Devil's Gate Update

Hello Crestview Parents,
We wanted to share with you that we have been informed by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works that Monday, May 20, will be the official start of the Devil’s Gate Dam Sediment Removal Project.
Public Works has obtained a robust air quality monitoring system. This image shows where Tetra Tech (the company engaged by Public Works to do the monitoring) has placed the monitors. The closest to Crestview is number 2, which has been placed at the high school.

La Canada Unified School District obtained baseline information on April 29th from a separate environmental consultant. They will continue to monitor the air quality independently from Public Works.
Crestview's own Purple Air monitor has been installed so that we are immediately aware of changes in air quality conditions, as we are still unsure about the timeline between when the County reads their monitors' data to when they alert the public. We were able to establish baseline information, which is being logged by the parent, with extensive background in this area, who is monitoring the air quality for us.
The hauling is scheduled to continue until 3:30 p.m. each day. As of now, the trucks will use the Arroyo/Windsor exit from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., and they will use Berkshire exit from 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. As the plan stands now, it may increase traffic at pick-up time. A Los Angeles County Sheriff will control traffic through the intersection of Berkshire and Oak Grove during the peak hour of 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. daily during hauling. We may experience the trucks rolling at the maximum volume of 50 trucks per hour from May through November 2019, and then annually from April to November through 2022.
The red arrow is the truck route from 10:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.:

There is an active community of parents and residents who have been working very hard to:
- Get clarity on how and when the data from the monitors will be posted and responded to.
- Convince the County to institute a better system of monitoring all pollutants from diesel trucks (smog checks).
- Ask that the project seriously consider Clean energy trucks.
- Ensure that a Community Safety Plan is formed, as well as, an Immediate Action Plan*. This is unprecedented, but County Supervisor Barger has articulated that she would like this to become a model project.
*On April 25th the City of La Canada Flintridge articulated the community’s request for the County to prepare an “Immediate Action Plan” (for the near-term) and a “Community Safety Plan” for long-term (emphasis on emissions and traffic circulation) in a letter that was signed by the City Council and sent to County Supervisor Kathryn Barger, with cc to Los Angeles County Public Works Director Mark Pestrella. We are awaiting response. Work is being done to have similar letters sent from City of Pasadena, Altadena and from the area schools.
Again, Crestview is in a relative zone of safety, but as the work starts we are keeping our eye on it. If you have any questions, please contact Baudelia Taylor, [email protected],Cindy Rigney, [email protected], or Kim Barros, [email protected].You can also reach Public Works at 626-458-2507.
Warmly,
The Crestview Parent Association
Devil's Gate- Update 1 (April 4, 2019)