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HomeWater CodeDiv. 5Pt. 6Ch. 2§ 9614 Sacramento-San Joaquin Flood System

§ 9614 Sacramento-San Joaquin Flood System

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§ 9614 Sacramento-San Joaquin Flood System

Key Takeaways

  • •This law is about a big plan to manage floods in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River area in California.
  • •The plan must list all the dams, levees, and other flood control stuff, where they are, and how well they work.
  • •It must check if these flood control things are strong enough and fix them if they are not.
  • •The plan must also think about how climate change and future building might make floods worse.

Example

Imagine a big river that sometimes floods nearby towns. There are levees (big walls of dirt) built to stop the water from flooding the towns.

This law says the state must make a plan that lists all those levees, checks if they are strong enough to hold back the water, and fixes them if they are not. It also says the plan must think about what might happen in the future, like if the river gets bigger because of climate change.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 9614 Sacramento-San Joaquin Flood System

The plan shall include all of the following: (a) A description of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Flood Management System and the cities and counties included in the system. (b) A description of the performance of the system and the challenges to modifying the system to provide appropriate levels of flood protection using available information. (c) A description of the facilities included in the State Plan of Flood Control, including all of the following: (1) The precise location and a brief description of each facility, a description of the population and property protected by the facility, the system benefits provided by the facility, if any, and a brief history of the facility, including the year of construction, major improvements to the facility, and any failures of the facility. (2) The design capacity of each facility. (3) A description and evaluation of the performance of each facility, including the following: (A) An evaluation of failure risks due to each of the following: (i) Overtopping. (ii) Under seepage and seepage. (iii) Structural failure. (iv) Other sources of risk, including seismic risks, that the department or the board determines are applicable. (B) A description of any uncertainties regarding performance capability, including uncertainties arising from the need for additional engineering evaluations or uncertainties arising from changed conditions such as changes in estimated channel capacities. (d) A description of each existing dam that is not part of the State Plan of Flood Control that provides either significant systemwide benefits for managing flood risks within the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley or protects urban areas within the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley. (e) A description of each existing levee and other flood management facility not described in subdivision (d) that is not part of the State Plan of Flood Control and that provides either significant systemwide benefits for managing flood risks within the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley or protects an urban area. (f) A description of the probable impacts of projected climate change, projected land use patterns, and other potential flood management challenges on the ability of the system to provide adequate levels of flood protection. (g) An evaluation of the structural improvements and repairs necessary to bring each of the facilities of the State Plan of Flood Control to within its design standard. The evaluation shall include a prioritized list of recommended actions necessary to bring each facility not identified in subdivision (h) to within its design standard. (h) The evaluation shall include a list of facilities recommended to be removed from the State Plan of Flood Control. For each facility recommended for removal, the evaluation shall identify both of the following: (1) The reasons for proposing the removal of the facility from the State Plan of Flood Control. (2) Any additional recommended actions associated with removing the facility from the State Plan of Flood Control. (i) A description of both structural and nonstructural methods for providing an urban level of flood protection to current urban areas. The description shall also include a list of recommended next steps to improve urban flood protection. (j) A description of structural and nonstructural means for enabling or improving systemwide riverine ecosystem function, including, but not limited to, establishment of riparian habitat and seasonal inundation of available flood plains where feasible. (Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 179, Sec. 231. Effective January 1, 2009.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

descriptionfacilityperformancebenefitspropertystate planflood controlmanagement

Related Statutes

  • § 9611 Sacramento-San Joaquin Flood System
  • § 10015 Cimis Water Conservation Benefits
  • § 144 Stream Gage Network Plan
  • § 9613 Urban Flood Protection Improvements
  • § 9140 Levee Condition Reporting Requirements

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Water Code. Section 9614.
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