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b. ~llas-Fort Worth Study C:J ~~.') A conference, called to discuss some of the aspects of water needs and conservation in the State, primarily in the areas of Dallas and Fort Worth, was convened at Temple, Texas, February 2B, 1956. It ws attended by representatives of the principal Federal and Texas State agencies inter- ested in vater cont.rol and of Dallas and Fort Worth. Due to concern for their water supply, the two cities asked for evaluation of the effects of retardation structures and conservation measures on the streams supplying their reservoirs. Four watersheds were selected for study. ~ W '-0 G) (1) North Creek, draining into Bridgeport Lake, is one of those se- lected. Rain gages will be installed and a stream !'Jl.ging station located near the mouth. (2) Dry Elm Creek, tributary to Elm Fork above Lake Dallas on which seven flood-prevention structures are now in operation, three under con- struction, and one planned, was another selection. Rain gages will be in- stalled and at least one reservoir !'Jl.ging station placed so that water entering, leaving, and lost from the reservoir can be measured. A stream gaging station will be located at the mouth of Dry Elm Creek in an effort to evaluate changes and effects of land and water management. (3) Little Elm Creek, another of the U. S Geological Survey's se- lections, would show the comparison between treated and untreated water- sheds or "before" and "after" treatment. (4) Willow Creek above Benbrook Reservoir, a tributary of the Clear Fork, will give some indication on the recharge of Trinity sands and also give some comparison between treated and untreated va t.ersheda . The same studies will be conducted as on Dry Elm Creek. The program will be sponsored by the State Board of Water Engineers and financed by Dallas and Fort Worth matching funds with the U. S. Geo- logical Survey. Technical assistance probably will be provided by the Soil Conservation Service and the Corps of Engineers. The program out- lined is est:lJm.ted to cost $B9,000 and may be much more. A study con- tinuing at least ten years is anticipated. c. Trinity River Basin Brief Study At a meeting in Fort Worth on February 13 and 14, 1956, representa- tives of the Soil Conservation Service, the Agricultural Research Service, . the Weather Bureau and the U. S. Geological Survey agreed upon a short- term study in the Trinity River Watershed above Fort Worth of the effect of small reservoirs on water yields. The study is to require approximately six mOnths and will be based entirely on currently available data and the report may include suggestions re!'Jl.rding data needed in long-time study. Mr. R. G. Andrews, HydrauliC Engineer of the Soil Conservation Service at Fort Worth, estimates that the study will begin in May. C/I-IO