BOARD01669

• Board Meeting Date: 1/14/1970
• Description: Agenda or Table of Contents, Minutes, Memos
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

MR. sPARKs:

Ma, CORNELtUS:

MR. SPARKS;

Ma. STAPLETON:

COL. PENDERGRASS:

"We have representatives here today from
the Soil Conservation Service. I might state
that at the outset, after the '65 floods, we
approached the problem with a two-pronged
attack. We asked the Soil Conservation
Service to make an intensive study of the
Bijou watershed to determine whether or not
it would be feasible to construct a series
of small upstream detention structures; under
the authority of P. L. 566.

I

The Soil Conservation Service, has con-
structed under a cooperative program with
the landowners, in excess of 100 structures
or thereabouts in the Kiowa Basin. However,
the Kiowa Basin is much smaller than the
Bijou, and the magnitude of floods is con-
siderably lesser in the Kiowa Basin. Thorough
studies were conducted by the S.C.S. and the
conclusion was that it would not be practical
under the authority granted them to contain
the floods on the Bijou. In the first place,
the Soil Conservation has limited authority
as to the size of the structures that the
agency can build. After you get over a
certain size, what is it?"

"12,500 for multipurpose."

"12,500 for multipurpose. When you get
over a certain size the Soil Conservation
Service has no authority to construct such
structures. Beyond that it comes within the
jurisdiction of the Corps of Engirieers. So
it became apparent in the early studies that
this was not a feasible project ,for the Soil
Conservation Service. But we did make every
effort to explore all opportunities to con-
trol the Bijou."

"Any further discussion on the motion?"

I

"May I add that the Soil Conservation
Service, after public hearings'; gave a state-
ment of formal support of this project."