VENTURA RIVER WATERSHED ADJUDICATION

On Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) released its Draft Flow Recommendations for the Lower Ventura River and Coyote Creek, Ventura County. Recommendations for the Intermittent Reach and San Antonio Creek are expected to be released in upcoming weeks by the State agency... In order to safeguard the Ventura River Watershed - a precious local resource - the City of Ventura and a coalition of local water users have released for public review a locally controlled, collaborative and enforceable agreement (called a "physical solution") to protect the Watershed and those who rely on it... Collectively, the coalition believes this solution not only preserves and protects all reasonable and beneficial uses of water of the Ventura River Watershed, while implementing specific actions to return the fishery to good condition, but also demonstrates each negotiating party's commitment to being part of a local solution to protect the fishery and all those..

Also known as: Ventura River