1977 Canyon Del Rey Portion of Monterey County Master Drainage Plan

2007 Update of Canyon Del Rey Master Drainage Plan (in progress)

January 5, 2008 Carmel River Lagoon Flood (uncut 20 Mb video at high tide)

Carmel River Lagoon Technical Advisory Committee, Study Plan for Long Term Adaptive Management for the Carmel River Beach and Lagoon, Final, April 2007,40 pp. (1.5 Mb PDF)

• October 24, 2007 Presentation to Carmel River Watershed Conservancy
• Lower Carmel River and Lagoon Floodplain Restoration and  Enhancement Project

Hapke, Cheryl and Reid, Dave, Regional Shoreline Change Trends Along California’s Beaches, U.S. Geological Survey.  November 16, 2006 Presentation (PowerPoint PDF, 1.7 Mb)

Howell, B.F., Sand Movement Along Carmel River State Beach, Carmel, California, Thesis, Naval Post Graduate School, September, 1972, 71 pp. (8.1 Mb PDF)

James, Greg., Carmel River Lagoon - Surface Water Dynamics at the Carmel River Lagoon, Water Years 1991 through 2005, Monterey Peninsula Water Management District. October 2005, 152 pp. (11.4 Mb PDF)

State Water Resources Control Board, DISCHARGES INTO STATE WATER QUALITY PROTECTION AREAS, Final Report to the State Water Resources Control Board Contract 01-187-250, July 2003.  (link to report)

Thornton, Edward B., Professor, Carmel River Beach Shoreline History, Naval Postgraduate School , April 9, 2005 Presentation (PowerPoint PDF, 5.2 Mb)

Thornton, Edward B., Professor, Littoral Processes and River Breachings at Carmel River Beach, Naval Postgraduate School, October 2005, 12 pp. (0.5 Mb PDF)

Watson, F.G.R., and Casagrande, J., 2004, Potential Effects of Groundwater Extractions on Carmel Lagoon, California. The Watershed Institute, California State University Monterey Bay, Report No. WI-2004-09. (PDF, 4.8 Mb)

City of Carmel-by-the-Sea, Coastal Resource Management Element, General Plan/Coastal Land Use Plan, June 2003. (1.7 Mb PDF)

Carmel River Watershed

Monterey Peninsula Water Management District, Carmel River Management Plan, 1984 (5.3 Mb)

Monterey County Water Resources Agency, Monterey County Floodplain Management Plan, 2003 (4.1 Mb)

Carmel River Watershed Conservancy, Carmel River Watershed Assessment and Action Plan, 2004 (1.15 Mb)

Hampson, Larry, R.C.E., Past, Present and Future of the Carmel River, A Presentation to the Carmel Valley Association, August 10, 2008.  (PowerPointPDF, 16.7 Mb)

Monterey Peninsula Water Management District, Environmental and Biological Assessment of Portions of the Carmel River Watershed, 2004

The Watershed Institute, Physical and Hydrological Assessment of the Carmel River Watershed, California, 2004 (Link to California State University Web Page)

2006 Carmel River Management Plan Update (in progress)

Planning Region Map (2.5 Mb)

Link to MPWMD Maps Gallery

Lower Carmel River Restoration (draft May 2007) (10 Mb)

• December 11, 2006 Workshop Presentation
• February 22, 2007 IRWM Plan Update
• July 16, 2007 MPWMD Board Update (2.1 Mb)

2004 Pacific Grove Sewer System Asset Management Plan (9.7 Mb)

2005 Seaside Groundwater Basin Update (8.5 Mb)

2006 Seaside Basin Monitoring and Management Plan - May 17, 2006 (1.2 Mb)

 

2006 Final Monterey Regional Storm Water Management Program (link)

2007 CSUMB Storm Water Master Plan Final (link to CSUMB site)

2006 Final Alternatives Analysis and Data Acquisition for Pacific Grove and Carmel Bay Areas of Special Biological Significance

Table of Contents and Executive Summary only(2.1Mb) or

Full report (note: large file of 56 Mb)

2006-2010 Urban Water Management and Water Shortage Contingency Plan

Other Central Coast Documents

Salinas Valley Integrated Regional Water Management Functionally Equivalent Plan
(May 2006) (9.6 Mb)

Pajaro River Watershed Integrated Regional Water Management Plan (Draft) (July 2005) (18.6 Mb)

2004 Soquel Creek Lagoon Management and Enhancement Plan Update (9 Mb)

Link to RWQCB Central Coast Region 3 Documents

Other Documents or Links