Safety of Dams: Hearing, Ninety-second Congress, Second Session, on S. 3449 ... |
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acre-feet actual cost annual fee application appropriate Article August 14 bill Bureau of Reclamation certificate of approval Chairman Colorado CONGRESS THE LIBRARY construction or enlargement control structures Corps of Engineers dam and reservoir dam or reservoir Department of Water determine drainage basins enacted engineering competence estimated cost Federal agencies Federal dams Federal Government Federal Power Commission filed in duplicate flood further fee Hohokam HOLWAY impound water insure the safety LIBRARY OF CONGRESS LIBRARY RAR licensing and inspection maintenance MAUGHAN national program non-Federal dams officials operation owner percent plans and specifications problem program to insure proposed regulation repaired or altered reservoir or enlargement responsibility RESS safety laws safety of dams safety of water Section Senator Moss Soil Conservation Service statement storage and control storage or control supervision technical assistance U.S. Senate Water Code water impounded Water Resources Council water storage Wilderness Wilderness Act
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Page 51 - Act means any artificial barrier, including appurtenant works, which impounds or diverts water, and which (1) is twenty-five feet or more in height from the natural bed of the stream or watercourse measured at the downstream toe of the barrier, or from the lowest elevation of the outside limit of the barrier, if it is not across a stream channel or watercourse, to the maximum water storage elevation or (2) has an impounding capacity at maximum water storage elevation of fifty acre-feet or more.
Page 85 - Congress to secure for the American people of present and future generations the benefits of an enduring resource of wilderness.
Page 85 - In addition, such measures may be taken as may be necessary in the control of fire, insects, and diseases, subject to such conditions as the Secretary deems desirable.
Page 53 - Agency shall hold a hearing. Written notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be mailed, at least twenty days prior to the date set for the hearing, to the owner of the dam or reservoir. Any interested persons may appear at the hearing and present their views and objections to the proposed action.
Page 46 - The final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall either dismiss the action or proceeding or direct that a writ of mandamus or an injunction or both issue as prayed for in the petition or in such modified or other form as the court may determine will afford appropriate relief.
Page 57 - A failure to comply with the approval and approved plans and specifications shall render the approval subject to revocation by the Agency, if compliance is not made in accordance therewith after notice and order from the Agency as provided in this article. If compliance is not forthcoming in a reasonable time, the Agency may order...
Page 85 - Yet the crusade is in real danger of running off the tracks, much like its immediate predecessor, the so-called war on poverty. Paradoxically, the most fervent environmentalists may be among the chief wreckers. Many are confused about the cause of our crisis and the ways in which we might resolve it. They ignore the difficult decisions that must be made; they splinter the resources available for attacking environmental problems. Indeed, some of our leading crusaders seem almost perversely determined...
Page 45 - ... violation complained of, and praying for appropriate relief by way of mandamus or injunction. It shall thereupon be the duty of the court to specify...
Page 62 - Jurisdiction applies to any artificial barrier, herein called a "dam", including appurtenant works, which does or will impound or divert water, and which (a) is or will be 25 feet or more in height from the natural bed of the stream or watercourse measured at the downstream toe of the...
Page 48 - The application shall state the proposed time of commencement and of completion of remedial construction. 1109. The application shall give the name and address of applicant, shall adequately detail, with appropriate references to the existing dam or reservoir, the changes which it is proposed to effect, and shall be accompanied by maps and plans and specifications which shall be a part of the application and which shall be of such character and size and set forth such pertinent details and dimensions...