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Stormwater Management
The City's Stormwater Program oversees the operation and management of a storm drain system consisting of 26 miles of creeks, 54 miles of open ditches, 5.5 miles of concrete-lined channels, 62 bridges, hundreds of miles of pipe, and thousands of catch basins and manholes. The goal of the program is to effectively manage stormwater runoff as a resource while improving water quality.
Creek and Channel Maintenance
The City performs numerous functions in cleaning and maintaining the creeks and drainage systems throughout Citrus Heights. The City contracts for these services and the contractors perform the following duties:
To request drainage maintenance services, please call General Services at 916-727-4770 or make a report on SeeClickFix.
The City of Citrus Heights has prepared an Initial Study with Proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration to assess potential environmental impacts and identify avoidance, minimization, and mitigation measures associated with ongoing maintenance of the City's drainage infrastructure. Physical copies of this document are also available for public review at City Hall (6360 Fountain Square Dr., Citrus Heights, CA 95621). Please contact the General Services Department at 916-727-4770 to review the study. The document is also available for download (PDF).
Sacramento Stormwater Quality Partnership
To coordinate regional drainage strategies, Citrus Heights, Sacramento, Elk Grove, Folsom, Galt, Rancho Cordova and Sacramento county participate in the Sacramento Stormwater Quality Partnership (SSQP). The program has the following goals:
To learn more, visit the SSQP website