The Marin City Stormwater Plan is a drainage study aimed at reducing flood risk in Marin City, an unincorporated neighborhood near Richardson Bay. The plan will address existing flooding conditions and identify potential solutions that enhance flood resilience in Marin City while accounting for community priorities. The goal is to:
Identify flood and drainage issues that affect public access, existing homes, community assets, infrastructure, and businesses
Recommend and prioritize improvements to reduce flood risk with community input
Improve effectiveness of flood management operations
Integrate with Caltrans planning
Attract funding for project implementation
This project leverages several previous drainage and stormwater studies completed in the past decade. Several technical solutions have been identified in these past studies and from the community input, some of which are already proceeding toward implementation (see Marin City Pond Pump Station Design). This effort focuses on communicating the technical solutions with the Marin City residents so that the community can understand and support implementation of the plan in the future.
Timeline
Start Study – January 2023
Community Meeting #1 – June 2023
Community Meeting #2 – March 2024
Community Meeting #3 – TBD 2025
STATUS UPDATE: The Marin County Flood Control District has postponed the third and final Community Meeting, which was originally planned for Fall 2024. The meeting is being rescheduled to late January or February. This adjustment is a reflection of the County Executive Leadership Team’s commitment to ensuring that the Executive Summary of this work and the accompanying Stormwater Plan report align with the intent of the project and the community’s flood needs. The Flood Zone 3 (Richardson Bay) Advisory Board meeting will take place on January 7, 2025, during which an update on the Marin City Stormwater Plan will be provided, as well as details regarding the rescheduled Community Meeting. Thank you for your patience. If you have any questions, please contact the District via email.
Complete Study – February/March 2024
Funding
The project budget of $785,000 for this study is funded by the Flood Zone 3 budget.
The Marin City Stormwater Plan project team has been getting the word out to the community. To date, outreach has included: 20+ small outreach events (including site visits with residents and community office hours) 2 Community Meetings 3 Project Task Force Meetings 2 Community Services District meetings 1 Flood Zone 3 Advisory Board meeting Upcoming...
The Marin County Flood Control and Water Conservation District is developing a comprehensive Stormwater Plan aimed at reducing flood risk in Marin City, an unincorporated neighborhood near Richardson Bay. The goal of the Plan is to address existing flooding conditions and identify potential solutions that enhance flood resilience in Marin City while accounting for community...
Community engagement is key to getting the information necessary to create flood risk reduction options for Marin City, an unincorporated neighborhood near Richardson Bay! The Marin County Flood Control and Water Conservation District obtained great input from the community during the June 1st community meeting at Martin Luther King Jr Academy. The input will help...
Community engagement is key to creating flood risk reduction options! The Marin County Flood Control and Water Conservation District is seeking input from the community to develop a Stormwater Plan which will identify options for flood risk reduction in Marin City, an unincorporated neighborhood near Richardson Bay. Community members are invited to share first-hand experiences...
The Marin County Flood Control District is exploring options to reduce flood risk in Marin City and your help is needed to design a community-centered Stormwater plan. During storm season and high tides, the Marin City neighborhood is regularly impacted by flooding tied to challenging drainage issues. This flooding may worsen and occur more frequently...
For Immediate Release – San Rafael, CA – Engagement is crucial element in identifying flood risk reduction solutions This spring, the Marin City community is invited to share its own ideas and first-hand experiences with flood control specialists tasked with reducing flood risk and related inconveniences for the area. During storm season and high tides,...
The Marin County Flood Control and Water Conservation (District) has been working since October 2020 to seek feedback on a comprehensive stormwater planning scope to identify flooding areas and recommend improvements. We have been working with a Flood Zone 3 Advisory Board Subcommittee to get feedback on a comprehensive stormwater planning scope that builds on...
