Dewatering

Citizens Be pro-active. Speak up to State Water Resources Board. Read the Citizen's Guide

Submitted on Mon, 12/21/2015 - 17:06

Do read the Citizen's Guide to working with the California Water Boards 2011 (73 page pdf).

Ballona Wetlands Flood Plain: In 1952 they were really wet!

Submitted on Sun, 12/20/2015 - 17:58

Ballona Lower Wetlands in 1952. Notice Lincoln Blvd is a levee road surrounded on both sites by water.

When a developer uses the word "restoration" do you think they mean the wetlands state before Marina Del Rey Harbor was built in 1954? Or does the developer mean bulldoze current animal homes, and replant a careful, artful designed and manicured modern native plant selection, and hope the animals come back? Suitable as a tourist attraction and for hotel guests to gaze upon from their hi-rise rental rooms?

Seven Ballona Wetlands Power-Point Presentations prepared by Patrica McPherson, President of Grassroots Coalition

Submitted on Sat, 12/19/2015 - 16:41

About Patricia McPherson. In 1989 Patrica started the Wetlands Committee for Sierra Club, Los Angeles Chapter. It focused on acquisition and preservation of the Ballona Wetlands. (In 2003-4 the wetlands were successfully purchased with public funding.) In 1993 she founded Grassroots Coalition (GR).

Wetlands: EPA Wetlands Report Web Section

Submitted on Thu, 11/19/2015 - 12:31

http://cfpub.epa.gov/roe/chapter/water/wetlands.cfm

This url last visited on November 20, 2015.

What you will find on this page. ROE is "Report On The Environment" encompassing yearly statistics on the 'size' of USA's wetlands, as they decrease by over 85% (as of 2015).

Wetlands

What are the trends in the extent and condition of wetlands and their effects on human health and the environment?

Read more about Wetlands: EPA Wetlands Report Web Section
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Ballona Creek Watershed - 127 SQUARE MILES - WHAT'S NEW

Submitted on Fri, 02/20/2015 - 16:07

MOST RECENT INFORMATION ABOUT OUR 127 SQUARE MILE BALLONA WATERSHED

Read more about Ballona Creek Watershed - 127 SQUARE MILES - WHAT'S NEW
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Ballona Watershed: Ballona Wetlands Drainage Device Press Coverage

Submitted on Sat, 07/20/2013 - 17:35

Grassroots Coalition Announces -- California Coastal Commission Finds Playa Vista's Illegal Water Drainage Devices Are Destructive to Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve in Los Angeles

Ballona Watershed: Dewatering Ballona Wetlands 2013 Presentations by Patricia Mcpherson

Submitted on Fri, 07/19/2013 - 13:12

Grassroots Coalition President, Patricia McPherson, provided power point presentations to California Coastal Commission. The power point presentation links are below. The power points are for the targeted audience.

[The files below need Windows PowerPoint, PPT plugin, OpenOffice or similar to view.]

1) California Coastal Commission Hearing - Presentation June 2013-a.pptx 38 meg download (43 pages)

Ballona Watershed: Playa Vista Dewatering and Bulldozing the Ballona Wetlands East of Lincoln early 2003

Submitted on Fri, 07/19/2013 - 12:24

Playa Vista Dewatering and Bulldozing the Ballona Wetlands East of Lincoln early 2003. See the flooded wetlands.

Mr Video Man does an excellent job on Poisoned Paradise.

Ballona Watershed: Playa Vista Drainage Devices in Ballona Wetlands / De-Watering / California Coastal Commission Letter

Submitted on Tue, 07/16/2013 - 17:45

For several years the Ballona Wetlands have appeared remarkably dry, even in the rainy season. Ballona volunteers have been perplexed. We asked Why? A Public Request Act (PRA) may have supplied the answer!

Underground Gas Storage: Professional Gas Migration Experts Sound the Alarm: Housing Near Gas Storage Site Could Be Formula for Disaster at Playa Vista

Submitted on Fri, 07/02/2010 - 14:56

PROFESSIONAL GAS MIGRATION EXPERTS SOUND THE ALARM:
HOUSING NEAR GAS STORAGE SITE COULD BE FORMULA FOR DISASTER
Public and Safety Issues

Dewatering

For several years the Ballona Wetlands have appeared remarkably dry, even in the rainy season. Ballona volunteers have been perplexed. We asked Why? A Public Request Act (PRA) may have supplied the answer!

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