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<br />The Honorable Richard
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<br />Dear Governor Lamm:
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<br />At their February 1981 meeting, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Bureau of
<br />Rivers and Harbors approved a flood control project plan for the Fountain
<br />Creek in Pueblo, Colorado and has forwarded the plan to Congress for funding.
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<br />This project will necessitate the construction of levees and the clearing
<br />of the channel to provide much-needed flood protection to residential areas
<br />on the east side and for downtown Pueblo.
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<br />To quote from the Corps of Engineers report on the June l7, 1965 flooding
<br />of Fountain Creek: "Approximately 53 city blocks were inundated up to a
<br />depth of eight feet. City streets and utilities were washed out or clogged
<br />with debris: the interstate freeway was blocked and severely damaged; seg-
<br />ments of the main railroad line were washed out; and several industrial and
<br />governmental establishments were heavily damaged or destroyed. There were
<br />370 residences and 59 businesses damaged, touching 417 Pueblo Co. families."
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<br />This flood in 1965 produced a peak flow of 47,000 cfs on the Fountain Creek.
<br />The lOO-year flood is estimated at 64,000 cfs. The proposed Corps of En-
<br />gineers' project would provide protection of at least 85,000 cfs.
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<br />This project is essential to prevent the recurrence of serious flooding in
<br />Pueblo; and it will also provide for recreational facilities, bike and hiking
<br />trails, bridle paths, playgrounds and wildlife areas in the floodplain.
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<br />The program has broad public support. Not only have the State of Colorado,
<br />the Colorado Water Conservation Board, the City of Pueblo, the Pueblo Board
<br />of County Commissioners, and a number of other political entities indicated
<br />their strong support for the project--but other groups and local citizens
<br />are anxiously awaiting the implementation of the project.
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<br />If we can provide any additional information to your staff, please feel free
<br />to have them contact me at (303)544-3392 or D.R. Luster at (303)56l-643l.
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<br />Ma uel Rivera, Chairman ~ 1.2 \9~\ "D
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<br />Pueblo, Colorado 81002 (303) 545-0561
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