2007 California Water Code Chapter 4. Local Plans Of Flood Protection

CA Codes (wat:8200-8201)

8200.  This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Local
Flood Protection Planning Act.



8201.  (a) A local agency may prepare a local plan of flood
protection in accordance with this chapter.
   (b) A local plan of flood protection shall include all of the
following:
   (1) A strategy to meet the urban level of flood protection,
including planning for residual flood risk and system resiliency.
   (2) Identification of all types of flood hazards.
   (3) Identification and risk assessment of the various facilities
that provide flood protection for flood hazard areas, for current and
future land uses.
   (4) Identification of current and future flood corridors.
   (5) Identification of needed improvements and costs of those
improvements to the flood protection facilities that are necessary to
meet flood protection standards.
   (6) An emergency response and evacuation plan for flood-prone
areas.
   (7) A strategy to achieve multiple benefits, including flood
protection, groundwater recharge, ecosystem health, and reduced
maintenance costs over the long term.
   (8) A long-term funding strategy for improvement and ongoing
maintenance and operation of flood protection facilities.
   (c) A local agency that is not a city or county that prepares a
plan pursuant to this chapter must consult with the cities and
counties that have jurisdiction over the planning area to assure that
the local plan of flood protection is consistent with local general
plans.
   (d) Plans prepared pursuant to this chapter, within the
Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley as defined by Section 9602, shall be
consistent with the Central Valley Flood Protection Plan pursuant to
Section 9610.