AGENCIES JOIN TO PROTECT SANTA CLARA COUNTIES, FEDS TO SIGN RIVER PLAN.Byline: Susan Abram Staff Writer SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, - Officials in two counties and a federal agency plan to join forces today in signing an $8.2 million plan to protect the Santa Clara River Santa Clara River may refer to:
Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich Michael Dennis Antonovich (born 1939 in Los Angeles, California) is a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors representing the Fifth District, which covers northern Los Angeles County, the Antelope, Santa Clarita, Pasadena, and parts of the San Fernando and San will join Ventura County Supervisor Kathy I. Long and a representative of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in signing the Santa Clara River Watershed Protection The term watershed refers to an area of land that drains precipitation that falls on it to a common point. These points could be streams, lakes, etc. Precipitatoin falling on any part of a watershed can travel quickly on the surface of the land, known as surface runoff, or travel through Plan, intended to identify and provide regional flood-control solutions. Erosion and sedimentation also will be studied as analysts look for ways to improve water quality and restore riparian riparian adj. referring to the banks of a river or stream. (See: riparian rights) habitats. ``This shows there are concerns by all three agencies about protecting the river (and) improving flood control, and it also shows a commitment by elected officials,'' said Paul Novak, an Antonovich aide. ``The three jurisdictions may have different priorities, but this is an opportunity to collaborate and study the whole stretch of the Santa Clara River.'' Known as the last natural waterway in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, , the Santa Clara River runs for about 100 miles from the hills of Acton to the ocean north of Oxnard. For area environmentalists, it is a wildlife artery that sustains the region's entire ecosystem. Novak said participation by the the Army Corps of Engineers is significant toward helping preserve the river. Environmentalists have often pointed out it was the Army Corps of Engineers that turned the Los Angeles River The Los Angeles River is an intermittent river flowing through Los Angeles County, California, from Canoga Park in the west end of the San Fernando Valley, 51 miles (82 km) southeast to its mouth in Long Beach. into a meandering concrete wash. They have feared the same for the Santa Clara. But some environmentalists are willing to take a wait-and-see approach, saying the feasibility study is a step in the right direction. ``It's a very all-encompassing effort, and we're hoping for some very good results from (the study),'' said Ron Bottorff, chairman of the Ventura- based Friends of the Santa Clara River. ``We're not sure yet what the emphasis will be, but we're going to do our best to participate and to follow as the study progresses.'' Bottorff called cooperation by supervisors from two counties ``a very good sign.'' ``These are two counties that have had very different development standards,'' Bottorff said. ``This study is not a watershed protection plan, but will be the basis of a plan. This will provide the data and information upon which a plan can be based. This will give the Army corps an opportunity to prove that they have changed over time.'' Susan Abram, (661) 257-5257 susan.abram(at)dailynews.com |
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