OC Flood Neighborhood Flood Control Introduction
The Orange County Flood Control Act of 1927 created the Orange County Flood Control
District (OCFCD) to provide for the control and conservation of flood and storm
waters, and to protect property and lives from flood damage. Since then an infrastructure
of flood control channels, dams, retarding basins and pump stations have been constructed.
In 1968, the US Congress created the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Community
participation is voluntary. However, in order to receive funding from the Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), it is a requirement for all communities to participate
in the program; OCFCD is a long time participant in the program and administers
the floodplains within the unincorporated areas of the County. Within the incorporated
areas, Orange County’s cities administer their floodplains. Since the creation
of NFIP, OCFCD has worked cooperatively with Orange County’s cities to reduce
the floodplain within the County of Orange by constructing flood control facilities
that provide 100-year flood protection. Such facilities typically traverse through
the cities and ultimately outlet into the Pacific Ocean.
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