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<br />c <br /> <br />1074 <br /> <br />REPORT OF ENGIN~ING COMJrUT'fBE <br />ARrANSAS RI\lER COMPAC'l' ADJUNIOO.'RATION <br />ON <br />CORPS or ENGINEERS SURVEY . REPORT ON PURGATOIRE RIVER <br /> <br />Pursuant to consideration g1ven by the Administration <br />at its meetiJ'lQ' on July 21, 1954 to the matter of the Corps <br />of BJU,Jineers' Survey report on the Purgatoire River, the <br />BngineeriJlQ' Committee has redewed the proposed plan and <br />submits its report as follows. <br />The proposed proJeClt is a reservoir at the Trinidad dam <br />site on the Purgatoire River about four miles upstream <br />from the City of Trinidad. The reoommendedstoralJe capacity <br />. of the reservoir is 140, '100 aore-feet, allocated to purposes <br />as follows I <br />Flood Control 46,100 Acre Feet <br />Conservation 55,000 ACTe Peet <br />Sediment A~ulat:lon 39,000 A.ClreFeet <br />T.heaonse~.'d<:in IIItorflqillis desiqned for use for irr1Qllt!on <br />purpose. as determined by .hdi.. mad.e by the U. S. Bureau <br />. Qf Reclamation. The attached tabulation showinq the effect of <br />the project on John Martin Reservoir water supply was prepilred. <br />for the Committee by John T. MarUn of the Corps of Engineers, <br />:tenneth E. Ireland of the U.S..lJta.ceau of Reclamation, <br />R.M. Gildersleeve of the Colorad.o Water Conservlltion Board <br />and W. B. Steps of the Kans48 J)1vision of Water Resouroes. <br /> <br />\ <br />; <br />