FLOOD01211

• County: Pueblo
• Community: Pueblo
• Stream Name: Fountain Creek
• Title: Pueblo Flood Control Project
• Date: 1/1/1990
• Prepared For: Pueblo County
• Prepared By: US Army Corps of Engineers
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Project

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PHASE II GENERAL DESIGN MEMORANDUM
ARKANSAS RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES ABOVE JOHN MARTIN DAM
FOUNTAIN CREEK, PUEBLO, COLORADO

I - GENERAL

1-01. Proiect Authorization. The Fountain Creek Local Flood Protection
project is presently not authorized for construction. Authorization to
undertake the Phase I GDM stage of Advanced Engineering and Design, is
contained in the 1974 Water Resources Development Act (Public Law 93-251, 93rd
Congress, H.R. 10203, dated March 7, 1974). The Phase II GDM stage is being
accomplished under the Continuation of Planning and Engineering Program with
funds appropriated by the 1984 Appropriations Bill, Public Law 98-50, dated 14
July 1983.

1-02. Purpose and Scope. The purpose of this Phase II GDM is to present
reaffirmation of the Phase I GDM recommended plan of improvement and to
develop the functional engineering aspects of the plan. Design and cost data
on the project elements, except recreation facilities, are presented in
sufficient detail to serve as the basis for preparation of plans and
specifications. Design and cost data on the recreation facilities presented,
will serve as the basis for development of a feature design memorandum.

1-03. Location of Proiect. Pueblo is located at the confluence of the
Arkansas River and Fountain Creek in southeastern Colorado, and is the county
seat of Pueblo County. With a population in excess of 100,000, Pueblo is the
fifth largest city in Colorado and is located on the state's major north-south
highway (Interstate 25) and on a major east-west highway (U.S. Highway 50).
Pueblo is an industrial city with an economy supplemented by agriculture. The
city of Pueblo is divided by Fountain Creek which runs in a southerly
direction to its confluence with the Arkansas River. The project is situated
On both the east and west banks of Fountain Creek in the downtown area.

1-04. InvestiEations. Previous investigations On Fountain Creek in the
vicinity of Pueblo, Colorado are contained in the "Report On Review Survey for
Flood Control and Allied Purposes, Arkansas River and Tributaries above John
Martin Dam, Colorado," dated 24 June 1968, and the "Supplement Report on
Fountain Reservoir and Reevaluation of ~eport on Review Survey for Flood
Control and Allied Purposes, Arkansas River and Tributaries above John Martin
Dam, Colorado," dated 25 May 1970. These reports were subsequently published
in House Document No. 93-143, 93rd Congress, 1st Session, dated 5 September,
1973. The most recent investigations are presented in the Phase I GDM dated
23 December 1981 and subsequently published as House Document No. 98-183, 98th
Congress, 2d session, dated March 1984. No further investigations are
ant ic ipated.

1-05. Local Cooperation. The required items of local cooperation presented
in the Phase I GDM are as follow:

a. Hold and save the United States free from damages due to the
construction, operation, or maintenance of the project, except where such

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