CEFCAC Funding Criteria

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