FACT SHEET: SANTA ANA RIVER
QUICK FACTS
SANTA ANA RIVER BY THE NUMBERS
HISTORIC TIMELINE
The Santa Ana River flows
nearly 100 miles from San
Bernardino Mountains to
the coast near
Huntington Beach.
The Santa Ana River
flows along the City of
Riverside for 11 miles.
11 09
There are 9 Santa Ana
River Gateway projects
that the City is set to
begin the planning and
design phase on in 2021.
100 $65M
Amount dedicated to
the Santa Ana River by
the state.
The Santa Ana River
Task Force was
established to provide
a vision for the river
for Riverside
A series of Blue-
Ribbon Committees
met in various cities to
discuss support for the
SART&P throughout
watershed
Proposition 84 passed
= $45M available for
projects to expand
and improve the Santa
Ana River Trail &
Parkway (SART&P)
Santa Ana River Trust,
a non-profit, was
established to focus
on river revitalization
Santa Ana River
Conservancy Program
(SARCON) created
within the State
Coastal Conservancy
via legislation
Santa Ana River
Parkway & Open
Space Plan planning
process initiated by
Technical Advisory
Committee
MOU signed
establishing the Santa
Ana River Trail and
Parkway Partnership,
Regional Coalition
The Santa Ana River
Task Force provided
an updated vision and
recommendations for
Riverside
The State Coastal
Conservancy approves
the Santa Ana River
Parkway & Open
Space Plan
Voters approved
Proposition 68, which
allocated $16M to the
Santa Ana River
Conservancy Program
(SARCON)
Projects from the
Santa Ana River
Parkway & Open
Space Plan began to
take shape
On May 21, 2019,
Riverside City Council
adopted a resolution
authorizing the
submission of a grant
application to the
California Coastal
Conservancy
On December 26, 2019, the
City of Riverside entered into
a grant agreement with the
California Coastal
Conservancy for the Riverside
Gateway Project Suite Design
and CEQA project in the
amount of $1,960,000
Riverside City Council
approved an agreement
with MLA Green, Inc. to
begin the planning and
design phase of the River-
side Gateway Project
Suite of 9 projects
Riverside Mayor Patricia
Lock Dawson convenes
Santa Ana River Economic
Development Working
Group to determine
additional development
opportunities along the
Santa Ana River
2003 2005 2006 2006 2009 2011
2014 2016 2018 2018 2019
2019 2019 2021 2021
The Santa Ana River is the largest watershed in Southern California and is divided geographically into upper and lower watersheds that are delineated by the 60-year-old Prado Dam; a flood control facility located on the river where it cuts through the Santa Ana Mountains section of the Coast Range. Altogether, the Santa Ana River spans 3 counties (Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino) and connects 17 cities.
Improvement goals center on increasing recreational opportunities, educational use, public access, water quality protection, enhancement of wildlife habitat, as well as serving as a gateway to the Santa Ana River and creating a recreational destination within the City of Riverside.
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