated noxious weeds are considered significant problems, but dealing with them is left up to the discretion (and funding) of each county agricultural commissioner. (A-rated noxious weeds, on the other...Read More

October 6, 2014

Posted on by Po Chi Fung
Oct. 7 Evening Watershed Council Meeting.  Here's a reminder that the Ventura River Watershed Council will meet tomorrow, October 7, 2014, from 6:00 to 8:30 pm, at the Oak View Community Center, 18 Valley Road, Oak View. Interested community members are encouraged to attend. We will be going over some of key...Read More

October 1, 2014

Posted on by Po Chi Fung
Draft Plan Sections Released for Final Review. Two of the three parts of the draft Ventura River Watershed Management Plan are complete and have been posted on the Watershed Council's website for final review. Part 1 - Introduction, provides an overview of the Watershed Council, its participants, history, governance structure, mission statement,...Read More

Sept. 23, 2014

Posted on by Po Chi Fung
Oct. 7 Evening Watershed Council Meeting.   The next meeting of the Ventura River Watershed Council will be an evening meeting on Tuesday, October 7, 2014, from 6:00 to 8:30 pm, at the Oak View Community Center, 18 Valley Road, Oak View. We hold evening meetings in order to reach more of...Read More

Aug. 29, 2014

Posted on by Po Chi Fung
Sept. 10 Council Meeting Postponed.  The September 10, 2014 evening meeting of the Watershed Council has been postponed. Please bear with me as I work to wrap up the final sections of the watershed management plan. I will send out an announcement once a new meeting date has been set. A Great...Read More

July 30, 2014

Posted on by Po Chi Fung
Draft Campaign Section for Review.  At the August 7, 2014 meeting of the Ventura River Watershed Council we'll be discussing two important draft sections of the watershed management plan: the Findings and the Campaigns. Findings. The Findings draft was sent out last week and is provided again here. The Findings summarize those Ventura River...Read More

July 17, 2014

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New: Short Video on Free Ag Irrigation Surveys.  As part of creating information for our new SAVE MORE WATER website, we created this short video profiling the free irrigation efficiency surveys available to large-scale and small-scale (i.e., hobby) farmers in the watershed. The Ventura County Resource Conservation District (RCD) and Casitas Municipal Water District have partnered...Read More