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pfitz59

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1. The money would be better spent removing the impacted homes

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Tue Feb 20, 2024, 05:14 PM

Feb 2024

and turning the slide areas into nature preserves. 'Pumping water' will not change the underlying geology. Fractured land over clay substrata. Just add water and you've got slip and slide. Well documented and never-ending.

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The money would be better spent removing the impacted homes pfitz59 Feb 2024 #1

Agreed. That woman's house is a gonner in the long run Demovictory9 Feb 2024 #2