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time of drouth for Colorado, and the prospect of floods was the least of <br />Denver's worries As a result, the Corps was unable to obtain sufficient <br />public support for the Chatfield project, and the plans were put on the <br />shelf to gather dust, <br />Now it is under construction, and when it is completed the Chatfield <br />project will represent a major element in -the: plan to provide the desired <br />degree of protection for metropolitan Denver and the highly productive <br />agricultural land located downstream from the.citym <br />The groundbreaking. ceremony that was held on October 28 marked the <br />beginning of the first stage.of construction for Chatfield .Dam. The <br />embankment of the dam will straddle the South Platte River just downstream <br />from the mouth.of:Plum Creek Initial earthwork involves excavating and <br />backfilling part of the foundation cutoff trench, placing a portion of <br />the embankment fill in the area of the trench, and constructing a tem- <br />porary pumping system to provide uninterrupted water service to downstream <br />users, This work is scheduled to be completed in December 1968. In <br />addition, we have negotiated contracts with State and County agencies for <br />the relocation and alteration of roads and highways that will be affected <br />by the. project_. <br />If Congress sees fit to allocate sufficient funds in keeping with <br />our present construction schedule we would expect to award contracts for <br />Stage II Earthwork in June 1968, for the Outlet Works and Downstream <br />Channel in February 1969, for basic recreation facilities in August 1970, <br />and for the Spillway in September 1070, <br />3 <br />