N S "Dedicated To Your Safety" DEPARTMENT Floyd Tidwell TESTIMONY OF FLOYD TIDWELL, SHERIFF OF THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE ON INTERIOR AND INSULAR AFFAIRS, U.S. HOUSE OF THE COLORADO RIVER SITUATION GOOD MORNING, WELCOME TO SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. MY NAME IS I AM ALSO THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY RESPONSIBLE FOR EMERGENCY BEGINNING THE FIRST OF JUNE A COMBINATION OF A LONG, COLD WINTER, Post Office Box 569, San Bernardino, CA 92403 THE PRESENT CONSEQUENCES, AND MEANS WHERE BY THEY MIGHT BE MITIGATED. AS IT BECAME INCREASINGLY APPARENT THAT THIS COUNTY WOULD HAVE TO OTHER PUBLIC PROTECTIVE MEASURES WERE INSTITUTED AND HAVE CONTINUED ANTICIPATING A LONG TERM SITUATION, WE PUT TOGETHER A CONTINGENCY PLAN TO HANDLE ASSOCIATED PROBLEMS ALONG THE COLORADO RIVER. THE PLAN INCLUDED SEVERAL ASSUMPTIONS: A. LONG TERM SOIL SATURATION IN LOW LYING AREAS WITH RESULTANT STRUCTURAL CONCERNS B. GRADUAL EROSION OF RIVER BANKS C. SEEPAGE THROUGH SANDBAG REVETMENTS D. DAMAGE TO WASTE WATER TREATMENT FACILITIES E. SILTING AND CHANNEL SHIFTS F. SILTING BEHIND DAMS G. WATER RECESSION AND POOLING ACCOMPANIED BY A PRO LIFERATION OF PESTS SUCH AS MOSQUITOS AND BLACK FLIES |