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Home My WebLink About08.31.21 FW_ Board Correspondence - Letter from DWR From:Hatcher, Casey To:Jessee, Meegan;Souders, Kira Cc:Paulsen, Shaina;Nuzum, Danielle Subject:FW: Board Correspondence - Letter from DWR Date:Tuesday, August 31, 2021 10:01:50 AM Attachments:08.30.21 Letter from DWR Levee Maintenance Areas 5713 and 16.pdf image001.png FW Board Correspondence - Letter from DWR.msg Casey Hatcher Deputy Chief Administrative Officer Butte County Administration 25 County Center Drive, Suite 200, Oroville, CA 95965 T:530.552.3336 | M: 530.518.3508 Twitter | Facebook | YouTube | Pinterest From: Ott, Radley <ROtt@buttecounty.net> Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2021 10:01 AM To: Buck, Christina <CBuck@buttecounty.net> Cc: Hatcher, Casey <CHatcher@buttecounty.net>; Paulsen, Shaina <SPaulsen@buttecounty.net> Subject: RE: Board Correspondence - Letter from DWR Hey Christina- It does look familiar, and this is really intended for the Auditor. You are not alone in asking this question. These maintenance areas are essentially assessment districts for levee maintenance by DWR, and the auditor issues assessments similar to CSAs. I attached a previous correspondence for some more detail. I am including Shaina here as well to close the loop. Radley Ott Assistant Director Butte County Public Works Office: (530) 538-7681 | Mobile: (530) 854-0029 COUNTY OF BUTTE E-MAIL DISCLAIMER: This email and any attachment thereto may contain private, confidential, and privileged material for the sole use of the intended recipient. Any review, copying, or distribution of this email (or any attachments thereto) by other than the County of Butte or the intended recipient is strictly prohibited. If you are NOT the intended recipient, please contact the sender immediately and permanently delete the original and any copies of this email and any attachments thereto. From: Buck, Christina <CBuck@buttecounty.net> Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2021 9:56 AM To: Ott, Radley <ROtt@buttecounty.net> Cc: Hatcher, Casey <CHatcher@buttecounty.net> Subject: RE: Board Correspondence - Letter from DWR I have no idea how this is normally handled, but it’s not through our office. Public works? Radley, does this look familiar? From: Paulsen, Shaina <SPaulsen@buttecounty.net> Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2021 8:39 AM To: BOS <BOS@buttecounty.net> Cc: Buck, Christina <CBuck@buttecounty.net>; Hatcher, Casey <CHatcher@buttecounty.net> Subject: Board Correspondence - Letter from DWR Please see attached Board Correspondence from DWR. Shaina Paulsen Administrative Assistant, Senior Butte County Administration 25 County Center Drive, Suite 200 Oroville, CA 95965 T: 530.552.3304 | F: 530.538.7120 From:Gutierrez, Graciela To:Ott, Radley Cc:Moore, Cathy;Pickett, Andy;Jessee, Meegan;Pack, Joshua;Nuzum, Danielle Subject:FW: Board Correspondence - Letter from DWR Date:Monday, July 26, 2021 3:53:12 PM Attachments:072820 Letter from CA Dept of Water Resources RE Levee Maintenance Areas 5 7 13 16.pdf image001.png Letter from DWR Levee Maintenance Areas 5 7 13 and 16.pdf image002.png Yes Radley, I will confirm these are direct assessments requested by DWR. Just like any other direct assessment from other agencies that want it added to the tax bill. I’ve copied Cathy Moore in case anyone needs historical data. Radley you’ve done a fine job adding plenty of detail below. Regards, -Graciela 530.552.3599 From: Ott, Radley <ROtt@buttecounty.net> Sent: Monday, July 26, 2021 3:39 PM To: Nuzum, Danielle <DNuzum@buttecounty.net>; Pack, Joshua <jpack@buttecounty.net> Cc: Gutierrez, Graciela <GGutierrez@buttecounty.net>; Jessee, Meegan <Mjessee@buttecounty.net> Subject: RE: Board Correspondence - Letter from DWR You bet. I am including Graciela to this so she can clarify as needed. We actually got one of these last year and I dove in back then; I included last year’s letter as an FYI. In short, these are assessments issued by the Central Valley Flood Protection Board for inclusion into the tax rolls, for the benefit of maintenance of specific channels for specific fee areas. Essentially, these function similar to CSA 24, but the State maintains instead of the County. I believe Graciela’s team places assessments on tax rolls, and her office is copied on the letter. Taking the opportunity here to share more information on these: BCPW is considered a Local Maintaining Agency (LMA) just like reclamation districts. Tehama County is also an LMA for two levees up there. Most others are reclamation districts. On Mud/Sycamore Creeks, we share maintenance with DWR Sutter Maintenance Yard/ MA 5 in that they maintain the channels, and BCPW maintains the levees and control structures. There is currently a debate on who is responsible for sediment removal upstream of the 5-mile gates on Big Chico Creek, which is yet to be settled. Here is a map of some LMAs: https://atlas- dwr.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/0f06b6aa2699464a823c0719ea6edef4_0/explore? location=39.676106%2C-121.750646%2C12.51 Here is a really good description of LMAs and facilities in the state plan of flood control (see pdf pg 48, 61) https://cawaterlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/CVFPP-SPFC- DescriptiveDoc-Aug2017-compiled.pdf . For the Maintenance Areas listed in the letter, the Sutter Maintenance Yard performs maintenance on all of those facilities. The CVFPB set the expense budgets for these maintenance area back in April, 2021. There is a you tube channel for past meetings https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDREhiLpWtyPJqWWJBEHrEw/featured ). I actually heard this item as we had a related item on the agenda. There was a healthy conversation about budgets and what work was expected from MAs. DWR has interpreted their roles as minor maintenance only, and no improvements or capital projects are in their current work plan or appropriations. Here is a good reference presentation on Maintenance Areas from 2018: http://cvfpb.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/3_SMA-and-MA-2-08-18.pdf Radley Ott Assistant Director Butte County Public Works Office: (530) 538-7681 COUNTY OF BUTTE E-MAIL DISCLAIMER: This email and any attachment thereto may contain private, confidential, and privileged material for the sole use of the intended recipient. Any review, copying, or distribution of this email (or any attachments thereto) by other than the County of Butte or the intended recipient is strictly prohibited. If you are NOT the intended recipient, please contact the sender immediately and permanently delete the original and any copies of this email and any attachments thereto. From: Nuzum, Danielle <DNuzum@buttecounty.net> Sent: Monday, July 26, 2021 11:15 AM To: Pack, Joshua <jpack@buttecounty.net>; Ott, Radley <ROtt@buttecounty.net> Subject: FW: Board Correspondence - Letter from DWR Josh or Radley, Can either of you shed light on this letter that we received from DWR? From: Pickett, Andy <APickett@buttecounty.net> Sent: Monday, July 26, 2021 7:53 AM To: Nuzum, Danielle <DNuzum@buttecounty.net>; Jessee, Meegan <Mjessee@buttecounty.net> Subject: FW: Board Correspondence - Letter from DWR Thx! Andy 530-552-3310 (Office) 530-990-1647 (Cell) From: Lucero, Debra <DLucero@buttecounty.net> Sent: Monday, July 26, 2021 7:10 AM To: Pickett, Andy <APickett@buttecounty.net> Subject: Fw: Board Correspondence - Letter from DWR I don't remember seeing these before. Is this an annual assessment? How does it work? $¤¡± ,´¢¤±® Butte County Supervisor District 2 269 E. 3rd St., Ste. 100 Chico, CA 95928 Appointments: 530-891-7535 Mobile: 530-552-2030 From: Paulsen, Shaina <SPaulsen@buttecounty.net> Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2021 11:23 AM To: BOS <BOS@buttecounty.net> Cc: Buck, Christina <CBuck@buttecounty.net>; Jessee, Meegan <Mjessee@buttecounty.net> Subject: Board Correspondence - Letter from DWR Good Morning, Please see attached Board Correspondence/letter from DWR- Subject: Levee Maintenance Areas 5, 7, 13 and 16. Shaina Paulsen Administrative Assistant, Senior Butte County Administration 25 County Center Drive, Suite 200 Oroville, CA 95965 T: 530.552.3304 | F: 530.538.7120 From:Gutierrez, Graciela To:Ott, Radley Cc:Moore, Cathy;Pickett, Andy;Jessee, Meegan;Pack, Joshua;Nuzum, Danielle Subject:FW: Board Correspondence - Letter from DWR Date:Monday, July 26, 2021 3:53:12 PM Attachments:072820 Letter from CA Dept of Water Resources RE Levee Maintenance Areas 5 7 13 16.pdf image001.png Letter from DWR Levee Maintenance Areas 5 7 13 and 16.pdf image002.png Yes Radley, I will confirm these are direct assessments requested by DWR. Just like any other direct assessment from other agencies that want it added to the tax bill. I’ve copied Cathy Moore in case anyone needs historical data. Radley you’ve done a fine job adding plenty of detail below. Regards, -Graciela 530.552.3599 From: Ott, Radley <ROtt@buttecounty.net> Sent: Monday, July 26, 2021 3:39 PM To: Nuzum, Danielle <DNuzum@buttecounty.net>; Pack, Joshua <jpack@buttecounty.net> Cc: Gutierrez, Graciela <GGutierrez@buttecounty.net>; Jessee, Meegan <Mjessee@buttecounty.net> Subject: RE: Board Correspondence - Letter from DWR You bet. I am including Graciela to this so she can clarify as needed. We actually got one of these last year and I dove in back then; I included last year’s letter as an FYI. In short, these are assessments issued by the Central Valley Flood Protection Board for inclusion into the tax rolls, for the benefit of maintenance of specific channels for specific fee areas. Essentially, these function similar to CSA 24, but the State maintains instead of the County. I believe Graciela’s team places assessments on tax rolls, and her office is copied on the letter. Taking the opportunity here to share more information on these: BCPW is considered a Local Maintaining Agency (LMA) just like reclamation districts. Tehama County is also an LMA for two levees up there. Most others are reclamation districts. On Mud/Sycamore Creeks, we share maintenance with DWR Sutter Maintenance Yard/ MA 5 in that they maintain the channels, and BCPW maintains the levees and control structures. There is currently a debate on who is responsible for sediment removal upstream of the 5-mile gates on Big Chico Creek, which is yet to be settled. Here is a map of some LMAs: https://atlas- dwr.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/0f06b6aa2699464a823c0719ea6edef4_0/explore? location=39.676106%2C-121.750646%2C12.51 Here is a really good description of LMAs and facilities in the state plan of flood control (see pdf pg 48, 61) https://cawaterlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/CVFPP-SPFC- DescriptiveDoc-Aug2017-compiled.pdf . For the Maintenance Areas listed in the letter, the Sutter Maintenance Yard performs maintenance on all of those facilities. The CVFPB set the expense budgets for these maintenance area back in April, 2021. There is a you tube channel for past meetings https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDREhiLpWtyPJqWWJBEHrEw/featured ). I actually heard this item as we had a related item on the agenda. There was a healthy conversation about budgets and what work was expected from MAs. DWR has interpreted their roles as minor maintenance only, and no improvements or capital projects are in their current work plan or appropriations. Here is a good reference presentation on Maintenance Areas from 2018: http://cvfpb.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/3_SMA-and-MA-2-08-18.pdf Radley Ott Assistant Director Butte County Public Works Office: (530) 538-7681 COUNTY OF BUTTE E-MAIL DISCLAIMER: This email and any attachment thereto may contain private, confidential, and privileged material for the sole use of the intended recipient. Any review, copying, or distribution of this email (or any attachments thereto) by other than the County of Butte or the intended recipient is strictly prohibited. If you are NOT the intended recipient, please contact the sender immediately and permanently delete the original and any copies of this email and any attachments thereto. From: Nuzum, Danielle <DNuzum@buttecounty.net> Sent: Monday, July 26, 2021 11:15 AM To: Pack, Joshua <jpack@buttecounty.net>; Ott, Radley <ROtt@buttecounty.net> Subject: FW: Board Correspondence - Letter from DWR Josh or Radley, Can either of you shed light on this letter that we received from DWR? From: Pickett, Andy <APickett@buttecounty.net> Sent: Monday, July 26, 2021 7:53 AM To: Nuzum, Danielle <DNuzum@buttecounty.net>; Jessee, Meegan <Mjessee@buttecounty.net> Subject: FW: Board Correspondence - Letter from DWR Thx! Andy 530-552-3310 (Office) 530-990-1647 (Cell) From: Lucero, Debra <DLucero@buttecounty.net> Sent: Monday, July 26, 2021 7:10 AM To: Pickett, Andy <APickett@buttecounty.net> Subject: Fw: Board Correspondence - Letter from DWR I don't remember seeing these before. Is this an annual assessment? How does it work? $¤¡± ,´¢¤±® Butte County Supervisor District 2 269 E. 3rd St., Ste. 100 Chico, CA 95928 Appointments: 530-891-7535 Mobile: 530-552-2030 From: Paulsen, Shaina <SPaulsen@buttecounty.net> Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2021 11:23 AM To: BOS <BOS@buttecounty.net> Cc: Buck, Christina <CBuck@buttecounty.net>; Jessee, Meegan <Mjessee@buttecounty.net> Subject: Board Correspondence - Letter from DWR Good Morning, Please see attached Board Correspondence/letter from DWR- Subject: Levee Maintenance Areas 5, 7, 13 and 16. Shaina Paulsen Administrative Assistant, Senior Butte County Administration 25 County Center Drive, Suite 200 Oroville, CA 95965 T: 530.552.3304 | F: 530.538.7120