Stream Channelization: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives, Ninety-second Congress, First Session [-Ninety-third Congress, First Session]. |
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Page 3292
... projects afforded relief through systems of adequate channels . The upper part of both watersheds , where the land is flatter and the problem most acute , lie mostly in Northampton County . “ Channeliza- tion " was the only way that ...
... projects afforded relief through systems of adequate channels . The upper part of both watersheds , where the land is flatter and the problem most acute , lie mostly in Northampton County . “ Channeliza- tion " was the only way that ...
Page 3300
... channelization projects , the public in general must pay the bill and suffer significant losses to important natural resources . These losses were discussed extensively in the 1971 channelization hearings before this subcommittee . Some ...
... channelization projects , the public in general must pay the bill and suffer significant losses to important natural resources . These losses were discussed extensively in the 1971 channelization hearings before this subcommittee . Some ...
Page 3301
... channelization projects are among the most destructive in the Nation because of their size and because they contain only token observ- ance of conservation laws and principles . Corps channelization of the Cache River in Arkansas ( 231 ...
... channelization projects are among the most destructive in the Nation because of their size and because they contain only token observ- ance of conservation laws and principles . Corps channelization of the Cache River in Arkansas ( 231 ...
Page 3302
... channelization - development . Even legitimate flood control projects , such as the upper Atchafalaya flood control project in Louisiana which guards New Orleans , become affected by this pressure and we see channelization and develop ...
... channelization - development . Even legitimate flood control projects , such as the upper Atchafalaya flood control project in Louisiana which guards New Orleans , become affected by this pressure and we see channelization and develop ...
Page 3304
... channelization as a result of the NEPA review process . Channelization goes on . When Mr. Grant testified before you on June 3 . 1971 , he stated that approved watershed projects call for 19.600 miles of channel improvement and just ...
... channelization as a result of the NEPA review process . Channelization goes on . When Mr. Grant testified before you on June 3 . 1971 , he stated that approved watershed projects call for 19.600 miles of channel improvement and just ...
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