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What are some of the maintenance activities undertaken by the Flood Control District to keep waterways clear?

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What are some of the maintenance activities undertaken by the Flood Control District to keep waterways clear?

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Maintenance and Operations field crews regularly inspect and clear obstructions from over 330 miles of creeks within the Flood Control District. Each year, thousands of cubic yards of items from shopping carts to mattresses and other trash are removed from waterways — a time-consuming and expensive process. The public can help lower the cost of removing trash, and the resulting damage to natural waterways, by remembering the motto, “Only Rain in the Drain.” Vegetation posing a fire hazard or obstructing storm water flow must also be removed by waterways. Typically, this is accomplished by hand, natural biological means or the application of herbicides by state-certified personnel. Flood Control District staff must keep silt from clogging flood control channels and reservoirs. Silt is an ongoing by-product of nature. During heavy storms, eroded soils wash into fast-moving creeks. The silt is carried downstream where it settles out in low-lying channels. Along the shore, silt is carried

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