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<br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />wett i nq, segment s of maroon s lope de po sits fa 11 as debr i s av a I anch es . <br />Geologists feel that areas in which the Maroon Formation crops out on steep <br />slopes are exceptionally prone to generate debris flows and mud floods <br />throughout Western Colorado. <br />A litany of costs to the private homeowner during the summer of 1981 <br />includes many of the same names from 1977. There were four heavy rains during <br />July and August of that year, but some affected only parts of the City at any <br />one time. <br />Tn the original townsite, many areas had clean-up after each storm. <br />Mrs. L.B, Bukowich, 611 9th Street, had mud, rocks, wood, pine cones all <br />over parking and the sidewalk and grass covered with debris. Nine adults worked <br />24 hours with no change for labor and the city hauled away what was piled in the <br />street. Mrs. Bukowich fell, after stumbling on debris, and broke her arm, <br />incurring additional expense. <br />Radio reports gave July 11 rainfall as .92" <br />July 12 rainfall as .83" <br />August 29 rainfall as .57" <br />August 30 rainfall as .44" <br />Because the storms were two days in a row each time, debris would be removed <br />only in time for a new batch to be deposited. <br />Ernest and Marjorie Gerbaz, just east of Mrs. Bukowich across Palmer, had <br />yards full of mud, at their home and rental apartments of Palmer, ruined <br />clothing such as shoes While trying to channel water away from the property, <br />lost five days of work time for family members helping with the clean-up. <br />Carpets, rugs and drapes had to be washed or dry cleaned. <br />Ell111ett Smith, 910 L inca I n had some mud and rocks in the yard and he I ped <br />work on the flood ditch above the house for 4 hours. <br />