Marina del Rey, CA: Argonaut Letters to the Editor
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Ballona Watershed
Support a slow, careful restoration
PARK TO PLAYA BRIDGE OVER LA CIENEGA FROM KENNETH HAHN PARK
TO STONE VIEW NATURE CENTER COMPLETES 13 MILE TRAIL TO THE BEACH
TO STONE VIEW NATURE CENTER COMPLETES 13 MILE TRAIL TO THE BEACH
SUPPORT A SLOW CAREFUL RESTORATION OF BALLONA WETLANDS ECOLOGICAL RESERVE
Dr. Margot Griswold, Restoration Ecologist - 4.6 minute YouTube
Listen to her Proposal to Restore Ballona's Predominantly Freshwater Seasonal Ballona Wetlands
... protect Ballona groundwater.
GRASSROOTS COALITION & CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION SETTLE OUT OF COURT
- Aquifer Groundwater Infiltration Protection Recharge Watershed - 14 slides
- Ecological Preserve Waterflow and Dewatering Impact - 32 slides
- Wetlands Preservation - 35 slides
- Wetlands Preservation and Restoration - 48 slides
- Activists want Public Participation in 2016 Proposed Restoration - 12 slides
- Animal Welfare Presentation - 7 slides
- Wetland Preserves Proposed Tidal Wave Levee - 13 slides
A Diagram of Aquifer underlying the Ballona Wetlands
DOUBT CALIFORNIA IS DRYING OUT? LOOK AT THESE OUTER SPACE PHOTOS!
We have taken rainwater for granted or treated it as an enemy sloping driveways to send rainwater to the street and nearest storm drain since the 1930's. Now the LA River Watershed is taking a different approach. Why not the Ballona Watershed which sends Billions of Gallons of Water to Ballona Flood Control Channel and into the Pacific Ocean, Santa Monica Bay?
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What did the L.A. Basin look like before there was an L.A.?
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Ballona Watershed Vimeo - Douglas Fay - 60 Year Evolution of Santa Monica Bay
Discusses his famous Dad, Rimmon C. Fay's point of view
JohnTommy Rosas Discussing Many Aspects of the Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve Restoration Preferred Alternative #1
Congressman Ted Lieu Supports Parts of Ballona Watershed as a National Park
Implications of Ballona Wetlands Restoration - Travis Longcore
Restoration Ecologist, Ballona Wetlands Restoration - Margot Griswold
Lost Creeks of the Ballona Valley offer an opportunity to remove concrete channels,
day light streams children can enjoy, and infiltrate rainwater into our aquifers.
The light blue lines on the map represent earlier streams. Now our precious rain water goes into storm drains
along with contaminants from our streets.This polluted runoff flows to Ballona Creek, then into the Pacific Ocean.
Rex Frankel, Editor of Rare Earth News & President of Ballona Ecosystem Education Project.
Link to his PICASA SITES below:
EVOLUTION OF BALLONA DESTRUCTION PLANS
https://picasaweb.google.com/rexfrankel/EvolutionOfBallonaDestructionPlans#
UNBURY BALLONA CREEK TO SAVE BILLIONS
https://picasaweb.google.com/rexfrankel/UnburyBallonaCreekToSaveBillions#
BALLONA CRITTERS AT RISK FROM STATE BULLDOZING PLANS
https://picasaweb.google.com/Rare.Earth.fotos/BallonaCrittersAtRiskFromStateSBulldozingPlans
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FACT: Marina real estate, boat slips basins and yacht clubs are all on long-term land leases of 50-60 years. Some have expired, some have been renewed, and others offer opportunities for revision..
FACT: Santa Monica Bay Restoration has advocated opening our Ballona Wetlands to the ocean. See videos by Travis Longcore and Margot Griswold for a greater understanding of our opposition to this.
FACT: A flood plane covers large areas of the lower Ballona Watershed (Venice, Marina del Rey, Ballona Wetlands and Playa del Rey). Sea level rise, a tsunami, or a huge storm event could flood the lower Ballona Watershed.
FACT: 950 acres of Ballona Wetlands were chiseled out to create Marina del Rey small boat harbor and recreation area by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers under U.S. Congress Documents 389 and 780. U.S. Congress, Los Angeles City and Los Angeles County provided funding in almost equal parts.
FACT: U.S. Congress Documents 389 and 780 designated 41.9 acres for Oxford Lagoon Bird Sanctuary. Only 10.7 acres were actually set aside.
FACT: 90% of all our wetlands in Southern California have been built on or paved over.
FACT: Last 150 years have been the wettest in 4,000 years. Our present drought could continue for 100 years.
FACT: 120 miles of intermittent streams, 47 miles of perennial streams, and 3.8 square miles of wetlands in Greater Los Angeles existed before storm drains were installed early in the 20th Century.
FACT: 0.61 square miles of Ballona Wetlands and 24 miles of creek existed before storm drains were installed early in the 20th Century.
FACT: Los Angeles imports around 85% of its water from over 200 miles away. It uses 30% of its state electrical power to deliver this water.
Ballona Watershed Related Material
Wetlands: Wetland Acreage Change 1954-2009 bar chart from US EPA
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The US EPA's Report on the Environment (ROE) provides a good overview of the importance of wetlands. The EPA has spent tax payers' dollars to create this web section, as the found out it's a scientific fact that wetlands are critical to our planet's health.
http://cfpub.epa.gov/roe/chapter/water/wetlands.cfm
Marina del Rey, CA Federal Clean Water Act 303(d): Do Criminal Provisions Apply to the Fresh Water Marsh / Parcel 9U and/or Proposed Boat Central on Dock 52?
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Won't the Fresh Water Marsh and Vernal Pool on Parcel 9U be polluted if the developer pipes in polluted sea water from Basin B as proposed.
Marina del Rey, CA: Parcel 9U Wetland Park to Enlarge Polluted Water Body - December 2015
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Action Item For Activitist: Oppose bringing polluted salt water from Basin B into the Ballona Marsh on Via Marina. It is home to Vernal Pool. Send a comment USPS letter to the address below: Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board, 320 W. 4th Street, Suite 200,Los Angeles, CA 9001, Attn: 401 Certification Unit. Section 401 Water Quality Certification process of the EPA is underway now for File No: 15-080.
Wetlands: Just one poorly protected stopover can doom a migrating bird
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We have added to our website, for your consideration, a page linking to a scientific publication article, to motivate an understanding to preserve any and all wetlands, whether it's now a stop over point for a migrating bird, or not.
Review Article:
http://news.sciencemag.org/plants-animals/2015/12/just-one-poorly-protec...
Published Article Title:
Protected areas and global conservation of migratory birds
Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission: Governing Board Meeting Audio Recordings 2012-2015
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SMBRC Governing Board Audio Recordings acquired via a public records act request.
Link to Recording Download Page
CalEPA Clean Water Act: Section 303(d) List / 305(b) Report Web Section Polluted Water List
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The EPA California Branch keeps track of "impaired" water bodies and their pollutants for the purpose of preventing future impairment, and cleaning existing impaired water bodies.
http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/tmdl/integrated2010....
This CalEPA web section has all sorts of data, past reports, maps, lists, and contact data to report local efforts that move us in the wrong direction.
Wetlands: EPA Wetlands Report Web Section
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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?
Wetlands: You can help protect Wetlands: Simple To Do Things
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- Purchase federal duck stamps from your local post office to support wetland acquisition. 98% goes to buy wetlands!!!
- USA Fish and Game - http://www.fws.gov/duckstamps/DSOfactsheet2012.pdf
- Duck Stamp Program History: https://www.fws.gov/program/federal-duck-stamp/about-us
Wetlands: An Introduction - by www.EPA.gov
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http://water.epa.gov/type/wetlands/basic.cfm - Snapshot dated 11/20/2015 - Last visited November 20, 2015.
We have preserved this important EPA Wetlands Introduction on our website in case the EPA changes their web content. The format or layout has changed in the copy and pasted operation of the HTML main content area. You may wish to view the original at the above URL.
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