February 7, 2023 VC Star The County of Ventura and Federal Emergency Management Agency will open a disaster recovery center in Ventura this week to help residents in the aftermath of January storms. FEMA recently approved disaster relief for local residents whose homes and businesses were damaged by flooding or mud and debris flows. The…
January 3, 2023 Ojai Valley News An engineer who’s served Ventura County for more than 37 years has been named Legacy Professional of the Year by the American Public Works Association. Chris Hooke, deputy director of the Ventura County Transportation Department, has overseen approximately 200 transportation improvement projects on the county road system in the…
December 21, 2022 The Californer VENTURA, Calif. – Californer — Ventura County Public Works Agency Engineering Services completed the Fillmore Library’s $2.5 million expansion project in November 2022. The expansion allows the library to offer programs and services to the community including greater access to computers and the internet, early childhood literacy programs, English as…
December 12, 2022 Ventura County Star Rainfall reaches 8 inches in mountains, runs near an inch on coast. The Ventura County mountains recorded up to 8 inches of rainfall during the three-day storm ending Monday morning, according to data from the Ventura County Watershed Protection District. Most communities in the county received between two-thirds of…
October 22, 2023 Moorpark Acorn Ventura County Public Works has taken a step forward in the battle against the drought that has impacted residents countywide, and the project is happening in Moorpark’s backyard. The agency is studying a process called groundwater recharging. Once reservoirs start to run low on water, rain can help “recharge” the…
October 20, 2022 Ojai Valley News Construction crews will begin laying approximately 6,000 tons of asphalt on Creek Road starting on Monday, Oct. 24. The work is part of a $2.1 million project to repave 5.2 miles of the two-lane road, while adding safety enhancements such as center medians, turn pockets and guardrails. “The project…
VC Star October 17, 2022 The Ventura County Public Works Agency is hosting a public forum in El Rio Thursday to discuss a planned project to add sidewalks and other improvements in the unincorporated community. The roads and transportation department will present an overview of the project, which is still in its design phase, and…
October 4th, 2022 Patch Malibu, CA VCPWA latest study on groundwater recharge published by Frontiers, international research journal Ventura County Public Works Agency (VCPWA) Waterworks District partnered with Lawrence Berkely National Lab scientists to study the groundwater recharge potential of the percolation basins at the Moorpark Water Reclamation Facility (MWRF). The results of this study…
Matt Ehret Promoted to Watershed Protection’s Deputy Director for Design and Construction Matt Ehret, a 20-year employee with the Ventura County Public Works Agency (VCPWA), has been promoted to Deputy Director for Design and Construction within Watershed Protection (WP). His new role involves planning and managing environmentally responsible flood protection and stormwater management assets throughout…