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<br />, .' <br />I <br /> <br />. <br />( <br />\_, <br /> <br />,''. <br /> <br />.1 <br /> <br />l""'~ n ' <br />I I .. t; <br /> <br />Review Comments by Dams Branch, <br />Division of Design, <br />Engineering and Research Center <br />on <br />Experts Reports on Review <br />of Certain Safety Aspects <br />, of the Feasibility Stage Design <br />of Proposed Na=ows Dam <br /> <br />The following reports have been reviewed: <br /> <br />1. Report on Review of Certain Safety Aspects of Feasibility Stage <br />, Design of Proposed -Narrows Dam, Colorado, ,by T. M. Leps <br /> <br />2. Report on Safety of Preliminary Design for Foundation and Earth <br />Embankment Proposed Na=ows Dam, South Platte River, Fort <br />Morgan, Colorado, by G. F. Sowers <br /> <br />3. Safety Review Feasibility Stage Design Proposed Narrows Dam, <br />Colorado, by H. A. Coombs <br /> <br />Chronological events of consultants' examination: <br /> <br />1. December 5,1977: USBR presentation to consultants <br /> <br />a. Data on Narrows given to consultants <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />b. Laboratory examination of materials samples <br /> <br />2. December 6, 1977: Site examination by consultants <br /> <br />3. December 7, 1977: Closure meeting with consultants, additional <br />data requested by consultants <br /> <br />4. January 10, 1978: Oral pr!!sentation by consultants to USBR and <br />state officials <br /> <br />s. January 16, 1978: Final written reports submitted by consultants <br /> <br />Comments on Final Written Reports: <br /> <br />1. Can a safe structure be built at the present Na=ows site? <br /> <br />All of the consultants agree that a safe dam can be built at the <br />Narrows site. Their comments are as follows: <br />