[Monthly Report on Impending Programs of Land Drainage and Water Storage; No.24, February 1, 1938] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov] MONTHLY REPORT ON IMPENDING PROGRAMS OF LAND DRAINAGE AND WATER STORAGE No. 24 February 1, 1938 NATIONAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE WATER RESOURCES COMMITTEE WASHINGTON, D. C. 15549 NATIONAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE Water Resources Committee MONTHLY REPORT ON INTENDING PROGRAMS OF LAND DRAINAGE AND WATER STORAGE Number 24 - February 1, 1938 CONTENTS Page I. Authorized programs of the Works Progress Administration 2-11 II, . Impending programs of Forest Service 12 15549 MONTHLY REPORT ON IMPENDING PROGRAMS OF LAND DRAINAGE AND WATER STORAGE. No. 24 * February 1938. The programs of work listed herein have been reported, to the National Resources Committee in accordance with the President’s memorandum of February 1, 1936. Listing of a program indicates that the program is receiving serious consideration by the sponsoring agency and may be undertaken within two years. It does not indicate that funds are available to begin work or that the sponsoring agency is committed to the program. Programs will be listed once only. Inquiries concerning the programs listed should be made directly to the field or Washington offices of the sponsoring agencies. The Federal and state agencies with which the respective programs have been checked are indicated by key letters as follows: A-Bureau of Agricultural Engineering B-Bureau of Biological Survey C-Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine D-Bureau of Fisheries E-Corps of Sngineers F-State Department of Health G-State Engineer H-State Fish and Game Commission I-U.S. Public Health Service J-Geological Survey K-Soil Conservation Service L-Bureau of Reclamation M-California Debris Commission N-Federal Power Commission O-State Department of Public Works P-State Department of Agriculture 15549 Z* Author!zed, programs of the Works Progress Administration This is a partial list of programs which have received Presidential approval^ and are being undertaken at the discretion of the state Works Progress administrators* It is probable that not more than one-quarter of all programs listed will reach the construction stage during the fiscal year 1937. The Washington office of WPA has no complete record of those projects which actually have been started. Inquiries concerning specific programs should be addressed to the Chief Engineer of the Works Progress Administration, Washington, who will secure the desired information from the appropriate state administrator. It has not been practicable to show the purpose of all programs, or the agencies with which they have been checked. The programs listed in this number include all malaria-control, wild life conservation, water conservation, flood-control, irrigation, hydroelectric and navigation programs authorized by the Works Progress Administration prior to January 1, 1938, and not included in previous reports. The greater number of malaria-control programs involve ditching operations, and most of the fish and game protection programs involve dam construction. 2 WRC - LD&WS #24 - February 1, 1938 15549 Alabama Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Information furnished by Works Progress Administration County Description of Program Purpose Sponsoring Agency Alabama Calhoun Straighten banks of Cane Creek near Anniston $4,600 Flood control U. S. Army Arkansas Benton Construction of fish rearing ponds near Centerton 20,615 Fish conservation Game and Fish Commission California Contra Costa Sacramento San Joaquin Drainage of swamps and ponds at Richmond 24,518 Fish hatchery improvement near Elk Grove 56,225 Reconstruct drainage system near Stockton 16,100 Mosquito eradication Fish conservation Land conservation City of Richmond Fish and Game Division Reclamation District 1614 Colorado Bent 31 Paso Improvement of drainage district near Las Animas 18,194 Enlarge channel at Colorado Springs 189,360 Land conservation Flood control Extension Drainage District City of Colorado Springs Connecticut Hartford New Haven it h State-wide Reservoir improvement at Hartford 37,377 Construction of riprap wall at Naugatuck 17,552 Erection of retaining wall at Ansonia 2,981 Improvement of drainage of swamps 695,656 Water storage Flood control Flood control Mosquito eradication City of Hartford Naugatuck Boro City of Ansonia State Agricultural Experiment Station WC - LD&WS #24 - February 1, 1938 15549 Florida Idaho Illinois Indiana County Description of Program Fumose Sponsoring A^©ncy * Florida Monroe Drain, clear, and spray low areas at Key West Mosquito eradi* $20,144 cation State Board of Health Idaho Ada Improvement of Sand Creek Land conser- at Boise 29,590 vation City of Boise ii Construction of rock wall banks at Boise 5,330 Flood control City of Boise Illinois Champaign Cleaning of ditches in Little Vermillion various townships 10,694 Flood control Drainage District Christian Improvement of ditches in Buckhard and Stonnington Union Drainage Townships 38,310 Flood control District 4 Clinton Improve channel of ditch extending from St. Clair Land conser- City of Boundary in Brookside vation Centralia Township 13,682 Gallatin Drainage improvement in Land conserva- Black Branch Drain- Equality Township 6,161 tion age District Jackson Improvement of ditches in Big Lake Drainage Big Lake Drainage District 10,800 Flood control District Madison Straighten channel near Land conserva- Madison County Collinsville 4,512 tion Highway Department Williamson Construction of earth levee in Southern Township 14,225 Flood control City of Herrin Indiana Greene Construction of low dams State Conservation county-wide 17,031 Water storage Department Johnson Levee improvement in White County Commis- River Township 8,200 Flood control sioners ii Construction of low dams — State Conservation county-wide 5,825 Water storage Department 4 WRC - LMWS #24 - February 1, 1938 15549 Indiana Kansas Kentucky Maryland. County Description of Program Purpose Sponsoring Agency Indiana - Continued Knox Lawrence Marion Monroe Construction of low dams -county-wide ' Pish hatchery improvement near Avoca Levee improvement in Perry Township Construction of low dams -county-wide $44,460 8,200 28,423 47,987 Water storage Fish conservation Flood control Water storage State Conservation Department State Conservation Department Flood Control Commissioners State Conservation Department Kansas Miami Osborne Completion of water supply lake at Osawatomie Construction of masonry dam near Downs 2,332 29,947 Water storage Water storage City of Osawatomie City of Downs Kentucky Boyle Clear channel of Clarks Run Creek at Danville 3,456 Mosquito eradication City of Danville Maryland Allegany h h Wicomico Improvement of islands at Cumberland Construction of masonry wall at Lonaconing Construction of masonry wall at Moscow Mills Grade and fill Cranberry Bog with material dredged from Wicomico Biver at Salisbury, and perform appurtenant work 16,072 7,078 3,633 7,528 Flood control Flood control Flood control Mosquito eradication Mayor and City Council Mayor and Council of Lonaconing County Commissioners Mayor and Council 5 15549 WHO - LD&WS #24 - February 1, 1938 Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Missouri County Description of Program Purpose Sponsoring Agency Massachusetts Berkshire Essex Franklin Watershed improvement at Dalton Water supply improvement at Haverhill Water supply improvement at Montague $6,188 4,582 19,734 Water Water Water storage storage storage Board of Water Commissioners Haverhill Water Board Water Commissioners Michigan Gogebic Mecosta Completion of reservoir near Ironwood Fish hatchery improvement near Paris 19,583 16,570 Water Fish । storage conservation City of Ironwood Department of Conservation Minnesota Becker Clay- Murray Pine Stearns Construction of fish ponds near Detroit Lakes 16,083 Construction of small dams -county-wide 18,394 Construction of small dams -county-wide 49,471 Dike improvement at Hinckley Bass Roaring Pond 1,352 Completion of dams at Eden Pearl Lake 6,574 Fish conservation Water storage Water storage Fish conservation Water storage Department of Conservation Department of Conservation Department of Conservation Department of Conservation Department of Conservation Missouri Cass Greone Reservoir improvement at Harrisonville 4,755 Straighten channel of Jordan Creek at Springfield 51,656 Water Flood storage control City of Harri sonville City of Springfield WRC - 1D&WS #24 - February 1, 1938 15549 Missouri Montana County Description of Program Purpose Sponsoring Agency Missouri - Continued Jackson Widen channel of Big Blue Department of River at Kansas City $418,795 Flood control Public Works Jasper Improvement of drainage ditch City of at Joplin 8,055 Flood control Joplin Linn Improve water supply at City of Brookfield 10,807 Water storage Brookfield Macon Completion of construction for water supply near New New Cambria Cambria 3,081 Water storage Town Board St. Louis Construction of storm chan- nel at University 61,353 Flood control University City Montana Carter Construction of dams - State Water Con- county-wide 57,726 Water storage servation Board Custer Construction of dams - State Water Con- county-wide 165,424 Water storage servation Board Dawson Construction of dams - State Water Con- county-wide 147,336 Water storage servation Board Fallon Construction of dams - State Water Con- county-wide 57,726 Water storage servation Board Fergus Construction of dams - State Water Con- county-wide 75,134 Water storage servation Board Flathead. Water supply improvement at City of Columbia Columbia Falls 12,116 Water storage Falls Garfield. Construction of dams - State Water Con- county-wide 115,453 Water storage servation Board Golden Valley Construction of dams - State Water Con- county-wide 57,726 Water storage servation Board Hill Construction of dams - State Water Con- county-wide 163,729 Water storage servation Board Musselshell Construction of dams - State Water Con- county-wide 165,424 Water storage servation Board Powder River Construction of dams - State Water Con- county-wide 57,726 Water storage servation Board Richland Construction of dams - State Water Con- county-wide 173,179 Water storage servation Board 7 WRC - LD&WS #24 - February 1, 1938 15549 Montana Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey County Description of Program Sponsoring Purpose Agency Montana - Continued Rosebud Silver Bow Wheatland Wibaux Construction of dams -county-wide Fish hatchery improvement at Maiden Rock Construction of dams -county-wide Construction of dams •* county-wide $57,726 5,953 57,726 57,726 State Water Con-Water storage servation Board Pish conser- Pish and Came vation Commission State Water Con- Water storage servation Board State Water Con-Water storage servation Board Nevada Washoe Drainage improvement near Reno 46,326 Flood control Washoe County New Hampshire Carroll Coos Hillsboro, Rockingham Installation of drain pipe at Conway 2,350 Pish hatchery improvement on Cold Brook Channel at Berlin 11,136 Watershed improvement, etc. at Lake Massabesic 167,069 Board of Flood control Selectmen Fish conser- U. S. Bureau vation of Fisheries Manchester Water storage Water Works New Jersey Bergen Cumberland Essex it Middlesex Drainage improvement at Paramus Construction of lake in Maurice River Township Ditching and diking salt water marshes at Newark Construction of walls, etc. at Orange Clean and re-grade Cedar Brook at South Plainfield 27,418 11,180 20,310 11,417 10,099 Mosquito eradi- County Board of cation Freeholders Mosquito eradi-Board of Insti-cation tutions Mosquito eradi-Essex County cation Mosquito Eradica- tion Commission Land conser- Department of vation Public Works Mosquito eradi-Middlesex County cation Mosquito Eradi- cation Commission 8 WC - LD&WS #24 ~ February 1» 1938 15549 New Mexico Nev; York North Carolina County Description of Program Fumose Sponsoring Agency Now Mexico Taos Valencia » Reservoir improvement near Talpa Improvement of Peralta-San Juan Drainage System near Isleta Improvement of Belen Drainage System near Isleta $8,424 36,186 36,186 Water storage Land conservation Land conservation Talpa Water Users Association Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District New York Chemung Chenango New York Onondaga Otsego Steuben tt Westchester Dike improvement at Elmira 9,367 Riprapping creek at Norwich 3,390 Drainage of swamps and ponds at New York 2,500,000 Improvement of fish hatchery by constructing earth ponds with concrete drain basins, concrete pools and tanks, laying pipes, landscaping, changing course of brook, etc,, and performing appurtenant work at Elbridge 30,412 Construction of stone riprap at Oneonta 3,161 Improvement of Browns Creek at Canisteo and Cameron 18,497 Improvement of watershed at Premont 13,844 Construction of retaining wall at Mamaroneck 27,520 Flood control City of Elmira Flood control City of Norwich Mosquito eradi- cation New York City Fish conser- vation Onondaga County Flood control City of Oneonta Flood control Steuben County Water storage Hornell City City of Flood control Mamaroneck North Carolina Chowan Construction of bass hatchery ponds and shad rearing ponds, enlarge earthen reservoir, install outlet boxes, water supply lines and drainage lines, etc. near Edenton 8,837 Fish conservation U. 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Bureau of Fisheries 9 TOC - LD&WS #24 - February 1, 1938 15549 Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania County Description of Program Purpose Sponsoring Agency Oklahoma Pittsburg Complete construction of dam at Krebs $4,930 Water storage City of Krebs Oregon Douglas Multnomah Straightening of Sutherlin Creek near Sutherlin Improvement of Johnson Creek at Portland 3,985 21,466 Flood Flood control control City of Sutherlin Multnomah County Pennsylvania Bedford Berks it Cambria ri Cumberland Elk ti Erie it Lycoming Reservoir improvement at Pleasantville Improvement of watersheds in Alsace and Lower Alsace Townships Improvement of watersheds in Cumru Township Construction of stone walls at Lorain Dredge channel of Little Paint Creek at Scalp Level Improvement of Mogestown Run in Silver Spring Township Improvement of Clarion River in Jones Township Water works improvement in Ridgway Township Reservoir improvement in North East Township Construction of culvert at Erie Improvement of Big Muncy and Little Muncy Creeks in Muncy Creek and Wolf Townships 12,613 126,101 66,502 16,560 17,098 18,111 11,318 14,820 154,094 131,326 54,570 Water storage Water storage Water storage Flood control Flood control Fish conservation Fish conservation Water storage Water storage Land conservation Flood control Pleasantville Boro Council City of Reading City of Reading Lorain Boro Scalp Level Boro State Board of Fish Commissioners State Board of Fish Commissioners Ridgway Boro Council North East Boro City of Erie Lycoming County Commissioners 10 15549 WRC - LD&WS #24 - February 1, 1938 Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Dakota Texas County Description of Program Purpos se Sponsoring Agency Pennsylvania - Continued. Monroe Northampton 1! Northumberland. Northumberland. Schuylkill n Improvement of Pocono Creek in Stroud Township $29,056 Widen channel of Hokendauqua Creek in Allen Township 25,561 Construction of stone wall in Allen Township 1,814 Improvement of river bank in Upper Augusta Township 61,841 Improvement of Shamokin Creek in Shamokin Boro and Coal Township 198,939 Reservoir improvement in Butler Township 13,314 Completion of reservoir in Tremont Township 11,127 Blood Blood Blood Blood Blood Water Water control control control control control storage storage Stroud Township Supervisors State Board of Bish Commissioners State Board of Bish Commissioners Town Supervisors Shamokin Boro Council Ashland Boro Council Pine Grove Boro Council Rhode Island Providence Reservoir improvement 71,121 Water storage City of Woonsocket South Dakota Day it Jackson Dam improvement near Andover 4,055 Water supply improvement at Webster 6,200 Construction of dams -county-wide 17,600 Water Water Water storage storage sto Day County City of Webster Jackson County Texas Denton Construction of fish hatchery at Lake Dallas near city of Denton, by lining ditches and aprons in ponds, sodding, excavating and shaping ditches, and performing appurtenant work 10.141 Bish conservation Texas Game, Bish and Oyster Commission 11 15549 WRC - LD&WS #24 - February 1, 1938 Texas Vermont Washington Wisconsin Sponsoring County Description of Program Purpose Agency Texas - Continued Jones Reservoir improvement near Abilene $13,544 Water storage City of Abilene Washington Improve city water works at Brenham, by constructing conduit, widening and opening channel of creek, constructing retaining wall, etc., to protect from flooding after excessive rains 4,648 Flood control City of Brenham Vermont Bennington Construction of fish rearing Fish conser- State Department pools at Bennington 1,496 vation of Conservation Franklin Improvement of reservoirs at City of Fairfax 17,227 Water storage St, Alhans Washington Clark Fish hatchery development near Vancouver 17,290 Fish conservation State Game Department King Water supply improvement near City of Palmer Junction 16,615 Water storage Tacoma Lewis Water supply improvement near City of Toledo 5,091 Water storage Toledo Pierce Water supply improvement near Tacoma City Puyallup 9,678 Water storage Water Division Skagit Diking system improvement near Mt. Vernon 33,452 Flood control Dike District 3 Wisconsin Adams Clark Improvement of small dams in storage Water tory Water Regula-Board Regula- Home and Leola at 7,810 Water Improvement of small dams Foster 7,810 Water storage tory Board Jackson Improvement of small dams at Water Regula- Komenshy 5,450 Wat er storage tory Board 12 WHO - LD&WS #24 - February 1, 1938 15549 Wisconsin County Description of Program Purpose Sponsoring Agency Wisconsin - Continued. Juneau Monroe Pepin Portage 1! Vernon Waukesha n Wood. Improvement of small dams at Armenia Improvement of small dams at Byron and Scott Improve Chippewa River bank at Durand Improvement of small dams at Plover, etc. Construction of cisterns at Junction City Fish hatchery improvement in Genoa Township Dam construction in Ottawa Township Improvement of small dams at Springwater Improvement of small dams at Remington, etc. $7,810 5,450 15,528 7,810 4,050 9,177 12,381 5,450 5,450 Water storage Water storage • Flood control Water storage Water storage Fish conservation Water storage Water storage Water storage Water Regulatory Board Water Regulatory Board City Council Water Regulatory Board Village Board U. S. Bureau of Fisheries County Park Commission Water Regulatory Board Water Regulatory Board 13 15547 WRC - LD&WS #24 - February 1, 1938 Oklahoma South Dakota II. Impending programs of other agencies County Description of Program Purpose Sponsoring Agency Oklahoma Le Flore Construction of dam 1,200 acre feet on Creek impounding Big Cedar Recreation, conservation, fish, wild life, and flood reduction Forest Service South Dakota Pennington Construction of dam impounding 12,000 acre-feet on Big Cedar Recreation, conservation, fish and wild life Forest Service 14