Marysville Ring Levee Groundgreaking
The City of Marysville is surrounded by 7.6 miles of Ring Levee that protect a population of more than 12,700 people and an estimated 3,731 structures including the region.s largest hospital, Rideout Memorial, which provides the only Level-3 trauma services to over 100,000 people throughout the Yuba-Sutter Area. The ring levee also protects State Highways 70 and 20 and the Union Pacific Railroad, all major transportation facilities that run through the city...
Read More »Groundwater Management Plan Update
The Yuba County Water Agency Board of Directors adopted the updated Groundwater Management Plan on December 14, 2010. Following is the text of the adopting ordinance.
Printed and electronic copies of the GMP report are in production and will be available soon. For further information, please contact Scott Matyac, Water Resources Manager, at 530-741-6278 ×117 or smatyac@ycwa.com
ORDINANCE NO. 13
AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF THE YUBA COUNTY WATER AGENCY
ADOPTING UPDAT…
Read More »Yuba-Wheatland Canal Project
The Yuba-Wheatland Canal Project supplies surface water from the YCWA Main Canal to agricultural lands within Wheatland Water District (WWD) and Brophy Water District (BWD) in southern Yuba County.
This new surface water supply will improve the water quality and reliability of the water supply to farmers who mainly rely on groundwater to grow crops such as fruit, nuts, rice and pasture for cattle. The project will also help to recharge depleted groundwater aquifers and provide opportunity fo…
Read More »Forecast-Coordinated Operations Of Lake Oroville And New Bullards Bar Reservoir For Managing Major Flood Events
Flood Management of the Yuba and Feather Rivers
The communities along the Yuba and Feather Rivers have a long history of catastrophic flooding. Since the early 1990s, this region has been partially protected by a flood control system of levees. Flood protection was increased in 1968 with the addition of upstream storage on the Feather River, and again in 1970 on the Yuba River. Despite these improvements, the current system does not provide adequate flood protection. Improved flood manage…
Read More »Lower Yuba River Accord
The Lower Yuba River Accord: From Controversy to Consensus
Trout Unlimited ‘Yuba River’ Initiative
Overview
After 5 years in development, the 17-party consensus based proposed lower Yuba River Accord (Yuba Accord) is now under way. California’s State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) approved a 1-year pilot program for the Yuba Accord in April 2006, and this program …
Yuba County Integrated Regional Water Management Plan
The Yuba County Water Agency (YCWA) and other water management entities within Yuba County have prepared the Yuba County Integrated Regional Water Management Plan (IRWM Plan). To ensure stakeholder involvement throughout the process, local water managers formed a stakeholder group called the Regional Water Management Group (RWMG). The RWMG prepared a public review draft, provided a public comment period, considered public comment, and adopted the IRWM Plan. The YCWA Board of Directors, in coo…
Read More »Multi Hazard Mitigation Plan
Purpose of Plan
The purpose of this plan is to identify those hazards which affect YCWA and its constituents,identify the risks these hazards pose, and integrate hazard mitigation strategies into the activities and programs of the Yuba County Water Agency to the extent practical. The Plan will serve as a foundation and guide for the Yuba County Water Agency and Yuba County to address potential hazards and risks by minimizing the damaging effects of future disasters and maintaining eligibi…
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