The benefit-to-cost ratio of this project is 1.14 to 1.

The second of the two projects considered in the Columbia River local protection projects is the Teton River project. This is a project which has had $15,000 appropriated to date for planning. A total of $15,000 would be applied in fiscal year 1955.

Now, in addition, the authorization for these local protection projects carried the provision that we would investigate each in detail and determine whether or not each individually had a favorable benefit-to-cost ratio. We do that before we conduct any detailed planning on any particular project.

35,000 of the $75,000 carried on your justification sheet will be used for further preliminary investigation of projects, to insure that they have a favorable benefit-to-cost ratio and, therefore, that they justify further detailed planning by the corps.

Senator ELLENDER. You mean on their own?

Colonel STARBIRD. On their own.

Senator ELLENDER. Has that not been done before they were authorized?

Colonel STARBIRD. In this particular case, sir; the authorizing document, I understand, lumped several projects.

Senator DwORSHAK. All in the Columbia River Basin?

Colonel STARBIRD. All in the Columbia River Basin.

Senator ELLENDER. I wonder if you could put in the record at this point all of the projects that have been authorized under this item of which you are now talking. You say you selected two.

(The information referred to follows:)

The 1950 Flood Control Act authorized local flood protection work at 35 localities on the Columbia River subject to the condition that prior to initiation of construction, the work at each individual location be found economically justified, and subject also to the condition that the total cost of these projects be limited to $15 million. The 35 localities are as follows:

Randle, Wash.

Lower Cowlitz River, Wash

Colonel STARBIRD. We have carried on detailed study on these two; yes, sir.

Senator ELLENDER. How many more are in contemplation? Colonel STARBIRD. There were approximately 35 different localities authorized for investigation and for construction, but there was the

date toward the planning of that project. $50,000 are recommended for fiscal year 1955, which will initiate the field investigation and work on the definite project report. The benefit to cost ratio of this project is 1.39 to 1, sir.

Senator ELLENDER. Is that built to assist other projects, or is that the benefit to cost ratio of that project alone?

Colonel STARBIRD. That is a benefit-to-cost ratio for this project, sir.

Senator ELLENDER. Is it strictly for flood control?

Colonel STARBIRD. This is a reservoir strictly for flood control. However, if at some future time the equivalent flood control is given in upstream reservoirs by the other projects, then some interchange of storage might be made in the interest of irrigation.

Senator ELLENDER. Is there any local contribution?

Colonel STARBIRD. There is no local contribution on this, sir. It is a reservoir project.

HARTFORD (FOLLY BROOK SECTION), CONN.

Colonel STARBIRD. The next project is a small addition to an already completed project. It is the Folly Brook dike and pressure conduit project in Hartford, Conn. It is a very small project.

It has, collectively with the works already installed, a benefit-to-cost ratio of 5.6 to 1. We have had no planning funds appropriated to date. The recommendation for fiscal year 1955 is $25,000 which will bring the project to construction status.

Senator HAYDEN. Is this a creek that runs into the Connecticut River at that point?

Colonel STARBIRD. That is correct, sir. It is a creek that runs in at the extreme flank of the existing project. It floods behind the existing project. Therefore, this new additional project is one to protect the flank by adding a small section of levees and by installing a pressure conduit to carry the water through the levee and into the river.

Senator HAYDEN. The water really comes out of the Connecticut River, not from Folly Brook?

Colonel STARBIRD. No, sir, it comes from Folly Brook primarily, but there is some backwater, as you mentioned, from the river, and there will be a short section of levees to protect against that back

water.

COLUMBIA RIVER LOCAL PROTECTION, IDAHO, WASHINGTON, WYOMING, UTAH, NEVADA, AND MONTANA

Colonel STARBIRD. The next two projects, the Portneuf and Teton River projects, are carried on your justification sheet under the name Columbia River local protection projects.

The authorization originally was for several projects, and the corps is pulling those several projects out and conducting studies on those independently.

The first of the projects, the Portneuf project, is one which had had appropriated to date $20,000 in planning money. $25,000 more of the $75,000 carried in your justification sheet would be put on the Portneuf project in fiscal year 1955. This would bring the Portneuf project, which, incidentally, is a project which carries the water through Pocatello, Idaho, to a construction readiness stage.

te terjedrecost ratio of this project is 1.14 to 1.

The son of the two projects considered in the Columbia River PAL DE RADVe projects is the Teton River project. This is a project ▼ion as mis appropriated to date for planning. A total of NOVA be applied in fiscal year 1955.

Now, in pointed the authorization for these local protection projthe provision that we would investigate each in detail genterne whether or not each individually had a favorable We do that before we conduct any detailed ze any particular project.

the ST carried on your justification sheet will be used peminary investigation of projects, to insure that they benefit-to-cost ratio and, therefore, that they justify planning by the corps.

ELLENDER. You mean on their own?

STARRED. On their own.

ELLENDER. Has that not been done before they were

ELD. In this particular case, sir; the authorizing docuersta: d, lumped several projects.

State DwaSHAK. All in the Columbia River Basin!

RED. All in the Columbia River Basin.

SELLENDER. I wonder if you could put in the record at this portal of the projects that have been authorized under this item of are now talking. You say you selected two,

The information referred to follows:)

1960 Food Control Act authorized local flood protection work at 35 locali---bca River subject to the condition that prior to initiation of consrk at each individual location be found economically justified, to the condition that the total cost of these projects be limited The 35 localities are as follows:

Colonel STARBIRD. We have carried on detailed study on these two;

Senator ELLENDER. How many more are in contemplation?

Colonel STARBIRD. There were approximately 35 different localities authorized for investigation and for construction, but there was the

date toward the planning of tha for fiscal year 1955, which will init on the definite project report. The is 1.39 to 1, sir.

Senator ELLENDER. Is that built. the benefit to cost ratio of that proje Colonel STARBIRD. That is a benef.

sir.

Senator ELLENDER. Is it strictly for

Colonel STARBIRD. This is a reservo However, if at some future time the equ in upstream reservoirs by the other pro, of storage might be made in the interest c Senator ELLENDER. Is there any local co Colonel STARBIRD. There is no local con is a reservoir project.

HARTFORD (FOLLY BROOK SECTIO Colonel STARBIRD. The next project is a smal completed project. It is the Folly Brook dike project in Hartford, Conn. It is a very small p

It has, collectively with the works already insta ratio of 5.6 to 1. We have had no planning fui date. The recommendation for fiscal year 1955 is bring the project to construction status.

Senator HAYDEN. Is this a creek that runs int River at that point?

Colonel STARBIRD. That is correct, sir. It is a cree the extreme flank of the existing project. It floods beh project. Therefore, this new additional project is one flank by adding a small section of levees and by install. conduit to carry the water through the levee and into t Senator HAYDEN. The water really comes out of the River, not from Folly Brook?

Cons. The entire i

Colonel STARBIRD. No, sir, it comes from Folly Brook but there is some backwater, as you mentioned, from the there will be a short section of levees to protect against t

water.

COLUMBIA RIVER LOCAL PROTECTION, IDAHO, WASHINGTON,

UTAH, NEVADA, AND MONTANA

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present for local protect In the case of the Teton plus an anual $6,600 for

Colonel STARBIRD. The next two projects, the Portneuf and River projects, are carried on your justification sheet under the Columbia River local protection projects.

In the case of the P interests is $338,000 fo maintenance and oper Senator DwORSHAK Colonel STARRIRD $1,186,000,

The authorization originally was for several projects, and the co is pulling those several projects out and conducting studies on the independently.

Senator ELLENT for the projects y the others here.

The first of the projects, the Portneuf project, is one which had ha appropriated to date $20,000 in planning money. $25,000 more of the $75,000 carried in your justification sheet would be put on the Portneuf project in fiscal year 1955. This would bring the Portneuf project, which, incidentally, is a project which carries the water through Pocatello, Idaho, to a construction readiness stage.

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