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<br />" <br /> <br />. FCllMC partners with constmction firms to ensure compliance with the ARS. <br />. The Flood Alert Warning System (ALERT) has been successfully implemented. <br />. Implementation of recommendations resnlted in commmtity enhancement through multi-use corridors, i.e., parks, golf courses, eques- <br />trian, biking and hiking trails. <br />. Public Information Outreach Program has been very snccessful <br />. FWMC partners with federal, state, county, city and local agencies for cost sharing of nlOding and maintenance on flood control projects. <br />. Retnrn of water into the undergronnd water table has been programmed into projects. <br /> <br />I I 'JL Sr I,ptl< )1- <br />1.1. I\j(> (' 1'( <br />This project is part of a five-phase flood control plan for the metropolitan Phoenix area. <br />The plan was developed between 1959 and 1963 with Congress anthorizing federal <br />funding in 1965. <br /> <br />An integral part of the Phoenix and Vicinity Flood Control Project is the Arizona Canal <br />Diversion Channel (ACDC). The ACIlC is a 16.5-mile channel designed to intercept <br />storm water lUnoff that occurs north of the Arizona C:lOal from large urban washes as well <br />as city stortn drains. The ACDC is designed to protect developed areas, ineluding parts of <br />Phoenix, Glendale, Peoria and the state Capitol complex up to the "I % chance" flood <br />event*. In the metropolitan Phoenix area, a 1% chance flood event wonld innndate <br />31,540 acres and cause hillions of dollars in damages. The ACDC was started inl91l3 and <br />completed in 1995. <br /> <br />Municipalities within the Phoenix and vicinity hound:rries adopted a "get tough" policy with developers. They enforced the requirement for <br />developers to include flood control phlllS, enconraging the cre-Jtion of green hells and retention basins to hold as much water on site as pos- <br />sible. Cities along the AWe's path (Paradise Valley, Phoenix, Glendale :lIld Peoria) studied 'lOd approved the project througlt their city limits. I <br /> <br />There are other elements of the overall project, namely dams on Dreamy Draw, Cave Creek, Skunk Creek and New River, channelization <br />of Cave Creek; and bank stahilization and acquisition of flowage easements on Skunk Creek, New River and Agua Fria. All of these strnc- <br />tures work together with the ACDC to provide substantial flood relief for residents in Phoenix, Glendale and Peoria. <br /> <br /> <br />Cyclists enjoy the recreation paths in the ACDC <br />flCX>d control channEll <br /> <br />Ph, lE!nlX und Vicinity <br /> <br />\~ <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Sf'" r lOr" '^ or 1 /1\ 'lit). H()od C-0n,r')l Project <br /> <br />. Overall project cost was $422 million providing protection to $10 billion (in 19111 dollars) of development. <br />. "If the Adobe Dam, completed in 1982, had not been in place, tile City of Phoenix would have had water again", states Joe Munoz, <br />FCDMC Puhlic Information Officer <br />. The Arizona Canal Diversion Channel (ACIlC) and systems that support it to divert water aronnd the city protect the City of Phoenix. <br />. Removed properties ont of the floodplain, thus reducing cost of flood insurance to homeowners. <br />. Population groW1h of 45% since the project's completion has increased tax dollars prO\iding increased economic base for Phoenix and <br />the surrounding area. <br />. Reduced cost of search and rescue operations. <br />. I.ess public he:tith issues. <br /> <br />C ( I ~ 11" ~ !rll j,r") C, <br /> <br />Total Project Cost = $422 million. <br /> <br />Funding, constmction and continued maintenance of the ACDC is shared by federal, county and city entities. Federal money, tilrough the <br />USACE, was used for the overall design and constmction. The FCDMC is the local spunsor :lIld is responsible for acquiring land, building <br />bridges and relocating ntilities. FCDMC is funded by a secondary tax levy on all real property in Maricopa County. Glendale and Phoenix <br />share the maintenance responsibilities in areas where tilere are recreation fealllres. This partnership works well to create and snstain a <br />more livable commnnity. <br /> <br />'y <br /> <br />Iv <br /> <br />ilt'v HC10d Control Project <br /> <br />IF- II' <br /> <br />ProJ"c.. j De~( I,.)' lr r)<" 1/ I <br />Sconsdale is no stranger to severe storms ,md 1100ding and the devastation they can bring. Indian Bend Wash nms tilrough the city and <br />has historically rampaged through the community. 1\vo major floods in the early seventies, one in June of 1972, l<lused a fatality and left <br />seventeen families homeless. City workers used helicopters :lIld ropes across the 1100ded Wash to rescue resident.,. The need for flood <br /> <br />Arizona I Mitigation Success Stories I 5 <br />