Statement of Purpose

News/Status

Removing Matilija Dam:

• Why Remove Matilija Dam?
• Objectives
• Benefits from Removal
• Impacts: Habitat
• Impacts: Sediment
• Matilija Dam spilling

Final Design:

• Project Description
• Sediment Management
• Slurry Disposal
• Levees
• Bridges
• Robles Diversion modifications
• Arundo (giant reed) management
• Our Comments

Feasibility Study:

• Feasibility Study
• Baseline Conditions
• Alternatives
• Our Comments

Early Progress:

• Demonstration Project
• Babbitt Visit October 12, 2000
• Drilling Core Samples

Background Information:

• Ventura River
• Matilija Dam Facts
• Matilija Dam Timeline

About the Matilija Coalition:

• Coalition Members
• Logo & T-shirts
• Newsletters & Publications
• Events
• Arundo mapping
• Stream Team
• Join Us
• Sponsors
  

Contact us

Links

Japan Tour 2005

Surfrider Making Waves "Power of One"

Matilija Coalition publications are available for download as adobe acrobat (PDF) files:

• Matilija Messenger 7 , Final Plan - Summer 2004 Newsletter
  

• Matilija Messenger 6, Draft Plan & Water Supply - Summer 2003 Newsletter 

• Matilija Messenger 5 , Feasibility Process & Baseline Conditions - Fall 2002 Newsletter
  

• Matilija Messenger 4 , Habitat Evaluation - Spring 2002 Newsletter
  

• Matilija Messenger 3 , Sedimentation - Fall 2001 Newsletter
  

• Matilija Messenger 2 , Flood Control & Prelim Alternatives - Spring 2001 Newsletter
  

• Matilija Messenger 1 , Reasons for Dam Removal - Fall 2000 Newsletter
  

• Removing Matilija Dam - the benefits of dam removal - color brochure
  

Jenkin, A. Paul. Managed Shoreline Retreat and Dam Removal: Ecosystem Restoration to Benefit Coastal Resources. Presented at CWO '02 (California and the World Ocean '02) Conference, October 27-30 2002, Santa Barbara, CA.