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<br />001013 <br /> <br />Channel Maintenance <br /> <br />The effectiveness of maintenance of the channel at the base of the <br /> <br />slide area will depend on how fast the slide moves. (At Thistle, this <br /> <br /> <br />idea did not prove effective). All available equipment from the State <br /> <br /> <br />Highway Department. Eagle County. local governments, private contractors <br /> <br />should be inventoried. If possible, arrangements with each owner should <br /> <br />be worked out ahead of time. Maintaining an opening to keep the slide <br /> <br /> <br />from creating a dam may require explosives to be on hand, The need for <br /> <br />permits from the Army Corps of Engineers to work in the river should be <br /> <br />checked out as soon as possible. The Army Corps of Engineers also has a <br /> <br />program for performing advanced measures and may be able to provide <br /> <br />technical and financial assistance during a flood fight, The Sacramento <br /> <br />District of the Corps should be contacted to determine exactly what <br /> <br />assistance may be possible. The ewCB is available to provide <br /> <br />coordina.tion. <br /> <br />~ <br />( --:-' <br /> <br />Standardization of Slide Areas <br /> <br />( <br /> <br />Movement in the slide is directly related to the level of water <br /> <br />saturation, By providing drains or other seepage paths. the water <br /> <br />content can be significantly reduced, An investigation should be made to <br /> <br />determine where such drains could be effective, especially on the Meadow <br /> <br />Mountain slide. Pipelines may also be necessary to take drained water <br /> <br />away from the area. The Colorado Geological Survey is looking at several <br /> <br />options in this area. <br /> <br />//"" <br />I <br />'- <br /> <br />Irrigation practices on or in the basin immediately above the 'slide <br /> <br />areas should be investigated and delivery of town basin water to the <br /> <br />slide areas should be stopped immediately, The State Engineer should be <br /> <br />able to provide assistance in identifying water rights and their owners. <br />