The Carlsbad Watershed Network (CWN) was created in 1997 to coordinate planning, share resources and find solutions for the benefit of the entire Carlsbad watershed.  The CWN acts as a clearinghouse for water resources projects within the Carlsbad watershed.  The CWN meets on a monthly basis.  Participants include agencies, jurisdictions and non-profit organizations with an interest in streams, creeks and lagoon resources.  Members include the following: 

Non-profit Environmental Interest Groups:
		Agua Hedionda Lagoon Foundation
		Batiquitos Lagoon Foundation
		Buena Vista Lagoon Foundation
		Cottonwood Creek Conservancy
		Escondido Creek Conservancy
		San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy
Local Jurisdictions:
		City of Carlsbad
		City of Encinitas
		City of Escondido
		City of Oceanside
		City of San Marcos
		City of Solana Beach
		City of Vista
		County of San Diego
Other Interested Groups:
		Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS)
		Resource Conservation District (RCD)
		San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG)
		San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board (SDRWQCB)

The CWN was awarded a Clean Water Act 205(j) grant from the State Water Resources Control Board in 1999 to develop a Watershed Management Plan.  The Resource Conservation District of Greater San Diego provides the day to day management of the study.  The Carlsbad Watershed Network Management Plan, a management plan for the coastal watersheds of the Carlsbad hydrologic unit, was completed in February 2002.