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Location: Sacramento County, Caiifornia Projects: Dry Creek Parkway Acquisitions and Sacramento County Elevations and Elevation Reimbursements Techniques: Acquisition, Elevation, Elevation Reimbursement. Open Space Contact: George Booth, Sacramento County Department of Water Resources, boothg@saccounty.netor916-874-6851 Sacramento County Elevations and Elevation Reimbursements The 1I0me Elevation program lowered the risk of flooding for a number of Sacramento County homeowners, by helping them to elevate above the 100-year floodplain. Applicants for the home elevation program were identified through public outreach activities. The applicants were then ranked for participation using a County-developed point system based on repetitive loss status, flood depth and flood frequency A cap was placed on the Fedef'al cost share to ensure a minimum number of homes were elevated. To date, 41 residences have been elevated above the" I % chance flood." event. Three structures are in the process of being elevated. There are 250 residences on a list wait- ~ ing for a chance to participate when more funding becomes available. IIMGP funds allowed Sacramento County to reimburse residents who took a proactive approach to raising their homes after the 1995 floods. Residential properties that were included within the application were eligible to have up to 75% of the cost of raising the struc- ture reimbursed to them. To date, 18 residents have been reimbursed for elevating following the floods of 1997. Residence prior to elevation, .:t! ',:t, Residence after elevation, Benefits ~ 'IIli ~ -'" * - - w,~ ~~t;;. J . l1' , Sacramento COU Background In 1995 hea,y rains hit the Sacmmento region causing widespread local- ized flooding. 1\vo years later, a series of tropical stonns hit northern California. After the flood of 1997, grant money was obtained through the Governor's Office of Emergency Senices. The Federal grant money was based upon a 75% Fedef'al- 25% local cost share. These grant dollars were for acquisitions in the Dry Creek Parkway, home elevations county-wide and reimbursements for elevations due to sub- stantial improvement'. Recently, Sacmmento County obtained HIA grant mont] for fur- ther acquisitions and elevations. PrOject Descnptions Dry Creek Parkway Acquisitions The Dry Creek Floodway, located between converging north and south branches of Dry Creek, was targeted for recovery acti,ities due to the large number of repetitive loss structures located there. The Dry Creek Parkway home acquisition program would eliminate further bealth and safety problems associated ,.ith those properties and allow people to move out of hann's way. The properties would then become part of the future Dry Creek Parkway, managed by SaCf'.lmento County Department of Regional Parks, Recreation and Open Space. To date, 13 homes have been acquired, demolished ,md the property has been returned to open space. An additional five properties will be acquired with an FM, gf'.lnt. There are 28 residences on a waiting lis1 to be acquired when more funding becomes available. -"'" . Homeowners are removed from harm's way. . Emergency response reqltirements are reduced on the communities. . Estimates of $2.4 million federal dollars were saved from the acquisitions, S3.4 million from elevations and $1.0 million from the elevation reimbursements. Costs and Funding Sources . Acquisitions were funded by FE~L, IIMGP, IIL1l, Sacramento County, Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency = $2.2 million . Elevations were funded by FEMA IIMGP, Sacramento County and 1I0meowners = $2.7 million . Elevation reimbursements were funded by FE~IA IIMGP = $650,000 Note . "I % chance" = a flood event that has a 1 % chance of occurring or being exceeded in any given year. This is a replacement tenn for the "100 year flood". California / Mitigation Success Stories / 11