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FEMA-Remapping
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is in the process of revising the Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) maps for parts of Santa Barbara county. The extents of the revised SFHA include parts of Montecito, Carpinteria, Buellton, Solvang, and Santa Ynez. Click on the links below to learn more.
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Environmental Group
The Annual Maintenance Plan identifies priorities for creek maintenance and includes standard maintenance and mitigation practices, associated District policy statements, and annual planning and project approval.
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Santa Ynez River Storm Monitoring System
The Santa Ynez River Storm Monitoring System gives occupants located in flood hazard areas along the Santa Ynez River advance warning of impending floods.
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Construction Projects to Address Flood Problems
The District designs and constructs flood control projects throughout the County.
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Design Section
The Design Section of the Flood Control District designs and performs construction contract administration for flood control capital improvement projects located throughout the County.
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Development Review & Floodplain Management Section
The Development Review Section provides development review and plan check review for the unincorporated areas of Santa Barbara County and, when requested, for the Cities of Santa Maria, Lompoc, Buellton, Solvang, Santa Barbara and Carpinteria.
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FEMA Publications
Check out publications from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
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Emergency Storm Response
During flood events, District staff immediately change into an emergency response organization, emphasizing flood-fighting and support activities.
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Flood Preparedness Information & Resources
Discover flood preparedness information and resources.
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Hydrology Section
Discover rainfall, reservoir, stream, and other hydrologic related information and data.
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Operation & Maintenance
The Operation and Maintenance Program is one of the District's highest priority ongoing programs. It involves normal operation of the District's basins, channels, and other flood protection facilities and the routine and emergency maintenance and repair of these facilities. Maintenance of channels, debris basins, dams and storm drain facilities prevents minor storm problems from becoming major flood problems.
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Topographic Maps
View and download flood control topographic maps.
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Montecito Flood Control Master Plan
Flooding can damage property and threaten life and health. The County of Santa Barbara is beginning a multi-phase project to investigate flood mitigation options. The first phase of this project is to develop a plan for the community of Montecito, which has experienced damages from both flooding and debris flow events. A Flood Mitigation Master Plan will be created to guide the planning, design, and construction of improvements to mitigate flooding and flood water impacts to the community. The plan will investigate potential solutions and improvements for flooding in Montecito, for the drainage areas associated with Montecito Creek, Oak Creek, San Ysidro Creek, Romero Creek, and their tributaries.
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Benefit Assessment Program / Flood Control Fixed Charge
The program was originally developed to supplement reduced property tax in order to keep the flood protection system of dams, channels, pumping stations, storm drains, etc., upon which the lives and property of District residents depend, in a safe and effective condition.