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<br />00285Q <br /> <br />7.1 IMPACTS OF LANDSLIDES <br /> <br />Debris Clean-up <br /> <br />Local or small debris flows, landslides, and rockfalls that spill onto roads <br />and streets are relatively easy to clean-up and are therefore mostly a <br />nuisance. However, repeated road clean-up over the years plus the <br />undocumented expense of clean-up and landscaping repair costs to homeowners <br />can result in a significant expenditure of funds. <br /> <br />Road/Railroad Damaged (but passable) <br /> <br />If roads/railroads are damaged but passable, they will not prevent the flow of <br />traffic. They may, however, result in delays and restrict some sizes/weights <br />of vehicles. <br /> <br />Bridge Damaged (but passable) <br /> <br />Although a damaged bridge may be passable and therefore not prevent traffic <br />flow, it will probably be more restrictive than a damaged road in terms of <br />vehicle weight. It may also be more dangerous in view of the potential for <br />sudden collapse. <br /> <br />Loss of Crops (agricultural/forest) <br /> <br />Agricultural crops can be destroyed through 1) surface dislocation, 2) burial, <br />3) water loss due to irrigation ditch water disruption. <br /> <br />Timber crops can <br />by debris flows. <br /> <br />be lost through 1) <br />Crop loss results <br /> <br />surface disruption, 2) removal or burial <br />in a loss of revenue. <br /> <br />Irrigation Ditch Damage <br /> <br />Damaged irrigation ditches result in 1) loss of revenue because crops cannot <br />be irrigated, 2) loss of service to property owners receiving water from <br />ditch, 3) additional cost to repair ditch, and 4) if flow is not cut off, <br />water will saturate slope even further increasing landslide damage and <br />extending it to nearby roads and/or property. <br /> <br />- 65 - <br />