MitigationPlanforEaglepointeLandslide

August5,2014

EmergencyMeasures(2448Hours):
1. Controlmeasuresattoptolimit/preventwaterfromadditionalstormsfromenteringslidearea
a. BuildsmallbermatEaglepointePhases18/19(PaceLane)tolimitadditionalloading
b. Gradeoutexistingdirtalongfutureroadtoremovelowspotsandencouragedrainage
c. Visqueneorothermaterialtoaidinmovementofwaterontoasphaltroadsurfacedirectinto
existingstormdrain
d. Smoothouttopofslideareatominimizeconcentrationofwaterenteringslidearea(NO
equipmentpastedgeofroadatPaceLane)
2. Warnresidentsandrecommendtheydonotstayinhomes.Wefullyanticipateadditionalmovement,
andalthoughitsnotlikelytobedangerouslyfast,itispossible.
3. Warnupperresidentsaboutadditionalmovement.A50scarpcouldresultinanadditional50
horizontalgapatthetop.
4. Keepsomeoneonsitearoundtheclock(police,fire,publicworks,orcombination)tomonitorandwatch
foradditionalmovement
5. Keeproadcloseduntilsometypeofmitigationhasoccurred.Itiscriticaltheroadisnotcongestedwith
observers
6. Removetopofknobdirectlybehindhomenexttodemolishedhometoremovepressure
7. Turnoffwaterifhomesareevacuatedandensurethatexteriorwaterremainsoffatthehomeonthe
topsection.
WhatNOTtodo:
A. Donotdemolishhome
B. Donotremoveanymaterialfromthetoeoftheslope
C. Nocleanupuntiltheslopeisconsideredstabilized(i.e.nomovementforseveraldays,norainfor
severaldays,additionalconsiderationsasstudycontinues)
D. Noheavyequipmentontop
ShortTerm:
1. Watchandchecksurveymonument(s)severaltimesperday
2. Installinclinometersandpiezometersassoonaswecanpossiblygetthemin
3. Waitforseveraldaysofdryweatherbeforeanyactionontheslidemassisevenconsidered
4. Properengineeringstudyshouldbedoneinanexpeditedmannersowecanconsideranappropriate
permanentsolution

LongTerm:
1. Allfinalrecommendationswillbedependentuponstudyreferredtoinshorttermmitigationact.Thisis
anextremelycomplicatedslide,andthereisevidenceofpotentialgeologicfaultsormaterialschanges
whichrequireadditionalstudy.Itisimpossibletodeterminethesolutionormakerecommendations
untilwehaveaclearunderstandingofwhatwearedealingwithandhowitmaycontinuetomove.
2. Solutionsmayinvolveremovingtheroadintheupperlocationtoallowa1:1gradeforstabilizationof
thescarp,andweshouldbepreparedtolosesomeoftheroad.
3. Finalplansshouldbetostabilizetheslidemasswithgradinganddrainagewhichwillrequirean
extensiveengineeringstudyandplan.ThisshouldnotbeundertakenwithoutCityinputastothe
appropriateperson(s)toperformthestudy.