1. El Nino / Flood Preparedness 2015-16 Montecito Association October 26, 2015

2. El Nino Preparations A shared Responsibility So what do we all need to be doing? “It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future.” – Yogi Berra

3. Notable Recent Strong El Nino Years 1997-98 1982-83

5. South Coast Flooding Urban Flooding – triggered by water generated in lower, impervious areas. Possible in any rain event (July 2015) Stream Flooding – triggered by higher volume, sustained rainfall on a primed watershed (Antecedent Index – AI). Higher Potential exists when back to back storms prime the watershed.

6. Preparations Individual Site Drainage Creek Maintenance Work – County – Private Flood Insurance? Sand and Bags

7. Flood Control Preparations Annual Maintenance Plan – Prepare Every year Debris Basins – Fall Prep – Winter Response Sand and bags Public Outreach Planning

8. Flood Control Maintenance Most creek areas are private property Flood Control strives to maintain channel bottom open Bank erosion issues

9. Winter Response -Mobilize Contractors -Seek State / Fed Disaster -Restore major facilities

10. Online Resources www.countyofsb.org www.countyofsb.org/pwd santabarbara.onerain.com/home.php www.floodsmart.org http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/lox/

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