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Yuba County
Comprehensive Flood
Protection Program
Three Rivers Levee Improvement Authority
Reclamation District 784
County of Yuba
Yuba County Water Agency
April 23, 2004
Local Agencies Participating in
Flood Control in Yuba County
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Yuba County
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Reclamation District No. 784
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Marysville Levee Commission
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Yuba County Water Agency
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Three Rivers Levee Improvement
Authority
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Special Legislative District
Flood History
 Post Oroville and New Bullards Bar floods
 1986 Linda Flood
 7,000 acres inundated
 4,000 homes & businesses damaged or destroyed
 $95 million in damages (1986 dollars)
 1997 Arboga Flood
 16,000 acres inundated
 800 homes & businesses damaged or destroyed
 3 lives lost
Flood History
1986 Flood
View of Linda
with Marysville
in background
Background (continued)
1997 Arboga Flood
View of 1997
flooding along
the Feather
River
Flood Control Goals
 Short Term – Achieve a 200-year level of
protection in RD 784 and 300-year level of
protection in Marysville through construction
of the Corps Yuba Basin Project
 Long Term – Achieve a 500-year level of
protection (YCWA Supplemental Flood
Control Project Goal)
Flood Control Projects
 Corps System Evaluation
 Corps Yuba Basin
 Yuba-Feather Supplemental Flood Control
Project Y-FSFCP
Corps System Evaluation Project
• Goal was to fix the levees to handle the
1957 design water surface profile
• RD 784 & Marysville Ring Levee
– Improvements constructed between 1997 &
1999
– Site 7 Extension to be constructed in 2004
– Total cost is $49.7 million
– YCWA betterments $2.4 million
Corps Yuba Basin Project History
• In 1988, the Corps of Engineers initiated the Yuba Basin
Project
• 15 years of study and analysis
• Target level of protection 200-year RD 784 & 300-year
Marysville
– 1998 Feasibility Study did not identify a need for work on the RD
784 Lower Feather, Bear & WPIC Levees for 200-year level of
protection
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Construction initially targeted for 1997
Initial cost estimate $28 million
Congressional authorization 1999 (Chief’s Report)
Congressional approved construction start 2002
Yuba Feather Supplemental Flood
Control Project
• YCWA initiated feasibility study after 1997 flood
to achieve a 500-year level of protection
• YCWA Study & South Yuba Wild & Scenic River
SB 496 led to Costa-Machado Water Act (Prop
13) $90 million for Feather & Yuba
• Focused on improvements past base case of
200 & 300-year level provided by the Yuba Basin
Project
Y-FSFCP Components
• Colgate Tailwater Depression
• New Bullards Bar Increased Outlet
Capacity
• Feather River Levee Setbacks (upper &
lower)
• Forecast Coordinated Operations
• Thermalito Reoperation and Oroville
Surcharge concepts handed off to DWR
Changing Conditions
 1997 Flood Event
 New underseepage guidelines – requires more
work to achieve a given level of protection
 Revisions to hydrology
 DWR Floodplain Mapping Study
 Identified FEMA deficiencies in RD 784
 Lower RD 784 freeboard deficiency
 Yuba River left bank stability problem
Changing Conditions Impact
• Corps Yuba Basin Project
– No longer provides a 200-year level of protection for
RD 784, especially in southern RD 784
– Underseepage requirement increased cost, requiring
increase in Section 902 limit
– LRR initiated in 2003 with goal of construction ASAP
– GRR contemplated for remainder of RD 784 & MLC
– LRR preliminary result identify $108 million project
cost, but benefits will only support $90-$100 million
– LRR scheduled completion date May 2005
– Corps Yuba Basin Project decision point: Proceed
with LRR or switch to GRR given new LRR schedule
DWR Floodplain Mapping Impact
• May 28, 2003 DWR released preliminary that
identified 100-year deficiencies in RD 784
• DWR Floodplain Mapping Study - unknown
impact on the remainder of RD 784 & MLC
levees
– Levee shown as failed unless enough geotechnical
data to show otherwise
• Deficient levee reaches require FEMA
certification
Proposed Strategy
• Goal – 200-year protection for RD 784 and
MLC in the short term
• Proposed Strategy
– Add WPIC and Bear River levees work to the
Y-FSFCP
– Move Corps Yuba Basin Project to a GRR
• Include WPIC, Bear improvements and Feather
River levee setbacks in GRR
– Request section 104 credit for Y-FSFCP
towards Yuba Basin Project GRR
Proposed Strategy Continued
• Secure local funding for WPIC, Bear and Yuba
levee work
• Plumas Lake Mello Roos
• Proposition 13 funds
• YCWA funds
– Construct WPIC, Bear and Yuba levee projects asquickly-as possible
– Leverage local and Proposition 13 expenditures for
Yuba Basin non-Federal share
– Complete Corps Yuba Basin Project GRR and
construct project
South County Floodplain Issues:
Local Response
• DWR provided notification to locals in May
of 2003
• Locals funded and completed a problem
identification study in Nov 2003 ($500K)
• First phase of alternatives analysis
completed March 2004
• Y-FSFCP analysis of levee setback
alternatives (underway since 2003) retracked to address South County issues
South County Floodplain
Program Goals
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Identify the extent of issues to be resolved to
achieve FEMA certification
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Evaluate alternatives to provide the greatest
level of flood protection possible
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Develop a financing plan
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Develop an implementation timeline
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Develop a solution that is politically, socially,
and environmentally acceptable
Revised Y-FSFCP Strategy
• Level of Protection – 200-year minimum goal
– Phase 1 and 2
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100-year WPIC & Upper Bear
Yuba River
Bear River Orchard
Olivehurst Detention Basin
Relocate or Improve Pump Station No.6
– Phase 3
• 200-year with levee setback on Feather & Bear, or
• 100-year by improve existing lower Bear River levee
FEMA Fix vs. Y-FSFCP Costs
Local Funding: $25M
100-Year Solution
Goal 200-Year
Project: Strengthen existing levees to
100-year level of protection
Cost: $25 Million
Completion: November 2005
Project: Strengthen existing levees, plus
setback levee
Cost: $48-$75 Million
Completion: November 2006 (fast-track)
Specific Project Elements:
Upper Bear/ WPIC improvements
Yuba River Improvements
Pump Station #6
Bear River Floodway
Olivehurst Detention Basin
Lower Bear/Feather Improvements
Specific Project Elements:
Same as 100 year plan on upper Bear and
WPIC
Bear/Feather River Setback Levee
Funding Strategy
Prop 13 grant funds potentially available
$55 million
Net funds from local bond proceeds
$25 million
Total potential construction budget
$80 million
Additional funding potential:
CDF&G enhancement funds for land
purchase
$15 million
Total potential construction budget, with
additional funding sources:
$95 million
Y-FSFCP Phase 1
• Goal – Restore design condition for WPIC and Upper
Bear
• Rec Board permit application has been submitted on the
following features:
– Strengthen WPIC and Bear River above Hwy 70 to pass the
1957 design profile
– Erosion protection
– Filling of landside ditch
– Levee raising is not included in this phase
• Other work that may be added to Phase 1
– Yuba River FEMA critical reach (only strengthening required)
– Bear River Orchard Removal
– Olivehurst Detention Basin
Components of Current Rec Board
Permit Application
Schedule for Y-FSFCP
• Phase 1 – 2004
– Strengthen WPIC & Upper Bear
– Yuba River FEMA Critical Site
– Bear River Orchard
– Olivehurst Detention Basin
– EIR for Levee Setback
• Phase 2 – 2005
– Relocate or Improve Pump Station No.6
– Raise WPIC and Bear River levees upstream of Hwy 70
– Land acquisition if setback levee is feasible
• Phase 3
– 2006 - Construct setback levee if feasible, or
– 2005 - Strengthen Bear River levee downstream of Hwy 70
Local Funding Plan
• Mello-Roos or other bond structure under
consideration, but is contingent on
development of Plumas Lake
• Target for net proceeds is about $25M
• Initial proceeds as early as July 2004
Contingency Plan
• 100-year project can be completed with
local funds
– Addresses funding or CEQA issues outside of
local control
– Requires Rec Board approval of
programmatic permit for staged 100 & 200year plans
Corps Yuba Basin Project GRR
• Project scope expanded to all RD 784 & MLC
– Changing conditions necessitates reanalysis of all RD
784 & MLC levees
– Opportunity to integrate YCWA levee setback flood
control planning effort into Corps Yuba Basin Project
– Address all DWR issues
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Yuba River patrol road
Yuba River goldfields
Yuba River right bank levee in Marysville
Add Feather River levee setbacks
Address lower RD 784 levee issues
Corps Yuba Basin Project
Local Participation & Cost Share
• Y-FSFCP Program
– Total cost for this program is $48-$75 million
– Project cost potentially creditable through Corps
Section 104 authority
– Completed in 2-3 years
– Addresses FEMA certification
• Projected cost for Yuba Basin Project is $225
million
– State share = $55 million
– Local share = $24 million
– Section 104 credit will significant reduce non-Federal
share
Summary
• Provides improved protection for the
existing 24,500 residents quickly
• Provides a plan for 200-year protection
• Lessens State flood damage liability
• Provides significant portion of Corps Yuba
Basin Project non-Federal share by
leveraging Prop-13 funds through Section
104 credit
• Requires Mello Roos funds
Next Steps
• Specific requests to Rec Board:
– Grant Programmatic approval for Y-FSFCP
Program
• Necessary for securing local financing
– Grant specific approvals for elements targeted
for design & construction in 2004
– Support GRR approach for the Yuba Basin
Project