The Santa Clara Valley Water District removes built-up sediment from creek channels, shores up eroding creek banks and removes other impediments from the more than 800 miles of streams that crisscross the valley floor. This work not only ensures continued flood protection for homes and businesses but also helps create and maintain stable creek ecosystems.

During the summer and early fall of 2004, the district completed sediment removal and bank repair projects in many creeks throughout the valley.

Check this page to see where the crews worked, and if any of the projects were in your neigborhood. The neighborhood work notices are linked in the table below.

= completed project

West Valley and Lower Peninsula Watersheds

date	city	project
6/30	Sunnyvale	Stevens Creek at Evelyn, Sediment removal from under the bridge to re-establish low-flow channel
6/30	Mountain View	Stevens Creek at Moffett Blvd., sediment removal from the fish ladder
6/30	Saratoga	Wildcat Creek at Portos, sediment removal from box culvert to retain capacity
6/15	Santa Clara	San Tomas sediment removal project San Tomas Aquino Creek between Highway 101 and Tasman Drive
6/16	Sunnyvale	Sunnyvale East Channel bank protection downstream of Central Ave
6/29	Sunnyvale	Sunnyvale East Channel bank repair and restoration between Iris and Arques Avenues
7/1	Saratoga	Wildcat Creek sediment removal at Fruitvale Avenue
7/12	Santa Clara	Saratoga Creek vegetation removal project between Benton Street and Pruneridge Avenue
7/28	Mountain View	Permanente Creek sediment removal project at Miramonte Avenue
8/1	Saratoga	Calabazas Creek sediment removal at Comer Drive
8/3	Cupertino	Regnart Creek sediment removal and access road work project between Blaney Avenue and East Estates Drive
8/17	Mountain View	Stevens Creek sediment removal project between Highway 101 and Crittenden Lane
10/5	Saratoga	Saratoga Creek bank repair at Walnut Avenue

Coyote Watershed

date	city	project
6/15	Milpitas	Berryessa Creek sediment removal between Abel Street and Milpitas Boulevard
6/15	San Jose	Upper Penitencia Creek fish ladder sediment removal at Noble Ave
6/15	Unincorp.	Coyote Creek stream gauge repair at Coyote Dam
6/17	San Jose	Upper Penitencia Creek fish ladder sediment removal and stream gauge repair at Mabury Road
6/24	San Jose	Los Coches Creek bank repair upstream of Carnegie
6/29	Milpitas	Berryessa Creek sediment removal between Abel Street and confluence of Lower Penitencia Creek
7/22	San Jose	South Babb Creek bank repair between South White Road and Mt. Pleasant School, just upstream of Lochner Drive
7/23	San Jose	Miguelita Creek sediment removal north of Jackson Avenue
7/29	San Jose	Lower Silver Creek bank repair east of U.S. 101
8/5	Milpitas	Lower Penitencia Creek Sediment removal project along Lower Penetencia Creek between Milmont Dr. and San Andreas Dr.
8/2	San Jose	Tularcitos Creek sediment removal project between Interstate 680 and Tramway Drive
8/9	San Jose	Sierra Creek sediment removal project south of Hostetter Road
9/13	Milpitas	Calera Creek vegetation removal between Highway 680 and Escuela Parkway
9/27	San Jose	Lower Penetencia Creek bank repair near Redwood Avenue

Guadalupe Watershed

date	city	project
6/16	San Jose	Almaden-Calero Canal sediment removal and road resurface along Bertram Road
6/22	San Jose	Coyote-Alamitos Canal sediment removal between Cahalan Ave and Snell Ave
6/28	San Jose	Golf Creek bank repair between Culligan Boulevard and Redmond Avenue
7/12	San Jose	Canoas Creek sediment removal between Cottle Road and Nightingale Drive
7/12	San Jose	Ross Creek sediment removal between Almaden Expressway and Cherry Avenue
7/19	San Jose	Canoas Creek bank protection downstream of Cottle Road
8/2	Alviso	Alviso Marina levee raising project at Alviso Marina County Park
8/16	San Jose	Guadalupe Creek sediment removal project at Almaden Expressway
8/16	San Jose	Alamitos Creek sediment removal and bank restoration project just south of Graystone Lane.
9/13	San Jose	Guadalupe River sediment and vegetation removal upstream (north) of Gold Street
10/4	San Jose	Greystone Creek vegetation removal from Olive Branch Lane to Hampton Drive
10/12	San Jose	Golf Creek vegetation project, including installing an irrigation system and planting various species

Uvas-Llagas Watershed

date	city	project
7/6	San Martin	Llagas Creek vegetation removal between Llagas Avenue and U.S. Highway 101
8/30	San Martin	Llagas Creek sediment removal and groundwater recharge project between Llagas Avenue and Church Avenue
10/1	Morgan Hill	Madrone Channel sediment removal between Fisher and San Pedro Avenue
10/4	Gilroy	South Morey Channel sediment removal east of Santa Teresa Boulevard
10/5	Morgan Hill	Edmundson Creek sediment removal and maintenance project north of La Crosse Drive

Project start dates may vary based on equipment availability and changing field conditions. For more information, please call Mala Magill, at (408) 265-2607, ext. 2000.