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<br />vent this 'type of flood dll.m/l.ge. It is therefore requested t18t <br />o <br />0) specific a'ttention be pdQ. to this very d.&finite benefit of flood <br />l'V <br />f'':' con-trol :in any further studies of the Purf!Jlotoire River. <br /> <br />(5) In recent years, since origizlal otream banks bef!JloD to be dioturbed <br /> <br />!. <br /> <br />by i'lood 1'10V10, appro:d.l1llltely 4000 a(ll"8S of the most produetive <br />land in the basin baa been cOIllpletely and irreparably destroyed. <br /> <br />This t;ype of damage weighs parti"-llsrly heavily upon the oOlllllUIlity <br /> <br />since it reprssents 8 decrease in the produeing ~paeity of the <br /> <br />area. IlJ1d unlike the damage to buildings or improvlllllents, it oannol: <br /> <br />be replllCltd by any _ans. All pointed out above, flood control <br /> <br />(6) <br /> <br />would make it possible t:or indiv.iduals to prevent this damage. <br />In reviewing the est.imated d8magea from spfloifie floods and pet' <br />anJl\.lJl\ to irrii!JI-tion struetures and agriCtlltural int91"osts, the <br /> <br />j~ <br />I <br />1 · <br />,1 <br />j <br />',I <br />, <br />:j <br />:, <br />1 <br />.,'~ <br />J <br />:.~ <br />~(~ <br />~i <br />1'''; <br />::j <br />.- <br />~~. <br />'~:. <br />~.j <br />-;'1 <br />:.'{ <br /> <br />Picketwire River Watar Users Assooiation feel a -t18t the estimate <br /> <br />_y be too oonssrvative. It ie possible that a rest'udy of these <br /> <br />clama.ges. 1nelud1ng not only 'the cost of repe. iring stru Gturos but <br />the looses incident to the absolute inability to replaee certain <br />strutltures, _y indiC/J.te dII.tnlJ.geo which would provide additional <br /> <br />justifiOltion for flood control. <br />(7) In view of the facts presen'ted abovEl, the Pi<ti:e-twire '/;0.-t<>1' Us"rll <br /> <br />A8lIociation respectfully requests the Dis'trict Engineer to re- <br /> <br />view -the report on flood eontrol rOCOllllll9ndll:l:iona for the Purg;a- <br /> <br />:'.\ <br />~ ..~ <br /> <br />to1re River with e. view to including a type 01' flood o:mtrol whioh <br /> <br />would give relief to the 9.g-1e.1ltural interes-ts, as well as <br /> <br />provide the required protection -to the urban ..res.. <br /> <br />(Signa a) LLOYD T. WINGER, President <br />PIarerWIRE V/J'.TER US@S ASSOCIATION <br /> <br />(Organization of 27 ditohea te.king water fram. the Pur €;at 0 ire River f'llom <br />Sopris d/lms1te to Ali'ali'a.) <br /> <br />.:- . <br />