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<br />CIlAPTIlt III - FLOOD DAMAGE <br /> <br />6. GeIleral. - The spr1ua s_lt ruDDff of 1973 flooded qricultural <br />lands to deptha of 2 to 3 feet for varying p.riod. of up to 30 d.y.. <br />The co..unity of Pay.on. Ut.h. v.s p.rtially flooded vheD . ~ locat.d <br />upstr... of the town ruptur.d. The cODauniti.s of Cedar City. Eaterpri.., <br />Pil~re, K&Dosh. Panauitch. S.lina. and Vernal, Utah, and p.rt. of <br />Dolores, Duranao, lle~.., Our.y, Mallco., tico, and Tellurid. in Color.do <br />were eith.r p.rtially flood.d or thr..t.ned by hilh vat.r. The culinary <br />water supply and sewas. di.poaal .yst... of ..ny co.-ua1ti.. wer. d...sed <br />or thr.at.n.d. Inis.tioD beadsat.. AIld distribution .y.t_ throuahout <br />the area .uat.ined IIOder.t. to heavy d...S.s fro. high vat.r. .ro.ion <br />and dlt.tion. Th. foll_iDs tw.lv. counti.., .11 loc.ted in Colorado <br />within the boundary of the S.cr_nto D1atrict. wer. d.clar.d di...t.r <br />.1'...1 Archuleta. Delta. Dolores, Gunni.on. HiDsd.l., La Plat., Mineral. <br />Kontez_, Montros.. Our.y, S.n Juan, and San Miguel. Oth.r d"'l. .1'''. <br />includ.d San Juan County iD Mev Mexico .nd Beav.r, Garfield, Iron, Juab, <br />Kill.rd. Piut.. San Juan. San Pete. Sevier. Tooel., Uintah. Utah. .114 <br />W..atch CounUes in Ut.h. Flood d..... in the couati.. vhich wer. DOt <br />d.cl.r.d diu. tel' .r..s consi.ted of p.trol .ction, flood fightiDs and <br />mnor ~S. to road. .114 irrisation faciliti... The heavily dallaled <br />ar.aa viII ba di.cu..ed in the text thet follows. <br /> <br />7. Lo.s of lif.. - No los. of life was r.port.d .s . r..ult of flooding. <br /> <br />8. Plood d...a. .urv.y. - roll_iDl the r.c...ion of floodw.t.r., <br />S.cr...nto Di.trict per.onnel perfo~ . r.connaiaance-type field .urv.y <br />of flooded .1'." in order to det.mine the .ppro:dll8t. ext.nt of flood- <br />ing and flood d.....s su.t.ined in the subj.ct .1'... .. a r..ult of the <br />s_lt rUDOff. Th. fi.ld .urv.y involv.d int.rvi_ vith red.ral, <br />St.t., county .nd local public official. conc.ruing ar... and daaaS.. <br />within their juri.diction. U. S. Soil Con..rv.tion S.rvice per80_l <br />ware 88p.ci.lly helpful in identifying d"'l.d .1'''. and prOYidiDs <br />...i.t.nce in evaluating d.....s .nd th.ir illpact on the local .CODOII1. <br /> <br />9. Flood cI........ cl..a1fic.t1on. - For purpo.. of thi. r.port. flood <br />~e. war. cla..ifi.d accordiDs to a.ricultural, r..idential, co...r- <br />ci.l, indu.tri.l and utility. and public f.cility 10..... In ..naral. <br />agricultural 10.... includ. ~.. to crop., f.ra iIlprov_t., .nd <br />stored .upplies; d..truction of live.tock; ero.ion of l.nd; and d.position <br />of aand. aUt and d.br1a. blIidential 10.... includ. d..... to fouad.- <br />tiOlUl, floors, furni.hing.. lawn.. prdeD., .nd oth.r 1IIprov_nt.. <br />C~rcial 10.... iDclud. d..... to .tor. bu1ldiDga and 1nveotor1.., to <br />aervice e.t.bli.hments, and to oth.r co...rci.l structur... Indu.trial <br />and utility 10.... includ. d..... to ..nuf.cturing pl.nt., to ..nd .nd <br /> <br />6 <br />