HomeMy WebLinkAbout11.10.20 Board Correspondence - FW_ my note to Supervisor Lucero about flooding in north Chico
From:Schuman, Amy
To:Alpert, Bruce;Bennett, Robin;Clerk of the Board;Connelly, Bill;Cook, Holly;Lambert, Steve;Lucero, Debra;
McCracken, Shari;Paulsen, Shaina;Pickett, Andy;Ring, Brian;Ritter, Tami;Rodas, Amalia;Sweeney, Kathleen;
Teeter, Doug
Cc:Schmidt, Dennis;Hatcher, Casey;Gosselin, Paul
Subject:Board Correspondence - FW: my note to Supervisor Lucero about flooding in north Chico
Date:Tuesday, November 10, 2020 8:10:11 AM
Good morning,
Please see the email correspondence below regarding flooding in North Chico.
Amy Schuman
Associate Clerk of the Board
Butte County Administration
25 County Center Drive, Suite 200, Oroville, CA 95965
O: 530.552.3300 |D: 530.552.3308 | F: 530.538.7120
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From: Hank Wallace <hwallace8101@gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2020 8:06 AM
To: Clerk of the Board <clerkoftheboard@buttecounty.net>
Subject: my note to Supervisor Lucero about flooding in north Chico
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Thankyousoverymuchforkeepingusinformedaboutthesituation(s)intheareaeastand
westofGarnerLane.And,afterreadingthecontentsofyouremail,Iwishtosubmitsome
additionalthoughtsthathaveconcernedmesincethefloodingofFebruary,2019.
1. ThekeystofloodinginthisareaarethecapacitiesoftheKeeferSlough/Hwy99bridge
andtheRockCreek/Hwy99bridgetohandlestormwaterflows.
AsfarasIknow,nobodyfromtheCountyhasprovidedthepublicwiththemaximumcfs
numbersthatthesebridgescanhandle.If,forexample,theKeeferSloughbridgecan"flow"
about800cfs,andifatthe"bifurcation"one-thirdofRockCreekflows(3000cfs)areallowed
intoKeeferSlough,therewillalwaysbetrouble.Compoundingthisissuearethenow
redirectedflows(intoKeeferSlough)fromSierraMoonsubdivision.Thepropertyuponwhich
SierraMoonsitsoncedrainedsouthintoMudCreek........
AreassouthofKeeferSlough,andwestofGarnerLanedraintothesouthwest-rightinto
Hwy99.ThereisverylimitedflowunderneathHwy99(oneboxculvertofunknown
capacity)-certainlynotenoughtohandlestormwaterflowsasweallfoundoutinFebruaryof
2019,asHwy99flooded.AnyadditionalhousingwestofGarnerLanewillonlycompound
thisproblem.
Onabroaderscope:morehouseswillmeanmorewellsdrawingdownthewatertableharming
existingwellowners:morehousesmeanmoresepticsystems(mini-wastetreatmentsystems
arenotworkinginnorthChico,either):morehousesmeanmuchmoretrafficcongestionon
arearoadways,andthelevelofpublicprotection(fireandpolice)haveshownnottobe
adequate.
Thankyou,again,fordoingwhatyoucan.Idoappreciateyoureffortsmorethanyouwill
everknow.