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77 <br />impound floodwaters, which in turn back onto upstream properties or over wash <br />the roadbed causing loss of road bed materials, erosion and general decline of <br />the "drivability" of the road. <br />After discussing the general situation with Gail Hughes and staff in the Orange <br />Soil and Water Conservation Office, staff proposes the following solution. When <br />individual property owners determine the need to repair their roadway and before <br />they begin to spend money to correct the situation, we would ask them to meet <br />informally with Planning and the Orange Soil and Water Conservation staffs to <br />explore various options and to suggest the least costly and lowest impact <br />solution. The intent is to minimize the cross sectional area of the road bed and <br />select the optimal culvert size such that "no-rise" studies are not warranted. <br />Should these meetings identify opportunities to address water quality issues, we <br />can also bring into the conversations Erosion Control Division staff to advise the <br />property owner. <br />This does not waive any of the engineering requirements of Sections 6.32.6. & <br />.7, but may allow the property owner to proceed without incurring the analytic <br />costs of a "no-rise" or "no-impact" solution. If staff consultations are not <br />successful in reducing the floodwater impacts of the road maintenance, then the <br />owner will have to proceed to retain private expertise to complete the required <br />studies before construction can be permitted. <br />