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<br />Dolores River <br /> <br />· ThE! USBR levees lack sufficient: height and(or freeboard at <br />given locations as well as proper maintenance through muc:h of the <br />levee rE!ach and should be improved and maintained. <br /> <br />· Proper design of any future levee improvements should <br />consist of an detailed engineering e,ffort, including a <br />feasibility level analysis (to include testing of the levee <br />embankmE!nt soils and foundation and a sediment transport <br />analysiB), design and cost estimat,~s, and plans and <br />specifications. <br /> <br />· ALL design work for the improvements should be based, at a <br />minimum.. on FEMA standards, so tha1~ once complete, the levee <br />system lIill be acceptable to FEMA as a viable flood control <br />facility. <br /> <br />· DeHign and construction costs lorould likely be about <br />$1.1 mi:Llion (1992 price levels, e:<c:luding real estate costs) to <br />provide a 100-year level of flood pr01:ection. <br /> <br />15 <br />