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California Department of Water Resources
Flood Roles and Responsibilities
Salomon Miranda, P.E., M.S.Southern Region National Flood Insurance Program CoordinatorCalifornia Department of Water Resources
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NOAA’s Climate Prediction CenterNovember 2015 – January 2016
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Forecasted El Niño conditions indicate heavy rainfall is ahead putting California, and the southland in particular, at a high risk for flooding.
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• Catastrophic flooding can happen in the middle of a drought. Dry conditions fuel wildfires, which can lead to flash flooding and mudflows.
• On October 20, 2015, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors declared a local emergency in Leona Valley, and surrounding areas, in response to the recent storms.
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Drought and Flooding
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Department of Water Resources Emergency Response
SEMS
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All levels of government share responsibility for flood fighting.
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DWR’s Flood Operations Center
Year-round, the FOC provides a focal point for gathering , analyzing , and disseminating information to local, state, and federal agencies, and the public
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• Historical data• River stages• Reservoir levels and releases• Weather forecasts• Precipitation data• Snow data
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Flood Operations Center Situational Awareness
Online Weather-Hydrology Briefings:Presented by the Division of Flood Management and the National Weather Service's California-Nevada River Forecast Center, are available to flood emergency response agencies during flood season.
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Preparedness Strategies
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DWR
Flood Fight &
Resources
Flood PreseasonMeetings
Outreach
NFIP
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ResourcesDivision of Flood Management
www.water.ca.gov/floodmgmtCalifornia Data Exchange Center (CDEC)
http://cdec.water.ca.govCalifornia Nevada River Forecast Center
http://www.cnrfc.noaa.gov/Flood Operation Center - (916) 574-2619
[email protected]’s Flood Future Report
http://www.water.ca.gov/sfmp/flood-future-report.cfmFlood Preparedness
http://www.water.ca.gov/floodsafe/ca-flood-preparedness/fpw_home.cfmDelta
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