floodSAFE Yolo Pilot Program

Cache Creek Settling Basin Symposium
June 22, 2009 - 8:30-1:30
Heidrick Center, 1962 Hayes Lane, Woodland

Yolo County, the Yolo County Flood Control & Water Conservation District (YCFC&WCD) and the City of Woodland created a two-year pilot program called floodSAFE Yolo in an effort to seek effective solutions to the seasonal flooding of Cache Creek and the localized floodplain that impacts all three jurisdictions in different ways. The floodSAFE Yolo pilot program coordinates the flood management efforts associated with Cache Creek Integrated Action and the Yolo County Sloughs, Canals & Creeks Management Program identified in the Yolo County Integrated Regional Water Management Plan (IRWMP).  In addition to working on flood control solutions, developing a sustainable funding mechanism is a priority so that the collaborative efforts for flood control management will continue after the 2-year pilot program ends.


The floodSAFE Yolo Pilot Program emerged from the Yolo County IRWMP in response to citizens' concerns related to public safety and property damage associated with flooding from Cache Creek. The YCFC&WCD is the lead partner identified in a Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Woodland and the County of Yolo to develop and implement the floodSAFE Yolo program. Link here for more information on the floodSAFE Yolo Pilot Program.