News for Immediate Release
May 26, 2009
Contacts:
· Chris McCready, FloodSAFE/IWM Communications Lead (916) 657-5400
· Elizabeth Scott, DWR Information Officer (916) 653-0979
Public Invited to Regional Forums on Central Valley Flood Management
Sacramento - The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) will conduct a series of Regional Forums to gather and share information about the Central Valley Flood Management Planning Program. Representatives from businesses, water agencies, government agencies, California Native American interests, environmental organizations, community groups, conservancies, and the general public are strongly encouraged to attend.
The Central Valley Flood Management Planning Program is a State-led program to help improve understanding about our mutual flood risk and to inventory and assess the current flood protection system. This program will also develop the Central Valley Flood Protection Plan, which will include recommendations for action to improve integrated flood management in the Central Valley.
Regional Forums will be conducted on the following dates and at the following locations:
June 3 Chico Masonic Family Center
1110 West East Ave
Chico, CA 95926
June 4 Modesto Center Plaza – San Joaquin Room
1000 L Street
Modesto, CA 95354
June 8 Walnut Grove – Ryde Hotel
14340 Highway 160
Walnut Grove, CA 95690
June 9 Los Banos – Merced College Campus (Bldg A)
22240 Highway 152
Los Banos, CA 93635
June 10 West Sacramento – City Hall Galleria
1110 West Capitol Avenue
West Sacramento, CA 95691
Registration at each Regional Forum will begin at 1:00 p.m. A presentation will begin at 1:30 p.m. followed by breakout sessions at 2:15 pm. The breakout sessions offer participants an opportunity to provide input on Regional Conditions; Environmental Stewardship; Levee Evaluation; and Planning and Public Engagement. The first Forum will conclude at 4:30 p.m.
Registration and the presentation will be repeated again at each location at 6:00 p.m. The evening session will be concluded by 7:30 p.m. Both sessions are open to the public.
DWR invites partners and interested parties to fully engage in developing content for the Central Valley Flood Protection Plan. Through the Regional Forums, DWR will lay the foundation for ongoing public engagement in, and broad support for, the Central Valley Flood Protection Plan.
Visit www.water.ca.gov/cvfmp for further information.
About DWR
The Department of Water Resources operates and maintains the State Water Project, provides dam safety and flood control and inspection services, assists local water districts in water management and water conservation planning, and plans for future statewide water needs.