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<br />IR~L""ND, Sl/l.F'LETON, 01'1 '1' OR 60 HOLMES <br />P~()FE:.SSIONAL CORPORATION <br /> <br />021~ <br /> <br />Mr. Hnrris D. Sherman <br />January 26, 1976 <br />Page -11- <br /> <br />The facts are that the proposed route will take <br /> <br />250 acres. There should be no harm to sprinklers near the <br /> <br />right of way and damages will have to be paid for homes made <br /> <br />unlivable because they are near the right of way. <br /> <br />county roads in the area will not, for the most <br /> <br />part, be closed. <br /> <br />In fact, with the reservoir in place, <br /> <br />the roads that will be closed do not go any place except the <br /> <br />reservoir's edge. <br /> <br />B. Non-existent Flood Control Benefits. <br /> <br />Flood control and Bijou Creek have been discussed <br /> <br />above. ,The bulk of the 1973 and 1969 floods came from belo"1I <br /> <br />the Chatfield and Mt. Carbon reservoirs. The damage incurred by <br /> <br />those floods was real and resulted in losses to irrigation <br /> <br />structures alone of more than $261,000 in 1973 and more than <br /> <br />$358,000 in 1969. Of course, none of the figures used nbove <br /> <br />include damages to public structures, lost irrigation benefits, <br /> <br />or lost time and effort. Nor do they include the benefits <br /> <br />from storing the water and releasing it over a period of <br /> <br />'time, thus enhancing vlater rights t,hai; normally take \vaU,r <br /> <br />during the summer months. <br /> <br />Much has been said of Bijou floods. Thcey do <br /> <br />produce prodigous flm~s but they are shortlived. A Narrows <br /> <br />Reservoir that would leave the channel empty \~hen a nijoll <br />