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COSTA COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL AND WATER CONSERVATION
DISTRICT
FROM: J. MICHAEL WALFORD, CHIEF ENGINEER
DATE: August 9, 1988
SUBJECT: Referral of June 21, 1988, Drainage Study
for Byron Community
Specific Request(s) or Recommendation(s) & Background &
Justification
I. RECOMMENDATION
1) Accept report of Chief Engineer on the cost of a
drainage study for the Byron Area,
2) Approve the inclusion of this study in the Flood
Control District work plan for Fiscal Year 1989-90.
II. FINANCIAL IMPACT
Completion of the drainage study, Engineer's Report and
California Environmental Quality Act process is expected to
cost $30, 000.
Continued on attachment: )_ yes Signature
Recommendation of County Administrator
Recommendation of Board Committee
Approve Other:
Signature(s) :
Action of Board on: AUG 9 1988
Approved as Recommended X Other
Vote of Supervisors I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS
A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN
X— Unanimous (Absent ) ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON
Ayes: Noes: THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF
Absent: Abstain: SUPERVISORS ON DATE SHOWN.
Attested AUG 9 1988
Orig. Div. :Public Works (FCE) PHIL BATCHELOR,
cc: County Administrator CLERK OF THE BOARD
County Counsel OF SUPERVISORS AND
Community Development Dir. COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Public Works:
Flood Control Eng.
Accounting
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DEPUTY CLERK
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III. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION/BACKGROUND
The Town of Byron is located in the Kellogg Creek watershed.
Except for the Kellogg Creek improvements specified in the
Marsh-Kellogg Watershed Work Plan, a drainage plan has not
been adopted for this watershed. Currently, the Byron
community has no improved drainage facilities. Surface
waters drain from property to property until they reach
roadside ditches or agricultural drainage ditches. Many
properties experience flooding from storm events only
slightly exceeding the average annual storm.
The implementation of regional drainage improvements will
not occur for some time due to the lack of development in
the area and the reluctance of the community to fund needed
improvements. The development of a regional drainage plan
will not result in an immediate improvement to the area
drainage. However, the plan will show the full extent of
the problem and the need to require a strict adherence to
the "collect and convey" requirements.
The District's program budget for FY 1988-89 contains more
activities than the current staff and District' s financing
can handle. To add this planning project to the present
workload will require that other, higher priority projects
must be delayed. Taking into consideration the absence of
funding to implement the expected plan of improvements and
the absence of significant development in the area, it is
recommended that this study be postponed until FY 1989-90.
IV. CONSEQUENCES OF NEGATIVE ACTION
Commencement of this study in FY 1988-89 will require
deleting a more needed drainage study from the work
schedule.