The Watershed Program in Colorado (Pilot and Public Law 566) (3)

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Colorado State Office Soil Conservation Service Denver, Colorado 80211 November 1, 1972 THE WATERSHED PROGRAM IN COLORADO: . (Pilot and Public Lana 5661 Applications. (Public Law 566 Seventy -five applications for assistance under the Small Watershed Program have been received by the State Soil Conservation Board. Four are dupli- cations. Fifty -four of these applications have been forwarded to the Washington office requesting planning authorization. Remaining applications are in various stages of planning; have been tabled by the State Soil Conservation Board representing the Governor of Colorado; have been suspended or terminated; are undergoing preliminary investigation; and some have been evaluated as feasible but local sponsors have not accepted proposal or would not assure land rights. Six of the applications are in the preliminary investigation stage. Of the 54 applications forwarded to the Washington office 28 have received planning authorization. Fifteen of the 28 have received authorization for operations. Construction has been completed on 12 of the 15. Project. completion has been reported on 11 of the 12.. One has been suspended awaiting land rights. Three are presently in the Work Plan development stage, and ten have been suspended or terminated. Pilot Project In addition to the 15 projects authorized for operations under Public Law 566, the previously authorized Kiowa Pilot Project was completed June 30, 1962. Watershed Projects in Colorado with Installation Complete (Pilot and PL 566 Kiowa Creek Pilot Watershed Project (Elbert and El Paso Counties) - This project includes 75,560 acres and 62 floodwater - retarding dams. It was completed June 30, 1961 at a total cost of $1,274,175 of which .$284,953 was local contribution. A comprehensive project evaluation program was completed during fiscal year 1967. Wray Watershed Project (PL .566, Yuma County) - This project contains 2,390 acres and was sponsored by the Hale Soil Conservation District and the City of Wray. The purpose of the project, which was completed in the spring of 1963 with the seeding of six retarding structures, was to protect the agricultural floodplains and the City of Wray from flood damage. The final project cost was $262,076 (22,182 local).