The Lower San Gabriel River Watershed Area is located in southeast Los Angeles County. The watershed area drains to the Pacific Ocean via the San Gabriel River and includes Coyote Creek and a downstream portion of the San Gabriel River. Municipalities that fall within the boundaries of this Watershed Area include: Long Beach, Lakewood, Paramount, Bellflower, Cerritos, Artesia, La Mirada, Norwalk, Downey, Santa Fe Springs, Whittier, Pico Rivera, La Habra Heights, Hawaiian Gardens, Signal Hill, and Los Angeles County.

The Lower San Gabriel River Watershed Area is estimated to receive up to $16.7 million annually to fund regional projects and programs.

Regional Program funds for the Watershed Area are programmed by the Watershed Area Steering Committee comprised of local stakeholders from agencies, municipalities, and community members from within the Watershed Area. The Steering Committee will meet regularly to develop funding plans and recommendations to provide water quality, water supply, and community enhancement benefits to the region. Available meeting details are below.

Steering Committee

Marcela Benavides-Aguilar, LA County Flood Control District (Agency)

Rob Beste, Water Replenishment District (Agency)

Kristen Ruffell, LA County Sanitation Districts (Agency)

Stephen Scott, City of Long Beach Parks and Recreation (Agency)

Alex Rojas, Central Basin Municipal Water District (Agency)

Dan Knapp, Conservation Corps of Long Beach (Community)

Adam Galia, Resident (Community)

Mark Stanley, Rivers and Mountains Conservancy (Community)

Gabrielle Weeks, Long Beach Coalition for a Safe Environment (Community)

Lisa Ann Rapp**, Resident (Community)

Mike O’Grady, Cerritos (Municipal)

Dan Mueller, Downey (Municipal)

Melissa You*, Long Beach (Municipal)

Len Gorecki, Bellflower (Municipal)

Kelli Pickler, Lakewood (Municipal)

Vicki Smith, Whittier (Municipal)

Fernando Villaluna, Los Angeles County (Municipal)

Kekoa Anderson, OhanaVets (Watershed Coordinator, non-voting member)

* Chair     ** Vice Chair