STREAM CHANNELIZATION (PART 6) HEARINGS BEFORE A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE us. Conguitouse .COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS NINETY-THIRD CONGRESS FIRST SESSION MARCH 22, 1973 Printed for the use of the Committee on Government Operations U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 94-075 0 WASHINGTON : 1973 KF21 6636 1971 Pt. 6 COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS CHET HOLÍFIELD, California, Chairman JACK BROOKS, Texas FRANK HORTON, New York L. H. FOUNTAIN, North Carolina JOHN N. ERLENBORN, Illinois ROBERT E. JONES, Alabama JOHN W. WYDLER, New York JOHN E. MOSS, California CLARENCE J. BROWN, Ohio DANTE B. FASCELL, Florida GUY VANDER JAGT, Michigan HENRY S. REUSS, Wisconsin GILBERT GUDE, Maryland TORBERT H. MACDONALD, Massachusetts PAUL N. MCCLOSKEY, JR., California WILLIAM S. MOORHEAD, Pennsylvania JOHN H. BUCHANAN, JR., Alabama WM. J. RANDALL, Missouri SAM STEIGER, Arizona BENJAMIN S. ROSENTHAL, New York GARRY BROWN, Michigan JIM WRIGHT, Texas CHARLES THONE, Nebraska FERNAND J. ST GERMAIN, Rhode Island RICHARD W. MALLARY, Vermont JOHN C. CULVER, Iowa STANFORD E. PARRIS, Virginia FLOYD V. HICKS, Washington RALPH S. REGULA, Ohio DON FUQUA, Florida ANDREW J. HINSHAW, California JOHN CONYERS. JR., Michigan ALAN STEELMAN, Texas BILL ALEXANDER, Arkansas JOEL PRITCHARD, Washington ROBERT P. HANRAHAN, Illinois HEBERT ROBACK, Staff Director J. P. CARLSON, Minority Counsel CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES SUBCOMMITTEE HENRY S. REUSS, Wisconsin, Chairman JOHN E. MOSS, California GUY VANDER JAGT, Michigan DANTE B. FASCELL, Florida GILBERT GUDE, Maryland FLOYD V. HICKS, Washington PAUL N. MCCLOSKEY, JR., California LEO J. RYAN, California ALAN STEELMAN, Texas L. H. FOUNTAIN. North Carolina JOEL PRITCHARD, Washington JACK BROOKS, Texas EX OFFICIO FRANK HORTON, New York DAVID H. BARIS, Legal Assistant FRANCES B. LEE, Assistant Clerk RUTH M. WALLICK, Clerk (II) v. badded M2/2 16 in 73 CONTENTS Page 1-388 389–1272 Hearings held on March 22, 1973_- Barlow, Thomas J., III, Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.-- 3348 Carter, William B., Jr., Pamlico-Tar Conservation Coalition, Wash- Clapper, Louis S., director of conservation, National Wildlife Federa- tion; accompanied by William L. Want, counsel, Resources Defense l'nit, National Wildlife Federation -- Franson, John L., central midwest representative, National Audubon Society; accompanied by Edward M. Brigham III, north midwest representative; and John Spinks, southwest representative---- 3312 Patrick, Dr. Ruth, chairman, Department of Limnology, Academy of Natural Sciences; accompanied by Dr. Robin Vannote, director of the Stroud Water Research Center, Academy of Natural Sciences; Jay Richardson, entomologist, Limnology Department, Academy of Natural Sciences; and Robert Grant, coordinator, river studies group, Department of Limnology, Academy of Natural Sciences. 3433 Rogers, Edward Lee, general counsel, Environmental Defense Fund.. 3335 Wilkinson, John M., Arthur D. Little, Inc.; accompanied by Harry Letters, statements, etc., submitted for the record by— Barlow, Thomas J. III, Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., Clapper, Louis S., director of conservation, National Wildlife Federa- tion: Prepared statement of National Wildlife Federation --- 3299-3306 Franson, John L., central midwest representative, National Audubon Society : Additional material relative to the hearings----- 3316-3335 Rogers, Edward Lee, general counsel, Environmental Defense Fund: Information regarding flood control benefits of a particular Corps Solicitor's opinion and a transmittal letter from the Acting Re- gional Director, Fish and Wildlife Service to the director of the Missouri Conservation Commission.. Reuss, Hon. Henry S., a Representative in Congress from the State of Wisconsin, and chairman, Conservation and Natural Resources Sub- committee : Sundry letters to Congressman Fountain from various Vannote, Dr. Robin, director, Stroud Water Research Center, Academy of Natural Sciences, statement... Want, William L., counsel, Resources Defense Unit, National Wildlife Federation : Sundry material relative to the hearings----- 3306 3312 Wilkinson, John M., Arthur D. Little, Inc. : Correspondence responding to questions raised during the hear- |