San Leandro, Home to Numerous Thriving Businesses, is Susceptible to Flooding.

2/5/2021 (Permalink)

Flood damage to your commercial property is no easy task to handle. Call the pros at SERVPRO and let them do all the work.

Business Owners Benefit from San Leandro’s Opportunities But Also Suffer Its Hazards.

San Leandro has developed into a thriving commercial town. Over the years, this East Bay community’s proximity to San Francisco has fueled its growth and attracted various types of businesses to its environs. Initially, San Leandro became a center for the meatpacking industry, drawing in operations like the Santos Linguisa Sausage Factory and Saag’s Artisanal Meat Company. The town’s population ballooned following the Second World War, increasing from about 20,000 in 1945 to an estimated 90,000 today. This rapid growth attracted other types of businesses, like the Ghirardelli Chocolate Company, Maxwell House, The North Face, and JanSport, to the area. Today, like other parts of the southern Bay Area, this community is quickly becoming another home to the tech industry. 

The Environmental Perils of Operating a Business in San Leandro 

While San Leandro is an excellent place to locate your business, it is also susceptible to numerous potential environmental perils. The most serious of these regional dangers are substantially increased risks of earthquakes and flooding. These catastrophic events could be caused by any of a number of occurrences like:

• Movement along the Hayward Fault, which runs under San Leandro, or one of the other six significant faults that pass through the Bay Area
• Tsunamis, resulting from seismic activity along the Pacific Rim, which could deluge the local area
• Strong spring and summer winds that could possibly cause significant tidal flooding
• The failure of the Lake Chabot Dam, which recent studies have shown could send a seventy-one-foot tall wall of water toward our town
• Rising sea levels resulting from climate change, which could make flooding much more likely in the not-so-distant future

Ultimately, potential earthquakes pose one of the greatest threats to business owners and residents of the San Leandro area. In fact, just along the seven major faults in the region, the United States Geological Survey estimates that there is a 62% probability that a 6.7 or greater magnitude quake could occur between now and 2032. The chances of this occurring are greatest along the Hayward Fault that runs under our community. 

Local flooding can result from earthquake-related events, wind action on tides, catastrophic dam failures, climate change, or other causes. Regardless of how flood damage occurs, SERVPRO of San Leandro is always ready to help your business recover and can be reached at (510) 352-2480.

How Does SERVPRO Remediate Your San Leandro Business’ Flood Damage?

If flooding ever damages your San Leandro business, you want the resulting mess professionally dealt with quickly and cost-effectively. At SERVPRO, we understand the importance of rendering timely, swift flood damage clean up and restoration services so that you can return to normal operations as soon as possible. This is why we employ the following innovative measures and equipment when solving your flood-related issues: 

• Removing standing water with commercial-grade wet vacuums and extractors
• Professionally disposing of hazardous waste according to EPA standards
• Drying interior air with air movers and dehumidifiers
• Using Injectidry systems and floor pads to dry areas behind structural elements
• Fully or partially reconstructing damaged structures using our advanced skills
• Treating flood-impacted materials/air with foggers filled with EPA-approved agents 

If you ever need commercial flood damage remediation services, call SERVPRO of San Leandro at (510) 352-2480.