The Newport Bay Watershed Executive Committee (Executive Committee) is the successor to the Upper Newport Bay Sediment Control Executive Committee established through a cooperative agreement in the early 1980s. The Cities of Newport Beach, Tustin, and Irvine, the County of Orange, the State Department of Fish and Game, and The Irvine Company entered into an agreement to develop and implement a comprehensive program to manage sediment in San Diego Creek and Upper Newport Bay. The Executive Committee was formed by amendment of the cooperative agreement in 1999, and now includes in its interests the impairments of Newport Bay caused by nutrients, toxics, and pathogens in addition to sediment, as well as related environmental enhancements.
As part of the amendment of the cooperative agreement, the Executive Committee expanded its membership by adding the Orange County Flood Control District, City of Lake Forest, the Irvine Ranch Water District, and the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board. These agencies were added because of their interest in the water quality of Newport Bay and available resources to support the enhancement initiatives.
Members of the Executive Committee are elected, appointed, or executive level managers, with one member from each of the signatories to the agreement (the County member, however, represents both the County and the Orange County Flood Control District). It typically meets four times a year. Meetings are governed by the Brown Act. Staff support is provided by the OC Public Works/OC Watersheds. The Executive Committee provides strategic direction for environmental enhancement programs in the watershed, advocacy of these programs to the elected/appointed boards of the member organizations, and a forum for discussion of watershed environmental issues.
Next meeting date:
Date: August 21, 2013
Time: 1:30 - 3:30pm
Location: Irvine Ranch Water District Boardroom, 15600 Sand Canyon, Irvine, CA
If there are any questions regarding the details of a document, or to obtain a hard copy or other alternative formats of the original document, or to have a document read to you, please contact the OC Public Works offices:
2301 N. Glassell St., Orange, CA, 92865
Monday through Friday, 7:30 am to 5:00 pm PST, by 
email at OC Watersheds, or by phone at 
(714) 955-0600
May 15, 2013 Newport Bay Watershed Executive Commitee Meeting
February 20, 2013 Newport Bay Watershed Executive Commitee Meeting
2012 Meeting Agendas and Documents
November 21, 2012 Newport Bay Watershed Executive Commitee Meeting
September 19, 2012 Newport Bay Watershed Executive Commitee Meeting
May 16, 2012 Newport Bay Watershed Executive Committee Meeting
March 21, 2012 Newport Bay Watershed Executive Committee Meeting
January 18, 2012 Newport Bay Watershed Executive Committee Meeting - CANCELED
