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WHISPERING RIDGE HOA BOARD OF
DIRECTORS December 2, 2003
RE: Erosion Control
The City, at a 12/1/03 meeting in Scripps Ranch, announced their Erosion
Control Plan. See the attached Post-Fire Best Management Practices for
Runoff, Erosion and Sediment Control document.
The City has agreed to implement these controls on burn areas within the
Whispering Ridge HOA. There will be no cost to those homeowners in
fire-damaged property who choose to participate; you must return the
attached agreement between the City and the Private Property Owner
immediately. See the document for details.
The City Plan:
The city has hired GeoSyntec (http://www.geosyntec.com/).
They have considerable experience in fire related slope restoration. Their
consultant, Carol Forest, worked with San Diego City Civil Engineer Frank
Belock and Deborah Castillo (San Diego Storm Water Pollution Program) to
develop a community wide erosion control plan for Scripps Ranch. The plan
looks like this:
Sandbags, Gravel Bags and Straw Mulch: The City part of this project has
already been completed. In areas around Whispering Ridge you may find
additional Sand Bags, Gravel Bags and Straw Mulch piled in the streets. Help
yourself to them for use on your property. See the attached Post-Fire Best
Management Brochure for details on how to use them. Additional free Sand
Bags, Gravel Bags & Straw Mulch will be available at Jerabek Park. After the
rainy season, you can, at your discretion, throw away the bags and spread
out the sand and gravel on your property.
The City will be using CCC Crews to install Straw Fiber Rolls on the slopes
(see Post-Fire Best Management Brochure for details). The plastic netting
and the straw fiber will disintegrate in about a year’s time, and do not
need to be removed.
The City will then Hydro Spray the slopes with a top of the line wood fiber
mulch containing a material that will interact with ash and keep the slopes
in place, the hydro spray will include a native seed mix (California Sage,
California Brome, blue wild rye, tarplant, lupine, monkey flower, white sage
and short fescue). These seeds are native to the area, will sprout and grow
during the rainy season, die back in the summer and will reseed themselves
for future years. The City will be getting Funding from FEMA and the NRCR,
as well as additional grants that are being filed for this week.
The Whispering Ridge HOA Plan:
We will co-operate with the City Plan |
