County of Los Angeles CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICE 713 KENNETH HAHN HALL OF ADMINISTRATION, CALIFORNIA 90012 (213) 974-1101 http://ceo.lacounty.gov WILLIAM T FUJIOKA Chief Executive Offcer October 9, 2007 Ms. Sally Ziolkowski, Director Mitigation Division Federal Emergency Management Agency - Region ix 1111 Broadway, Suite 1200 Oakland, CA 94607-4052 Board of Supervisors GLORIA MOLINA First District YVONNE B. BURKE Second District ZEV YAROSLAVSKY Third District DON KNABE Fourth District MICHAEL D. ANTONOVICH Fifth District Dear Ms. Ziolkowski: LEVEE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM SUBMITTAL PACKAGE As requested in your letter of July 17, 2007 (Enclosure i), the County of Los Angeles is requesting provisionally accredited levee status for the levees under our jurisdiction. We have also coordinated and collected the signed Provisionally Accredited Levee (PAL) Agreements from the affected cities outlined in the PAL Agreement and are forwarding them as well in this submittal to you. As required, you are being provided with the following documentation (Enclosure Ii): The signed original PAL Agreements for the County of Los Angeles and our 27 impacted cities within the County of Los Angeles; The signed original PAL Agreements for Orange County and four (4) impacted cities within Orange County; As-built plans for the levees detailed in the PAL Agreement; and An operation and maintenance report containing the County's operation and maintenance procedures and records as well as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Operations and Maintenance ManuaL. If you have any questions regarding this information, please contact Mr. Steven Ross of our Department of Public Works at either (626) 458-4316 or srosscâdpw.lacountv.qov. Sincerely, Wi~'! Chief Executive Officer WTF:CK: hgdrive Enclosures FEMA Levee Certification 100907 "To Enrich Lives Through Effective And Caring Service"
i County of Los Angeles Letter of Agreement and Request for Provisionally Accredited Levee (PAL) Designation and Agreement to Provide Adequate Compliance with the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 44, Section 65.10 (44 CFR 65.10) PAL Al!reement Form Revised September 24,2007 We, the undersigned, have received a letter from FEMA dated July 17,2007 with an enclosed "Levee Status Table" and two enclosed documents titled "Title 44 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Section 65.10 (44 CFR 65.10)" and "Requirements of 44 CFR Section 65.10: Mapping of Areas Protected by Levee Systems." We understand that FEMA is in the process of providing an updated Flood Insurance Rate Map for Los Angeles County, CA and that the flood hazards around levee(s) identified on the Levee Status Table with ID numbers 1,2,3,5,6,8,10,12,14 18, 19, 20b, 21, 22, 25b, 27,31, and 33 will be remapped to reflect that these levees have been designated a PAL. This/these levee(s) or levee system(s) is/are also known as San Francisquito Canyon Creek Levee System: Promontory Lane-, South Fork Levee System: Orchard Vilage Road-Newhall A venue, Bouquet Canyon Creek Levee System LOB: Caballeta Drive-, Levee System: Whites Canyon Road-Soledad Canyon Road, Levee System: Luther Drive-Hidaway A venue, South Fork Levee System: Orchard Vilage Road-Magic Mountain Parkway, Levee System: Auto Center Drive-McBean Parkway, Levee System: Sierra Highway-West End of Cordova Mobile Home Park, Bouquet Canyon Creek Levee System ROB: Caballeta Drive-, Levee System: Antelope Valley Freeway-Solamint Road, Levee System: Vilna Avenue-Luther Drive, Compton Creek Levee System: Alameda Street-Los Angeles River, Coyote Creek Levee System: South Street-San Gabriel River, Dominguez Levee System: Del Amo Boulevard-Henry Ford Avenue, Los Angeles River Levee System: Southern Avenue-Pacific Ocean, Los Cerritos : Clark Avenue-Marine Stadium, Rio Hondo : Whittier Narrows Flood Control Basin-Los Angeles River, and San Gabriel River System: Whittier Narrows Dam-Pacific Ocean. To the best of our knowledge, the levee(s) identified above meet the criteria of 44 CFR 65. i 0 and has/have been maintained in accordance with an adopted operation and maintenance plan. For Scenario A (non-usace Program) levees, this must be evidenced by an attached Operation and Maintenance Plan and records of levee maintenance and operation, as well as Test Records of Mechanized Interior Drainage System. We hereby submit to FEMA within 90 days (before October 16, 2007) our agreement to provide FEMA with all the necessary information to show that the levee(s) identified above comply with 44 CFR 65.10. We understand that this documentation will be provided before October 16, 2009. Providing the information described in 44 CFR 65.10 will allow FEMA to move forward with the flood mapping for Los Angeles County. We fully understand that if complete documentation of compliance with 44 CFR 65.10 is not provided within the designated timeframe of 24 months, FEMA wil initiate a revision to the Flood Insurance Rate Map for Los Angeles County to redesignate the area as floodprone. Levee Owner Representative (signature): l)ø-~ ~,~ld Levee Owner Representative (print name), ww6~j OKA Chief Executive Offcer Community CEO (signature): Community CEO (print name): WILLIAM T FUJIOKA Chief Executive Offcer Other, if applicable (signature): Other, if applicable (print name): Date: October 9, 2007 Date: October 9, 2007 Date: Required Attachments for Scenario A (non-usace Prol!ram) Levees only: Operation and Maintenance Plan and Records Test Records of Mechanized Interior Drainage System Instructions for Comvletinl! this Form: On this PAL Agreement Form, fill-in the levee ID numbers and levee(s) name/description for which the Provisionally Accredited Levee (PAL) designation is requested. A separate PAL Agreement Form is recommended for each unique levee owner/levee system. Make copies of this blank form to request PAL designation for multiple levee systems, as necessary. Provisionally Accredited Levee (PAL) Agreement Form I of i
HILLS 1580 1585 1605 1610 1628 1636 1590 1595 1629 1635 1637 1675 WEST COVINA SOUTH EL MONTE MONTEREY PARK 1641 SAN DIMAS EL MONTE ROSEMEAD 1725 1670 1620 LA PUENTE 1645 SANTA MONICA POMONA 1700 1665 1615 CI POMONA WALNUT 1695 1638 CULVER CITY 1639 MONTEBELLO 1643 1664 1668 1663 COMMERCE VERNON 1751 1752 HUNTINGTON PARK 1760 1780 1785 INDUSTRY MAYWOOD 25a PICO RIVERA CUDAHY 1830 BELL GARDENS 1835 1880 WHITTIER LA HABRA HEIGHTS INGLEWOOD 1753 1754 1829 SOUTHGATE 1853 Los Angeles County SANTA FE SPRINGS Orange County 1875 DOWNEY 1765 1790 MANHATTAN BEACH 1907 1837 1841 1842 1861 25b 1770 HERMOSA BEACH LYNWOOD HAWTHORNE EL SEGUNDO 1795 1815 1820 1840 NORWALK PARAMOUNT GARDENA 1900 LA MIRADA COMPTON LAWNDALE 1839 1843 1844 BELLFLOWER REDONDO BEACH 20b ARTESIA Compton Creek Los Angeles River 1930 CERRITOS Legend San Gabriel 00 LEVEE SYSTEMS OPERATED AND MAINTAINED BY 00 LEVEE SYSTEMS OPERATED AND MAINTAINED BY USACE LAKEWOOD 1910 1935 1955 1960 1980 33 TORRANCE 1909 HAWAIIAN GARDENS 1928 Dominguez 1925 PALOS VERDES ESTATES 22 CARSON 1920 POSSIBLE PAL ZONES Coyote Creek 1962 Los Cerritos 1940 1945 1965 0000 1990 1970 1964 LONG BEACH 1988 2027 2031 2032 2076 2055 2028 2029 2033 2060 2100 2034 COUNTY POSSIBLE PAL ZONES 0 Map Contact:TKawate 5/07 E:\DATA\Projects\DFIRM\California\Los_Angeles\Levee_rbm\LA5_25_07.mxd 2.5 5 PRELIMINARY DFIRM PANELS SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD AREAS (SFHAs) SUBJECT TO INUNDATION BY THE 1% ANNUAL CHANCE FLOOD LONG BEACH ROLLING HILLS 2026 CORPORATE BOUNDARIES 2000 27 SIGNAL HILL ROLLING HILLS ESTATES RANCHO PALOS VERDES COUNTY BOUNDARIES 21 LOMITA 2025 DIAMOND BAR 1851 31 BELL 1810 1805 Rio Hondo 10 Miles AREAS OF 0.2% ANNUAL CHANCE FLOOD; AREAS OF 1% ANNUAL CHANCE FLOOD WITH AVERAGE DEPTHS OF LESS THAN 1 FOOT OR WITH DRAINAGE AREAS LESS THAN 1 SQUARE MILE; AND AREAS PROTECTED BY LEVEES FROM 1% ANNUAL CHANCE FLOOD Revised 9/24/07
LEGEND Levees Included in PAL Letter and Certified by SANTA MONICA Levees Included in PAL Letter but Certified by ARMYCORPS CULVER CITY Levees Included in ARMY CORPS PAL Letter to be Certified by ARMY CORPS Potential Overflow Boundaries RIVER VERNON 1 Whittier Narrows Dam (676G1)- LA River (705F6) Total Miles 15.58 MAYWOOD COMMERCE MONTEREY PARK MONTEBELLO ROSEMEAD CHANNEL PICO RIVERA WHITTIER SOUTH EL MONTE WHITTER NARROWS DAM & RESERVOIR INDUSTRY LA PUENTE WEST COVINA Supervisorial Districts INGLEWOOD HUNTINGTON PARK BELL SANTA MONICA BAY EL SEGUNDO INGLEWOOD HAWTHORNE 2 Atlantic Bl (675E4/5)- Southern Av (705F4) Total Miles 7.39 SOUTH GATE LYNWOOD CUDAHY BELL GARDENS RIO HONDO DOWNEY RIVER SANTA FE SPRINGS WHITTIER Whittier Narrows Dam (677A1)- Pacific Ocean (826D4) Total Miles 41.89 LA HABRA HEIGHTS LA HABRA MANHATTAN BEACH LAWNDALE HERMOSA BEACH REDONDO BEACH GARDENA S. Alameda St (735A7)- LA River (765C5) Total Miles 3.41 COMPTON COMPTON RIVER PARAMOUNT LAKEWOOD BELLFLOWER NORWALK ARTESIA CERRITOS CREEK LA PALMA LA MIRADA BUENA PARK FULLERTON. 2 1 0 2Miles PALOS VERDES ESTATES RANCHO PALOS VERDES TORRANCE 4 ROLLING HILLS Del Amo Bl (764D4)- Henry Ford Av (794H7) Total Miles 12.27 LOMITA ROLLING HILLS ESTATES CARSON DOMINGUEZ CHANNEL LONG BEACH CREEK Southern Av (705F4)- Pacific Ocean (825C1) Total Miles 25.34 SIGNAL HILL LONG BEACH LONG BEACH GABRIEL SAN HAWAIIAN GARDENS COYOTE ORANGE CO (ROSSMOOR) SEAL BEACH LOS ALAMITOS CYPRESS South St (767C2)- San Gabriel (796G4) Total Miles 11.25 Clark Av (796B2)- Marine Stadium (826E3) Total Miles 10.50 STANTON ANAHEIM ORANGE COUNTY Data contained in this map is produced in whole or in part from the Thomas Bros. Maps digital database. This map is copyrighted, and reproduced with permission granted by Thomas Bros. Maps. All rights reserved. PACIFIC OCEAN ORANGE CO October 9, 2007 ATTACHMENT 1
COUNTY OF DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS WATERSHED MANAGEMENT DIVISION Los Angeles County Levee Inventory Includes & Army Corps Maintained Name Segments/Reaches (TG #) Federally Constructed/ Sponsored Non-Federal / 4 Built (Private Drains) Comments / References*** Los Angeles River System (LA) LA Compton Creek Rio Hondo Atlantic Bl (675E4/5) - Southern Av (705F4)* Corps segment* 7.39 1,2,3*** Southern Av (705F4) - Pacific Ocean (825C1) 1 25.34 91 Fwy (735A7) - LA River (765C5) 1 3.41 Whitter Narrows Flood Control Basin (676G1) - LA River (705F6) 1 15.58 Certification under LACDA's Boundaries Total Miles** 44.33 San Gabriel River System (SG) Whittier Narrows Dam (677A1) - Pacific Ocean (826D4) 41.89 1,2,3,4*** SG Coyote Ck Dominguez System Los Cerritos System ***Source/Reference South St (767C2) - San Gariel River (796G4) Del Amo Bl (764D4) - Henry Ford Av (794H7) 11.25 1,2,3,4*** Total Miles** 53.14 Total Miles 12.27 2,3*** Clark Av (796B2) - Marine Stadium (826E3) Total Miles 10.50 San Francisquito Canyon Creek (4550E2-4460F6) 1.60 2,3*** Bouquet Canyon Creek (4550H2/J1) 1.52 2,3*** South Fork Santa Clara and (4550/4551/4552) 4.17 2,3*** Excluding Army Corps segment Total Miles 97.46 30.05 Total including Army Corps segment Total Miles 104.86 30.05 1. County of Los Angeles Department of Public Works (LADPW) Mapping and Property Management Division 1A. The United States Army Corps of Engineers (Coprs), Operation & Maintenance Manual 1B. LADPW Flood Right of Way Maps 1C. LADPW Database Index and Housing Numbering Maps 2. Los Angeles County Intranet Sites 2A. LADPW Land Information Website (LIW) 2B. LADPW ViewLA 3. Preliminary field surveys by LADPW Watershed Management Division staff 4. Federal Emergency Management Agency's records 5. LADPW Maintenance Management System/Flood Maintenance Division Staff *Corps Built and Maintained **Corps Built and Maintained Note 1 Levee systems within the Los Angeles County Drainage Area (LACDA) Project under the United States Army Corps of Engineers (Corps). 2 The preliminary surveys indicate mostly levee systems on one or both side(s) with varying heights, which will need as needed assessments based on varying depth, measurements and hydrological analyses. 3 The systems include most tributaries' confluences/merging segments such as San Jose, Walnut Creek, etc to San Gabriel; similarly, in LA, tributaries' segments are included. 4 Los Angeles County Flood Control Districts () under LADPW Maintained (127.52 miles) Corps maintained (7.39 miles) P:\wmpub\DATA MANAGEMENT\Information Systems Unit\Excel Sheet_SS_WC\Levee Cert.xls Date:10/18/2007
Los Angeles County Levee Inventory (Levees maintained by ) SG Name Los Angeles River System (LA) LA Compton Creek Rio Hondo Certification under LACDA's Boundaries 1 San Gabriel River System (SG) Coyote Ck Ch Dominguez System Los Cerritos Segments/Reaches (TG #) Southern Av (705F4) - Pacific Ocean (825C1) 25.34 S. Alameda St (735A7) - LA River (765C5) 1 3.41 Whitter Narrows Flood Control Basin (676G1) - LA River (705F6) 1 15.58 Total Miles 44.33 Whittier Narrows Dam (677A1) - Pacific Ocean (826D4) 41.89 1,2,3,4*** South St (767C2) - San Gariel River (796G4) Del Amo Bl (764D4) - Henry Ford Av (794H7) Clark Av (796B2) - Marine Stadium (826E3) San Francisquito Canyon Creek (4550E2-4460F6) Included in PAL Letter but will be Certified by Corps (Miles) Included in PAL Letter and will be Certified by (Miles) 11.25 1,2,3,4*** Total Miles 53.14 Total Miles 12.27 2,3*** Total Miles 10.50 Comments / References*** 1.60 2,3*** System Bouquet Canyon Creek (4550H2/J1) 1.52 2,3*** South Fork Santa Clara and (4550/4551/4552) 4.17 2,3*** Total Miles 7.29 Over Total Miles 44.33 83.19 ***Source/Reference 1. County of Los Angeles Department of Public Works (LADPW) Mapping and Property Management Division 1A. The United States Army Corps of Engineers (Coprs), Operation & Maintenance Manual 1B. LADPW Flood Right of Way Maps 1C. LADPW Database Index and Housing Numbering Maps 2. Los Angeles County Intranet Sites 2A. LADPW Land Information Website (LIW) 2B. LADPW ViewLA 3. Preliminary field surveys by LADPW Watershed Management Division staff 4. Federal Emergency Management Agency's records 5. LADPW Maintenance Management System/Flood Maintenance Division Staff Note 1 Levee systems within the Los Angeles County Drainage Area (LACDA) Project under the United States Army Corps of Engineers (Corps). 2 The preliminary surveys indicate mostly levee systems on one or both side(s) with varying heights, which will need as needed assessments based on varying depth, measurements and hydrological analyses. 3 The systems include most tributaries' confluences/merging segments such as San Jose, Walnut Creek, etc to San Gabriel; similarly, in LA, tributaries' segments are included. 4 Los Angeles County Flood Control Districts () under LADPW P:\wmpub\DATA MANAGEMENT\Information Systems Unit\Excel Sheet_SS_WC\Levee Cert.xls Date:8/21/2007
0805 0810 COUNTY 0830 0835 San Francisquito Canyon Creek 1 14 Bouquet Canyon Creek 3 10 Mint Canyon Creek 5 18 6 19 8 0815 0820 0840 SANTA CLARITA 12 0845 25 South Fork Placerita Creek 2 Legend 00 Newhall Creek COUNTY LEVEE SYSTEMS OPERATED AND MAINTAINED BY COUNTY BOUNDARIES 00 CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS 0000 PRELIMINARY DFIRM PANELS POSSIBLE PAL ZONES 1030 1031 1032 1075 COUNTY 27 SANTA CLARITA POSSIBLE PAL ZONES 0 Map Contact:TKawate 5/07 E:\DATA\Projects\DFIRM\California\Los_Angeles\Levee_rbm\SC5_25_07.mxd 0.5 1 1.5 2 Miles SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD AREAS (SFHAs) SUBJECT TO INUNDATION BY THE 1% ANNUAL CHANCE FLOOD AREAS OF 0.2% ANNUAL CHANCE FLOOD; AREAS OF 1% ANNUAL CHANCE FLOOD WITH AVERAGE DEPTHS OF LESS THAN 1 FOOT OR WITH DRAINAGE AREAS LESS THAN 1 SQUARE MILE; AND AREAS PROTECTED BY LEVEES FROM 1% ANNUAL CHANCE FLOOD Revised 9/24/07
SAN FRANCISQUITO CHANNEL 1.Promontory Lane To 1.6 Mile SANTA SOUTH Bouquet 14.Caballeta Dr To 0.73 Mile Canyon Cre ek 3.Caballeta Dr To 0.73 Mile CLARA RIVER 6.Luther Drive To Hidaway Av 0.27 Mile 10.Auto Center Dr To McBean Pkwy 0.34 Mile 19.Vilna Av To Luther Dr 0.18 Mile FORK 8.Orchard Village Rd To Magic Mountain Pkwy 1.89 Mile SANTA CLARITA 5.White Canyon Rd To Soledad Canyon Rd 0.21 Mile 18.Antelope Valley Fwy To Solamint Rd 0.45 Mile 12.Sierra Hwy To West End of Cordova Mobile Home Park 0.52 Mile 5 2.Orchard Village Rd To Newhall Av 0.30 Mile. 0.4 0.2 0 0.4Miles LEGEND 14 September 24, 2007 ATTACHMENT 1 Data contained in this map is produced in whole or in part from the Thomas Bros. Maps digital database. This map is copyrighted, and reproduced with permission granted by Thomas Bros. Maps. All rights reserved. Levees Included in PAL Letter and to be Certified by Potential Overflow Boundaries
County of Los Angeles Levees Status Table System (Santa Clarita Area) Levee ID Type USACE Program Levee Impacted Community Levee Status Structure Name Flooding Source Organization Private Drains (PD) / CHANNELS TRACT/ STATUS (Certification PARCEL MAP Responsibility) Length TG Page 1 Levee No City of Santa Clarita San Francisquito Canyon Creek Levee System: Promontory Lane- San Francisquito Canyon Creek NATURAL CREEK EASEMENT / FEE 1.60 4450/E2-4460/E6 2 Levee No City of Santa Clarita South Fork Levee System: Orchard Village Road-Newhall Avenue - South Fork (OR D4919-742) FM 21790-7.4 FM 21790-8.1 EASEMENT / FEE 0.30 4550/G7- H7 3 Levee No City of Santa Clarita Bouquet Canyon Creek Levee System: Caballeta Drive- Bouquet Canyon Creek PD 2225 PM 18681 0.73 4550/H2- J1 5 Levee No City of Santa Clarita Levee System: Whites Canyon Road-Soledad Canyon Road PD 0374 0.21 4551/F3 6 Levee No City of Santa Clarita Levee System: Luther Drive- Hidaway Avenue PD 1562-01 TR 35795 0.27 4551/G3 8 Levee No City of Santa Clarita 10 Levee No City of Santa Clarita Levee System: Orchard Village Road-Magic Mountain Parkway Levee System: Auto Center Drive-McBean Parkway PD 1300, PD 916, Santa Clara River - South Fork PD 1946 TR 43712, EASEMENT / FEE 1.89 0.34 4550/G3- G7 4550/E2- F2 12 Levee No City of Santa Clarita Levee System: Sierra Highway-West End of Cordova Mobile Home Park Cordova Associates LTD, PD 0832 0.52 4551/G4- H3 14 Levee No City of Santa Clarita Bouquet Canyon Creek Levee System: Caballeta Drive- Bouquet Canyon Creek PD 2225 PM 18681 0.79 4550/ H2- J1 18 Levee No City of Santa Clarita Levee System: Antelope Valley Freeway-Solamint Road PD 2015 (PLAN APPROVED) TR 43729 FEE 0.45 4551/J3-4552/A2 19 Levee No City of Santa Clarita Levee System: Vilna Avenue- Luther Drive PD 1758 TR 40583 0.18 4551/H3 Total 7.29 County Total 2.47 Santa Clarita Total 4.82