FINAL PUBLIC NOTICE for DR-4769-CA CAT C ROADS WORK COMPLETE
FINAL PUBLIC NOTICE FOR DR-4769-CA APPLICANT: Ventura County PROJECT TITLE: PW 00135; PN 751943; CAT C Roads Work Completed
El Rio celebrates Pedestrian Improvements Project
Ventura County only Bilingual Newspaper June 19th 2025 By Editorial Team Supervisor Kelly Long’s Office and the Ventura County Public Works Agency (CPWA), in collaboration with community partners and local leaders, celebrated the completion of the El Rio Pedestrian Improvements Project with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Monday, June 2, 2025, at the First Baptist…
Ventura County Public Works Agency welcomes Earthea Nance as new watershed protection director
Amigos 805 July 2nd 2025 By Community Contributor VENTURA — The Ventura County Public Works Agency (VCPWA) is pleased to welcome Earthea Nance, PE to the role of Watershed Protection Director. Watershed Protection serves to provide control and conservation of flood and stormwaters, and to protect and maintain watercourses, watershed, life and property in the…
Eco-tip: Public Works Week showcases Ventura County’s environmental work
VC Star May 25th, 2025 By David Goldstein Public Works Week, was May 18-24, and the American Public Works Association’s 2025 theme was “People, Purpose, Presence.” These cornerstone ideals explain the value and relevance of many public works programs, including programs that benefit our environment.On May 20, dozens of county workers led interactive activities and…
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS – Civil Engineering Design Services for Yerba Buena Slope Repair Project
Request for Statement of Qualifications to provide Civil Engineering Design Services for Yerba Buna Slope Repair (MP 0.93, 1.94, 2.61, 2.96) Project Ventura County Public Works Agency Roads & Transportation (PWA-RT) is seeking Statements of Qualifications (SOQ) from qualified firms to provide professional Civil Engineering Design Services for a slope stabilization and…
Matilija Dam demolition plans rockin’
Ojai Valley News March 27, 2025 After reaching recent milestones, the project to remove Matilija Dam “is progressing well,” according to county officials. “We talk about the three big rocks in the jar. What’s our focus today?” asked Jeff Palmer, assistant director with the Ventura County Public Works Agency. This calendar year, Palmer said, the…
Eco-tip: Surfrider ramps up cigarette butt recycling despite vandalism setbacks
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
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
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
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,…