floodplain Maven July 28, 2013 0 192 « Back to Glossary IndexA floodplain is a strip of relatively flat and normally dry land alongside a stream, river, or lake that is covered by water during a flood. Related Articles: SAC PRESS CLUB: Droughts, Tunnels & Clean Water: A Conversation on California Water PolicyDAILY DIGEST, 4/8: Water agencies broke own rules, possibly killing thousands of endangered fish; Can California have its water and save its fish too?; Delta Tunnel supporters, opponents respond to Newsom’s updated water plan; Marin Municipal Water District narrows Sonoma-to-Marin pipeline options; and more …BROWN BAG SEMINAR: Viewing estuaries from a ‘macroscope’: How global, regional, and local processes affect the San Francisco Bay and DeltaDAILY DIGEST: State launches probe into oil field spills – including one flowing since 2003; SB1: Unwittingly, Trump helps out; ‘Bizarre hole’ in Lake Berryessa sparks curiosity; Trump Admin moves to limit public input, environmental review; and more …DAILY DIGEST: Tweaks to Senate Bill 1 leave critical Calif. water questions unresolved; 9th Circuit revives Clean Water Act lawsuit over tile drains; Grant Davis Q&A on managing at the watershed level; EPA Action Plan to boost water reuse across U.S.; and more …« Back to Glossary Index