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<br /> <br />Contact <br />Ted James <br /> <br />Title/Position <br />Planning Director <br /> <br />(661) 862-5100 <br />Mr. Clark Farr, Flood Plain Engineer, (661) 862-5094 <br /> <br />10/20/98 contacted Mr. Farr, Chair of Flood Plain Management Association. There are about 60 <br />alluvial fans in Kern County. Mojave Desert, Caliente Creek, and lake Isabella are examples of the <br />many alluvial fans in the county. <br /> <br />Kern County is using FEMA's definition and guidelines to identify and manage alluvial fans. The <br />characteristics of these fans are desert fronts, flat sloping terrains of sand, and decomposed granite. <br /> <br /> <br />Contact <br />Harry W. Verheul <br /> <br />Title/Position <br />Public Works Director <br /> <br /> <br />Flooding on them is characterized by high sediment, 40 to 60 percent by volume, as a result of <br />erosion, deposition, and distributary flow. <br /> <br />he county constructed a levee system to confine the floodwater to a specific location and to reduce <br />sediment. The county is interested in obtaining information and a procedure to identify, classify, and <br />manage alluvial fans. <br /> <br />(209) 582-3211 <br /> <br />11/21/98 contacted Mr. Verheul. There are no active alluvial fans identified in Kings County. <br /> <br />Attachment 2 - Appendix A <br /> <br />8 <br />