Removing Matilija Dam:
- Why Remove Matilija Dam?
- Objectives
- Benefits from Removal
- Impacts: Habitat
- Impacts: Sediment
- Matilija Dam spilling
Final Design:
- Project Description
- Sediment Management
- Slurry Disposal
- Levees
- Bridges
- Robles Diversion modifications
- Arundo (giant reed) management
- Our Comments
Feasibility Study:
Early Progress:
Background Information:
About the Matilija Coalition:
Arundo (Giant Reed) management
Description: The habitat assessment (HEP) analysis predicted that without management the non-native Arundo donax, or giant reed, would invade the floodplain, forcing out native habitat and wasting the valuable water supply.
Issues: Comunity concerns regarding the large quantities of herbicide (glyphosate) that have been used to remove the mass of plants.
References: see the arundo management plan at www.matilijadam.org
see also : http://venturaecosystem.blogspot.com/2008/07/matilija-dam-arundo-project-public.html
before & after