floodplain Maven July 28, 2013 0 174 « 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: THIS JUST IN … Governor and Legislature Advance Voluntary Agreements in the State BudgetPERSPECTIVES: Interview with Susan Tatayon, Chair of the Delta Stewardship CouncilCA WATER COMMISSION: Governor Newsom’s Water Resilience Portfolio Initiative Listening SessionWOTS Up? An Update Regarding Regulation of Waters of the State and Waters of the United StatesDAILY DIGEST: Market-based program would encourage farmers to buy, sell local groundwater; Wildfire panel recommends extending safeguards to water agencies; Federal fisheries regulators accused of defying federal court order; Proposed border wall threatens SW’s last free-flowing river; and more …« Back to Glossary Index