Homes around the Bolsa Chica wetlands and up on the mesa are inside the coverage area.
Dial (888) 217-4707 during 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Pacific and the call is passed to an independent restoration contractor who works this side of Huntington Beach, as described on the HB Water Damage home page. HB Water Damage is an independent referral service that connects homeowners with independent contractors, who quote and do the work themselves.
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Water damage restoration in Bolsa Chica means drying homes on the low ground and mesa edges beside a tidal wetland, a flood control channel and an ocean highway that has flooded before. A call connects you with an independent contractor who covers the area.
The East Garden Grove-Wintersburg Channel was built in 1959 to carry stormwater and urban runoff from neighboring cities to the Bolsa Chica wetlands. In 2009 the County of Orange filed plans to repair the channel levee between the tide gates and Warner Avenue, including rock slope repairs and a new earthen berm. FEMA map revisions in June 2019 and August 2020 then moved properties near the channel out of flood zone A and into zone AE or zone X (shaded).
The city's General Plan background report describes the Bolsa Chica Gap as a lowland between the Bolsa Chica Mesa to the north and the Huntington Beach Mesa to the south, holding Bolsa Bay and the wetlands. It also notes that low-lying parts of the city contain peat and organic soils. It matters for pipes: the city's 2023 Water Master Plan says its aging asbestos cement mains lose strength from high groundwater and will be replaced first where groundwater is highest.
On January 24, 2023, high tides and surf pushed water across the Bolsa Chica State Beach parking lot and onto Pacific Coast Highway, closing it between Warner Avenue and Seapoint Street.
The lowlands were drilled for oil from 1940 by Signal Oil. In 2006 a new ocean inlet opened and the state finished restoring nearly 600 acres of wetland.
The Brightwater plan, adopted in 2007, covers 106 acres on the western edge of the wetlands; its 2001 environmental report proposed 387 single-family homes. The Meadowlark plan, adopted in 1999, set out to turn a 65-acre small-craft airport into a residential neighborhood. In houses this new, water damage tends to start inside: washer hoses, upstairs bathrooms and water heaters.
Water in your home right now? Call and get connected to an independent restoration contractor who covers your street.
Work follows the IICRC S500 standard. The technician starts by inspecting and mapping moisture, including inside walls. Water is extracted, and materials that cannot be saved, such as delaminated flooring or soaked insulation, are removed. Air movers and dehumidifiers run while readings are recorded until the building is dry, and the job closes with cleaning and documentation. Outside flood water from a channel, the street or the wetland edge is Category 3, so the contractor removes porous materials it touched.
That means the Brightwater homes between Bolsa Chica Street, Los Patos Avenue and Warner Avenue, the Meadowlark neighborhood, the blocks along Warner Avenue and Graham Street near the channel, and homes on both benches of the Bolsa Chica Mesa.
Zip codes: 92649
Ready to talk to someone? Call, and ask the contractor for their CSLB license number before work starts.
FEMA revisions in 2019 and 2020 moved properties near the East Garden Grove-Wintersburg Channel from zone A to zone AE or X (shaded). Check your address on the FEMA Flood Map Service Center or call city Planning at (714) 536-5271.
Standard homeowners policies generally exclude flood water from outside. Outside flood water is a matter for a separate flood policy. A burst pipe or failed supply line inside the house is usually treated as sudden and accidental damage.
The EPA advises drying wet materials within 24 to 48 hours to limit mold. Our what to do after water damage checklist covers the first steps.
You hire the independent contractor, not this referral line. It is an independent business that inspects, gives its own estimate and does the work. Confirm its license on the CSLB website.
Also covering Huntington Harbour and Seacliff.
Not sure what you are looking at? Call, describe what is wet, and an independent local contractor takes it from there.
One call reaches an independent restoration contractor who covers your area. The contractor handles the inspection, the estimate and the work.
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