ORIGIN and RESPONSIBILITY FOR GAS MIGRATING TO THE SURFACE
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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
The Ballona Watershed Flows South From Mullholland Drive
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Since even before the late 1980’s the public has been keenly devoted to the protection and restoration of Ballona Wetlands, here in Los Angeles. Hundreds of visionary volunteers have given up blocks of their lifetimes to work in the most extraordinary David and Goliath battle defending a steadfast goal to protect and preserve for all of America --a vanishing peace and wonderment found in this remnant, endangered ecosystem.Storm Drain System in the Ballona Watershed . . .
Scientific Proof of the dangers of developing Playa Vista
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SCIENTIFIC PROOF |
Lawsuits to make us all safer in our homes and work places.
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Lawsuits make us all safer in our homes and work places.
2005 ENVIRONMENTALISM THROUGH INSPIRATION AND NON-VIOLENT ACTION et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES et al., Defendants and Respondents; PLAYA CAPITAL COMPANY, LLC, et al., Real Parties in Interest and Respondents. B174856 COURT OF APPEAL OF CALIFORNIA, SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT, DIVISION THREE 2005 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 9697 October 26, 2005, Filed
PLAYA VISTA LAWSUITS
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PLAYA VISTA LAWSUITS |
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Contribute Today
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BALLONA ECOSYSTEM EDUCATION PROJECT'S FUNDRAISER:
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Grassroots Coalition Press Release: Grassroots Coalition believes in open government and full disclosure of health and safety issues
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Playa Vista Update - KNBC4-TV Burning Questions Investigation - Staples Center - Peabody Award
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Playa Vista Update
NBC4 Burning Questions Update Part 1, July 27: Transcript and video
NBC4 Burning Questions Update Part 2, July 28: Transcript and video
Baldwin Hills/Inglewood - PXP - Playa Vista/SoCalGas Gas & Oil Fields Reference Materials as of December 23, 2008
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New as of December 23, 2008 (watch for new additions)
Playa del Rey Underground Gas Storage Field Dangers owned by Sempra Energy / Southern California (SoCal) Gas
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The world's largest Underground Gas Storage may menace your life and home near Playa Vista, Playa del Rey, Marina del Rey, Ballona Wetlands, [names of industrial and apartment complexes to the east]. These are owned or operated Sempra Energy or SoCal Gas. Read more about the dangers and how to mediate them. Speak out to these owners and demand they stop releasing poison and toxic gases into your air you and your loved ones breath.
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