Flood Protection
ICF Jones & Stokes' Flood Protection Group provides unmatched expertise in floodplain management, habitat restoration, fisheries and watershed management, and environmental regulation. We draw on substantial experience with the complex aspects of flood protection to design projects that minimize environmental impacts, restore natural systems, and achieve flood management objectives.

Our projects incorporate the highest standards of environmental stewardship. We work collaboratively to design watershed and floodway management projects that meet important health and safety needs and incorporate agency, community, and regulatory concerns. Our multidisciplinary teams of planners, environmental scientists, and regulatory experts offer the following services:
  • Design
  • Evaluation
  • Public input and review
  • Permitting and implementation
  • Monitoring

Representative Projects:


Sonoma County Water Agency - Stream Maintenance Handbook and Flood Control Design Criteria Services Program
California Department of Water Resources - Flood Legislation Assistance; Sacramento River Flood Control Project; Flood Management Collaborative Support
San Diego County Water Authority - Environmental Program Management
City of West Sacramento - Levee Improvements Project Program EIR (subconsultant to engineering prime)
Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency - Bank Protection Improvements for the Natomas Levee Improvement Program; Natomas Levee Improvement Program EIR
Waste Management Incorporated - Hillsboro Landfill Environmental Compliance, Permitting, Floodplain Creation and Enhancement, Oregon
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power - On-Call Environmental Services
Ocean Protection Council and State Coastal Conservancy for DFG: Assess Expansion
of Coastal Marine Aquaculture
- Program EIR For The Marine Coast Flood Protection
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District - GSA Yuba River Basin Project, Floodplain Aquatic Habitat Assessment Model