Organization
Board
The Watershed Council's Board consists of individuals representing state, regional, and local government; business; landowners (state conservancies); water and wastewater agencies; and non-profit community and environmental organizations. The board includes: the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Southern California Edison, the Southern California Building Industry Association,Funding
Major sources of funding for the Watershed Council include the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, County of Los Angeles Flood Control District, City of Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation, Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County,Programs
The goals of CWH programs are to improve and expand local water supplies and reduce per capita water demand in the greater Los Angeles region; to increase the number of people, municipalities, and businesses that adopt and implement sustainable and water-efficient urban landscapes; and to provide science-based research to better understand trends and indicators related to the health of our watersheds and communities to improve watershed health.Healthy Streams for Angelenos
The Healthy Streams for Angelenos program monitors and researches watershed health, and works toward watershed habitat restoration.Living laboratories
CWH works with water agencies and local community partners to develop "living laboratories": green streets, alleys, schoolyards and parks that build community capacity in local water sustainability and stewardship. Living laboratories help to determine how individual projects impact water quality, water supply, public health, and safety. The CWH's five "living laboratories" are: * Elmer Avenune Neighborhood Retrofit and Elmer Paseo Green Alley, a partnership with Los Angeles County and City of Los Angeles * Avalon Green Alleys, a partnership with City of Los Angeles and Trust for Public Land * Glenoaks Greenway, in partnership with City of Los Angeles and Los Angeles City Council District 2 * Partnership with Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) for the Drought Response Outreach Programs for Schools (DROPS) * Marsh Park, a partnership with Mountains Recreation and Conservation AuthorityWatershed coordination and research planning
Among the CWH's activities and relationships are: * The Water Augmentation Study (WAS) and WAS Technical Advisory Committee * Los Angeles River Watershed Monitoring Program * Disadvantaged Communities Outreach Evaluation Project * Vice-chair of the Upper Los Angeles River Subregion Committee * Membership in the Lower San Gabriel and Los Angeles and Los Angeles Rivers Subregion Committee * Membership in the AB 530 Lower River Working Group * Water Foundation Community Tool Kit * Educational symposia and seminars * Publication of ''WatershedWise'', a quarterly periodicalSee also
* Index: Rivers and streams of Los Angeles CountyReferences
Further reading
* Harter, Rick and Rumi Yanakiev (2001). "The Los Angeles and San Gabriel Rivers Watershed Council" p. 20-21 in ''Conservation Geography: Case Studies in GIS, Computer Mapping, and Activism.'' (ed. Charles L. Convis, Jr.) Redlands, CA: ESRI Press. * Bullard, Kathleen (2005). "Riparian Pocket Parks as a Means for Physically and Conceptually Connecting People with Water." p. 309-317 in ''Facilitating watershed management: fostering awareness and stewardship'' (ed. Robert Lawrence France) Oxford, UK: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.External links
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Council for Watershed Health Los Angeles River San Gabriel River (California) Environmental organizations based in California Natural history of Los Angeles County, California Organizations based in Los Angeles San Gabriel Mountains Santa Monica Mountains Santa Susana Mountains Simi Hills Water organizations in the United States