Marcela Benavides-Aguilar
Los Angeles County Flood Control District
Agency
North Santa Monica Bay Watershed
Melina Watts
Melina Sempill Watts Consulting LLC
NSMB_WC@pw.lacounty.gov
The North Santa Monica Bay Watershed includes some of LA County’s most beautiful natural areas, such as the Santa Monica Mountains, Topanga Canyon, and Malibu Creek.
A combination of rugged open space and residential communities, this watershed has many natural creeks that carry stormwater and other runoff directly into the Pacific Ocean. This watershed contains another unique feature – the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing at Liberty Canyon over the 101 Freeway.
– Your Watershed Coordinator Melina
Get in touch with Melina to learn about how we can create exciting water capture projects in your community.
From the Community
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View of Point Dume from the beachside bluffs (John Michael Wilyat) -
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Santa Monica Mountains (National Park Service) -
Trail guide in the Santa Monica Mountains (National Park Service) -
Signage near the summit of Backbone Trail (National Park Service)
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Featured ProjectLas Virgenes Creek, Calabasas
The Las Virgenes Creek Restoration Project is a multi-phase initiative aimed at transforming concrete-lined channels to soft-bottom creek beds, ultimately restoring Las Virgenes Creek to an enhanced natural state. The project incorporates erosion control measures, water quality improvements, and connections to existing trails for community benefit. Phase III focuses on rehabilitating 1.5 miles of creek damaged by fire and storm events, including bank stabilization, habitat restoration across 27 acres, and improved public access through trail extensions and native landscaping.
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Enhanced recreational opportunities
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Connectivity to existing network of trials
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Improved water quality through bioswale filtration
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Increased erosion control
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Watershed Area Steering Committee Members
Watershed committee members work with the watershed coordinators to develop investment plans for their watershed.
William Johnson
LA County Waterworks District
Agency
Brian Baldauf
Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority
Agency
David Pedersen
Las Virgenes Municipal Water District
Agency
Jessica Forte
Las Virgenes Municipal Water District
Agency
Chair
Madelyn Glickfeld
Institute of the Environment and Sustainability UCLA
Community
Andrew Nickerson
Psomas
Community
Susan Nissman
Resident
Community
Tevin Schmitt
Wishtoyo Chumash Foundation Ventura County
Community
Jacy Shillan
Resident
Community
Charmaine Yambao
Agoura Hills
Municipal
Curtis Castle
Calabasas
Municipal
Kelsey Reed
Hidden Hills
Municipal
Aaron Ordower
Los Angeles County SD 3
Municipal
Bruce Hamamoto
Los Angeles County
Municipal
Kiernan Brtalik
Malibu
Municipal
Roxanne Hughes
Westlake Village
Municipal
Vice-Chair
Melina Sempill Watts
Melina Sempill Watts Inc.
Watershed Coordinator
Non-voting Member
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