Water Resources

Tools

• FEMA forms
• FEMA Products, Services, & Publications
• Sacramento County Hydrologic Calculator
• Plan Submittal Take-In Checklist
• Maps from Volume 2 of the Sacramento City-County Drainage Manual:
• Fig 2-4 - Hydrologic Zones
• Fig 2-11 - Rain Fall Zones
• Soil Type Maps
• Preliminary Stormwater Quality Compliance Form
• Submittal Checklist for Maintenance Agreement/Declaration of Covenants

Standards

• Sacramento City/County Drainage Manual, Volume 2 - Hydrology Standards
• Improvement Standards
• Stormwater Quality Design Manual
• NOTE: The Sato method is no longer used to size stormwater quality control measures. For more information on selecting and sizing stormwater quality control measure refer to: Stormwater Quality Design Manual for the Sacramento and South Placer Regions 
• The California Department of Water Resources developed the Urban Level of Flood Protection Criteria (Criteria) and a systematic approach to assist cities and counties to make findings related to affected land use decisions. The Criteria fulfill legislative requirements enacted by Senate Bill 5 in 2007 without interfering with local land use authority. They provide reasonable details and flexibility and promote prudent floodplain management in concert with other State laws and provisions related to smart growth strategies. 
• To download a PDF of the document and learn more about how the Criteria were refined, please visit the website (www.water.ca.gov/floodsafe/urbancriteria/).