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November 14th, 2002
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To: Board Members of the Rolling Hills Community Association By
Re: Little Klondike Canyon drain at Pinto Road
Nov 2 2 2002
CITY OF ROLLING HILLS
Dear Board Members -
We are very concerned about the probable consequences of flood damage from
water and particularly mud flows that may come down the canyon if we have any
substantial rain this wet season.
As you probably know, the Flying Triangle landslide pushes into the Little
Klondike Canyon for about 200 yards beginning on the west side of the Agid property,
effectively closing off the canyon and preventing all run-off from contributing properties
and drains as far up as Crest Road. The effect of this build up of water in the canyon will
have the effect of allowing nothing to pass through until the time saturation will cause
everything to flow at once.
What we feel would provide a measure of security against such a disaster would
be to provide a catch basin to pipe all the water descending from above the blockage
(adjacent to the driveway for Agid, Doak and Schaye) and pipe it the short (50 yards +/-)
distance over to Portuguese Bend Road where it would end up going down Paintbrush
Canyon, or pipe it the longer distance through the blocked area to where it can flow freely
under Pinto Road.
More than likely, either of these projects will substantially reduce future road
repairs by preventing a large amount of water from reaching the slide plane.
Additionally, it seems that the pipes placed directly in front of the drain opening
will serve only to block it as soon as any larger rocks or branches are washed down the
canyon, hopefully these can be removed or placed further up the canyon.
Thank you for your immediate attention to this matter. Please let us know how
you plan to proceed.
Sincerely,
Paige Lademan
1 Pinto Road
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Mimi llartwi
3 Pinto Road
cc: Craig Nealis, City of Rolling Hills
Eric Gonzalez, County of Los Angeles, Building and Safety
Charlie and Pia Raine
2 Pinto Road
Denise and Mark Fleck
4 Pinto Road