Water Resources Protection Manual
Content
Valley Water uses the Water Resources Protection Manual to administer the Water Resources Protection Ordinance. The entire document can be found here.
The Manual has been broken down into the following chapters:
Chapter 1 – Requirements and Recommendations
- Riparian Corridor Protection
- Levee and Pipeline Protection
- General Landscaping
- Streambed Stability and Streambed Conditions
- Encroachments Between the Top of Bank
- Erosion Prevention and Repair
- Grading
- Outfalls, Pump Stations, and Site Drainage
- Channelization
- Utility Encroachments
- Trail Construction
- Septic Systems
- Groundwater Protection
- Flood Protection
Chapter 2 – Additional Standards
- Additional Standards for District Encroachment Permits
- Protection of Existing Riparian Vegetation
- Use of Local Native Species
- Use of Ornamental or Non-Native Species
- Riparian Revegetation or Mitigation Projects
- Temporary Erosion Control Options
- Placement of Fill and Planting of Trees by Levees
- Slope Stability Area
- SCVWD Freeboard Requirements
- Grading Adjacent to Creeks and SCVWD Right of Way
- Plant Species for Vegetated Buffers and Swales
- Specifications for Placement of Fill on SCVWD Levees
- Outfall Standards
- Flap Gate Structure
- SCVWD Water Pipeline Crossing
- Utility Crossing Under Creeks
- Guidance for Trail Design
- Groundwater Resource Assessment Criteria
- Detention Basin Design
- Bank Protection/Erosion Repair Design Guide
Introduction and Purpose of Design Guide
Technical Primer on Stream Function
Causes of Stream Bank Erosion
Developing a Watershed-Friendly Erosion Repair Project
General Guidance for Watershed Friendly Design
Detailed Descriptions of Erosion Repair Techniques
Obtaining Permits for Stream Bank Repair
Reference Materials