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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... tion with a subsequent increase in streamflow . This theory resulted in broad - scale planning of new Federal water projects throughout the State . At the present time , every major river in Arizona has a vegeta- tion removal program in ...
... tion with a subsequent increase in streamflow . This theory resulted in broad - scale planning of new Federal water projects throughout the State . At the present time , every major river in Arizona has a vegeta- tion removal program in ...
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... tion of the Tennessee - Tombigbee Waterway at Mobile , Ala . , 100,000 people attended . This project , when completed in about 7 years , will extend 253 miles . It will connect the Tennessee River barge system - now heavily used - with ...
... tion of the Tennessee - Tombigbee Waterway at Mobile , Ala . , 100,000 people attended . This project , when completed in about 7 years , will extend 253 miles . It will connect the Tennessee River barge system - now heavily used - with ...
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... tion . Downstream channels were dug without the protection afforded by upstream retarding structures . As a result , flood crests increased some 2 feet above previous crests for floods of the same magnitude . At the point where the ...
... tion . Downstream channels were dug without the protection afforded by upstream retarding structures . As a result , flood crests increased some 2 feet above previous crests for floods of the same magnitude . At the point where the ...
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... tion Service and involved agencies is presently underway in Florida . The slides accompanying my presentation show areas before and after construc- tion . Environmental effects will be readily apparent . As recently as 1958 , Florida ...
... tion Service and involved agencies is presently underway in Florida . The slides accompanying my presentation show areas before and after construc- tion . Environmental effects will be readily apparent . As recently as 1958 , Florida ...
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... tion in Ohio . Ohio is characterized by large urban areas , intense and productive agriculture lands , and very scenic and beautiful woodlands . These are inter- meshed with streams and rivers in various stages of use . Ohio has a ...
... tion in Ohio . Ohio is characterized by large urban areas , intense and productive agriculture lands , and very scenic and beautiful woodlands . These are inter- meshed with streams and rivers in various stages of use . Ohio has a ...
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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.
Page 1469 - State, and for the control and prevention of soil erosion, and thereby to preserve natural resources, control floods, prevent impairment of dams and reservoirs, assist in maintaining the navigability of rivers and harbors, preserve wildlife, protect the tax base, protect public lands, and protect and promote the health, safety, and general welfare of the people of this state.
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,...
Page 1469 - It is hereby declared to be the policy of the legislature to provide for the conservation of the soil and soil resources of this State, and for the control and prevention of soil erosion...
Page 1543 - Federal actions significantly affecting the quality of the human environment, a detailed statement by the responsible official on: a) the environmental impact of the proposed action; b) any adverse environmental effects which cannot be avoided should the proposal be implemented; c) alternatives to the proposed action; d) the relationship between local short-term uses of man's environment and the maintenance and enhancement of long-term productivity; and e) any irreversible and irretrievable commitments...
Page 1599 - Commission will be best adapted to a comprehensive plan for improving or developing a waterway...
Page 2071 - Under a project agreement, the sponsoring local organization agrees to construct a segment of the project which may consist of a single structure or interrelated group of structures.
Page 1574 - That it is the policy of the Congress that the national forests are established and shall be administered for outdoor recreation, range, timber, watershed, and wildlife and fish purposes.
Page 2075 - Mr. Chairman, I offer an amendment. The Clerk read as follows: "Amendment offered by Mr.