Dry Creek Levee Improvement Project
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I.
Project Sponsor Contact Information
Lead Agency/Organization
Name of Primary Contact(s)
Mailing Address
Email Address
Phone
Project
Partners/Collaborators
II.
General Project Information
Project Title
Project Total Budget
Project Funding Match
Project Funding Request
Can a detailed cost
estimate be provided upon
request?
Project Location:
Latitude
Longitude
Could you provide a map of
the project location
including boundaries upon
request?
Project Location
Description:
County
City/Community
Watershed/subwatershed
Groundwater Basin
Project Type
III.
City of Wheatland
Dane Schilling
111 C Street, Wheatland, CA 95692
Schilling@coastlandcivil.com
530-633-2761
Reclamation District 2103
Reclamation District 817
Dry Creek Levee Improvement Project (Phases 1, 2, & 3)
$6,800,000 - $16,200,000
25% Local Match
$6,800,000 - $16,200,000
No- conceptual level estimate only. Refer to reference document;
“External Flood Source Protection Plan” Alternative 1.
City of Wheatland
39.0076372
-121.4288639
Yes- included
Near the City of Wheatland – south side of the Dry Creek Levee
Yuba County
City of Wheatland
Bear River & Dry Creek
Yuba Groundwater Basin, South Yuba Sub-basin
Planning
Facility Construction
Restoration
Study/Assessment
Project Description
South Side Dry Creek Levee – The scope of the project consists of improvement to approximately 4.4
miles of the south side of Dry Creek levee from the San Joaquin drainage ditch to 3,000 feet west of
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Oakley Lane. Restoration and improvement will provide additional flood protection to existing homes
the proposed developments within the City of Wheatland. The project will provide levee protection to
approximately 1,955 acres of land within the City’s sphere of influence.
The project will consist of three phases: investigation, design, and construction. The investigation phase
of the project will consist of geotechnical investigation and levee assessment to determine the specific
engineering parameters required to complete a restoration design. The design phase of the project
consists of the environmental clearance, permitting, and final engineering design. The final phase will
be construction of levee improvements and levee certification.
IV.
Project Rationale/Issues Statement
A majority of the City of Wheatland is currently designated to be in FEMA Flood Zone A. The existing
levee system near the City of Wheatland does not provide an adequate level of flood protection for
existing homes and future development in or near the City. The project is intended to create multistakeholder collaboration for flood management and increased flood protection for the City of
Wheatland and adjacent unincorporated county areas.
V.
Goals/Objectives/Performance Metrics
Goals Addressed by the
Project
Goal 5: Protect public safety through emergency and drought preparedness
and integrated flood management
Objectives Addressed by
Project
5.1 Improve integrated flood management to ensure emergency
preparedness, increase flood protection and enhance regional
and inter-regional collaboration;
5.2 Support regional and inter-regional collaboration to improve
drought and emergency preparedness
What performance metrics
will be used to demonstrate
that objectives are being met?
Wherever possible, provide a
quantitative measurement
reflecting successful project
outcomes.
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VI.
Resource Management Strategies
Improve Flood Management
Flood Risk Management
VII.
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Achieving 100 year protection meeting federal flood control
standards
Achieving 200 year protection meeting state flood control
standards
The project incorporates Flood Risk Management
Strategies by constructing levee improvements.
Statewide Priorities
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Practice Integrated Flood Management
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Improved flood protection
Ensure Equitable Distribution of Benefits
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Increase the participation of small and disadvantaged communities in the IRWM process
Develop multi-benefit projects with consideration of affected disadvantaged communities and
vulnerable populations
Climate Change Adaptation
The project will assist in adapting to regional effects of climate change by improving the levee system in
Wheatland. Improvements to the levee system will provide additional protection from historic base
flood elevations and provide lower flood risk to existing and proposed development in and around the
City of Wheatland. Upon completion of the project all existing and future development within the
project floodplain will be able to submit Letter of Map Revisions (LOMR) to the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) for establishment and/or change in Base Flood Elevation (BFE).
GHG Emissions Reduction
Construction- related GHG emissions reduction strategies will be considered during the design phase of
the project.
VIII.
Project Status and Schedule
Project Stage
Planning
Design
Environmental
Documentation
(CEQA/NEPA)
Permitting
Tribal Consultation (if
not applicable, indicate
by N/A)
Construction/
Implementation
IX.
Description of Activities in
Each Project Stage
Planning Complete
Conceptual Complete
TBD- pending funding
Planned/Actual Start
Date
Planned/Actual
Completion Date
2005
TBD- pending funding
N/A
Awaiting funding
Project Technical Feasibility
a. List the water planning documents
that specifically identify this
project.
b. List the adopted planning
documents the proposed project is
N/A
City of Wheatland General Plan
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consistent with (e.g., General
Plans, UWMPs, GWMPs, Water
Master Plans, Habitat Conservation
Plans, etc.)
c. List technical reports and studies
City of Wheatland General Plan Update – External Flood
supporting the feasibility of this
Source Protection Plan
project.
RD2013-Dry Creek Levee Feasibility Study (Pending 2014)
If you are an Urban Water Supplier: N/A
1. Have you completed an Urban
Not Required – Wheatland’s is not considered an Urban
Water Management Plan and
Water Supplier (UWS) since its current water use is below
submitted to DWR?
DWR threshold for UWS.
2. Are you in compliance with
N/A
AB1420?
3. Do you comply with the water
N/A
meter requirements (CWC Section
525)?
If you are an Agricultural Water Supplier: N/A
1. Have you completed and submitted N/A
an AWMP?
If the project is related to groundwater: Yes
1. Has GWMP been completed and
Yes – See Yuba County Water Agency Ground Water
submitted for the subject basin?
Management Plan.
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