In July 2005, the Board of Trustees adopted Resolution 2005-07: Recommending District Property Owners Maintain Flood Insurance Policies. An excerpt of the resolution reads:
“The Board of Trustees of the American River Flood Control District believes it is prudent for property owners who live behind levees to maintain flood insurance policies as a means to protect their most valuable financial asset—their homes and/or business. The Board recommends property owners outside the FEMA 100-year floodplain seek a Preferred Risk Policy for flood insurance underwritten by the National Flood Insurance Program and available through their insurance company.”
The Sacramento area has a long history of catastrophic flooding. A system of levees and bypasses keeps high flows contained in the river channel. While this system reduces the risk of flood, there is always a threat of a storm exceeding flood control defense capabilities.
Learn about the FloodSmart.gov National Flood Insurance Program
Website Accesibilty Policy American River Flood Control District
American River Flood Control District is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and
channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, American River Flood Control District
has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and
commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and
other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome
feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.
If you need any special assistance or accommodations
American River Flood Control District has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations.
The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best
practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.
Compliance Procedures and Reports
In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards,
American River Flood Control District regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely
changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found. In our ongoing commitment to transparency, we make the
last three months' reports available to the public.
August 2021 Website Accessibility Compliance Report
July 2021 Website Accessibility Compliance Report
June 2021 Website Accessibility Compliance Report
Linked Documents and Third Parties
Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do
not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our
agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties,
we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.