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<br /> <br />, <br />5-0i3. Authorized proiects. The only Federal project which has ,been <br />authoriz~d for construction in ,the area is a floodway on the Purgatoire <br />River th'rough the city of Trinidad. This project. is designed to' control <br />flows uJ to 45,000 cubic feet per second at Trinidad. Since ,the May 1955 <br />, , <br />flood ha~ a peak discharge of only 30,000 cubic feet per second at this <br />point, all of the urban damages that occurred at Trinidad, amounting to <br />about $1,200,000, would have been prevented. . <br />, <br />, <br />5-~. Recommended Federal proiects A project consisting of a <br />multiple'-purpose dam and reservoir, which would be located on the Purga- <br />toire Ri~er about 4 miles above Trinidad, has been recommended in lieu <br />, <br />of the authorized Trinidad Floodway described above. This project would <br />, <br />afford ~ greater degree of flood protection to Trinidad than the author- <br />ized floodway; also, it would protect the rural areas above and below the <br />city froln large-magnitude floods,and provide a dependable water supply <br />for the ,irrigated acreage below the project. Had this project been in <br />operatiop during the May 1955 flood the damages on the Purgatoire River <br />would h~ve been reduced qy about $1,700,000. ' <br />, <br />, <br />, <br />, <br /> <br />., <br /> <br />c. <br /> <br />10 <br /> <br />... <br />