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107. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF Ca.1MERCE:, i , ~ .. at Las Animas and the Area C9nservatlonist at Lamar who stated that the proposed Las An I mas Laca I Protect i on Project wou I d fit' in' ~l'll , with the progr:ams of the, So i I Conservat I on Serv ,i ce and tH, 'So i i' con~ servation Districts in the area and would benefit agriculture by , preventing ,flooding of farmlands. The State Conservationih alsosug- gested a few mi nor changes in the r<>port c!raft and offered further ass i stance upon request. The rev I 5 Ions have ,been made as suggested. c. Enqineerinq and Watershed Planninq Unit.- T~e,He~d, Engineering and Watershed Planning Unit, statl'd that hls,~omments on the draft of report had been coord I nated with those of the, Cci'lorado State Conservationist. a. Burl'au of Publ ic Roads.~ The Rl'gional Engineei-,'Reg'i,on Nin~, cOllllllElntl'd 'that the Colorado Dl'partrrent of Highways propo?l's to , replacl' thl' U.S. Highway 50 bridgl' which crossl'S the Arkal)sas Rivl'rat Las Animas, as a part of its regular construction program., Hl'alsci statl'd that thl' nl'W bridgl' wi I I providl' adl'quatl' watl'rway to pass thl' projl'ct design discharge of 140,000 c.f.s. Thl' Division Enginl'l'r for thl' State of Colorado expressed general interest in the drat~ of report butd i d 'not make specific comments. " b. Coast and Geodetic Survev.- ,Th,e District Office!:, Kansas City District, made no comment on the rl'Portdraft. 108. PUBLIC HEALTH SERV !CE,U.S. bE PARTME NT OF HEALTH"EDLCAT (ON AND WELFARE.- During preparation of this report, t,he Regional Firogram Director, Water Supply and Pollution Control, Dallas Regional Office, was requested to subm I t his V I ews as t9 whether th,e city se,wagelagoons would constitute a publ ic health hazard or otherwise detract from the aesthetic qual ities of the, fishing lakerequestec!by thl' city of Las Animas. He replied that the public health aspects of, fol:"ming the lake near the sewage lagoons had been reviewed with representatlVl'$ 'of their Denver Regional Office and with the Colorado Departrrent of ,Pub I ic Health. He stated furthl'r that thl' publ ic Hl'alth Sl'rvlcl' concurs with, the' reCQm- rrendations of ,the Director of thl' Eng Inl'ering 'and Sanitat'ion DivisiQn," Color~do Department of Public Health, regarding thl' provi'sion of cl'rtain safeguards, 'br ief 1'1 as follows; a. En large the sl'wage lagoons to conform with Statl' standar,dsj b. Contro I wel'd growth in and around the lag'oons, to ,d i scouragl' mosquito brl'edingj c. Enc losl' the sl'wage lagoons with a 6-foot high. cha i n link', fence to prl'vl'nt accl'SS by ch. i I dren attractl'd to watl'r,j and d. Post signs along the fencl'advislng thl' public of the fac i'l I ty and warn I ng aga i nst trespass i ng. 37 R 1/28/64