News Archives - Ventura County Public Works Agency

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES – Saticoy Pedestrian Improvements ATPL-5952(226) & Piru Pedestrian Improvements ATPL-5952(225)

News, Notice-RFQ, Transportation RFQBy Susanna Arroyo March 19, 2025

Request for Statement of Qualifications to provide Environmental Services for Saticoy Pedestrian Improvements ATPL-5952(226) & Piru Pedestrian Improvements ATPL-5952(225) Ventura County Public Works Agency Roads & Transportation (PWA-RT) is seeking Statements of Qualifications (SOQ) from qualified firms to provide professional environmental services for two Active Transportation Program (ATP) funded projects consisting of pedestrian…

Eco-tip: Surfrider ramps up cigarette butt recycling despite vandalism setbacks

Eye on the Environment, Integrated Waste Management Division, NewsBy David Goldstein February 14, 2025

VC Star By David Goldstein Feb. 7, 2025 Vandals repeatedly broke locks on cigarette butt containers along the Ventura beach promenade, sometimes dumping out the carefully stored cigarettes and sometimes stealing the entire container. Adding to the litter prevention program’s woes, a wrong-way driver exiting the nearby parking garage drove onto the promenade and destroyed…

How the fire clean-up process works

Eye on the Environment, Integrated Waste Management Division, NewsBy David Goldstein February 10, 2025

Moorpark Acorn By David Goldstein 2/7/25 After the fire comes the cleanup, and Bakersfield-based Remedial Transportation Services—RTS—has begun work under a contract with the County of Ventura to remove debris from homes burned in last month’s Mountain fire. The company’s workers are looking for telltale green painted-letter identification on burned-out autos that alerts them whether…

Eco-tip: Cleaning up after the Mountain Fire as demolition and recycling meet

Eye on the Environment, Integrated Waste Management Division, NewsBy David Goldstein February 10, 2025

VC Star By David Goldstein 2/1/25 In the gray landscape of fire debris at the tragic sites where homes burned in the Mountain Fire, a flash of green stands out on a hulk. The green is spray paint forming the letters “VC.” “Hulk” is the term used for the frames of burned vehicles. Remedial Transportation…

Eco-tip: Food for thought about recycling at events

Eye on the Environment, Integrated Waste Management Division, NewsBy David Goldstein February 10, 2025

VC Star By David Goldstein 1/26/25 You paid to get into an event. You waited in a line for food. When you finish eating and are eager to enjoy the event, are you willing to spend time looking for a recycling container? Unless recycling at events is convenient and well marked, many otherwise decent people,…

Local lake levels remain near capacity despite lack of recent rain

Eye on the Environment, NewsBy WebTeam Admin January 18, 2025

KEYT By Dave Alley 1/13/25 LOPEZ LAKE, Calif. – Despite a lack of rain over the past several months, lake levels on the Central Coast remain near capacity at a handful of reservoirs. In San Luis Obispo County, Lopez Lake is currently at 91.6 percent, an extremely impressive amount considering the the region has gone…

Town hall for residents impacted by Mountain Fire set for Jan. 7 to discuss post-fire debris flow

Eye on the Environment, News, Public NoticeBy WebTeam Admin January 11, 2025

Ojai Valley News By Grant Phillips January 6, 2025 The city of Camarillo will host a town hall for residents impacted by the Mountain Fire on Tuesday, Jan. 7, covering the potential for post-fire debris flow. The meeting will be hosted by the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office of Emergency Services and the city of Camarillo,…

Fee waivers the right thing to do

Eye on the Environment, Integrated Waste Management Division, News, Public NoticeBy WebTeam Admin January 4, 2025

Camarillo Acorn COMMENTARY /// Mountain fire December 28, 2024 Kudos to the Ventura County Board of Supervisors for its unanimous approval to waive certain rebuilding fees through 2026. The action offers financial relief to residents affected by the Mountain fire. Totaling as much as $5 million, the waivers ease the burden on those working to…

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES – CAMINO CIELO BRIDGE CDFW PERMIT – COMING OCTOBER 2025

News, Notice-RFQ, Transportation RFQBy Susanna Arroyo October 28, 2024

Notice of Request for Qualifications for Environmental Services Camino Cielo Bridge CDFW Permit COMING OCTOBER 2025

County of Ventura to receive $75,000 Our Town Grant

News, Watershed ProtectionBy WebTeam Admin July 26, 2024

Vida July 14, 2024 The County of Ventura’s Arts & Culture Division has received a $75,000 Our Town award from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to support the Channeling Murals project, a public art and workforce development initiative. This is one of 68 grants nationwide, totaling $5 million, that the NEA has approved…

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