Body The Orange County Flood Control District (OCFCD), established May 23rd , 1927 under authorization of the Orange County Flood Control Act, Chapter 723 of the State of California Statutes of 1927, was created to provide: control of flood and storm waters of the district (which is the boundary of the...

Body Through the City Engineers Flood Control Advisory Committee (CEFCAC) process, flood control projects are selected and slated into a long range plan. The Orange County Flood Control District (OCFCD) utilizes this plan for the purposes of budgeting and phasing for design and construction, how and when money and manpower will...

Body A 100-Year (or Base) Flood : A flood event that statistically has a 1 out of 100 (or one percent) chance of being equaled or exceeded on a specific watercourse in any given year. The base flood is the national standard used by the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and...

Body Through the City Engineers Flood Control Advisory Committee (CEFCAC) process, flood control projects are selected and slated into a long range plan. The Orange County Flood Control District (OCFCD) utilizes this plan for the purposes of budgeting and phasing for design and construction, and how and when money and manpower...

Body Flood Programs is comprised of Floodplain Management, Hydrology and the Santa Ana River Section. Floodplain Management consists of preparing facilities studies; assisting other OCPW groups with review of hydraulics; review and advises on Letter of Map Revisions; coordinates with FEMA for new FIRM maps and LOMC’s; prepares dam inundation studies...

Body In August 2018, the office of Orange County District 2 Supervisor Michelle Steel received a collection of signatures from local residents to construct a “Pocket Park” on the Northeast corner of University Drive and Santa Ana Avenue in Eastside Costa Mesa. The Second District shared the signature list with OC...