Stream Bank Erosion on the Missouri River and Other Water Resources Problems in North Dakota: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Water Resources, Transportation, and Infrastructure of the Committee on Environment and Public Works, United States Senate, One Hundredth Congress, First Session, February 11, 1987--Bismarck, ND. |
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Page 89 - The use for navigation, in connection with the operation and maintenance of such works herein authorized for construction, of waters arising in States lying wholly or partly west of the ninety-eighth meridian shall be only such use as does not conflict with any beneficial consumptive use, present or future, in States lying wholly or partly west of the ninety-eighth meridian, of such waters for domestic, municipal, stock water, irrigation, mining, or industrial purposes.
Page 78 - Act shall be expended on the construction of any project until States, political subdivisions thereof, or other responsible local agencies have given assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of War that they will (a) provide without cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights-of-way necessary for the construction of the project...
Page 56 - The greatest tyranny has the smallest beginnings. From precedents overlooked, from remonstrances despised, from grievances treated with ridicule, from powerless men oppressed with impunity, and overbearing men tolerated with complacence, springs the tyrannical usage which generations of wise and good men may hereafter perceive and lament and resist in vain.
Page 78 - States all lands, easements, and rights-of-way necessary for the construction of the project, except as otherwise provided herein; (b) hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction works; (c) maintain and operate all the works after completion in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army...
Page 82 - When Mother Nature ran the Missouri, there was one period of high flow with corresponding high velocities and one period of bank saturation. Now in contrast to the fluctuation cycle imposed by Mother Nature upon the river once every 12 months, it is occurring several times each month or more often.
Page 78 - Such channel rectification works or other measures at or below the Muskingum River reservoirs as in the discretion of the Chief of Engineers and the Secretary of War may be found necessary to provide for the most efficient operation of those reservoirs, at an estimated cost of $2,200,000...
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Page 74 - ... being caused by the operations of the Garrison Dam. This is due primarily to two causes. First, the water is released from Garrison Dam in a silt free condition. This means that the water has a silt carrying capacity approximately 2%0 percent of the weight of the water itself.
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Page 77 - Commission and State engineer. I have held this position for almost 15 years; consequently. I am well acquainted with the Missouri River and its development. North Dakota has been most cooperative in the development of the Missouri River Basin project as envisioned in the Flood Control Act of 1944 and the O'Mahoney-Milliken amendment. Approximately...