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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

  • A surprising amount of our collective water goes into lawn maintenance. In certain areas, it can be over 70% of our water usage!
  • View of Point Dume from the beachside bluffs (John Michael Wilyat)
  • Santa Monica Mountains (National Park Service)
  • “This watershed is where I feel like my soul belongs. I see my role as helping people and nature live together in harmony.”

    Melina Watts
  • Trail guide in the Santa Monica Mountains (National Park Service)
  • Juan Bautista de Anza Park has some of the largest, most spectacular trees in LA County. Perfect for hikes and picnics all year round.  
  • Signage near the summit of Backbone Trail (National Park Service)
  • Featured Project

    Las Virgenes Creek, Calabasas

    In addition to restoring Las Virgenes creek and adding 1.5 miles of native fish habitats, this project will increase clean water capture through a reverse osmosis facility at the base of Ladyface Mountain. 

    • Improved park facilities for the community
    • New trail paths along Las Virgenes Creek
    • Local stormwater capture
    • Increased erosion control

Watershed Area Steering Committee Members

Watershed committee members work with the watershed coordinators to develop investment plans for their watershed.

Marcela Benavides-Aguilar

Los Angeles County Flood Control District

Agency

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

Tatiana Holden

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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