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f, '< Later attempts will be made above the City of Greeley on the Cache La Poudre River as soon as proper planning and equipment are available. In this present attempt, as well as any future plans, atraightening of channels and sizing will be undertaken only where feasible and necessary. It is recognized by all concerned that the long range planning as out- lined by the Corps of Engineers is very necessary and vital to the area, and our attempts would be more of a stop-gap measure. However, with proper guidance and control the plans as outlined will serve until such time as the total plans as proposed by the Corps of Engineers are undertaken. , " t Of number one importance in Weld County would be the Platte River. The river bed itself has been allowed to deteriorate to such an extent that in places it is only 30% effective. What we would propose to do on the I . ' Platte is to first clean' the channe 1 and remove a 11 the dead trees, sand- bars, and the myriad of other objects within its banks. Then an interim system of dikes and levees, pr repair of those already existing, with proper protection would ge installed particularly in the area between the Weld-Adams County Line and the convergence with the St. Vrain River as has been previously proposed by the Corps of Engineers. ~ . , , As soon ~s this ha~beeh completed, a,yearly maintenance program would be instituted. This phase would;be the key to t~e total programs success, as any program without it would be foolhardy. Similar programs orl Boulder Creek, St; Vrain, Big Thompson, Cache La Poudre Rivers, and perhaps even some of the smaller tributaries would be undertaken and encompassed into the over all maintenance program. If this program is instituted i~ is hot inconceivable that the maintenance program would be year round with the major portions being done in the winter months during low water. Such a program as this is necessary, in fact almost ~ital to the growth and future economy in Weld County. Records showing damagEls and costs ar~ included In this report to illustrate this point. Water records, as nec. essary, are included to help support the the need. Coordination! I" ,. I: It is linderstood that no program should be undertj' ket, wit~out regafd for proper d~sign, legal, i1nd other compl icatiolls invo lied; Due regard will be given to the efforts being made by tHe other counties involved so that excessive meas~res in Weld County's regard will ndadversely affect any other county involved. Damages: Weld County in 1965 suffered county-wide damages. These will be broken down in catagories for purposes of illustration. Many of these figures come from the Colorado State Disaster Coordinator and the Geological Survey Water Supply Paper 1850-B.