AB 1899: Development in the flood plains

The adage “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” certainly applies to flood protection, where strong levees are only part of the solution. An alarming amount of residential development in the Central Valley occurs in flood plains. AB 1899 (Wolk) would have required local governments in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River watershed to certify that residential development projects have 100-year flood protection and a plan to achieve 200-year protection.