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OC Flood CEFCAC Funding Criteria

1. City Engineer's Flood Control Advisory Committee (CEFCAC)
2. CEFCAC Funding Criteria
3. CEFCAC Procedure
4. Flood Control Project Plan
5. Tentative Tract Conditions of Approval

Projects may include preliminary engineering (project reports), final design and plan preparation, construction, and/or acquisition of right-of-way.

1. Facility Classification
   
   
   1. Regional Facilities
      
      In general:
      • are designed for 100-year frequency flood protection;
      • have a drainage area greater than 1,000 acres;
      • have a cross-sectional area greater than 50 square feet;
      • have a main-line designation (e.g., A01, F05);
      • are owned and maintained by Orange County Flood Control District (OCFCD).
        
        
   2. Subregional Facilities
      
      In general:
      • are designed for 100-year frequency flood protection;
      • have a drainage area between 640 and 1,000 acres;
      • have a cross-sectional area less than 50 square feet;
      • have a tributary designation (e.g., F06S03, E01S01);
      • must be owned and maintained by OCFCD.
        
        
   3. Local facilities are not eligible for funding.
      
      
2. Project Priorities
   
   Regional Facilities Regional Facilities & Subregional Facilities
   • Relieve existing flooding problem which has caused private property damage and/or threatened lives
   • Remove obstruction/relieve inadequate channel capacity which has high potential for private property damage
   • Remedy high maintenance condition
   • Close improvement gaps within existing facilities
   • Relieve street flooding or other nuisance flooding as a result of a channel deficiency
   • Local agency funding participation
   • Approved project report exist
   • Completed plans and specifications exist