History of the San Diego County Flood Control District

1938 Jun County Planning Commission votes to recommend the formation of a Flood Control and Water Conservation Board
1946 A Flood Control District Act was passed, but was never activated when the power to levy taxes and set regulatory policy was eliminated from the Act through a last-second amendment.
1958 Feb Public request for formation of a Flood Control District in the San Dieguito River Watershed.
1959 Nov Arguments for the formation of a countywide Flood Control District.
1960 Flood Control Section formed in the Department of Public Works
1961 Jun Formation of a committee to make flood control recommendations and study the formation of a Flood Control District (Flood Control Advisory Committee).
1962 Dec Board of Supervisors orders a framework of a new Flood Control District Act to be developed.
1965 Dec Board of Supervisors formally backs the formation of a Flood Control District.
1966 Mar Board of Supervisors requests the State Legislature to enact the San Diego County Flood Control District Act
1966 Oct 16 State Legislature approves the Flood Control District Act. Fixes the future boundaries of the District as the borders of the unincorporated County as it existed in 1966
1985 Jul 1 A new Flood Control District Act is passed by the Legislature. Modifies the definition of the District boundary to be the unincorporated County only. As a region incorporates, it is lost to the FCD. Provisions exist for cities to rejoin the FCD for special purposes, but they can disengage from the FCD at their discretion.