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<br />including 40 ft. of sewer out- <br />fall sewer drain. The Soil <br />Conservation Service provided <br />assistance in the construction <br />of emergency stream bank <br />protection under the SCS <br />Emergency Watershed Program. <br />A new levee/stream bank <br />protection project now is in <br />place to protect the waste <br />water treatment plant against <br />future floodwaters. <br /> <br />Tri-Countv Water Conservation <br />District - A water line on <br />Delta County Road "B" bridge <br />over the Uncompahgre River near <br />the Town of Chipeta was <br />threatened by floodwaters. <br />Debris carried by floodwaters <br />collected against the water <br />line positioned on the upstream <br />side of the bridge. District <br />crews installed valves on both <br />sides of the crossing and <br />removed the line before damage <br />could occur. After the <br />floodwaters subsided, the <br />district installed the line on <br />the downstream side of the <br />bridge. FEMA paid for the <br />removal and installation of the <br />line at its original location, <br />however, District dollars paid <br />for the additional costs of <br />installation at the new <br />location. <br /> <br />Paonia - High flood flows along <br />the North Fork of the Gunnison <br />River caused a loss of erosion <br />control rip-rap at the location <br />of the Riverside Estates <br />subdivision. Two homes were <br />destroyed when bank erosion <br />washed away their foundations <br />(see Photo 3). Over 10,000 <br />cubic yards of material was <br />replaced along the banks. An <br />effort to relocate the <br />remaining homes failed due to <br />a lack of local support (see <br /> <br />Chapter 10 <br />Section) . <br /> <br />Mitigation <br /> <br /> <br />Photo 3. Riverside Estates <br />paonia. <br /> <br />An eight inch water line under <br />the river near the Highway 187 <br />bridge was washed away. The <br />replacement water line ,was <br />relocated to the downstream <br />underside of the bridge to <br />protect it against future <br />damage. High flows along <br />Minnesota Creek destroyed <br />portions of a sewer line <br />causing a sewage discharge into <br />the creek. The damaged sewer <br />line was replaced and relocated <br />away from the stream to <br />minimize future damage. At the <br />Third Street Bridge in town, <br />over 230 ft. of six inch water <br />line under the river was washed <br />away. An emergency water line <br />was installed to maintain <br />service to the town. The <br />replacement water line was <br />installed on the underside <br />downstream side of the bridge <br />and insulated to protect <br />against future damage. <br /> <br />7 <br />