Watershed Conservation Authority

Established in 2003, the Watershed Conservation Authority (WCA) is a local public entity of the State of California exercising joint powers of the San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy (RMC) and Los Angeles County Flood Control District. Effectively serving as a partnership between these two public agencies, the WCA’s purpose is to provide increased accessibility and availability of open space and recreation. Actives and projects also seek to provide for the conservation, restoration, and environmental enhancement of the San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers Watershed area, consistent with regional efforts to provide for flood protection, water supply, groundwater recharge and water conservation. Since it’s creation, the WCA has aquired 4 properties totaling 193 acres, all of which are at various stages of being established as protected open space or parkland. The WCA also works with regional partners, where the WCA has no land ownership, to plan and implement projects.