Malibu comes full circle

Through careful planning, negotiations with regulators, and work within the community, Malibu and its planning and engineering partner, Woodard & Curran, developed a phased plan that included the development of Legacy Park, which opened in October 2010. The 60,700-square meter (m2) (15-acre), multi-benefit site – located at the terminus of the Malibu Creek watershed where the...

Having no centralized wastewater and collection and treatment facilities, Malibu residents and businesses owners relied on septic systems for wastewater disposal. Because of the number of these systems and their proximity to the creek, lagoon, and beach, the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board prohibited discharge from private septic systems and banned the construction of new private...

The CCWTF is a highly visible project with significant community interest. Residents were concerned with the project’s potential impacts on the neighborhood including visual, odor, and noise impacts. To address these concerns, Malibu and Woodard & Curran held community meetings to present three-dimensional renderings of the facilities and give the community a forum to voice opinions and...

The City of Malibu’s Public Works Director and City Engineer Rob DuBoux is a registered professional civil engineer and a member of the State Bar of California. More information can be found at www.malibucity.org and he can be contacted at rduboux@malibucity.org.