Dominguez Watershed Master Plan Summary

Watershed management is the integration and coordination of activities that affect the watershed's natural resources and water quality. It brings together services like:

• Flood protection
• Water conservation
• Conscientious management of natural resources
• Preserving and creating open space for recreation and habitat
• Reducing pollution of water resources

in order to protect and enhance communities and the environment.

There is currently no comprehensive watershed management plan for the Dominguez Watershed. In response, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works applied for grant money from Proposition 13 and initiated the Dominguez Watershed Advisory Council (DWAC) as part of a new vision to lead the planning and implementation of watershed management in Los Angeles County. The DWAC was established to create a Watershed Management Master Plan (herein referred to as "Master Plan") for the Dominguez Watershed that will establish sound measures to protect and improve its environment and beneficial uses.

The Master Plan, when complete, will consist of three distinct sections:

• The first section will include an introduction to the goals of the Master Plan, and the background, physical description, and environmental conditions of the watershed. Existing, historic, and planned future conditions of the watershed will be summarized. Data gaps in the background information that limit understanding of watershed conditions will be identified.
• The second section of the Master Plan will address and prioritize the issues, concerns, problems, goals and objectives identified by all stakeholders in the watershed, document the coordination and public outreach process, and identify stakeholder commitments and public involvement opportunities for the implementation phase of the watershed Master Plan.
• The Final Portion of the Master Plan will outline prioritized methods and projects for watershed improvement based on baseline information and issues, concerns and goals identified in the previous sections. It will provide guidelines for, and ensure most effective implementation of, actions that achieve measurable environmental improvement and outline funding opportunities for the proposed actions.

If you would like information on how you can be involved in creating the plan, contact the current chair of the DWAC.