Stream Channelization: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives, Ninety-second Congress, First Session [-Ninety-third Congress, First Session], Part 3U.S. Government Printing Office, 1971 - 3288 pages |
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Page 1318
... Lower Colorado River . In addition to clearing of the banks , sections of the Lower Colorado River are being channelized by dredging . A dredged river with riprapped banks and cleared flood plain results in almost total fish and ...
... Lower Colorado River . In addition to clearing of the banks , sections of the Lower Colorado River are being channelized by dredging . A dredged river with riprapped banks and cleared flood plain results in almost total fish and ...
Page 1319
... lower the water table 3 feet behind the dike . This lower water table will accentuate the existing water seepage problem through the dike . It would appear that Topock Marsh and almost all the back waters in the gorge may be drained if ...
... lower the water table 3 feet behind the dike . This lower water table will accentuate the existing water seepage problem through the dike . It would appear that Topock Marsh and almost all the back waters in the gorge may be drained if ...
Page 1336
... lower reaches of the stream is considered to have serious adverse effect on the environment ( group 3 ) . In order to reduce the adverse environment impact grouping from group 3 to group 1 within the lower reaches , they offer the ...
... lower reaches of the stream is considered to have serious adverse effect on the environment ( group 3 ) . In order to reduce the adverse environment impact grouping from group 3 to group 1 within the lower reaches , they offer the ...
Page 1346
... lower delta counties have lost very substantial acreages of wetlands and bottomland hardwoods more recently following subsidized drainage and flood con- trol projects . The major portion of remaining forest game habitat and game ...
... lower delta counties have lost very substantial acreages of wetlands and bottomland hardwoods more recently following subsidized drainage and flood con- trol projects . The major portion of remaining forest game habitat and game ...
Page 1347
... lower Delta and during high runoff periods carries a large amount of silt laden with pesticides . Eagle Lake was designed by the Corps of Engineers to be a part of the Steele Bayou sump area in the now - completed lower segment of the ...
... lower Delta and during high runoff periods carries a large amount of silt laden with pesticides . Eagle Lake was designed by the Corps of Engineers to be a part of the Steele Bayou sump area in the now - completed lower segment of the ...
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acres of wet Alcovy River amendment areas Bayou benefits Chairman channel improvement channelization projects Colorado River Commission Congress Conservation and Natural construction Corps of Engineers County Soil Conservation Creek Watershed cropland D.C. DEAR damage downstream Drainage District effects environment environmental eral erosion Federal agencies Federal funds fish fish and wildlife Fisheries flood control flood plain Flood prevention Game and Fish Lake location of project losses Louisiana marshes ment moratorium Name and location name of waterway Natural Resources nelized number of acres Number of miles planning problems project include name PROJECTS INVOLVING CHANNELIZATION proposed Public Law 566 Purpose(s recreation result of project REUSS riprapped sediment Soil and Water Soil Conservation District Soil Conservation Service South Dakota sponsoring stream channelization swamps tion tributary Type and number Walsh County Water Conservation District water management waterfowl watershed projects West Virginia wet lands drained wetlands wildlife wildlife habitat wildlife resources wood ducks
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Page 2076 - Provided further, That no part of the funds appropriated by this act shall be used for the payment of any officer or employee of the Department of Agriculture who, as such officer or employee, or on behalf of the department or any division, commission, or bureau thereof, issues, or causes to be issued, any prediction, oral or written, or forecast...
Page 2101 - Mr. Chairman, I move to strike the requisite number of words. (Mr.
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Page 1977 - Water Resources Planning Act". STATEMENT OF POLICY SEC. 2. In order to meet the rapidly expanding demands for water throughout the Nation, it is hereby declared to be the policy of the Congress to encourage the conservation, development, and utilization of water and related land resources of the United States on a comprehensive and coordinated basis by the Federal Government, States, localities, and private enterprise with the cooperation of all affected Federal agencies, States, local governments,...
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Page 2075 - Mr. Chairman, I offer an amendment. The Clerk read as follows: "Amendment offered by Mr.