Jason Uhley, General Manager, and Claudio Padres, Chief of Design and Construction, of Riverside County Flood Control District (RCFCD) provided an overview of the following:
Riverside Flood Control Jurisdictional Area
Shared Responsibility for Flood Protection
Rainfall and Water/Debris flow from Tropical Storm Hilary Jim Barrett, General Manager for Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD), provided an overview of what their agency did in response to Tropical Storm Hilary.
David Wilson, Engineering Manager for Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD), provided an overview of the background of CVWD.
Background of CVWD
CVWD Stormwater and Flooding History
CVWD Watersheds
North Cathedral City Existing Flood Hazards
North Cathedral City Regional Flood Control Project
Schedule
Thousand Palms Existing Flood Hazards
Thousand Palms/North Indio Stormwater Master Plan
David Lamb, Cathedral City resident, inquired if any of the projects presented are considering saving water for groundwater re-charge, and if not, he feels it should be considered.
Alan Carvalho, Cathedral City resident, thanked the Council for the presentation. He feels everyone should be responsible and prepared by handling issues before there is a problem.