Landslides at Bowerman Landfill

irvinehomeowner

irvinehomeowner

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Until I saw it in the OC Reg, I was not aware of this problem:
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/landfill-638531-county-landslides.html

Seems like they've spent $42.6m to fix issues caused by landslides:

IRVINE ? If you stand at the corner of Portola Parkway and Jeffrey Road, on the wind-blown dirt below Bee Canyon, you can?t see or smell any garbage ? but you can see the landfill?s biggest problem.

Landslides; three to be exact.

The latest, in April, was big enough to fill a football field with dirt 234 feet high. It was enough dirt to wipe out a park trail and fire access road on Loma Ridge. In an area prone to wildfires, that?s a problem.

It?s part of a bigger landslide problem that the county, which owns the Frank R. Bowerman landfill, has spent more than a decade and $42.6 million to fix.
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I don't want to be an alarmist, but it makes you wonder about the homes being built near this area.
 
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