Central Valley Flood Protection Board
The Central Valley Flood Protection Board (Board) establishes, maintains, and enforces standards for the construction, maintenance, and operation of the flood control system to protect life, property, and habitat in California’s Central Valley. The Board coordinates State entities, local flood risk control agencies and the federal government to minimize damages from floods in California’s Central Valley and is the non-federal sponsor for federal flood control projects in the State Plan of Flood Control. The Board serves as a public forum for flood risk reduction policy in the Central Valley and is responsible for adopting updates to the Central Valley Flood Protection Plan every five years.
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June 28, 2024 – Board Meeting, 9:00am (Agenda)
PUBLIC HOURS AND MEETING SCHEDULE
In accordance with the Governor’s order, the Board will continue to host hybrid meetings and workshops. Locations and access information for future meetings will be posted on our homepage and updated as needed.
For public drop off of physical documents, including applications and fees, we can be contacted by phone or email as noted below to schedule a drop off.
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With our new hybrid teleworking environment, most staff are only at our office location on Tuesdays each week. Administrative staff are available at the front desk Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8:30 am – 3:00 pm. Appointments are required to meet with staff or receive in-person assistance at the front desk. If you are currently working with a staff member on an item, please continue to contact that staff member. If you need general information, please contact the general mailbox at Questions@CVFlood.ca.gov.
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We will be prioritizing permits based upon health and safety factors, including the availability of staff and partners, and application processing times may be extended during this period. Please bear with us as we work through this new system.
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Past recordings of Board meetings and workshops can be found on the CVFPB YouTube Channel
Jane Dolan
Board President
NEWS & HIGHLIGHTS
California Water Plan Update 2023
From the Department of Water Resources
The California Water Plan, updated every five years, is the State’s strategic plan for sustainably and equitably managing and developing water resources for current and future generations. California Water Plan Update 2023 (Update 2023) promotes climate resilience across regions and water sectors with a statewide vision, clear goals, watershed planning framework and toolkit, and progress-tracking dashboard of indicators. It also includes updated resource management strategies, regional planning and performance tracking tools, water balances, future scenarios, and other technical and policy-related activities related to water resilience and sustainability. (more)
Virtual PPIC Panel Gauges Groundwater Recharge Success
From the Association of California Water Agencies
With overdraft causing big problems in the San Joaquin Valley, and groundwater recharge among the most promising ways to protect against hotter, longer dry periods, is California socking away enough water during wet periods? Answering that question was the subject of a June 11 virtual panel discussion hosted by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) and now available for viewing online… The discussion followed up on PPIC surveys in 2017 and 2023 of dozens of urban and agriculture water managers who were asked how recharge efforts were going, how much progress they’ve made and what they thought was needed next. (more)
Lake Oroville Update – June 21, 2024
From the Department of Water Resources
With warm temperatures here to stay in Northern California, runoff into Lake Oroville from snowmelt has significantly dwindled with outflows currently exceeding inflows. The Department of Water Resources (DWR) continues to meet water delivery and environmental requirements while optimizing water storage to allow for carryover storage into next year. Releases from Oroville Dam’s main spillway ceased in May with water being routed through the Hyatt Powerplant for power generation. When the main spillway is not in use, water may still be seen on the main spillway outlet as the seals on the eight radial gates are not designed to be watertight. The gate seals do not play a role in the structural integrity of the gates, which continue to operate as intended. Visitors to Oroville Dam may also notice minor amounts of water flowing from drains built into the emergency spillway. This is normal and expected given the emergency spillway design. The dam and emergency spillway continue to operate as intended. (more)
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