Local Community invited to celebrate Public Works with fun, educational virtual event To celebrate the American Public Works Association’s National Public Works Week, Ventura County Public Works Agency (VCPWA) will celebrate with its very own virtual event the week of May 17, 2021! This year might look a little different, but we are working…
EYE ON THE ENVIRONMENT | EARTH DAY EVENTS RETURN TO VENTURA COUNTY THIS MONTH Apr 7, 2021 | David Goldstein, by David Goldstein, VCPWA, IWMD April 22 is Earth Day, and events scheduled all this month help people celebrate and rededicate to environmental causes. Earthday.org, the largest international coordinating body for Earth Day commemorations, chose…
EYE ON THE ENVIRONMENT | “DRILL AND FILL” SERVICE ENDS; PRINTER CARTRIDGE REMANUFACTURING REMAINS Mar 24, 2021 | David Goldstein, Eye on the Environment, News, Ojai, Ventura County by David Goldstein, VC, PWA, IWMD Last month, when Costco closed in-store photo shops, taking the company’s photo development business entirely online, Ventura County also lost an important environmental service: Those photo shops…
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ) FOR SB1383 EDIBLE FOOD WASTE CAPACITY STUDY RFQ Circulation Date: Friday, March 19. 2021 The County of Ventura’s Public Works Agency is seeking Statement of Qualifications from qualified firms to develop an Edible Food Waste Capacity Study to comply with California’s Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Reduction Act (Senate Bill 1383 (SB 1383),…
Santa Ana Boulevard Bridge replacement gets closer Details Published: Friday, 12 March 2021 09:32 Map courtesy VCPWA The existing Santa Ana Boulevard Bridge will remain in place while the new taller, wider bridge is being built. Perry Van Houten, Ojai Valley News senior reporter Construction is set to begin next month on one of five…
EYE ON THE ENVIRONMENT | REUSABLE GLASS BOTTLES ARE GONE, BUT ALTERNATIVES HAVE ADVANTAGES Mar 10, 2021 | David Goldstein, Eye on the Environment, News, Ventura, by David Goldstein, VC PWA, IWMD Stan Wilson, of Ventura, recently wrote to me, “I don’t understand why we can’t just go back to reusable glass bottles. As a…
Eco-tip: Reusable glass bottles are gone, but alternatives have advantages David Goldstein Special to Ventura County Star Stan Wilson, of Ventura, recently wrote to me, “I don’t understand why we can’t just go back to reusable glass bottles. As a teenager I worked as a stock boy in a grocery store. I don’t remember there…
Here at VCPWA, we greatly appreciate and recognize the importance of our engineers within the agency and the community we serve.
VCPWA’s Engineering Services County Surveyor and drone pilot, Larry Dibble, has been working with the county for two years on various mapping projects.
Today we remember Rudy Gonzales, a generous, one-of-a-kind man who serviced the County of Ventura for over 35 years.