SBCFCD Zone 4 Emergency Activities El Nino 2026-2027

The San Bernardino County Flood Control District is initiating the Zone 4 Emergency Activities project in anticipation of an exceptionally strong El Nino event forecast for the 2026-2027 fall and winter seasons. This project is designed to address the documented history of emergency flooding, erosion, levee breaches, bridge embankment scour, and sediment deposition within Zone 4. The scope of work includes the removal of accumulated sediment and debris, the repair of eroded side slopes, levees, and access roads, and the restoration of appurtenant flood control structures to ensure public safety and protect private and public infrastructure. The project will be executed across various locations in California, specifically targeting Sheep Creek, Heath Creek, Swarthout Creek, Flume Creek, Antelope Creek Wash, Hesperia East Channel, Bandicoot Basin, Amethyst Basin, Mojave Drive Channel, El Evado Channel, and an unnamed drainage crossing beneath Beekley and Phelan Road. Under NAICS code 237990, the project has been granted a Notice of Exemption from CEQA under Section 15269(b) and (c) to facilitate rapid emergency repairs and mitigation. Primary points of contact for the effort are Engineering Manager Arlene B. Chun and Planner III Zachariah Smith.