San Gabriel Watershed and Mountains
Special Resource Study

Why is the NPS conducting this special resource study?

The San Gabriel River Watershed Study Act (P.L. 108-042 - July 2003) directed the NPS to conduct a Special Resource Study of (1) the San Gabriel River and its tributaries north of and including the city of Santa Fe Springs, and (2) the San Gabriel Mountains within the territory of the San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy (RMC).

The Act also directs the NPS to consult with the RMC and other appropriate federal, state and local government entities, and to consider regional flood control and drainage needs and publicly owned infrastructure such as wastewater treatment facilities.

Congresswoman Solis sponsored the legislation authorizing this study in order to improve upon environmental and recreational opportunities in the region. “I see a future where our community will have less health problems, kids will breathe easier, our water will be cleaner, and our community will have a better overall quality of life,” said Congresswoman Solis when the bill was signed into law.

The Act was co-sponsored by twenty Congressional representatives including southern California’s Xavier Becerra, Juanita Millender-McDonald, Brad Sherman, Howard Berman, Henry A. Waxman, David Dreier, Grace Napolitano, Linda Sanchez, Adam Schiff, and Lucille Roybal-Allard.