Matilija Dam
* Re “Removal of Matilija Dam,” Ventura County letters, April 23.
I agree with Mike McGarry’s proposal to use Navy Seabees to remove Matilija Dam if removal is found to be the best solution to the problems of silt collection and limited access by steelhead trout.
Instead of dam removal, I propose that sand and silt be dredged from above the dam to downstream so it could follow its normal course to replenish beaches. Installation of fish ladders would provide access upstream to the trout. By this procedure the dam could be restored to its original function of flood control.
All of this could be accomplished by the Seabees, with periodic dredging as necessary.
WILLIAM H.
SHALLENBERGER
Oxnard
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