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<br />,"- ./~- <br />- <br /> <br />G. <br /> <br />.,' ":~'. <br />.~>'.," <br /> <br />-o-'~---- <br />~) <br />'":l <br />... <br />N <br />-.l <br /> <br />DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY <br />Board o~ Engineers for Rivers and Harbors <br />_., ,,-r". Washington, D. C. <br />RECU'J :.y <br /> <br />- - -:--l .-,-;!":-;r--------- <br />5f~' Mf:;1 ! '~., <br />. " '0 'i"\ 3 ,. PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT ,.,' . ,..n:'u<, <br />r COt.. . ' .' "~\p..\{J - ~~( C'" ~ '~\ :. . <br /> <br />ARKA~A~~~~~~ AND TRIBUTARIES ABOVE JOHN MARTIN DAM, COLORADO)))) fi', <br /> <br />R/~ <br />_ (~.,_ / 'l :.._ " <br /> <br />~~1.9. <br />------ --2 g-Aprn-rg 71 <br />~Ok1. <br /> <br />,.', <br /> <br />r>.' <br /> <br />The Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors has considered the interim <br /> <br />report of the District Engineer, U. So Army Engineer District, Albuquerque, <br /> <br />New Mexico, and the Division Engineer, U. S. Army Engineer Division, <br /> <br />':"". <br /> <br />Southwestern, Dallas, Texas, concerning evaluation of water and related land <br /> <br />resources, problems, and needs of the Arkansas River subbasin above John <br /> <br />....-. <br /> <br />Martin Dam, .Colorado. <br /> <br />:\~.: <br /> <br />With regard to the Arkansas River Channelization Project - Pueblo to the <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />Las Animas Consolidated Diversion Dam, the Board carefully considered'the <br /> <br />views expressed at public hearings on the recommended improvements as well <br /> <br />as views expressed in communications to the Board. Special attention was <br /> <br />given to the concern expressed as to the potential environmental impact of the <br /> <br />proposed Arkansas River channelization project. The Board noted that the <br /> <br />reporting officers also expressed concern about this aspect of the plan and <br /> <br />,-,. <br /> <br />indicated that the studies were not of sufficient detail to determine all effects <br /> <br />/:':}:,:->'" <br />..':-:.~:, . <br /> <br />of channelization on the natural biota of the region as it interfaces with man's <br /> <br />activities, and that further investigation is needed to define more explicitly <br /> <br />these effects 0 The Division Engineer therefore recommended that, subsequent <br /> <br />to authorization and prior to detailed design and construction, a report be <br /> <br />submitted to Congress dealing fully with environmental effects of,the channel- <br /> <br />," <br /> <br />Iz~E()~ project and ~ny_'lJterE-atives_ thereto, ~c:l~d~rl'L1:~e_v!e~s of_Iecl~~ _____:, _ <br /> <br />.( /. <br /> <br />State, and local interests concerned 0 <br /> <br />'., .'-, <br />