Crews hauling debris out of basins by the truckloads

Photo Gallery: Sunset debris basins cleaned out after massive storm

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The mud and debris collected from the recent storm and flash flood at the Lower Sunset Debris Basin on Country Club Drive is being removed in Burbank, on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018. The debris basin received about 20% of its capacity during the storm. About 600 truck loads of debris have been taken away so far. The debris is being taken to and taken to am L.A. County dump site next to Glendale’s Deukmejian Wilderness Park. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

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The mud and debris collected from the recent storm and flash flood at the Lower Sunset Debris Basin on Country Club Drive is being removed with the aid of these dump trucks, in Burbank, on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018. The debris basin received about 20% of its capacity during the storm. About 600 truck loads of debris have been taken away so far. The debris is being taken to and taken to am L.A. County dump site next to Glendale’s Deukmejian Wilderness Park. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

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The mud and debris collected from the recent storm and flash flood at the Sunset Deer (Canyon) Debris Basin on Country Club Drive has been removed in Burbank, on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018. The debris basin filled up with about 4,000 cubic yards of debris during the storm. About 600 trucks of debris have been taken away so far from three basins. The debris is being taken to and taken to am L.A. County dump site next to Glendale’s Deukmejian Wilderness Park. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

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The mud and debris collected from the recent storm and flash flood at the Upper Sunset Debris Basin on Country Club Drive has been removed in Burbank, on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018. The debris basin received about 16,000 cubic yards of debris and filled to the top during the storm. Additional construction to raise the height and capacity to the dam was destroyed by the storm about one week from completion. About 600 trucks of debris have been taken away from three basins so far. The debris is being taken to and taken to am L.A. County dump site next to Glendale’s Deukmejian Wilderness Park. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

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By Mark Kellam

Feb. 8, 2018 4:15 PM PT

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Following the mudslides in Burbank last month, crews from the L.A. County Public Works department have been hauling debris out of six basins and transporting it to a sediment placement site in Glendale.

The cleanup operation is expected to continue through mid-March, though the effort could take longer if there are more heavy rains, according to Steven Frasher, a public works spokesman.

Drivers will be working from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, but the hauling frequency is expected to decrease as the project progresses, Frasher said.

For more information, call (800) 675-4357.

mark.kellam@latimes.com

Twitter: @lamarkkellam