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Moments
in Flood Control History
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| 6/1938 |
County
Planning Commission votes to recommend the formation of a Flood
Control and Water Conservation Board |
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| 1946 |
A
Flood Control District Act was passed, but was never activated
when the power to levy taxes and set regulatory policy was
eliminated from the Act through a last-second amendment. |
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| 2/1958 |
Public
request for formation of a Flood Control District in the San
Dieguito River Watershed. |
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| 11/1959 |
Arguments
for the formation of a countywide Flood Control District. |
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| 1960 |
Flood
Control Section formed in the Department of Public Works |
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| 6/1961 |
Formation
of a committee to make flood control recommendations and study the
formation of a Flood Control District (Flood Control Advisory
Committee). |
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| 12/1962 |
Board
of Supervisors orders a framework of a new Flood Control District
Act to be developed. |
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| 12/1965 |
Board
of Supervisors formally backs the formation of a Flood Control
District. |
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| 3/1966 |
Board
of Supervisors requests the State Legislature to enact the San
Diego County Flood Control District Act |
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| 10/16/1966 |
State
Legislature approves the Flood Control District Act. Fixes the
future boundaries of the District as the borders of the
unincorporated County as it existed in 1966 |
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| 7/1/1985 |
A
new Flood Control District Act is passed by the Legislature.
Modifies the definition of the District boundary to be the
unincorporated County only. As a region incorporates, it is lost
to the FCD. Provisions exist for cities to rejoin the FCD for
special purposes, but they can disengage from the FCD at their
discretion. |
