2012 to Present:

2012

2013

Causes of the Failure

1

GEOLOGY

Weak soil

GEOMETRY

Steep slope

GROUND WATER

High water
table due to
increased
precipitation

Causes of the Failure:

11th St
Cherry
Lane

GEOLOGY

GEOMETRY

GROUND WATER

Sask
Cres
GROUND WATER LEVEL

SLIP PLANE

10 Year Average Rainfall - Saskatoon

Groundwater Levels - Saskatoon

Status of Slope

Not stable

Movement
Possible

Continued movement toward Sask Cres

Remediation Options

Conceptual only

Target: 50% MORE stabilizing force

4 general options evaluated

No Movement

Option 1
Do Nothing
Continued movement
Risk increases as groundwater increases

Slide area will expand in time

Option 2
Address

GROUND WATER

Install dewatering trenches (11th St & Cherry Lane)

Option 2

GROUND WATER LEVEL

SLIP PLANE
GROUND WATER LEVEL

Option 2
Address

GROUND WATER

Install dewatering trenches (11th St & Cherry Lane)

Doesnt meet stability target (only 20%)

Option 3:
Address

GROUND WATER

Flatten the slope

Meets 50% stability target

AND

GEOMETRY

FORCES
PULLING
SLOPE
DOWN
FORCES
HOLDING
SLOPE
UP

Option 3:

SLIP PLANE
GROUND WATER LEVEL

Possible Remediation OPTION 3 Affected area

Option 3:
Address

GROUND WATER

Flatten the slope

Meets 50% stability target

AND

GEOMETRY

FORCES
PULLING
SLOPE
DOWN
FORCES
HOLDING
SLOPE
UP

Significant disruption to private lots

Option 4:
Address

GROUND WATER

Shear zone replacement

Meets 50% stability target

Keeps houses in place

AND

GEOLOGY

FORCES
PULLING
SLOPE
DOWN
FORCES
HOLDING
SLOPE
UP

Option 4:

Possible Remediation OPTION 4 Affected area

Option 4:
Possible Remediation OPTION 4:

Address

GROUND WATER

Shear zone modification

Meets 50% stability target

Keeps houses in place

AND

GEOLOGY

FORCES
PULLING
SLOPE
DOWN
FORCES
HOLDING
SLOPE
UP

Remediation Summary:
OPTION
1) Do Nothing

PROS

3) Re-Grade Slope

Does not meet target

stability

$4.5M

Meets stability
target

Reduced long term

risk

Significant disruption
Removal of structures

$6.5 10M

Meets stability
target
Maintains
structures

Difficult to construct
Costly

$10 20M

Minimal
disturbance
Lowers wet year
risk

(and lower water table)

4) Shear Zone
Modification

(and lower water table)

HIGH risk of
continued failure

No cost

ESTIMATED
COST

2) Lower Water Table

CONS

$0

Independent Review:
Clifton Associates

Independent analysis of the data

Purpose: To confirm remediation options
Conclusions:

Agree on methodology

Verified

the
problem
is
large
and
Differing interpretation of data even less stable
costly to resolve
Remediation options feasible but may be even more costly

Public Safety
Continues to be primary focus of the

Continue detailed monitoring

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