Watershed Links

Here are some links to other activities, projects and initiatives taking place in the Pajaro River Watershed. This list is not comprehensive and we may have missed some important information sources. So, please email us any other links you think should be included on this page. Thank you.

The Pajaro River Watershed: "working with nature to heal the river."

Pajaro River Watershed - Flood Prevention Authority: the Authority was established in July 2000 by State Assembly Bill 807 in order to “identify, evaluate, fund, and implement flood prevention and control strategies in the Pajaro River Watershed, on an intergovernmental basis.”

Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency: The PVWMA is a state-chartered water management district formed to efficiently and economically manage existing and supplemental water supplies...

Santa Clara Valley Water District - Pajaro River Watershed

Monterey Bay Sanctuary - Citizen Watershed Monitoring

National Weather Service - Advance Hydrologic Prediction Service: forecasts for the Pajaro River at Chittenden are issued routinely year-round.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - San Francisco District: Pajaro River Basin Study General Investigations.

Channel Stability Problems, Pajaro River, Watsonville and Pajaro, California: Report published in August, 2000, by the the U. S. Army Engineer Committee on Channel Stabilization participating with the U.S. Army Engineer San Francisco District. Report purpose is to provide guidance, insights, and/or recommendations regarding the District's rehabilitation work on the Corps of Engineer Pajaro River Flood Control Project.

USGS Real-time Water Data - Pajaro River at Chittenden

Central Coast Resource Conservation and Development Council, Inc: Pajaro River Watershed Council Projects

Assemblymember John Laird 27th District Press Release: Pajaro River Levee Legislation Signed by Schwarzenegger

California's Critical Coastal Areas Report - Pajaro River: published by the California Coastal Commission on June 2, 2006. The Pajaro River flows through diverse and important habitats. Types of problems currently facing the watershed include erosion and sedimentation, pesticides, nutrients, heavy metals, pathogens, streambed flow alterations, endangered habitat, and riparian vegetation removal.

Total Maximum Daily Loads for Fecal Coliform in Pajaro River, San Benito River, Llagas Creek and Tequisquita Slough: Phase Three: Data Collection and Analysis Progress Report published in July, 2006 by the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board