Show TT A f I Q j Up A Creek Keep Clear I By GRANT P. P PETERSEN City Manager l Because of the heavy snow pack in the mountains this year a large volume of water is expected to fill the natural drainage channels and run through our city this spring IT IS extremely important that these channels remain open and free from debris so as to prevent property damage Ordinance No 11 3 a reads as follows Facilities Not Maintained l By The City Every property owner whether it be a person person person per per- son firm corporation or his lessee or tenant through whose p pro property r o p per e r t y a drainage drainage drainage drain drain- age ditch stream w water a ate t e r drainage ditch stream watercourse watercourse water watercourse course channel culvert or conduit condu t carrying storm water or water passes shall keep and maintain the same free from obstacles that w will ll prevent prevent prevent pre pre- vent or retard the flow of water through such ditch stream water course channel channel channel chan chan- nel culvert or 01 conduit except except except ex ex- that same may be filled or altered if a permit to do doso doso doso so has been fi first obtained pursuant to this Chapter TIllS ORDINANCE is published published published pub pub- for information purposes purposes purposes pur pur- poses in the hope that property property property prop prop- erty owners will help maintain maintain main main- tain tam the free flow of water through the water channels Furthermore Ordinance No 2 11 a says sas It uIt shall be unlawful for any person to do any of the following following following fol fol- lowing acts without having received a written permit from the City Engineer Engineer Engineer En En- 1 1 To interfere with destroy or use in any manner whatsoever whatsoever whatsoever what what- any levee embankment channel dam reservoir rain rainor rainor or stream gauges tel telephone phone line piling or other stream protection work constructed by or on behalf of the City 2 To place in or cause toI tobe to tobe be placed in any stream I drainage dit ditch h water course I See CREEK on Page 2 I CREEK Continued from Front Page channel culvert or conduit or upon any property over which the City has an easement easement easement ease ease- I ment for flood control purposes purposes purposes pur pur- poses any wires fence building building building build build- ing or other structure or any refuse rubbish tin cans or other matter that may impede impede im im- impede pede obstruct retard or change the direction or flow of water in such stream drainage ditch water course channel culvert ert or conduit or that will catch or collect debris carried by such water or that is placed where the natural flow of the storm and flood waters would carry the same downstream to the damage damage damage dam dam- age and detriment of either private or public property adjacent adjacent adjacent ad ad- jacent to said drainage ditch THEREFORE it is important important important tant that parents warn their children about the seriousness of placing debris in the canyon canyon canyon can can- yon streams that course through the city Because of the possible flooding flooding flooding flood flood- ing situation this year the city will not be as tolerant j with violators of this ordinance ordinance ordin ordin- ance as in years past ordin-I ordin |