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ITEM 3

Agenda of April 16, 2015

TO: Board of Directors

Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency

FROM: Richard M. Johnson, Executive Director

(916) 874-7606

SUBJECT: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT FOR APRIL 16, 2015

AMERICAN RIVER WATERSHED COMMON FEATURES GENERAL RE-

EVALUATION REPORT/DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT

AND SAFCA LEVEE ACCREDITATION PROGRAM DRAFT

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT PUBLIC MEETINGS

At the time of preparation of this report, two of the joint General Re-evaluation

Report/Draft Environmental Impact Statement and SAFCA Levee Accreditation Draft

Environmental Impact Report public community workshops were held.

The first one was held on Wednesday, April 8, 2015 in North Sacramento area and the

second was held on Thursday, April 9, 2015 in the Pocket area. There was a significant

number of people in attendance at the Pocket area workshop.

There are two more workshops scheduled as follows:

Wednesday, April 15, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.

Tsakopoulos Library Galleria

828 I Street; and

Friday, April 17, 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.

Arden-Dimick Library

891 Watt Avenue.

The public hearing for the SAFCA Levee Accreditation Draft Environmental Impact

Report will be held as part of the Board meeting as follows:

Thursday, April 16, 3:00 p.m.

Sacramento County Administration Building

700 H Street, Room #1.

SAFCA Board of Directors


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FEDERAL FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT STANDARD

The Federal Emergency Management Agency extended the comment period on the Draft

Guidelines for Implementing Executive Order 13690, Establishing a Federal Flood Risk

Management Standard and a Process for Further Soliciting and Considering Stakeholder

Input from April 6, to May 6, 2015.

SB 144 UPDATE

As previously discussed, Senator Richard Pan introduced SB 144 on behalf of SAFCA on

January 27, 2015. SB 144 would modify the existing State authorization for the flood

control project along the American and Sacramento Rivers and around the Natomas

Basin to comport with the final feasibility study for the American River Watershed,

Common Features Project, Natomas Basin, dated December 30, 2010, authorized by

Congress in Section 7002 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014.

The intent of the bill is to make the Federal and State authorizations match for the work

in Natomas. This will help ensure that the State can continue its great cost-sharing

partnership.

SB 144 passed the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee March 24, 2015 by a

vote of 9-0. The next step for SB144 will be a hearing by the Senate Committee on

Appropriations.

AMERICAN RIVER WATERSHED, FOLSOM DAM MODIFICATIONS (JOINT

FEDERAL PROJECT)

Work continues to progress on the construction of the new dam and auxiliary spillway at

Folsom Dam. The following are some photographs from the U.S. Army Corps of

Engineers, which show the progress.

RJlr/Exec Dir April 2015.doc



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Mechanical gallery inside the new dam.



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Newly installed bulkhead gate – Please note the relative size of the men and the gate.



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Upstream approach channel excavation and concrete work

Upstream approach channel concrete work



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Downstream chute work - this is the area where the concrete batch plant for the new dam

used to exist



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Concrete wall along upper end of stepped chute



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Looking down onto stepped chute



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Looking down into stilling basin where it ties into the river.

Looking from stilling basin back up the stepped chute.

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