Homes and property
Bank retreat can reduce the land protecting homes, outbuildings, and private access routes.
A community campaign for Santa Paula
Protecting Our Creek.
Protecting Our Community.
Santa Paula Creek is a vital part of our community, but worsening bank erosion threatens homes, farmland, infrastructure, habitat, and public resources. We are working together to support responsible, long-term solutions.
See the Community Action PlanWhy this matters
Creek erosion is a community-wide concern
Protecting Santa Paula means reducing worsening erosion, flood risk, infrastructure damage, agricultural loss, and preventable future costs.
Agriculture and orchards
Erosion can remove productive soil, damage irrigation access, and affect citrus, avocado, and other agricultural operations.
Roads, bridges, and utilities
Channel migration and bank failure may threaten crossings, roads, pipelines, utility corridors, and flood-control infrastructure.
Public safety
Major storms can intensify erosion while complicating emergency access, warnings, and protective work.
Habitat and riparian areas
Rapid bank loss and damaged structures can alter vegetation, aquatic habitat, and the creek corridor.
Public costs
Delayed action can increase future repair, emergency-response, infrastructure, and recovery costs.
Our central request
A coordinated process and a funded long-term plan
We are asking the City of Santa Paula, Ventura County Watershed Protection District, and state and federal partners to establish a coordinated process to assess bank erosion along the affected reaches of Santa Paula Creek, identify immediate risk-reduction measures, and develop a funded long-term stabilization plan.
Read our full requestWhat coordination should deliver
- Map affected creek reaches and identify the responsible agency or agencies for each area.
- Include private-property bank erosion in relevant creek and watershed studies.
- Conduct hydraulic, geotechnical, environmental, and geomorphic assessments.
- Identify temporary risk-reduction measures for areas facing immediate danger.
Evidence summary
Building a credible public record
Reported erosion locations
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Community support
A stronger voice includes the whole community
Residents, farms, businesses, civic groups, environmental organizations, schools, and technical experts all have a role in a constructive path forward.
- Residents
- Farmers and orchard owners
- Local businesses
- Civic and service organizations
- Environmental groups
- Schools and parent organizations
- Engineers, hydrologists, geologists, and technical experts
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Government progress
Track requests, responses, and commitments
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Act before losses grow