DPW TO PLAN BATTLE AGAINST WINTER RAINS.Byline: Patricia Farrell Aidem Staff Writer SANTA CLARITA - Much of the 35,000 acres that burned this summer in the mountains between Santa Clarita and the Antelope Valley remain black and barren - a continuing drought doing nothing to help revegetate re·veg·e·tate v. re·veg·e·tat·ed, re·veg·e·tat·ing, re·veg·e·tates v.tr. To cause (eroded land, for example) to bear a new cover of vegetation. v.intr. the charred forest lands. So man is taking measures to ensure that the winter's rains don't result in devastating dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. mudslides and other damage. On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is the five member governing board of Los Angeles County, California. Members of the board of supervisors are elected by district, the current members as of April 2006 are:
The supervisors also asked for a report on the status on efforts to clear catch basins of debris, necessary to keep flood control systems from clogging and backing up when the rain comes. Finally, the county will stockpile 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. and let residents know the potential hazards when heavy rain follows a bad fire season. ``We need to have a strategy,'' said Tony Bell, an aide to Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich Michael Dennis Antonovich (born 1939 in Los Angeles, California) is a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors representing the Fifth District, which covers northern Los Angeles County, the Antelope, Santa Clarita, Pasadena, and parts of the San Fernando and San who proposed the measures. ``This was an awful fire season, and it's going to be an awful mudslide season. We're calling for accountability to make sure we're prepared.'' Los Angeles' driest year on record led to an early start to the fire season, which traditionally begins in fall. A half-dozen fires have roared through the Angeles National Forest The Angeles National Forest (ANF) was established by executive order on December 20, 1892 as the San Gabriel Timberland Reserve. It covers over 2,600 km² (650,000 acres) and is located in the San Gabriel Mountains of Los Angeles County, just north of the metropolitan area of Los . Some consumed a few hundreds acres while others scorched thousands, including the Copper Fire in May that started near Valencia and charged toward Green Valley, burning 23,500 acres. Now weather experts are eyeing a mild El Nino pattern that could result in above-average rainfall in the winter. Several factors, including above- normal water temperatures in the Pacific Ocean, suggest a relatively wet winter, according to the California Department of Water Resources History 1850-1875 California recognizes many types of water rights. These rights have developed with the State over time. Prior to the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, signed in 1848, California was part of Mexico. . Nobody's predicting anything like the El Nino season that battered Southern California five years ago, but a single heavy storm could spell disaster, said Ken Pellman, a spokesman for the county public works department Many governments worldwide have had departments or ministries referred to as the Public Works Department either formally or informally. In Australia: - New South Wales -
Public works crews, Pellman said, have been working with various agencies including the U.S. Forest Service and cities, to rehabilitate the fire areas to limit erosion and avoid mudslides. ``We want to make sure roads are going to be clear, that residents downstream are safe from mud and debris,'' he said. |
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