Although the South Santa Monica Bay is only 87 square miles, it contains over one million residents, making it a lively, bustling watershed. Combining dense urban and residential areas with miles of waterfronts, hills, and wetlands, this watershed has multiple natural aquifers and some of the most famous beaches in California. Culturally, the South Santa Monica Bay has a wide variety of neighborhoods, food, music, and art.

I went to grad school for water resource engineering and grew up in the South Bay, so I guess you could say I’ve always dreamed of this role. I co-created a program at Heal the Bay called ‘Know the Flow’ and it’s just awesome to meld my experience and technical expertise to help create new projects. The best analogy to me is that a watershed coordinator is the host of a dinner party, and I’m really trying to be the connector between community groups and public agencies with the Safe, Clean Water Program. I love spending time at the Aquarium at Cabrillo or Abalone Cove.

– Your Watershed Coordinator Nancy

Get in touch with Nancy to learn about how we can create exciting water capture projects in your community.