DISASTER DECLARED: WILSON PLANS TO AID COUNTY.Byline: Sonia Giordani Daily News Staff Writer With additional storms forecast following a fierce Pacific storm that pummeled the region this week, Gov. Pete Wilson For others named Pete Wilson, see . Peter Barton Wilson (born August 23, 1933) is an American Republican politician from California. Wilson served as the thirty-sixth Governor of California (1991–1999), the culmination of more than three decades in the public arena that declared a state of emergency in Ventura County and pledged state resources to help coordinate cleanup efforts and to prepare for more inclement in·clem·ent adj. 1. Stormy: inclement weather. 2. Showing no clemency; unmerciful. in·clem weather. Proclaiming the county one of 10 areas in California hit hardest by the winter storms this week, the Governor's Office also promised state funds to reimburse cities for disaster relief work and flood preparation teams. ``Our focus will be to help offset the costs incurred from the flooding, and also to help coordinate emergency preparation and quick response from the state office of emergency services emergency services Emergency care '…services …necessary to prevent death or serious impairment of health and, because of the danger to life or health, require the use of the most accessible hospital available and equipped to furnish those services' ,'' said Ron Low Ronald Albert "Ron" Low (born June 21, 1950 in Birtle, Manitoba) is a former Canadian ice hockey goaltender and coach. Playing career Originally selected in the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft by the Toronto Maple Leafs, Low only played one season with Toronto before he was left , spokesman for the Governor's Office. Clear blue skies and only scattered clouds lingered over Ventura County on Wednesday in a brief respite that gave public works public works pl.n. Construction projects, such as highways or dams, financed by public funds and constructed by a government for the benefit or use of the general public. Noun 1. crews and disaster relief teams a chance to assess storm damage. No deaths or serious injuries were reported due to the storms. Early reports estimated more than $3 million in damage with an additional $5.5 million in county crop losses. Throughout pockets of western Ventura County, homes were red-taped until building inspectors could determine their safety and disaster relief workers assisted hundreds of residents in cleaning up or finding drier places to stay. In Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. , city workers were able to locate two 10-foot breaks in a 6-mile-long sewage line that ruptured during the Tuesday morning downpour about 1,000 feet upstream of the Hill Canyon Treatment Plant. ``The waters have subsided to the point that we can actually see the pipe and start bringing equipment and manpower in,'' said Don Nelson, Thousand Oaks public works director. Repairs are expected to be complete by Friday at a cost of about $100,000 to the city, Nelson said. Until then, about 6 million gallons of untreated wastewater will continue to flow into the Arroyo Conejo each day, he said. County officials posted advisories warning the public to avoid contact with the water. Port Hueneme's once L-shaped pier suffered $250,000 in damage when a segment was swept away by 15-foot swells. County crews continue to assess damage to the city of Ventura's own pier. Calls trickled in to insurance companies throughout the county with questions about whether their insurance policies cover flooding. Craig Peterson, spokesman for State Farm Insurance, the largest insurer of homes in California, said his company had enrolled thousands more residents in the Federal Emergency Management Agency's flood program last year as news of El Nino began to hit the news. ``If you enrolled in the flood program more than 30 days before the flooding, you will be eligible to collect insurance,'' Peterson said. Weather reports indicate that a second round of storms, which could arrive as early as today, is expected to pound the county's rain-saturated hillsides and water-logged roadways. Most of the more than 50 roadways closed throughout the county Tuesday were reopened as the sun emerged and emergency command posts and shelters closed down Wednesday - but all crews remained on storm watch along with the National Guard and state emergency teams. ``We are continuing to stay at a high level of readiness. Our vans are stocked with Adj. 1. stocked with - furnished with more than enough; "rivers well stocked with fish"; "a well-stocked store" stocked furnished, equipped - provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority); "a furnished apartment"; supplies and food along with equipment so if we need to set up again we will be able to do so quickly,'' said Ann Sobel, executive director of the Ventura County chapter of the American Red Cross American Red Cross: see Red Cross. . CALCULATING THE DAMAGE Work crews worked feverishly Wednesday to repair damage caused by the El Nino-powered storm, but some problems still remain: Ventura County's strawberry farmers sustained $3.5 million in damage to this year's crop. Total crop damage was estimated to be about $5.5 million. Highway 118 between Moorpark and Somis will remain closed for two weeks to two months because of a damaged bridge above Long Canyon Creek Canyon Creek can mean the following:
Highway 150 remains closed between Ojai and Carpinteria. Untreated wastewater continues to gush from a sewage line in Thousand Oaks. Repairs, estimated to cost $100,000, are expected to be completed by Friday. The Port Hueneme Port Hueneme (wī'nē`mē), city (1990 pop. 20,319), Ventura co., S Calif., on the Pacific coast; founded 1870, inc. 1948. It has an artificial deep-sea harbor and is the site of a huge naval construction-battalion (Seabee) center. Pier sustained $250,000 in damage. County officials continued to assess damage to Ventura Pier on Wednesday. Metrolink Ventura County Line Metrolink's Ventura County Line is a commuter rail line serving Ventura County and the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles County [1]. Service on this line began in 1992 as one of Metrolink's original three lines, with service from Moorpark to Los Angeles Union Station in will resume regular service today to and from Oxnard, Camarillo and Moorpark. CAPTION(S): 4 Photos, Box PHOTO (1--Color) David Davis David Davis, the name of several people, may refer to:
Tina Gerson/Daily News (2--Color) Jose A. Gonzalez tries to drain a Ventura Harbor lot. Michael Owen
(3) David Davis Jr., 11, fills sandbags sandbags small sacks containing sand used to support an anesthetized animal in dorsal recumbency and prevent it from rolling sideways during anesthesia or surgery. Wednesday at his Floral Avenue home. On Wednesday, Gov. Pete Wilson declared a state of emergency in Ventura County and pledged state resources to help coordinate cleanup efforts and to prepare for more inclement weather. (4) David Davis and his daughter, Jessica, 9, inspect a rain-spurred mudslide behind their Ventura residence. Tina Gerson/Daily News BOX: Calculating the damage (see text) |
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