Mount Diablo Creek Watershed Library

Water Quality and Watershed Management

Concord Naval Weapons Station

Planning and Zoning

Education and Restoration Projects

Natural and Cultural History

 

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.

 

Stormwater Regulations

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

 

Closing Military Bases

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.

Turning Bases Into Great Places: New Life for Closed Military Facilities

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2006

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.

 

Planning and Zoning

Concord General Plan Update

City of Concord, April, 2005

Concord is currently revising its policies on creek and riparian corridor protection, water quality, water conservation, flood management and CNWS riparian buffer assumption.

 

Clayton General Plan

City of Clayton, March 2000

Clayton’s policies on riparian corridor preservation, parks and trails, wildfire management, sewage treatment, septic systems, water supply and flood control.

 

Marsh Creek Road Specific Plan

City of Clayton, June 1995

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.

Using Smart Growth Techniques as Stormwater Best Management Practices

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2006

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 and Cultural History

Natural History of Mount Diablo State Park

Mount Diablo Interpretive Association

 

Clayton Historical Society

 

Concord Historical Society

 

Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial

National Park Service

 

Port Chicago Mutiny

Revelations Entertainment and The Black Hollywood Education and Resource Center