The complexity of factors involved in estimating the cost of investigating and mitigating geologic hazards in a rural part of western San Mateo County forced us to make certain simplifying assumptions. Property and developments that differ from those described below may have very different costs. Assumptions:A. The development is a single house in a rural part of western San Mateo County. B. The lot size is one or 40 acres. C. A geotechnical or geologic report is required. D. The cost of reviewing the geotechnical and geologic report is not included, but that amount is typically about $1200 (Jay Mazetta, oral comm. 12/20/99).
THE COST OF INVESTIGATING AND MITIGATING LANDSLIDE HAZARDSThere are several kinds of landslide hazards in western San Mateo County, each with different investigation and mitigation requirements. The main landslide hazards and their associated costs are discussed below.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.