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<br />The SCS has also stated in their report that the Rito Seco <br />could bE' the subsurface water source or that the water table <br />could be from the result of a recent wet weather cycle, The <br />SCS recommended that the Town interview all o[ the homeowners <br />in the area to determine the extent of the subsurface problem, <br />The SCS also recommended that a subsurface drainage <br />investigation be completed with holes located dnd monitored [or <br />depth of water table dnd [low. The soils investigation and the <br />water table investigation holes were completed on April 8. <br />1987, The SCS soils investigation discovered water in some or <br />the test holes. however. it was not possiblE' [or SCS E!ngineers <br />to come to any conclusions as to the source o[ the subsurface <br />water,8 <br /> <br />The SCS engineers developed a water contour map for the water <br />table in the affected area of town, The SCS water table <br />contour map and accompanying data indicates that water is <br />entering the area [rom the north of town, The SCS engineers <br />have recommended that a tile drain system should be installed <br />along the north and east sides of town to drain the area (see <br />Exhibit B), The SCS Area Engineer has estimated the cost of <br />the 3600 linear foot drain project at $78.900.8 The SCS has <br />agreed to provide all of the engineering design. survey and <br />inspection of the proposed drain pr:ojl~ct at no cost to the <br />community, The SCS engineer is presently completing the ground <br />survey. layout and final design drawings for the tile drain <br />system in anticipation that funding will be found to complete <br />the new drain project, <br /> <br />4.3 V.S, Army Corps of Enqineers <br /> <br />The Albuquerque District Corps of Engineers became involved <br />with the community of San Luis durinq ,January of 1979. Durinq <br />the winter of 1978-79. abnormal snowpacks were building: in the <br />mountains above San Luis and the potential for spring flooding <br />was evident, The Corps o[ Engineers. under emergency measures. <br />constructed a levee along the east and north'west edqe of town <br />to divert possible [loodwat.er coming from the East Dl:ainage, <br />The 1979 levee construction divided the East Drainage and North <br />Drainage and has provided flood protection to the town, The <br />levee is an engineered structure and was constructed under <br />Corps of Engineers standard of excellence, The as-built plans <br />and specifications for the levee project are availabl,~ at the <br />Albuquerque District Corps of EnginE,ers office, The Corps of <br />Enqineers Planning Department has offered technical a~;sistance <br />in certifying that the levee structure meets Federal E~ergency <br />Management Agency (FEMA) requirement:s fo.r flood control, This <br />levee certification action by the Corps of Enqineers could <br />assist Town officials in requestinq the present floodplain map <br />produced by FEMA to be updated, The updating of the maps could <br />possibly remove previous flood areas of to\JD from the FEMA <br />official maps. <br /> <br />-8- <br />