floodplain Maven July 28, 2013 0 177 « 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: PERSPECTIVES: Interview with Susan Tatayon, Chair of the Delta Stewardship CouncilCA WATER COMMISSION: DWR’s Climate Change Vulnerability AssessmentWOTS Up? An Update Regarding Regulation of Waters of the State and Waters of the United StatesDAILY DIGEST: More than 300 public water systems serve unsafe water, will state pass a clean-water tax?; CA water utilities seek relief from fire lawsuits; An 800-acre reservoir could be coming to Stanislaus County; Freak mud flows threaten our water supplies, and climate change is raising the risk; and more …CA WATER COMMISSION: Governor Newsom’s Water Resilience Portfolio Initiative Listening Session« Back to Glossary Index