Report on Review of 308 Report Platte River, Colo., Wyo., and Nebr., House Document No. 197 73D Congress 2nd Session on Flood Control for Bear Creek Colorado

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V S i s i i 01AR DEPARTI-ViENT Office of the Division Engineer MISSOURI RIVER DIVISION 1201 Davidson Building, Kansas City, Mo. April 17, 1941 Subjects Notice of partially u. 'avorable report on review of the report on the Platte River, House Docu, ment No. 197, 73d Congress, 2d Session, on Flood Control, for Bear Creek, Colorado. Dear Sir: It ba.ving come to the notice of the undersigned that you have ex- pressed an interest in the pending proposition for flood control on the Bear Creek,.Colorado, you are hereby informed that the report thereon, authorized by Resolution of the Committee on Flood Control of the House of Representatives; adopted June 16, 1918, has been made and is partially unfavorable to improvement. The report considers a project of channel improvement at Morrison, Colorado, ev- acuation of the flood plain at Idledale, Colorado, a system of reservoirs on the small tributaries, and a system of alarms to warn tourists of impending flood danger in the valley. The report is unfavor- able to .participation by the United States in any improvement for flood control in the Bear Creek Basin at this time except at Morrison, Colorado. The principal grounds upon which the adverse conclusions are based are that (a) although a flood control project for Idledale, by means of evacu- ation,.is justified by a consideration of intangible benefits and the prevention -ef loss of life, local interests have not demonstrated their .ability to furnish the necessary cooperation; (b) the damages in the 'Bear Creek-Basin are not sufficient to justify construction of retard- ing reservoirs; and (c) the installation of a system of alarms is con- sidered to be a proper police function of local authorities. You are further notified that all interested parties have the privilege "of an appeal from this conclusion to the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors, a permanent body sitting at ,7ashington, D.C., to which all reports of this character are referred. Parties desiring to do so may be heard on appeal by the Board, either orally or in writing. 11"ritten communications should be addressed to the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors_, No, 2 New York Avenue, N.d , Washington, DEC., and should be mailed in time to be in possession of the said Board within 4 weeks from the date of this communication'. If, however, you have important data to communicate to the Board which cannot be collected and put in shape for proper presentation within 4 weeks, the Board should be informed of this fact without delay ,and request made for an extension of the limiting date for submitting information. If oral hearings are - desired, dates for the same may be arranged by correspondence arc1.