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of embankment west of the road during the May 20 event. The June 16 event caused a section of the road to wash out as shown on following photo. During the same inspection trip, the Corps visited one of the flood control projects that were damaged in 2013 from flooding on ' Fountain Creek. The peak discharge during - ' this event as measured at the Fountain Creek at Pueblo gage (US Hwy 50) was about 8,400 cfs on September 13, 2013. The bulk of the flow originated from the Colorado Springs and Security, CO areas, 1 �� and continued down to the Arkansas River confluence in Pueblo, CO. These flows damaged a reinforced wire-wrapped riprap Overton Road on Fountain Creek, 2015. USACE embankment that provides flood protection photograph. to railroad tracks and downtown Pueblo, CO. USACE requested and received funding for construction to repair the project. This project was under construction in April of 2015 when high flows on Fountain Creek damaged ongoing work. The project was delayed due to the high flows during May and June, and construction is now expected to start in December of 2015. Assistance can be obtained by contacting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Albuquerque District, Readiness and Contingency Operations Office, 4101 Jefferson Plaza NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87109-3435 or telephone 505-3'42-3686 during our normal business hours between 7am and 4pm, weekdays. 9. FERC Feasibility Studies Under the Federal Powers Act (FPA — 16 U.S.0 797), the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is authorized to "...develop power from any streams or other bodies of water over which it has jurisdiction". Such hydroelectric power development is authorized at sites assuming that the use would be both technically and economically feasible. FERC is the agency responsible for processing all applications for the use of hydroelectric plants on the Nation's dam sites. The first step in this process is the application for a preliminary permit to allow an interested party to perform a feasibility study of a given hydroelectric project. In 2012, Telluride Energy, LLC applied for, and was issued preliminary permits for studies related to both Trinidad and John Martin Dams. Over the three year permit period, the permittee is expected to carry out pre-filing consultations and study development leading to the possible development of a license application. During the study development, the permittee is expected to coordinate with the USACE District Engineer to ensure that said study will result in a plan consistent with the authorized purposes of the Federal project. 8