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.

Check this page to see where the crews will work, and if any of the projects are in your neigborhood. The neighborhood work notices are linked in the table below, as they become available one week before the work begins.

Lower Peninsula Watershed:
Los Altos Hills, Palo Alto , Mountain View, Los Altos, Cupertino, Sunnyvale

West Valley Watersheds:
Sunnyvale, Cupertino, San Jose, Santa Clara, Campbell, Saratoga, Monte Sereno, Los Gatos

Guadalupe Watershed:
San Jose , Los Gatos , Monte Sereno, Campbell , Santa Clara

Coyote Watershed:
Morgan Hill, San Jose, Milpitas

Uvas/Llagas Watersheds:
San Jose, Morgan Hill, Gilroy

= completed project

Lower Peninsula Watersheds

date	city	project
7/31	Mountain View	Stevens Creek downstream of Middlefield Rd.
7/31	Los Altos	Adobe Creek near the intersection of Torwood Ln. and San Domingo Way
8/14	Los Altos	Permanente Creek north of Highway 280
8/21	Los Altos	Hale Creek at the First Baptist Church
9/5	Palo Alto	San Francisquito Creek at Hwy 101

West Valley Watersheds

date	city	project
6/15	Sunnyvale	Sunnyvale East Channel upstream Ahwanee Ave
6/19	Los Gatos	Mistletoe Creek downstream Mistletoe Ct.
6/20	Saratoga	Calabazas Creek at Comer Ave.
6/22	Saratoga	Saratoga Creek at Walnut Ave.
6/26	Los Gatos	San Tomas Creek at Montclair
7/10	Sunnyvale	Sunnyvale East Channel at Wolfe Rd.
7/11	Los Gatos	San Tomas Creek downstream Pollard Rd.
7/13	Santa Clara	Calabazas Creek downstream Pruneridge Rd.
8/14	Santa Clara	Saratoga Creek @ Cox Ave.

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Guadalupe Watershed

date	city	project
6/19	San Jose	Canoas Creek upstream of Almaden Rd
6/21	San Jose	Ross Creek downstream of Leigh Ave
7/17	San Jose	Ross Creek downstream of Kirk Rd.
7/31	San Jose	Ross Creek at Jarvis Ave. and Cherry Ave. overcrossings
8/14	San Jose	Guadalupe River downstream of Trimble Rd.
8/21	San Jose	Guadalupe Creek at Camden Ave.
8/28	San Jose	Almaden-Calero Canal
8/28	San Jose	Canoas Creek at Branham Ave. to Lean Ave.

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Coyote Watershed

date	city	project
6/19	San Jose	Berryessa Creek access road repair
6/19	San Jose	Upper Penitencia Creek flashboard dam installation
6/26	San Jose	Mabury Fish Diversion Cleaning
7/7	San Jose	Berryessa Creek sediment removal
7/10	San Jose	Upper Penitencia Creek Fish Ladder at Noble Ave.
7/17	San Jose	Berryessa Creek between Piedmont Rd. and Cropley Rd.
7/31	San Jose	Piedmont downstream Rosswell
7/31	San Jose	Thompson Creek at Quimby Creek
8/7	San Jose	Thompson Creek at Quimby Rd.
8/14	San Jose	Coyote Creek adjacent to South Bay Mobile Home Park
9/15	San Jose	South Babb Creek bank repair
10/2	San Jose	Berryessa Creek at Morrill Ave.

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Uvas-Llagas Watershed

date	city	project
7/31	San Martin	Llagas Creek north of San Martin Ave.
7/31	Gilroy	Princevalle Storm Drain across from Gilroy High School
7/31	Gilroy	Uvas Creek arundo removal west of Santa Teresa Blvd.
8/14	Morgan Hill	East Little Llagas south of Church Ave.

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.

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