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<br />Mr. Corlett. Thank you, Colonel. I submit six copies of the blank
<br />form. There were two forms sent to us - one for a report on "Agricultural
<br />Lands" and the other for a report on "Other than Agricultural Lands". I
<br />will say that the total area reported on in these two questionnaires in the
<br />first two series was 24,882 aoros and the total amount flooded by themajor
<br />floods is 13.575 aores; the total present value of these lands reported on
<br />is $624,690.00 and the owners of these lands estimate they will be increased
<br />by proper flood protcotion to a value of.$1.l36.290.00. the increased value
<br />shown in the nmount of $511,600.00, based on the 13,575 acres. The average
<br />increased value per acre of this bottom land that would be subject to flood
<br />would be $37.00 per aore. In the entire area flooded, based on 90.000
<br />estimated acreage, there would be a $3.330,(!)00~OO increase in valuo. These
<br />questionnaires ino1ude speoific items of loss. These are not very complete
<br />and are less complete as you go baok over the years. For instance, in 1927
<br />they appear more oomp1ete than in 1904 when vre find actually reported damage
<br />of $3,200.00 in this area of 13,575 aores. In 1905 the reported damage was
<br />$13,735:00; in 1911, $42,&80.00; in 1921, $33,420.00 and in 1927,
<br />$46,570.00. These were years of major floods.' During the additional years,
<br />duringhigh water floods from melting snows. we find additional specifio
<br />items of $21,485..09, making a total of $161,4B0.^00. These questimmaires
<br />also show an annual average loss incident to the washing away of dams,
<br />headgates and irrigation'works of$3,G66.00 per year, or a total of
<br />$106.240.00. In addition we find specifio items of damage, incident to
<br />change of the river channel. of $23,065.00 making a total of $290,789.00 and
<br />as applied to the total flooded area there is shown a loss of $1.599.290.00.
<br />A further loss report for the 34 year period is $22.00 per acre in the
<br />flooded area, or an annual loss over the 90.000 acros in this period of
<br />$58,500.00.In taking these questionnaires we find that a number of people
<br />only reported on the last years. and we find further that a number have not
<br />reported on items under oertain headings, on which we feel they have suffered
<br />loss, but this analysis shows the aotual amounts which are shown by these
<br />statements. We feel sure your investigation. if you make one, might show
<br />more than that amount. Mr. Tipton's figures may vary these figures to some
<br />extent atter a further analysis - differenco in the estimated acreage and
<br />the actual acreage since these figures wero made.
<br />I have a statement prepared by Mr. Walter D. Carroll, who is Division
<br />Engineer, .The Water Administration in Colorado is built up, I would say.
<br />We have water districts of which there is a Water Engineer presiding; over
<br />a number of these water districts we have an Irrigation Division which is
<br />administered by a Division Engineer and over all of them we have a State
<br />Engineer presiding. Mr. Carroll is the Irrigation Division Engineer for
<br />Irrigation Division #3 of Colorado. which includes both water district #20
<br />in the Rio Grande area and #22 in the Conejos River area. (Statement
<br />attached and marked Exhibit 5.) We also have one from Mr. Carroll on the
<br />Conejos River area. (This statement was not turned in at the hearing.)
<br />Questiotl11uires on the Conejos River are similar to the questionnaires on the^
<br />Rio Grande. I would like to offer them in evidence and ask the same
<br />privilege as requested on tho Rio Grande, as Mr. Tipton expects to go over
<br />them thoroughly. We have made no preliminary analysis, but he will cover
<br />them in his repor.t.
<br />I would liko to call on Mr. Arthur Ridgeway, Chief Engineer of the Denver
<br />and Rio Grande Western Re.ilway Company.
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