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<br />Distriot, presiding') The heerl:og W6.B attended by 97 persous, including
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<br />representatives of various Federal agenciea, the States of Colorado and
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<br />Wyoming, and the county of. Moffat. and local residents and rancoo:'so This
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<br />hear1ng, wbich was held in oonnection with the preparation of a prellminar,y_
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<br />examination report on Colorado River above Lee Ferry, Ariz~t involved the
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<br />drainage area of Green River, including the Fortifioation Creek Basin.
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<br />45. Anoth.r publio h.aring wee held at Craig, Colo., on Augu.t 25.
<br />1946. by ~he D.partm.nt of the Arl~. with the di.triot .ngin..r, COrP. of
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<br />Engine.r., Lo. Angel.. Di.trict, pre.iding. Th. hearing wa. att.nd.d by
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<br />35 persona. The purpose of this hearl~ ~c~ to obtain data psrtlnent to
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<br />ths flood problem at Craig to supplement the data presented at the hear1ng
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<br />in 1936 an~ to pre..nt to local int.re.t. a tentative plan for flood co~
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<br />46. Improvem.nt. d..ir.d by local inter.st...-At tho publio h.aring.
<br />looal int.r..t. r.quest.d oonaid.ration of improvement. inCluding (i) dam.
<br />for flood control and wat.r cons.rvation, and (2) chann.l r.otifioation and
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<br />Reasons advanced in justlflcatlon.-_Representatlves of local
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<br />int.r..t. .tr....d the nec.s.ity of floo~oontrol work. on Jor~1fication
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<br />Oonssrvatlon of water at one of t4e reservoir sites upstream from the town
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<br />provid. .upplem.ntary wat.r for .xiBting irrigat.~ lands, and (3) provids a
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<br />reserve supply of ~ter for domestic use in the town of Craig.
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