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 […]
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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 […]
City of Ventura confirms it is not seeking attorneys’ fees in Ventura River Watershed Adjudication Ventura, Calif. — The City of Ventura and the City of Ojai have entered into a cooperative letter agreement regarding the Ventura River lawsuit. The agreement confirms that the City of Ventura is not seeking attorneys’ fees from individuals or […]
Ventura, Calif. – The City of San Buenaventura and Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, a local environmental group, have announced an amendment to their settlement agreement in the lawsuit regarding the pumping and diversion of water from the Ventura River Watershed. Both Channelkeeper and the City remain committed to ensuring the protection of this local water source […]
At the Status Conference held on August 17, the Court granted the City of Ventura’s request to extend the deadline for people to file an answer to the City’s Third-Amended Cross-Complaint to October 30, 2020. The existing deadline to file an answer was September 8, 2020, which has now been extended to October 30, 2020. […]
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Second Attempt of Service Resumes This Week
This week, the City will be making its second effort to serve Notices and Summons to parties who did not respond to the initial attempt earlier this year. The impacted parties who still need to file a response or return of receipt were notified by mail in July that legal Notice and Summons packets would […]
At the next Status Conference on August 17, the City of Ventura will ask the Court to extend the deadline for people to file an answer to the City’s Third-Amended Cross-Complaint to October 30, 2020. The current deadline to file an answer is September 8, 2020. The City and the other parties working on a locally […]
In response to an editorial published in the Ojai Valley News, Ventura River Water District sent the attached letter indicating its support of the collaborative mediation efforts taking place.
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Update from the City
Postcards were mailed out on Wednesday, July 8, to property owners impacted by the Ventura River Watershed Adjudication. In addition to the postcard communication, the City is continuing its efforts to provide transparent and consistent updates about the process as it works toward a collaborative settlement and solution. Part of this process will include ad placement […]
Yesterday, the Court held a status conference in this case. The outcome was that the Court set another status conference for Monday, Aug. 17, 2020. At that next status conference, the consumptive users group (the large water users involved in settlement discussions) will present a proposed schedule and process for the Court’s and parties’ consideration […]