Zaca Fire – Santa Maria LeveeStorms of January 3-6 2008

Santa Barbara County

Corps of Engineers Briefing

Feb 7, 2008

Zaca Fire

• Burned Two Major Watersheds– Sisquoc River (Santa Maria River)– Santa Ynez River

• Public Works Response Planning– Santa Maria River Pilot Channels (SM River)– Rock Stockpiles / Equipment Staging (SM River) – Guadalupe Channel Clearing (SM River)– Debris Booms – Cachuma Lake

• Pilot Channels Constructed to Deflect River Away From Levee

Completed 2006

Santa Maria River Levee

Completed 2007

SM River at Suey Crossing

Peak Flow ~ 11,000 cfs at Approx 4:00am

SM River @ Suey Crossing

Santa Maria River

• Pilot Channels Effectively Direct Flow Away From Levee

SM River @ Guadalupe

Guadalupe Pilot Channel - Channel Clearing of Obstructive Vegetation

Photo Taken October 2007

SM River @ Guadalupe

SM River @ GuadalupeJan 5,2008

SM River @ GuadalupeJan 5,2008

SM River @ GuadalupeJanuary 7, 2008

Cachuma Lake – October 2007