Mount Diablo Creek Watershed Library
Water Quality and Watershed Management
Education and Restoration Projects
Water Quality and Watershed Management
Mount Diablo Creek Watershed Assessment
Contra Costa Resource Conservation District, January 2006
Assessment of current watershed conditions and management practices, developed for use in local, consensus-based watershed planning.
Mount Diablo Creek Watershed Creekside Homeowner Survey
Contra Costa Resource Conservation District, April 2006
Survey of homeowners’ experiences and opinions related to living next to a creek.
“Mount Diablo Creek,” Data from the Creeks: An Overview of the Contra Costa County Volunteer Creek Monitoring Program, 2001-2005
Contra Costa County Community Development Department, March 2006
Summary of monitoring data from benthic macroinvertebrate and creek habitat mapping surveys conducted by local volunteers.
Contra Costa Clean Water Program
Requirements for site designs that minimize impervious surfaces and treat stormwater on site.
Concord Naval Weapons Station
Photos of Mount Diablo Creek on the Concord Naval Weapons Station
Contra Costa Resource Conservation District, April 2006
Contra Costa Resource Conservation District, Your Wetlands Audio Programs, May 2006
Discussion of the value of public participation in the reuse planning for the Concord Naval Weapons Station as it relates to the Mount Diablo Creek Watersheds.
Concord Community Reuse Project
City of Concord’s Planning Process for the Naval Weapons Station
Background on the weapons station, planning documents, public meeting calendar.
Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan and Environmental Assessment
Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, Detachment Concord, California, March 2002
U.S. Navy’s management of soil, water, wetlands, riparian habitat, terrestrial habitat, fisheries, threatened and endangered species, pests, fire, cultural resources, grazing and recreation.
Installation Restoration Program
Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, Detachment Concord, California, March 2002
Various documents related to environmental cleanup on the weapons station.
CNWS Citizen's Information Center
Links to announcements and news articles about the weapons station compiled by a local citizen.
Contra Costa Times’ Concord Naval Weapons Station web page
Links to past articles and forums for readers’ comments on different topics related to the weapons station.
Guide to creating a vision for former installations that provides housing and transportation choices, creates a mix of jobs and housing, and makes the most of natural assets.
Concord is currently revising its policies on creek and riparian corridor protection, water quality, water conservation, flood management and CNWS riparian buffer assumption.
Clayton’s policies on riparian corridor preservation, parks and trails, wildfire management, sewage treatment, septic systems, water supply and flood control.
Clayton’s policies on riparian corridor preservation, parks and trails, sewage treatment, water supply and flood control for a 475-acre area in the upper Mount Diablo Creek watershed southeast of Clayton.
Describes the water benefits of smart growth techniques and suggests ways to integrate those policies into stormwater planning and compliance.
Education and Restoration Projects
Clayton Library Education Project
Clayton Pioneer, July 2005
Mitchell Canyon Creek Restoration Project
Mount Diablo Interpretive Association, 1998
Natural History of Mount Diablo State Park
Mount Diablo Interpretive Association
Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial
National Park Service
Revelations Entertainment and The Black Hollywood Education and Resource Center