Ventura County Public Works

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS FOR DESIGN SERVICES FOR SIGNAL AND PEDEDSTRIAN SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS – SANTA CLARA AVE & CENTRAL AVE

Notice of Request for Qualifications to Provide Design Services for Signal and Pedestrian Safety Improvements Santa Clara Ave and Central Ave    Ventura County Public Works Agency (VCPWA) is seeking Statements of Qualifications (SOQ) from qualified and experienced professional engineering firms to provide traffic engineering and civil design services for intersection improvements involving traffic signal…

Matilija Canyon Outreach

Matilija Canyon Outreach Ventura County Watershed Protection District (WPD) staff attended the annual Matilija Canyon Property Owners Association meeting on Saturday morning, November 8, 2025. Staff spoke to residents one-on-one, collected contact information for future outreach, and made a presentation to the group about MDERP. The main focus of the presentation was the need to…

2025 Walk in the Ventura River Watershed

2025 Walk in the Ventura River Watershed Ventura County Watershed Protection District participated in the 3rd Annual Ventura County District 1 Walk in the Watershed (WiW) event on Saturday, October 25, 2025. The WiW was held at Foster Park and the Ventura Land Trust’s Big Rock Preserve along the Ventura River. The annual WiW provides…

Watershed Protection District to Prepare Ventura River Watershed Plan

Watershed Protection District to Prepare Ventura River Watershed Plan We are pleased to announce that after a successful application process, the Watershed Protection District entered into a Grant Agreement with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) on September 8, 2025, to prepare a Watershed Plan-Environmental Assessment (WP-EA) for the Ventura River Watershed Plan Project. The…

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Adopt a Cabinet Program (Draft)

Adopt-a-Cabinet Program Community Feedback Survey The Ventura County Public Works Agency is exploring the launch of a new Adopt-a-Cabinet Program. This program will transform traffic utility cabinets into public artworks that celebrate local arts and culture, deter graffiti, and beautify community spaces in unincorporated Ventura County.  We want to hear from you! Please review the…

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ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT- HUENEME ROAD WIDENING

Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) and  Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Hueneme Road Widening   The County of Ventura (County) Department of Public Works proposes to widen Hueneme Road to include four vehicle lanes, a paved median, buffered bike lanes, and paved shoulders (project). The project is located on Hueneme Road between Edison Drive to…

07.23.2025 Santa Paula Creek Flood Risk Management Project ENG

County of Ventura government to hold July 23 public meeting on the Santa Paula Creek Flood Risk Management Project

July 25th, 2025 Santa Paula Times Those often-buffeted residents living along the Santa Paula Creek will especially want to attend a special scoping meeting to be held in person and on Zoom on Wednesday, July 23 staged by the county of Ventura government to address a fix for the at-times raging waters. The meeting will…

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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…