Developing a South Bay Watershed Group: Information and Resources

Map of South Bay watersheds — Image Credit: Valley Water

In December 2020, various watershed stakeholders, including GCRCD, gathered to discuss the possibility of developing a broad-based stakeholder-driven watershed group for the South Bay. We created this page to share links to educational information and resources as a way to inform stakeholders and other potential participants. This page is a living document, so please feel free to refer other links to us that would be beneficial to this stakeholder-driven effort.

Meetings and Workshops:

Peninsula-South Bay Watershed Forum Watershed Management Initiative - Land Use Subgroup Workshop - 1/25/21: “Connecting the Dots”: Future Planning and Action in Peninsula and South Bay Watersheds
WaterSMART Grant Application Development Meeting - 12/21/20

Potential grant opportunities to fund the development of a watershed group:

Watershed Management Iniative (WMI):

Valley Water:

GCRCD Streams Stakeholder Meeting (held July 28, 2015)

Guadalupe River Corridor Management Plan (a stakeholder group for this has been convened by Valley Water):

California Watershed Groups Examples:

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