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Hard copy versions of these and other documents relating to the Sepulveda Basin are available for public viewing at the Valley Region Headquarters. To view the documents, contact the Water Manager, City of Los Angeles. 818 756 9710 A very good introduction to the Los Angeles River (published by Friends of the Los Angeles River or Folar) can be found by clicking HERE for a pdf file entitled: Watershed Wonders |
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All links are viewable .pdf files.
Some documents are not complete (include relevant excerpts only) |
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1990 to date - Minutes of the Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Areas Steering Committee 1990 to date - Minutes of the Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Areas Consortium Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Areas Steering Committee Standing Rules (Adopted April 26, 2005; Revised May 23, 2011, Nov. 22, 2016) |
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2018 LOS ANGELES COUNTY DRAINAGE AREA
Steering Committee Comment Letter for the above 2017 Sepulveda Dam Basin Vegetation
Management and Access Maintenance Plan
2014-2016 LA River polluted with harmful levels of fecal bacteria, study finds
Click Here to Read
PROPOSED ANGELFEST 2017 EVENT
SFV Audubon Comments If you have other questions or want to comment, contact:
Deborah Lamb, Landscape Architect, CA RLA #3115 - -
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SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR THE
Click HERE for Comment Letter submitted by the San Fernando Valley
Audubon Society
Click HERE for
Comment Letter submitted by the San Fernando Valley Sierra Club - - - - - Regional
Water Board Sues Army Corps
- - - - Recommendation for Council Action (Koretz - Martinez - Blumenfield) 2013-2014 |
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L.A. Regional Water Board Files Notice of Intent to Sue U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers for Water Quality Violations
Cites Violations of Federal Clean Water Act at Verdugo Wash and
Sepulveda Basin
The
Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board (Los Angeles
Water Board) has issued a 60-day notice of intent to sue the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Army Corps) for two unauthorized
dredge and fill operations in Los Angeles County that violated
the federal Clean Water Act and the California Porter-Cologne
Water Quality Control Act.
The Water Board is being represented in the matter by the California Attorney General's office. Click HERE to read more. Click
HERE to
read the entire Finding
of No Significant Impact
for the Vegetation Management plan.
On March 19, 2013
the City Council passed the Sepulveda Basin habitat destruction
motion authored by Councilmember Jan Perry.
Click here to view the video clip, scroll down to Item 6. Here are the adopted recommendations:
ITEM NO. (6)
13-0024
AD HOC RIVER COMMITTEE REPORT
relative to the eradication and loss of habitats
in the San Fernando Valley Sepulveda Basin.
Recommendations for Council action, as initiated by Motion (Perry - LaBonge):
1. INSTRUCT the Bureau of Sanitation and Planning Department,
in coordination with the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA), and in
consultation with the City Attorney, the United States Corps of
Engineers, the Audubon Society, Friends of the Los Angeles
River, and any other pertinent entity, to prepare a report that
explains the recent loss of 43 acres of bird, mammal, and
reptile habitat in the San Fernando Valley's Sepulveda Basin
without preparation of an Environmental Impact Report.
2. INSTRUCT the Bureau of Sanitation and Planning Department
to include in the report if any endangered species were
compromised, and whether there will be any detrimental impacts
to air quality, and if any improvements were paid for with
public funds or charitable contributions, and information as to
which departments, if any, are responsible for overseeing
projects that the Federal government is involved within City
boundaries.
3. REQUEST the Commander of the Los Angeles District of the
Army Corps, to present to the City Council their Vegetation
Management Plan as well as a summary of additional community
input they receive from follow-up meetings, and the results of
the investigation of the loss of the 43 acres habitat.
4. REQUEST the Army Corps to work with the Bureau of
Sanitation to come up with a collaborative agreement that meets
the Army Corps' needs, the community’s concerns, and addresses
the Regional Water Quality Board’s requests.
5. DIRECT the Bureau of Sanitation to act as the City lead,
to provide support so that all interested parties can create a
well received next phase mitigation plan.
6. REQUEST the Army Corps and the Bureau of Sanitation to come
back with a plan within four to five months and provide a status
report on the coordinated effort.
VIDEOS 2009 - 2012
Sepulveda Basin Master Plan Update
FINAL DOCUMENTS
Click Below to Download Draft PDF's
Donald C.
Tillman Water Reclamation Plant In-Plant Storage Project
Letter to Army Corp from Sierra Club
(July 8, 2011)
Navigability and Jurisdiction Evaluation of Los Angeles River Completed
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Master Plans and
Environmental Assessments LACDA, Santa Ana River and Arizona Basins Water board moves to enforce ban on trash in L.A. RiverCities along the
watershed are required by 2016 to keep all trash out of their storm
drains.
Regional water quality officials on Thursday put some teeth into
their long campaign to cleanse the Los Angeles River system of the
tons of trash that turn it into a movable landfill after major
storms. Standards previously adopted by the Los Angeles Water
Quality Control Board give cities along the watershed until 2016 to
keep all trash out of their storm drains. On Thursday, the board
incorporated those limits into storm water permits, putting
municipalities that don't meet the requirements in violation of the
federal Clean Water Act. Until now there had been no penalty for
noncompliance. Senior Park
Maintenance Supervisor's Letter Regarding Organized Sports (Jan. 25,
2010) The Effects of Dogs on Wildlife, by Tom Chester (April 28, 2005) Daily News Article about Bull Creek Ecosystem Restoration
Project (April 12, 2009) Minutes of Friends of Lake
Balboa Meeting (May 28, 2009) Photographer Documents Threats to WildlifePlease click the links below to view images of illegal fishing, swimming, dogs off leash (in the lake too), killing of birds, etc. The Best Fishing Hole in the Valley, Illegal Fishing and Off-Leash Dogs, Coot Killed with Beer Bottle, Rape of the Wildlife Reserve |
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2008 | ||
Letter from Congressman Brad Sherman to LA Dept Rec and
Park General Manager Jon Mukri regarding feasibility of Section 1135 projects in Haskell Creek, Woodley Creek, Hayvenhurst Creek and Encino Creek. click here to view 386kb .pdf file Southbound I-405 to the westbound US-101 Connector Improvement Project EA199610 |
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2007 | ||
Bull Creek Restoration: Native Plant Extraction, Salvage and Storage; Hydroseeding. click here to view 23.14mb .pdf file |
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2006 | ||
Sports Complex Facility: Sepulveda Flood Control Basin (Notice of Proposed Activity) NEPA Notice - click here to view 15kb .pdf file
Notice of Intent - click here to view 610kb .pdf file Draft Concept Plan - click here to view 2.01mb .pdf file |
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2005 | ||
South Fire Access Road, Sepulveda Basin Draft Environmental Assessment. click here to view 166kb .pdf file Bull Creek Channel Ecosystem Restoration – Draft Detailed Project Report and Environmental Assessment. click here to view 124mb .pdf file Bull Creek Channel Ecosystem Restoration – Alternative 4, Oxbow-Concept Design click here to view 1.07mb .pdf file California Native Plant Society Letter (September 12, 2005) click here to view 1.29mb .pdf file San Fernando Valley Audubon Society Letter (September 4, 2005) click here to view 3.95mb .pdf file The River Project Letter (September 13, 2005) click here to view 2.13mb .pdf file |
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2004 Los Angeles River Master Plan LANDSCAPING GUIDELINES AND PLANT PALETTES click here to view 10.4mb pdf file |
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2002 - 2003 | ||
Sepulveda Basin Treatment Wetlands Park (Revised Draft Concept Design Report, May 2003) Proposed Sepulveda Wetlands Park (Project Overview) San Fernando Valley Audubon Society Letter (March 7, 2002)
click here to view 3.73mb .pdf file California Native Plant Society Letter (May 13, 2002) Canada Goose Project Letter (April 18, 2002) |
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2001 | ||
Burbank Boulevard Trunk Line Draft Environmental Assessment. click here to view 19.85mb .pdf file |
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2000 | ||
Los Angeles River – Clearing
Vegetation White Oak to Burbank Blvd. Environmental Assessment click here to view 17.1mb .pdf file |
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1999 | ||
Bull Creek – Section 1135 Preliminary Restoration Plan click here to view 24.5mb .pdf file |
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1995 |
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Draft Supplement 1 to the 1981 Sepulveda Basin Master Plan including Draft Environmental Assessment click here to view 42.40mb .pdf file Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Park Final Concept Plan – Design Narrative -
click here to view
3606mb .pdf file California Native Plant Society Letter (May 16, 1995) regarding the
Conceptual Master Plan |
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1994 |
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Conceptual Management Plan for the Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Area click here to view 90.15mb .pdf file Arundo and Exotic Weed Removal Within Bull Creek, Sepulveda Dam Flood Control Basin. click here to view 22.45mb .pdf file Executive Order - Environmentally and Economically Beneficial Practices
on Federal Landscaped Grounds |
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1993 |
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Sepulveda Dam Basin Urban Wildlife Refuge Workshop click here to view 12.57mb .pdf file Conceptual Wildlife Management Plan for the Sepulveda Basin Wildlife
Management Area Progress Report – Los Angeles River Master Plan |
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1991 |
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Tillman Water Reclamation Plant Flood Protection Project – Final Negative Declaration and Environmental Assessment 133.5mb .pdf file Los Angeles River Task Force Brainstorming Sessions - 1990 through 1991
1990 |
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1987 | ||
Final Environmental Assessment – Sepulveda Recreation Lake and Wildlife Area click here to view 171.24mb .pdf file Public Recreational Use Plan Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Area click here to view 10.69mb .pdf file |
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1986 | ||
Sublease and Operating
Agreement for Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Area click here to view 42.5mb .pdf file Sepulveda Wildlife Reserve Design with Marsh click here to view .pdf file |
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1980 | ||
Sepulveda Basin Master Plan and Final Environmental Impact Report / Statement click here to view 52.15mb .pdf file |
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1966
ACOE Real Estate Lease to City of Los Angeles click here to view 927kb .pdf file Outgrant to City of Los Angeles for Recreational Purposes (Exhibit B) click here to view 1277kb .pdf file Exhibit B-1 click here to view 452kb .pdf file Exhibit C click here to view 544kb .pdf file Exhibit D click here to view 125kb .pdf file Supplemental Agreement No. 1 click here to view 125kb .pdf file Supplemental Agreement No. 2 click here to view 595kb .pdf file [Supplemental Agreement No. 3 is dated January 5, 1972 and deleted 15.32 acres from the City's leased area for a Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Training Center.] Real Estate Outgrant to City of Los Angeles for Recreation Purposes BLUEPRINTS - 26 April 1966 Blueprint Exhibit A click here to view 884kb .pdf file Blueprint Exhibit A-1 click here to view 603kb .pdf file Blueprint Exhibit A-2 click here to view 591kb .pdf file |
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Papers on Riparian Restoration and Revegetation Projects Relevant to the Sepulveda Dam Basin | ||
General Interest | ||
Forward to California
Riparian Systems A. Starker Leopold. 1983 click here to view 20mb .pdf file California Riparian Forests: Deciduous Islands in an Evergreen Sea Glen Holstein. 1981 click here to view 20mb .pdf file Environmental Resource Conservation: Riparian System Enhancement Through Water Reclamation Ronald LaRosa. 1981 click here to view 4.7mb .pdf file The Preservation and
Restoration of Riparian Resources in Conducting Flood Control Activities Vegetation of the Santa Ana
River and Some Flood Control Implications Riparian Restoration
Planning in Southern California – What's Missing? |
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Revegetation | ||
The Esthetics of Native Plant Revegetation Art Tyree. 1984 click here to view 3.78mb .pdf file Plant Design Inventory Techniques for Modeling the Restoration of Native Riparian Landscapes Kerry J. Dawson. 1981 click here to view 4.91mb .pdf file The Role of Vegetation in an Integrated Pest
Management Approach to Levee Management Los Coches Mitigation Area: A Case Study in Native Plant Revegetation,
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District Revegetation in the Sepulveda Wildlife Reserve: A Seven Year Summary California Department of Transportation Riparian Restoration Projects
in San Diego County |
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Target Species | ||
Riparian Forest as Habitat
for the Least Bell's Vireo M. Violet Grey and James M. Greaves. 1981 click here to view 6.2mb .pdf file High Quality Restoration of
Riparian Ecosystems The Status of Wintering
Canada Geese at Quail Hill Management of the Wintering
Foraging Habitat for Canada Geese at Quail Hill |
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