[AT] Farm flooding update California - new info

Dave rotigel at me.com
Sat Feb 4 11:43:05 PST 2017


I'm a bit confused here. Can someone please explain how the flood happened “because of neglect on the part of the state.” Thanks!
	Dave

> On Feb 4, 2017, at 2:22 PM, Mike M <meulenms at gmx.com> wrote:
> 
> That's a good idea Steve, wonder if there is a way for Grant to "find" 
> his dirt and put it back.  Many times talking to the crews doing the 
> work is much more effective than asking city hall.
> 
> Mike M
> 
> 
> On 2/4/2017 2:08 PM, Steve W. wrote:
>> Grant Brians wrote:
>>> Well, here is the updated info on our flooding here. I don't usually
>>> post when I am sad, but this morning I am. Yesterday I was able to
>>> finally look at just how bad the flood damage was to our farm from the
>>> Pacheco Creek flooding. We have a 6 foot deep gully that is up to 30
>>> feet wide through two of our most productive fields! In addition the
>>> remainder of one of those two is covered with a layer of rocks from the
>>> flood. I am just trying to figure out whether there is some way to fix
>>> this economically. We shall see. Over 40 acres of land damaged there in
>>> those two fields. I was taking video last night and can't post that, but
>>> I am attaching a picture that shows where they are on the edge of the
>>> open water where one creek heads into the lake. Every part of this
>>> picture with water except for the creek beds is normally fields,
>>> pastures and homes....
>>>                Grant Brians - Hollister,California farmer of vegetables
>>> (and floods?)
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>> Sounds like the damage that happened to the neighbors field when it
>> flooded because of neglect on the part of the state. You may want to
>> talk to any of the crews that are doing repairs to things like roads,
>> bridges and such. The farm up the road had his fields all restored as
>> part of the repair process. They even added some "extra" land when they
>> moved the creek back into the original channel from the 60's.
>> 
>> Didn't cost him directly at the time out of pocket as the repairs came
>> out of the state funding. So he got a lot of his own money back.
>> 
>> 
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