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<br />. <br /> <br />. U. S. Geologic Survey <br /> <br />. Office of Emergency Preparedness <br /> <br />U. S. Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service. <br /> <br /> <br />The Soil Conservation Service has the responsibility for developing <br /> <br /> <br />watershed plans primarily for the solution of flood and drainage <br /> <br /> <br />problems relate~ to agricultural land uses. <br /> <br />U. S. Department of Agriculture, U. S. Forest Service. The <br />U. S. Forest Service is responsible for the solution of flood and <br />drainage problems within the bounds of U. S. National Forest prop- <br />erties which are located primarily in the mountainous portion of <br />the South Platte River basin. <br /> <br />U. S. Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers. When ad- <br /> <br /> <br />verse conditions or problems arise in connection with flooding or <br /> <br /> <br />related conservation matters, local interests, if unable to cope <br /> <br /> <br />with the situation, may petition their representatives in Congress <br /> <br /> <br />for assistance. The representatives, after consideration of such <br /> <br /> <br />petitions, may request the appropriate Congressional Committee to <br /> <br />direct the Corps of Engineers to investigate the feasibility and <br /> <br /> <br />economics of remedial measures. When the directive covers an entire <br /> <br /> <br />river basin, the basin is studied as a unit, and every effort is <br /> <br /> <br />made to develop a comprehensive plan. Flood control, hydroelectric <br /> <br /> <br />power, navigation, irrigation, water supply, water quality control, <br /> <br /> <br />recreation, and such other water uses as can be economically inte- <br /> <br /> <br />grated into the plan are considered. <br /> <br />Throughout the investigation and planning stages of a basin <br /> <br /> <br />development, close coordination is maintained with local interests, <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />41 <br />