Klondike Canyon Geologic Hazard Abatement District (KCGHAD, aka KCLAD) was formed to manage landslide mitigation measures in the Klondike Canyon landslide area which lies within the greater Portuguese Bend Ancient Landslide Complex in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA.

What is a GHAD?

Geologic Hazard Abatement Districts (GHADs) enabled by the Beverly Act of 1979 (SB 1195), are useful financial mechanisms for reducing hillslope hazards (Kockelman, 1986). The enabling statute, (Division 17 of the Public Resources Code, Sections 26500 – 26654) provides for the formation of local assessment districts for the purpose of prevention, mitigation, abatement, or control of geologic hazards. The Act broadly defines “geologic hazard” as “an actual or threatened landslide, land subsidence, soil erosion, earthquake, or any other natural or unnatural movement of land or earth.”​