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Floodplain Management Branch
Department of Water Resources

2825 Watt Avenue, Ste. 100
Sacramento, CA 95821

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 219000
95821-9000
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Information on Public Workshops
http://www.water.ca.gov/floodsafe

Floodplain Mapping

Nuts & Bolts of the NFIP-[4.5MB]

Alluvial Fan Task Force
Next Meeting: Friday, April 11, 2008
Meeting Location:
KENNETH HAHN HALL OF ADMINISTRATION, Room 140
Located in the heart downtown Los Angeles
9:30AM-3:00PM
Check-in at 9:00AM with coffee, fruit and bakery
Box lunches provided
Enter building at Temple or Hill St. entrances
500 W. Temple St.
225 North Hill St.
Los Angeles, CA 90012

Certified Floodplain Manager Examination Information

Study Guide: FEMA 480
April 4, 2008, Palm Springs
Bill Hom

September 22, 2006, Floodplain Mapping and Map Modernization Workshop, Sacramento, California
Workshop Agenda and Information

Presentations:
Levees and the National Flood Insurance Program
Floodplain Mapping and Map Modernization
DWR Floodplain Mapping
US Army Corps of Engineers Presentation
Levee Certification Guidance Letter - June 23, 2006
Levee Certification Guidance Letter - Appendix
Authority and Funding Guidance Letter - August 15, 2006
New FEMA Guidance for Provisionally Accredited Levees (PAL)
New U.S. Army Corps Guidance for Inspection/PAL
DWR Flood Management White Paper January 2005

Flood Warnings
Responding to California's Flood CrisisPDF File

DWR provides the California Legislature a report outlining seven recommendations and three proposed actions to strengthen California's floodplain management program.

California Floodplain Management Task Force

FINAL: Task Force Report is now available:  fpmtaskforce.water.ca.gov

Or Contact Ricardo Pineda: (916) 574-1475

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