FLOOD09977

• Designation Number: 12
• County: Statewide
• Basin: South Platte
• Title: Resolution - FPR 12 - Concerning the South Platte River Basin
• Date: 1/1/1971
• Designation Date: 1/1/1971
• Prepared By: CWCB
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Resolution

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COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION
102 Columbine Building
1845 Sherman Street
Denver, Colorado 80203

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WHEREAS, there is a continuing need in the South Platte
River basin of Colorado for protection against floods, the furnish-
ing of adequate water supplies, environmental enhancement and other
related items: and

WHEREAS~ the Corps of Engineers, united'States Army, has
been of invaluable assistance to the State of Colorado in partici-
pating in the planning and construction of projects which provide
for such needs:

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Colorado Water Con-
servation Board in regular meeting assembled in Denver, Colorado,
this 12th day of January, 1971, that the appropriate committees of
the United States Congress be urged to adopt the following resolution:

"RESOLVED BY THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC.WORKS OF THE UNITED
STATES SENATE (HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES) that the Board of Engineers
for Rivers and Harbors, created under Section 3 of the River and
Harbor Act, approved June 13, 1902, be and is hereby requested to
review the report of the Chief of Engineers on the South Platte
River and tributaries, Colorado, Wyoming, and Nebraska, published
as the House Document Numbered 669, Eightieth congress, Second
Session, and other pertinent reports in cooperation with the State of
Colorado and local governmental entities for the development, utili-
zation and conservation of water and related land reDources of the
South Platte River basin and to submit reports and recommendations
with respect to appropriate participation by the Department of Army
in carrying out such plans. Such plans that may be recommended to
Congress shall consider the needs for protection against flehds,
wise use of flood plain lands, regional water supply and waste
management facilities, general recreational facilities, enhance:nent
of water quality, enhancement and conservation of fish and wildlife,
measure,s. .for _ enYJ..r~nm~nt~l_eEl1a.l1~ell!.e.1l1:. _Cl!1.<::LOJ:.h.~L ~~ljlj:l';.(Lj.:t..emQ."; _
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and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secreta~y of the Board
is directed to send a certified copy of this resolution to each
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