Dewatering

2014 California Coastal Commission Letter to Playa Capital and California Department Fish & Wildlife (CDFW) about Two Unpermitted Drains (Coastal Act Violation) in the Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve

Submitted on Mon, 03/23/2020 - 10:58

2014 California Coastal Commission Letter from Andrew Willis, Coastal Commission Enforcement Officer, to Playa Capital and California Department Fish & Wildlife (CDFW).

Grassroots Coalition (GC) later sued Playa Capital, LLC and CDFW and prevailed in order to enforce the Coastal Commission's request which later became an order.

2017 California Department of Fish & Wildlife, (CDFW) Betty Courtney Cites Harm to Ballona Due to Reduced Water Flow From Playa Vista

Submitted on Mon, 03/23/2020 - 10:34

From: Patricia Mcpherson
To: Andrew Willis <andrew.willis@coastal.ca.gov>; Todd Cardiff

Understanding Ballona.

Submitted on Thu, 03/19/2020 - 09:03

Stop drying out Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve! Stop Playa Vista's confiscation and throw away of Ballona's freshwater resources.

Read more about Understanding Ballona.
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Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems. How can we manage groundwater to benefit both people and nature? Vimeo Author Brynn Pewtherer

Submitted on Mon, 03/16/2020 - 11:54

Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems
https://vimeo.com/242821521 - 44 second video

Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems from Brynn Pewtherer on Vimeo.

Southern Sierra News about Ballona CALIFORNIA DEPT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE: BALLONA BETRAYAL OF PUBLIC TRUST 1/21/2020

Submitted on Tue, 02/11/2020 - 10:59

Southern Sierra News about Ballona

CALIFORNIA DEPT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE: BALLONA BETRAYAL OF PUBLIC TRUST

Alleged Clean Water Act Violation: Playa Vista; CA Department of Fish & Wildlife; and, Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission's 2013 emails establish they knew of Illegal Drains that allowed contaminated Channel Water to flow into Ballona Wetlands.

Submitted on Tue, 07/16/2019 - 11:32

Alleged Clean Water Act Violation: Leadership of Playa Vista; CA Department of Fish & Wildlife ; Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission (SMBRC) , Bay Foundation; Friends of Ballona emails (2013) establish they were all aware of the Illegal Drains allowing contaminated Ballona Channel water to flow into Ballona Wetlands.

Stop drying out Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve! Stop Playa Vista's confiscation and throw away of Ballona's freshwater resources.

Submitted on Tue, 07/09/2019 - 10:52

STOP ALLOWING THE ON-GOING DESTRUCTION OF BALLONA WETLANDS

COASTAL COMMISSION MEETING - BALLONA WETLANDS RESTORATION HISTORY by Patricia McPherson, GC - MAY 8, 2019 - OXNARD - POWER POINT

Submitted on Wed, 05/15/2019 - 10:02

COASTAL COMMISSION MEETING - BALLONA WETLANDS RESTORATION HISTORY by Patricia McPherson, GC - MAY 8, 2019 - OXNARD - POWER POINT

Download the 43 megabyte PDF Presentation: California Coastal Commission Meeting - May 8, 2019 - Ballona Wetlands Restoration History Presentation

How to Drain a Wetland & Get Away With It: The Betrayal Of The Public's Trust! Ballona

Submitted on Sun, 02/03/2019 - 00:42

THEN...

As is seen below in the photos from 1952 and 1997 Ballona ponds during the rainy season when allowed to do so, even with the presence of the Army Corp/ LA County built - Ballona Channel.

Playa Vista developers have always argued that their mega-development was not on a wetland, which is countered by their own internal e-mails to Los Angeles Building & Safety Department - 6/8/99 Playa Vista email to LADBS.

Ballona Wetlands Aquifers At Risk: Playa Vista Throws Away Millions of Gallons of Freshwater Every Week

Submitted on Sat, 07/21/2018 - 11:33

Grassroots Coalition's leader, Patricia McPherson, raises major alarm about Playa Vista's 30 year history of intentionally de-watering to protect their billion dollar development on Los Angeles' Westside.

2014 California Coastal Commission Letter from Andrew Willis, Coastal Commission Enforcement Officer, to Playa Capital and California Department Fish & Wildlife (CDFW).

Grassroots Coalition (GC) later sued Playa Capital, LLC and CDFW and prevailed in order to enforce the Coastal Commission's request which later became an order.

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