Ormond Beach Restoration and Access Project

Ormond Beach is a 1,500-acre area composed of agriculture, industry, and wetlands. A two-mile-long beach extends from Port Hueneme to the northwestern boundary of Pt. Mugu Naval Air Station, which encompasses Mugu Lagoon. Although the wetlands have been drained, filled and degraded over the past century, this is one of the few areas in southern California with an intact dune-transition zone–marsh system. Ormond Beach is considered by wetland experts to be one of the most important wetland restoration opportunities in southern California. It is also an important public access and beach recreation area for South Oxnard, Oxnard and the larger region.

The Coastal Conservancy, the City of Oxnard and The Nature Conservancy have been working to develop a restoration and access plan that balances habitat restoration and protection of sensitive plant and animal species with improved and increased public access.

View the Draft Plan

The preliminary draft of the plan was released in May 2019, and can be found on the City of Oxnard’s website.

Give Input on the Plan

We welcome your comments on the plan, and will be accepting them until September 30, 2019 at 5:00 p.m.  Please submit comments via the google form below or directly to the project contacts listed below.

Comments can be submitted via the Google form here.

For additional information, or to submit comments, please contact:

Christopher Kroll, Project Manager for the Ormond Beach Restoration and Public Access project, Coastal Conservancy at 510 286 4169

Isidro Figueroa, Principal Planner, City of Oxnard at 805 385 8207

Peter Dixon, Restoration Project Director, The Nature Conservancy at 805 290 4776

To stay up to date on news, meeting and information about the Ormond Beach project, join the Ormond Beach Task Force email list by contacting Isidro Figueroa

Resource Library

Any of the documents below can be obtained by emailing Christopher Kroll 

Wetland Restoration Feasibility Study
Feasibility Study – October 2009 (12.5 MB)

Technical & Background Reports
Biological Assessment (8 MB)
Hydro and Geomorphic Conditions (8.04 MB)

Infrastructure
Recreation and Education Opportunities and Constraints Report – July 2005 (5 MB)
Anticipated Regulatory Requirements Report – July 2006

Soil and Surface Water
Soil and Surface Water Appendices (Chemical Results) (13 MB)
Soil Contaminant Review Report – January 2005
Preliminary Evaluation of Water Sources Main Report – June 2005
Preliminary Evaluation of Water Sources Main Report – Figures 1 & 2 – Surface Water Sampling Locations & Water Quality Summary
Preliminary Evaluation of Water Sources Main Report – Appendix A – Water Quality Data
Preliminary Evaluation of Water Sources Main Report – Appendix A, Figure 1 – Surface Water Sampling Locations
Preliminary Evaluation of Water Sources Main Report – Appendix A, Figure 2 – Surface Water Sampling Near J Street Lagoon
Preliminary Evaluation of Water Sources Main Report – Appendix A, Figure 3- Surface Water Sampling near OB Generating Station (8 MB)
Preliminary Evaluation of Water Sources Main Report – Appendix A, Figure 4- Surface Water Sampling Adjacent to Game Preserves (2 MB)
Preliminary Evaluation of Water Sources Main Report – Appendix A, Figures A1 – A10
Preliminary Evaluation of Water Sources Main Report – Appendix A, Tables 1-18
Preliminary Evaluation of Water Sources Main Report – Appendix A, Tables 19-20
Potential Water Sources (2.7 MB)

Draft Project Description
Ormond Beach Restoration Goals Report – May 2005
Potential Funding Sources Report – February 2007