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South Santa Monica Bay

This section focuses primarily on issues that affect the water quality of South Santa Monica Bay. The South Santa Monica Bay Watershed is located in the southwest portion of Los Angeles County along the Pacific Ocean. It is comprised of the coastal watersheds spanning from Castlerock Watershed on the north to Palos Verdes Peninsula Watershed on the south.

The Watershed is bound by the Santa Monica Mountains on the north and on the Pacific Ocean on the south and includes portions of the City of Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Culver City, El Segundo, Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach, Torrance, Hermosa Beach, Palos Verdes Estates, Rancho Palos Verdes, Rolling Hills Estates, Rolling Hills, and unincorporated Los Angeles County.

Section Manager: Bruce Hamamoto, Sr. Civil Engineer
Section Contact: Joshua Svensson Associate Civil Engineer
Area Map: South Santa Monica Bay
Watershed Size: 87 square miles
Supervisorial District: 2,3,4
Senate District: 23, 25, 28
Assembly District: 41, 42, 53, 54
Cities within watershed: 12 + County Unincorporated
Land Use: 44% residential 35% rural 6% commercial 4%industrial 11% other
Total Population: Approximately 1 million
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