The Environmental Services section provides environmental compliance guidance and services to District, Division, and County citizens as required by federal, state, and local regulations and policies.

Their duties include:

• Compliance with regulatory requirements for capital improvements from project concept through implementation. Regulations include the California Environmental Quality Act, National Environmental Policy Act, Clean Water Act, California Department of Fish and Game Code, federal and state endangered species acts, and many others.
• Develop and implement cost effective mitigation for District projects.
• Balance flood control and environmental stewardship through planning at the watershed level.
• Ensure consistency with the County General Plan policies.
• Share information with the public and regulators.
• Provide technical assistance regarding environmental issues at all stages of capital and private projects.
• Work to streamline permitting and regulatory procedures.
• Develop applications and administer grants for District projects.
  

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Update

The Ventura County Watershed Protection District is preparing a Final Environmental Impact Report for the J Street Drain Project. A public hearing before the Board of Supervisors will be held on Tuesday, March 27, 2012  at the Ventura County Government Center, Hall of Administration, Board Hearing Room (http://www.countyofventura.org/contact/maps.asp). An agenda for the Board hearing will be posted Friday, March 23, 2012 (http://gsa-docushare.countyofventura.org/dscgi/ds.py/Get/File-6366/Agenda_Calendar.htm#MARCH2012).

Prop 50 V-2: San Antonio Creek Spreading Grounds Rehabilitation Project

The Ventura County Watershed Protection District proposes to increase groundwater storage and recharge in the Ojai Valley Groundwater Basin by rehabilitating four existing relict spreading grounds ponds, and constructing a new intake structure, diversion piping/channels, and four passive percolation recharge wells. The project would allow diversion of surface flow at a maximum rate of 25 cubic feet per second from upper San Antonio Creek when minimum in-stream flow requirements are met (an average of 12 days per year). The project would divert up to a maximum of 914 acre-feet per year of surface flow for percolation and replenishment of groundwater for future municipal, domestic and irrigation uses. The District has filed an application with the State Water Resources Control Board to obtain a permit to appropriate water and a Notice of Application 31854 (PDF 19 KB) is available to the public. The District is issuing a Notice of Intent to Adopt A Draft Mitigated Negative Declaration (PDF 340 KB) and is seeking written public comments on its Draft Mitigated Negative Declaration and Initial Study (PDF 3.7 MB). The public review period begins on Wednesday January 12, 2011 and ends on Friday February 11, 2011.