FloodSAFE California
Department of Water Resources
1416 Ninth Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 942836
Sacramento, CA 94236
Flood Topics 
FloodSAFE California
FloodSAFE California
- December 30, 2011 - Central Valley Flood Planning Office Delivers Public Draft 2012 CVFPP and December 2011 FCSSR to CVFPB
- Dec 16, 2011 - October 2011 Issue of FloodSAFE Focus Now Available
- December 16, 2011 - Modified AB 1788 Proposed Regulations, Notice for 15 Day Comment Period
- November 22, 2011 - Public Workshop and Release of the Draft Urban Levee Design Criteria
- October 7, 2011 - AB 1788 Draft Regulations, Notice for 45 Day Comment Period
- September 7, 2011 - Local Levee Assistance Program - Final Guidelines and Proposal Solicitation Package Released – Proposals Sought for FY 2011-2012
- July 27, 2011 - July 2011 Issue of FloodSAFE Focus Now Available
- June 27, 2011 - Delta Risk Management Strategy (DRMS) Phase 2 report is now available
- May 12, 2011 - Levee Vegetation Website is Now Available from the Left Side Bar
- April 11, 2011 - April 2011 Issue of FloodSAFE Focus Now Available
- March 16, 2011 - Draft Flood Emergency Response Projects Direct Grant Solicitation Package and Draft Sample Flood Safety Plan
- March 2011 Issue of FloodSAFE Focus Now Available
- February 11, 2011 Invitation for Public Comment and Participation on Draft Grant Solicitation Package and Guidelines for the Forecast-Coordinated Operations Program
- January 26, 2011 - March 18, 2011 Invitation for Public Comment and Participation in Workshops on the Local Levee Assistance Program's Release of Draft Guidelines
- January 6, 2011 - Final Flood Management Cost-Sharing Formulas Document Now Available
- January 4, 2011 - Early Implementation Program - Final Guidelines Released and Proposals Sought for FY 2010-11 Funding
- December 23, 2010 - Fifth Issue of FloodSAFE Focus Now Available
- December 17, 2010 - Public Workshop and Release of Version 4 of the Interim Levee Design Criteria for Urban and Urbanizing Areas in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley
- December 15, 2010 - Flood Corridor Program 2010-2011 Funding Cycle
- October 11, 2010 - Fourth Issue of FloodSAFE Focus Now Available
- October 6, 2010 - Invitation for Public Comment and Participation in Workshops on Flood Corridor Program's Release of Draft Guidelines
- October 1, 2010 - 2010 Floodplain Management Association Conference
- August 13, 2010 - Third Issue of FloodSAFE Focus Now Available
- August 5, 2010 - Invitation for Public Comment and Participation in Workshops on Flood Management Cost-Sharing Formulas
- July 15, 2010 - Issue No. 2 of FloodSAFE Focus now available
- May 19, 2010 - Inaugural Issue of the FloodSAFE California Newsletter
- April 15, 2010, Letter from California DWR Director Mark Cowin and California DFG Director John McCamman for levee vegetation policy
- April 13 - Update: April 21, 2010, Stockton EIP Guidelines Workshop
- March 18, 2010 - Statewide Flood Management Planning Program, Request for Qualifications
- March 10, 2010 - Early Implementation Program - Soliciting Comments on Draft Guidelines
- Pre-Advertisement Workshop for Statewide Flood Management Planning Program on Monday March 1, 2010
- Public Meeting for the Near Term Guidelines for the Delta Special Flood Control Project for Budget Year 2009/10
- Natural Resources Secretary Chrisman Issues Memo re: Delta Program Coordination
- Northern California Pre-Season Flood Coordination Meetings in October
- 2009 California Water Conference: Changing Tides in the Inland Sea: A Confluence of Challenges and Opportunities
- Third Draft Interim Levee Design Criteria for Urban and Urbanizing Area State-Federal Project Levees
FloodSAFE Vision:
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A sustainable integrated flood management and emergency response system throughout California that improves public safety, protects and enhances environmental and cultural resources, and supports economic growth by reducing the probability of destructive floods, promoting beneficial floodplain processes, and lowering the damages caused by flooding.
The Department of Water Resources will provide leadership and work with local, regional, state, tribal, and federal officials to improve flood management and emergency response systems throughout California.
Goals of FloodSAFE California:
- Reduce the Chance of Flooding - Reduce the frequency and size of floods that could damage California communities, homes and property, and critical public infrastructure.
- Reduce the Consequences of Flooding - Take actions prior to flooding that will help reduce the adverse consequences of floods when they do occur and allow for quicker recovery after flooding.
- Sustain Economic Growth - Provide continuing opportunities for prudent economic development that supports robust regional and statewide economies without creating additional flood risk.
- Protect and Enhance Ecosystems - Improve flood management systems in ways that protect, restore and where possible enhance ecosystems and other public trust resources.
- Promote Sustainability - Take actions that improve compatibility with the natural environment and reduce the expected costs to operate and maintain flood management systems into the future.
The FloodSAFE Program builds upon the State's ongoing flood management work, especially progress made over the past few years, since Governor Schwarzenegger called for improved maintenance, system rehabilitation, effective emergency response, and sustainable funding.
- FloodSAFE Fact Sheet (PDF: 4.4 MB)
References
- Rebuilding the System, Reducing the Risk, March 2007 Update (PDF: 3.1 MB)
- Bond Expenditure Plan and Addendum, FY 2008-09, August 2008 (PDF: 596KB)
- Bond Expenditure Plan, FY 2007-08, February 2007 (PDF: 1.8 MB)
- Project Funding Matrix, February 2007 (PDF: 15KB)
- Fact Sheet on Proposition 1E, 2006 (PDF: 355 KB)
- 2007 Flood Bond and Strategic Growth Plan (PDF: 559 KB)
- 2008 Flood Bond and Strategic Growth Plan (PDF: 133 KB)
- Flood White Paper, 2005 (PDF: 1.4 MB)
- State-Federal Project Levees and Drainage District Boundaries, 2003 (PDF: 2.0 MB)
- Independent Report: A California Challenge - Flooding in the Central Valley (PDF: 1.95 MB)
- CFCC Funding Fair 2008 - DWR Presentation, Updated May 9, 2008 (PDF: 318KB)
- AB 156 Fact Sheet - Local Levee Maintaining Agency Reporting Requirements, 2008 (PDF: 368KB)
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If you have comments, suggestions or concerns about FloodSAFE California, please email us, or send a letter to the mailing address shown to the left.