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FEMA Floodplain Brochures & Maps
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FEMA Contact Information Flood Preparedness brochures and maps of potential flooding areas for each city in Orange County and “unincorporated” Orange County can be obtained by contacting FEMA: Federal Emergency Management Agency phone (510) 627-7100 National Flood Insurance Program phone (877) 336-2627 Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) phone (877) 336-2627...
Flood Fighting
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Various methods of flood fighting can be used to try to mitigate the effects of a flood event. Preparation before a flood event, and actions taken during and after a flood event may help lessen the damage to your property. Many homeowners do not know that flood damage is not...
Foothill Circulation Phasing Plan (FCPP) Road Fee Program
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Year Adopted: 1987 Supervisorial Districts : 3 & 5 Cities covered by FCPP Road Fee Program : Lake Forest, Mission Viejo, and Rancho Santa Margarita Program Description Improve 24 road links and 40 intersections in the foothill area of Orange County. View the picture_as_pdf FCPP Area of Benefit (AOB) Map...
OC Road Fee Programs
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The County of Orange has six active OC Road Fee Programs. Each OC Road Fee Program has a specific Area of Benefit (AOB) that determines if an OC road fee is associated with the building permit application. Each OC Road Fee Program also has its own fee schedule which imposes...
Lower Santa Ana River
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Improvements to 23 miles of existing channel from Weir Canyon Road to the Pacific Ocean include channel widening, improvement to the existing Greenville-Banning Channel located parallel to the river near the coast, relocation of Talbert Channel ocean outlet and construction of rock jetties and derrick stone jetties at the mouth...
Local Flood Hazard
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The major flooding threat in Orange County has been the Santa Ana River. In 1938, the Santa Ana River flooded parts of Anaheim, Santa Ana, and Garden Grove, reportedly killing more than 50 people. Although the Prado Dam helped to substantially reduce the flood damage, the 1969 storm caused the...
Local Cooperation Agreement
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On December 14, 1989, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE) and the County Flood Control District of Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino as Local Sponsors, entered into a four-party Local Cooperation Agreement (LCA) defining the responsibilities and cost-sharing of each party for each feature. The Local Sponsors are to...
Moulton Parkway/Laguna Niguel Road Fee Program
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Year Adopted: 1987 Supervisorial District: 5 Cities covered by Moulton Parkway/Laguna Niguel Road Fee Program: Aliso Viejo, Dana Point, Laguna Beach, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Woods, Mission Viejo, and San Juan Capistrano Program Description Improve Moulton Parkway and 8 intersections (6 on Crown Valley Parkway and 2 on Paseo...