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This is one reason we have asked for a little increase in the Soil Conservation Ser- vice budget. The Soil Conservation Service projects are never in conflict with anything. Controlling the upper reaches of these streams is always helpful, no matter what type of work \'le put downstream. In 1960 congress passed the Flood Control Act which provided for flood plain informa- tion. vIe immediately requested that both the Arkansas and the South platte be studied under the authority of that act. As a result we have these reports now on the South platte. The third one, as Joe has mentioned, is about ready. These reports contain maps showing the flood areas, the essential flood hazards, here on the South Platte River. As Joe has already mentioned, this was pretty accurate. This was published a year before the recent flood occurred but it is very, very accurate. These studies were pursued with some diligence by the Cities of Denver and Aurora particularly. Both Denver and Aurora were very much inter- ested in these reports and they were given copies as soon as they were issued. ~1ey have been actively considering in their own juris- diction what they can do within their city limi ts . On the Arkansas River \'le like\.,ise requested, under the authority of the 1960 act, that flood control studies be initiated. They have been initiated and pret~y well brought to completion. He now have pending, in the congress, a project to channelize part of the Arkansas River in the vicinity of Las Animas, the Las Animas Floodway. It is ready for authorization and as soon as the Corps gets the money they are . ready to start construction. So we have been quite active in this field. unfortunately not active enough, however. During the recent floods I visited every community that was flooded either by helicop- ter or airplane. The destruction was unbe- lievable, particularly in the Lower Arkansas I I