VENTURA
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Ventura Avenue Community Climate Resiliency Workshop
CAUSE and the WaterTalks team hosted an in-person workshop to identify local water and climate resilience issues, and over 60 West Ventura residents participated. Attendees divided into two groups; English speakers and Spanish speakers, and rotated through two map stations: 1. Water access, trees/shade and native plants and 2. Flooding and native plants, mudslides and wildfire. Exercises included locating specific areas where more shade and water access is needed, as well as areas of flooding and climate concerns.
View the event summary here in English | Spanish to learn more.
The Watertalks Needs Assessment Report
The Needs Assessment Report summarizes data and analysis of community input regarding water-related needs and issues. Input was received through outreach to communities and institutions, including surveys and community engagement events in 2019-2020.
- View the Needs Assessment Report Executive Summary for Ventura County (English | Spanish).
- View the full Ventura County Needs Assessment Report (Published 1/9/23).
- View the Needs Assessment Report Fact Sheets for each focus community (DAC) in Ventura County (English | Spanish).
- Access the interactive Needs Assessment Dashboard for Ventura County communities.
Funding for Disadvantaged Community Involvement Program (DACIP) Projects in Ventura County
In 2022, WaterTalks invited interested parties in Ventura County to respond to the Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking competitive projects that would benefit DACs, economically distressed areas (EDAs), and other underrepresented communities in Ventura County. A webinar was held to guide interested parties through the proposal process, which you can view at the link below. As this grant-funded program has come to a close, processing of new proposals has gone on hold. To learn more about other sources for potential project funding, please read the State Revolving Funds Module.
- Watch the WaterTalks Webinar: Funding for Water-Related Projects in Ventura County (2/1/2022) to learn how to develop a project for submission.
- View the presentation from the WaterTalks Webinar: Funding for Water-Related Projects in Ventura County (PDF | PPT)
WaterTalks Funded DACIP Projects in Ventura:
- Garden Acres Multilingual Education Program (Oxnard)
- Garden Acres MWC Backup Well (Oxnard)
- Dual Language Workshops (Santa Paula/Fillmore)
- Fire Flow Infrastructure Improvement (Casitas)
- Groundwater Recharge (El Rio)
- Groundwater Recharge (Saticoy)
- GEOTRIBE – CSUSB STEM Summer Youth Program
- Meiner’s Oaks Water District Income Study
- View the RFP for DACIP projects and learn about funding opportunities for water resources projects.
Learn more about Integrated Regional Water Management (IRWM)
- Visit the Watersheds Coalition of Ventura County (WCVC)
- Visit the Ventura River Watershed Council
- Visit the Santa Clara River Watershed
- View Module 4.1.1: Disadvantaged Community Participation in Integrated Regional Water Management,
- View Module 4.1.5: Disadvantaged Community Water System Participation in Integrated Regional Water Management
Find Your Community’s Watertalks Resources
Click on your region to find out more about community-specific projects, resources, contacts and Toolkits.
Casitas Springs
El Rio
Fillmore
Nyeland Acres
Oxnard
Piru
Santa Paula
Saticoy
West Ventura
WaterTalks Newpaper
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Past Ventura Events and Resources
Click on an event to access related materials, recordings and other information.
- 9:00 am – 12:00 pm, January 1, 2024 – POSTPONED, NEW DATE TBA - Workshop 3: Green Infrastructure WaterTours - Tour 2: Cienega Springs Ecological Reserve Wetland and Habitat Restoration – Fillmore, CA (Ventura County)
- 10:00 am – 12:00 pm, May 3, 2023 – Tribal Allyship Workshop #2 - WCVC
- 10:00 am – 12:00 pm, March 29, 2023 – Tribal Allyship Workshop #1 - WCVC
- 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm, February 8, 2023 – Ventura Avenue Water and Climate Resilience Workshop
- 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm, October 13, 2022 – Santa Paula Water and Climate Resilience Workshop
- 10:00 am – 2:30 pm, February 1, 2022 – WaterTalks Webinar: Funding for Water-Related Projects
- 10:00 am – 2:30 pm, March 2, 2021 – WaterTalks Webinar: Funding for Water-Related Projects
- 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, October 22, 2020 – El Rio/Nyeland Acres WaterTalks
- 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, October 21, 2020 – Fillmore WaterTalks
- 6:00 pm, August 25, 2020 – Casitas Springs Water Talks
- 6:00 pm, March 10, 2020 – Piru Water Talks
- 11:00 am, February 22, 2020 – Wishtoyo WaterTalks
- 6:00 pm, February 13, 2020 – Saticoy WaterTalk
- 10:00 am, January 25, 2020 – West Ventura WaterTalk
- 6:00 pm, November 21, 2019 – Oxnard Water Talk
CONTACT
Lynn Rodriguez
WCVC Project Manager
Email: lynn.rodriguezwcvc@outlook.com