Receive update from the Central Valley Flood Protection Board on the 2022 update to the Central Valley Flood Protection Plan. (No general fund impact) (Rinde/Sabatini)

Receive update from Central Valley Flood Protection Board on the 2022 update to the Central Valley Flood Protection Plan.

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Staff from the Central Valley Flood Protection Board will provide the Board of Supervisors with an overview of the update process to the Central Valley Flood Protection Plan. Background information on the Central Valley Flood Protection Plan is provided below. 

Central Valley Flood Protection Plan Overview
The Central Valley Flood Protection Plan (CVFPP) is California's strategic blueprint to improve flood risk management in the Central Valley. The first plan was adopted in 2012 and is updated every 5 years. The plan lays out strategies to:

• Prioritize the State's investment in flood management over the next three (3) decades
• Promote multi-benefit projects
• Integrate and improve ecosystem functions associated with flood risk reduction projects.

Considerable progress has been made to improve flood management in the Central Valley; however, this vast region still faces significant flood risk. Approximately 1 million Californians live and work in the floodplains of the valley, which contain approximately $80 billion worth of infrastructure, buildings, homes, and prime agricultural land. A major flood in the Central Valley could have a far greater financial impact on California and the nation than the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina or Superstorm Sandy. Without sufficient and sustained investment in statewide flood management, the risk to life and property will increase.

CVFPP in Yolo County
The CVFPP applies to all facilities within the “State Plan of Flood Control”. In Yolo County this is over 200 miles of levees, and also includes the Fremont Weir, Sacramento Weir, Sacramento Bypass and the Yolo Bypass (Maps provided as Attachments A and B). The 2012 CVFPP was created by the State and adopted by the Flood Board in 2012, with very little outreach or collaboration between the State and local agencies. This led to strained relationships between the State and local agencies, and more recently resulted in a firm commitment by the State to engage in a transparent, collaborative stakeholder engagement process.  This presentation by Flood Board staff is part of the stakeholder engagement process. 
 
Why is the CVFPP important?
The CVFPP will guide both state and federal investments in flood control projects for the next 5 years.  It will also guide the research and analysis undertaken by the Flood Board and the State Department of Water Resources.  Both of the County’s levee systems – Cache Creek and Knights Landing – are subject to the CVFPP. Both systems require repairs and upgrades to ensure adequate flood protection and that state and federal standards are achieved and maintained by the County.  It is also important for local agencies to provide input into the Plan with respect to impacts to agriculture from flood control and habitat restoration projects, the inclusion of recreational opportunities (where appropriate), and ensuring that State objectives do not conflict with or preclude local objectives (for example, state projects could potentially impact implementation of the Yolo Habitat Conservation Plan & Natural Communities Conservation Plan).

Staff have collaborated with the Central Valley Flood Protection Board, the State Department of Water Resources, the Central Valley Flood Control Association, and the Lower Sacramento - Delta North Regional Flood Management Planning workgroup.