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<br />e <br />l 0610 <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />River channel through the city, and in cohstructing concrete retaining <br />walls along the ehanrtel through the more congested urban area. An addi- <br />tional bank protection project, and repairs to flood damaged sections <br />were accomplished by the Wbrks Progress Administratioh in 1936 and 1938, <br />respectively. The floodway was seriously damaged by the flood of <br />APril 19h2, and although it was later repaired to a. certain extent by <br />the city, additional damages were experienced during the spring flood of <br />1949, and the August 1950 flood. At the request of the city, emergency <br />protection at the south abutment of the Animas Street bridge was pro- <br />vided by the Corps of Engineers during the summer of 1950. <br />63. There are other minor protective works along Purgatoire River. <br />They consist mostly of piling, Kellner jetties, dumped riprap, and other <br />minor works, which were installed by various transportation companies, <br />the city of Trinidad, and individuals, for the protection of public and <br />private property and bridge approaches. <br />6h. Corps of En_gin~projects. - There are no existing flood <br />control or naVigation improvements constructed by the Corps of Engineers <br />on the Purgatoire River or its tributaries. However, the city of <br />Trinidad has applied to the Federal Government, under Section 205 of the <br />Flood Control Act of 19h8, for emergency protection against floods which <br />originate on Pinon Canon, a small tributary located northwest of Trinidad. <br />The only outlet from the precipitous watershed is through a highly devel- <br />oped commercial and residential section of the city. This project would <br />be completely independent of any authorized or proposed projects for <br />Purgatoire River, since floods on Pinon Canon cause damage before they <br />enter Purgatoire River. <br />65. Authorized flood control pro.iect - Trinidad. - As mentioned <br />previously under "Authority, II a channel improvement project on Purgatoire <br />River through Trinidad has been authorized for construction. This proj- <br />ect would provide flood protection for urban developments in the flood <br /> <br />25 <br /> <br />, --)' <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />