At status conferences in July 2021, the court granted the Proposing Parties’ motion to bifurcate. Before holding a hearing for the court to consider adopting the proposed physical solution, several parties in the Ojai Basin and Upper Ojai Basin wanted the City to first prove that those basins are interconnected with the Ventura River. In […]
Author: Stephen Calderon
The Court’s next monthly status conference is on Monday, June 21, 2021 at 1:30 p.m. At the Status Conference, the Court will also conduct a hearing on the Proposing Parties’ Motion to Bifurcate and on a separate motion that asks the Court to appoint a non-party expert on watershed hydrology. The five parties proposing the […]
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On Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) released its Draft Flow Recommendations for the Lower Ventura River and Coyote Creek, Ventura County. Recommendations for the Intermittent Reach and San Antonio Creek are expected to be released in upcoming weeks by the State agency. The State’s recommendations — developed by […]
On Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) held a webinar and presented an overview of Draft Instream Flow Recommendations for the Lower Ventura River and Coyote Creek (Draft Recommendations). Additionally, CDFW described results from instream flow studies in San Antonio Creek and the intermittent reach of the mainstem Ventura […]
On Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, the court held a status conference in this case. The court issued a lot of detailed instructions, so we are providing a short update now, but will provide a longer update to provide more understanding on these instructions sometime next week, as well as update the related FAQ sections then. The court scheduled […]
The next Status Conference with the Court is scheduled for Feb. 9, 2021 at 1:30 p.m. We will post another News update within a day or two after sharing the results of the Status Conference. If you would like to file a response to the City’s cross-complaint, the City’s legal counsel is available to answer questions […]
On Monday, Nov. 16, the City of Ventura had a status conference with the court. Resulting from that conference, the court has scheduled another status conference for Feb. 9, 2021 at 1:30 p.m. This allows the proposing parties (the coalition of large water users who have put forth the proposed physical solution) to continue the […]
On Oct. 21, 2020, the Court granted the City of Ventura’s request to extend the deadline for people to decide how to respond to the City’s Third-Amended Cross-Complaint to Jan. 29, 2021. The previous deadline was Oct. 30, 2020. The extension to January 29 gives people additional time to review the locally proposed plan and settlement agreement (called a “physical solution”) […]
This week, the City of Ventura filed papers asking the Court to extend to Jan. 29, 2021, the deadline for people to decide how to respond to the City’s Third-Amended Cross-Complaint. The current deadline is Oct. 30, 2020. Extending the deadline to Jan. 29 will give people additional time to review the locally proposed plan and court-approved […]
The City, in partnership with a coalition of other local large water users, has developed a collaborative court-binding solution (called a “physical solution”) to protect the Ventura River Watershed and all those who rely on it. Below is the official press release statement regarding this effort. To read the physical solution in full, and to […]