The District operates and maintains flood control facilities that have been constructed by the District, or by others and transferred to the District. Routine maintenance is conducted on all District facilities to ensure proper operations. Maintenance typically involves removal of sediment and vegetation to increase conveyance capacity of flood control channels. Also, the District maintains 40 dams or debris basins to remove sediment from channels that have the potential to cause downstream flooding of residential or commercial areas. Storm related maintenance is conducted on an as-needed basis, usually during emergency conditions, to protect life and property. The Division Manager for Operations & Maintenance is Karl Novak.
Current O&M Projects
Gabbert Canyon Channel Maintenance 2011
This maintenance project consists of the repair of damaged sections of existing reinforced concrete channel wall sections. The flood control facility is located in the lined section of Gabbert Canyon Channel about 100 feet downstream of Hwy 118 in Unincorporated Ventura County, near the City of Moorpark.
Moon Ditch Repair 2011
This maintenance project consists of the repair of a damaged trapezoidal reinforced concrete flood control facility. The facility is located in the City of Ventura and there are two areas to be repaired. The first site is near Bristol Ave and the second site is along the 101 Fwy.
Wason Barranca Channel Maintenance 2011
This maintenance project consists of the repair of two damaged, eroded, and scoured sections of the flood control channel. The portion of the channel to be repaired is located between Telegraph Road and Hwy 126 in Unincorporated Ventura County. The first section, a concrete lined trapezoidal channel, extends easterly from the confluence with the Franklin Barranca to the undercrossing at Hwy 126. The second section, a grouted rip rap lined trapezoidal channel, extends from the Hwy 126 undercrossing, 1,050 feet northerly.
Tapo Canyon Phase II Repair 2011
Tapo Canyon Channel is located in the City of Simi Valley. The project consists of repairing damage at various sites along this reach of trapezoidal-reinforced concrete channel. The project also includes replacing a concrete invert, excavating and replacing concrete sections of both the east and west banks, and epoxy crack repair.
The Operations and Maintenance Division is divided up into the following four zones:
