the saratoga creek situation 

A sixty-day notice was filed to US EPA and US Army on Dec. 11 2025 regarding the unlawful filling and burial of Saratoga Creek and adjacent wetlands, baylands, and Prime Farm Land in 1950-1985. Read more here.

Read the Sixty Day Notice here: PDF or Text.  (Appendix: PDF).

Checkout the Saratoga Creek System/Baylands history. 

The Saratoga creek system

Additional names: Saratoga Creek, Arroyo Quito, Campbell Creek, Campbell's Creek, Campbell Creek System, Big Moody Creek, Congress Springs, San Jon Creek, Sanjon Creek, Zanjon Creek
REFERENCES:  ​
SIXTY DAY NOTICE
​PDF of the Sixty Day Notice:
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PDF of the Appendix with Exhibits 
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Field Visit Photos

All photos in this section were taken by Ashley Gjovik and are licensed under CC-BY (Creative Commons Attribution) 4.0.
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Photo by Ashley Gjovik on April 11 2026 at Saratoga/San Tomas Aquino Creek under Scott Blvd in Santa Clara, California.
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Photo by Ashley Gjovik on April 11 2026 at Saratoga/San Tomas Aquino Creek under Scott Blvd in Santa Clara, California.
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Photo by Ashley Gjovik on April 11 2026 at Saratoga/San Tomas Aquino Creek just north of 101, in Santa Clara, California. This appears to be a covert outfall for the buried Saratoga Creek.
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Photo by Ashley Gjovik on April 11 2026 at Saratoga/San Tomas Aquino Creek just north of 101, in Santa Clara, California. This appears to be a covert outfall for the buried Saratoga Creek.
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Photo by Ashley Gjovik on April 11 2026 at Saratoga/San Tomas Aquino Creek just north of 101, in Santa Clara, California. This appears to be a covert outfall for the buried Saratoga Creek.
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Photo by Ashley Gjovik on April 11 2026 at Saratoga/San Tomas Aquino Creek just north of 101, in Santa Clara, California. This appears to be a covert outfall for the buried Saratoga Creek.
Photo by Ashley Gjovik on April 11 2026 at Saratoga/San Tomas Aquino Creek just north of 101, in Santa Clara, California. This appears to be a covert outfall for the buried Saratoga Creek.
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Photo by Ashley Gjovik on April 11 2026 at Saratoga/San Tomas Aquino Creek just north of 101, in Santa Clara, California.
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Photo by Ashley Gjovik on April 11 2026 at Saratoga/San Tomas Aquino Creek just north of 101, in Santa Clara, California.
Photo by Ashley Gjovik on April 11 2026 at Saratoga/San Tomas Aquino Creek just north of 101, in Santa Clara, California. This appears to be a covert outfall for the buried Saratoga Creek.
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Photo by Ashley Gjovik on April 11 2026 at Saratoga/San Tomas Aquino Creek just north of 101, in Santa Clara, California.
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Photo by Ashley Gjovik on April 11 2026 at Saratoga/San Tomas Aquino Creek just north of 101, in Santa Clara, California.
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Photo by Ashley Gjovik on April 25 2026. Saratoga/San Tomas Aquino Creek heading north through Santa Clara and into Guadalupe Slough.
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Photo by Ashley Gjovik on April 25 2026. Saratoga/San Tomas Aquino Creek heading north through Santa Clara and into Guadalupe Slough.
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Photo by Ashley Gjovik on April 25 2026. Saratoga/San Tomas Aquino Creek heading north through Santa Clara and into Guadalupe Slough.
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Photo by Ashley Gjovik on April 25 2026. Saratoga/San Tomas Aquino Creek flowing out to the Pacific Ocean northwards through Santa Clara and Guadalupe Slough.
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Photo by Ashley Gjovik on April 25 2026. Saratoga/San Tomas Aquino Creek flowing out to the Pacific Ocean northwards through Santa Clara and Guadalupe Slough.
Photo by Ashley Gjovik on April 25 2026. Saratoga/San Tomas Aquino Creek flowing out to the Pacific Ocean northwards through Santa Clara and Guadalupe Slough.
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Photo by Ashley Gjovik on April 10 2026 at Alviso Slough / Pond A8 in San Jose, California.
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Photo by Ashley Gjovik on April 25 2026. Saratoga/San Tomas Aquino Creek flowing out to the Pacific Ocean northwards through Santa Clara and Guadalupe Slough.
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Photo by Ashley Gjovik on April 25 2026. Saratoga/San Tomas Aquino Creek flowing out to the Pacific Ocean northwards through Santa Clara and Guadalupe Slough.
My wildlife sightings: ​https://www.inaturalist.org/people/ashleymgjovik

Watershed & Natural Stream Flow

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SFEI, Historical Vegetation and Drainage Patterns of Western Santa Clara Valley, (Historic 1800 v Modern 2007 Drainage)

Human Modifications

Hagerty, S; Spotswood, E; McKnight, K; Grossinger, RM. 2019. Urban Ecological Planning Guide for Santa Clara Valley. SFEI Contribution No. 941. (See also, Resilient Silicon Valley).
Odell, J, Excavating Calabazas Creek: An Inefficient Route Through Silicon Valley​​ (2019).
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SFEI, Urban Ecological Planning Guide for Santa Clara Valley.

Additional Resources 

GIS Data & Mapping:

Sowers, JM; Salomon, M .N.; Ticci, M; Beller, EE; Grossinger, RM. 2012. Watching Our Watersheds: Santa Clara Valley Past, Google Earth KMZ files: Santa Clara Valley historical points of interest, stream courses and habitats.

EcoAtlas, Historical Aquatic Resources and Terrestrial Plant Communities, California Bay Area 

SFEI: Santa Clara Valley historical ecology GIS
​SFEI: Western Santa Clara Valley Historical Ecology Study

 

 

 

 

 
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