[Monthly Report on Impending Programs of Land Drainage and Water Storage; No.26, April 1, 1938] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov] MONTHLY REPORT ON IMPENDING PROGRAMS OF LAND DRAINAGE AND WATER STORAGE No. 26 April 1, 1938 NATIONAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE WATER RESOURCES COMMITTEE WASHINGTON, D. C. 19958 NATIONAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE Water Resources Committee MONTHLY REPORT ON IMPENDING PROGRAMS OF LAND DRAINAGE AND WATER STORAGE Number 26 - April 1, 1938 ******** CONTENTS Page I. Authorized programs of the Works Progress Administration 2-9 19958 MONTHLY REPORT ON IMPENDING PROGRAMS OF LAND DRAINAGE AND WATER STORAGE. No. 26 - April 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 bo 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 S-Corps of Engineers F-State Department of Health G-State Engineer H-State Fish and Game Commission I-U.S. Public Health Service J-U.S. 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 19958 I. Authorized, programs of the Works Progress Ad-ministration. 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 1938. 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 March 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. TOC - LD&WS #26 - April 1, 1938 Arizona California Coloralo Florida Illinois Information furnished by Works Progress Administration County Description of Program Sponsoring Purpose Agency Arizona Cochise Improvement of drainage channels in city of Bisbee i £38,178 Flood control City of Bisbee California Sacramento Shasta Right-of-way clearing for levee along Sacramento River near New Sacramento Clearing of creeks and streams -county-wide 8,294 36,341 Flood control Flood control State Reclamation Board Shasta County Colorado Huerfano Improvement of domestic water supply for city of Walsenburg 16,888 Water storage City Council Florida Hillsborough Pinellas Seminole Ditch wet weather ponds and salt marshes for the elimination of mosquito breeding areas -county-wide Construction of ditches -county*wide Ditch construction along Six Mile Creek near Sanford 90,611 16,091 9,496 Mosquito eradication Mosquito eradication Flood control State Board of Health State Board of Health County Commissioners Illinois Fayette Kankakee Improve land along rivers, and improve levees in Sefton, Vandalia, and Kaskaskia Townships on property of Vandalia Levee and Drainage District Completion of construction of ditches in Bourbonnais Township 18,579 56,410 Flood control and land conservation Flood control Vandalia Levee and Drainage District Bourbonnais Township g WC - LD&WS #26 - April 1, 1938 Indiana Iowa Louisiana Maryland Massachusetts County Description of Program Purpose Sponsoring Agency Indiana Dearborn Fayette Orange Levee improvement at Lawrenceburg $7,991 Improvement of channel of Whitewater River near Con- nersville 11,752 Construction of law dams -county-wide 11,615 Flood control Flood control Water storage City of Lawrenceburg State Highway Commission State Department of Conservation Iowa Scott Improvement of bank along Mississippi River front at Davenport, from municipal stadium to Crescent Bridge 9,387 Flood control Davenport Levee Improvement Commission Louisiana J efferson, Plaquemines Construction of canals and i ditches 55,587 Jefferson Plaquemines Drainage Land conservation District Maryland Frederick Improve State Fish Hatchery at Lewiston, by.building ponds, constructing drains, landscaping, excavating, filling, riprapping, erecting bulkheads, and performing appurtenant work 25,225 State Conserva- Fish conservation tion Commission Massachusetts Hampden Norfolk Plymouth Improve Montgomery watershed at Westfield 32,296 Improve watershed around Great Pond Reservoir at Braintree 36,685 Improve watershed in Rochester, Lakeville, and Middleboro 62,338 Water storage Water storage Water storage Mayor and Board of Public Works Water Department Mayor of New Bedford 4 TOC - LD&WS #26 - April 1, 1938 Michigan. Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana County Description of Program Purpose Sponsoring Agency Michigan Ingham Jackson Oakland. Drainage improvement - county-wide $155,580 Improvement of Grand River at Jackson 32,660 Improvement of State Dish Hatchery near Drayton Plains, by riprapping upper and lower river channels, sodding and seeding dikes, grading pond bottoms, etc. 43,448 Land conservation Flood control Fish conservation Ingham County Iham-age Commission City of Jackson Department of Conservation . Minnesota Dodge Steele Traverse Construction of small dams -county-wide 40,833 Construction of small dams -county-wide 19,401 Construction of small dams -county-wide 40,838 Water storage Water storage Water storage Department of Conservation Department of Conservation Department of Conservation Mi s s i s sippi Lauderdale Reservoir improvement near Meridian 14,186 Water storage City of Meridian Missouri Clay Jackson Construction of small dams -county-wide 10,536 Construction of small dams -_ county-wide 13,301 Water storage Water storage County Court County Court Montana Custer Daniels Construction of dam in Sunday Creek near Miles City 14,197 Construction of dams - countywide 172,620 Water storage Water storage State Water Conservation Board State Water Conservation Board- 5 WC - LD&WS #26 - April 1, 1938 Montana Nebraska New Hampshire New Jersey County Description of Program Purpose Sponsoring Agency Montana - Continued. . Petroleum Valley Yellowstone Construction of dams -county-wide $29»628 Construction of dams -county-wide 83,162 Improvement of Carroll Drainage District near Billings 25,236 Water Storage Water storage Land conservation State Water Conservation Board State Water Conservation Board Carroll Drainage District Nebraska Madison Madison Construction of dikes on north fork of Elkhorn River 6,555 Reservoir construction -county-wide 25,082 Blood control Water storage Norfolk Drainage Board County Commissioners New Hampshire . Grafton Ro ckingham I! Change course of Pollord Brook to Pemigewasett River at Lincoln 1,706 Construction of ponds and wells at Plaistow 6,788 Construction of new fire wells at Seabrook 6,412 Land conservation Water storage Water storage Board of Selectmen Board of Selectmen Board of Sele ctmen New Jersey . Bergen Essex it it Morris Drainage of swamps and ponds -county-wide 153,409 Drainage improvement in Port Newark area 264,608 Construction of culvert in East Branch of Rahway River 5,512 Construction of aqueduct at Newark 232,757 Water storage development in Kinnelon Boro, by excavating, construction of culverts, riprap, core wall, spillway, chlorinator house, installing valves and sluices, and performing appurtenant work 86,428 Mo s qui to eradi-cation Land conservation Blood control Water storage Water storage County Commissioners Department of Parks Department of Public Works Department of Public Affairs Mayor and City Council 6 WRC - LD&WS #26 - April 1, 1938 New Mexico New York North Carolina Ohio Oklahoma County Description of Program Purpose Sponsoring Agency New Mexico Chaves Construction of dam at confluence of Penasco and Cuevo Rivers near Hope $178,858 Flood control Hope Water Users Association New York Broome Chautauqua Erie Essex Madison Tompkins Channel construction in Chamberlain Creeh^Jat Binghamton 6,136 Water supply improvement at Hanover 8,305 Improvement of Clear Creek from Cattaraugus Creek near Lawtons 64,653 Improvement of reservoir at Mt. Whitney near Elba 5,089 Improvement of Higinbothan Brook at Oneida 2,252 Improvement of Trumansburg Creek at Trumansburg 15.855 Land conservation Water storage Land conservation Water storage Land conservation Land conservation City of Binghamton Village of Silver Creek State Department of Social Welfare Lake Placid City of Oneida Village of Trumansburg North Carolina _ Yancey Reservoir construction at Burnsvi11e 14,497 Water storage City of Burnsville Ohio . .... __ . Cuyahoga Portage Construction of reservoirs at Gates Mills 20,764 Completion of Magadore dam in Brimfield and Suffield Townships 247,260 Water storage Water storage City of Gates Mills City of Akron Oklahoma Commanche Tulsa Completion of Lake Lawtonka dam at Medicine Park 233,330 Repair supply pipes from Mohawk Reservoir near Tulsa 145,386 Water storage Water storage City of Lawton City of Tulsa 7 WRC - L2&WS #26 - April 1, 1938 Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island Texas Utah County Description of Program Purpose Sponsoring Agency Oregon Marion Multnomah Tillamook Drainage of swamps along Mill Creek at Salem $2,360 Drainage improvement near Portland 85,227 Construction of box outlet at Lake Lytle 1,425 Mosquito eradication Land conservation Flood control City of Salem Peninsula Drainage District County Court Pennsylvania Bucks Monroe Improvement of Perkiomon Creek and Branch Creek at Perkasie 39,434 Widen channels along Pocono Creek at Stroudsburg 13,903 Flood control Flood control Perkasie Boro Borough Council Rhode Island Washington Straighten channel and fill adjacent swamp lands on Saugatucket River and Peacedale and Wakefield Mill ponds at South Kingstown 88,272 Mo s qui t o eradication City of South Kingstown Texas Blanco, Burnet, Travis Coleman Eastland Clear proposed Marshall Eord Lake Basin 109,859 Construction of dam on Grape Creek near Talpa 16,226 Improvement of dam at Lake Eastland 6,978 Water storage Water storage Water storage Colorado River Authority Central Colorado River Authority City of Eastland Utah Morgan Development of fish hatchery at Milton by constructing spawning and rearing ponds, widening and improving stream and channel, etc. 17,487 Fish conservation State Fish and Game Conservation Department 8 WG - LD&WS #26 - April 1, 1938 Utah Washington. West Virginia Wyoming County Description of Program Purpose Sponsoring Agency Utah - Continued Salt Lake Development of additional rearing ponds and stone dam checks, construction of diversion ditch, etc., for fish hatchery $4,938 Pish conservation State Pish and Game Conservation Department Washington Grays Harbor Improvement of Quinault, Humptulips, Wynoche and Satsop Rivers and Cloquallum Creek -county-wide 13,418 Plood control County Commissioners West Virginia Marion Clean channel and banks of Buffalo Creek at Mannington 15,968 Plood control City of Mannington Wyoming Woston Construction of fish rearing ponds - county-wide 11,402 Pish conservation Weston County 9