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 – March 2025
STATUS UPDATE: The District will host the third and final community meeting for the Marin City Stormwater Plan on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, from 5:30-7:30 PM. This meeting will be held at the newly reopened Marin City Arts Gallery, located at 100 Donahue Street, "Suite 160 B" in Marin City. This event will be an open house format, providing the public an opportunity to review the Executive Summary of the Stormwater Plan and learn more about the recommendations developed. If you have any questions, please contact the District via email.
Complete Study – Spring 2025
Funding
The project budget of $785,000 for this study is funded by the Flood Zone 3 budget.
The Outdoor Art Club is hosting a webinar on March 20 titled "Flood Control: An Ongoing Concern for Southern Marin." Marin County District 3 Supervisor Stephanie Moulton-Peters and Judd Goodman, a Senior Civil Engineer at the Marin County Flood Control &Water Conservation District, will update the community on flood control efforts, which are a concern...
The Marin County Flood Control & Water Conservation District (District) will host the third and final community meeting for the Marin City Stormwater Plan on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, from 5:30-7:30 PM. The meeting will be held at the newly reopened Marin City Arts Gallery, located at 100 Donahue Street, Suite 160-B, in Marin City. ...
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...
