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Colonel
C o l o n e l William
W i l l i a m J.
J . Talbott
Talbott
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l f r e d J.
Alfred
J . Jones
Jones
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Bert
B e r t J.
J . Olin
Olin
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Alan
Alan D.
D. Anderson
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6
Dr.
Dr. Matthew Cruber
Gruber
7
7
Walter
W a l t e r D.
D , Jaspers
Jaspers
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Rollie
Rollie F.
F. Rousseau
Rousseau
9
9
Roy
Roy E. Sams
Sans
9
9
Ralph
RaLph H. Imler
Inler
11
11
Sid Knox
Sid
14
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Thomas M. Lashbaugh
Thomas
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15
Edward C.
Dahl
G. Dahl
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Claus
C
l a u s Christiansen
Christiansen
166
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Ralph Macomber
Macomber
Ralph
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Matt Spellman
I'latt
Spel.l"man
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Thor Linden
Thor
Linden
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otegon
Newport, Oregon
Toledo,
Oregon
Toledor 0regon
Newport,
0regon
Newport, Oregon
Oregon
Portland,
Portland, Oregon
Newport,
Oregon
Newport, Oregon
Toledo,
Oregon
Toledo, Oregon
Corvallis,
Oregon
Oregon
Corvallis,
Toledo,
Oregon
0regon
Toledo,
Toledo,
Oregon
Toledo, Oregon
Toledo,
Oregon
Toledor Oregon
Toledo,
Oregon
Toledo, Oregon
Newport,
Newport, Oregon
Toledo,
Toledo, Oregon
Harlan,
Oregon
Hartan, Oregon
Harlan,
Oregon
I{arlan, Oregon
Toledo,
Oregon
Toledo, Oregon
Newport,
Oregon
Newport, Oregon
Corvallis, Oregon
Corvallis,
Portland,
Portland, Oregon
Salem, Oregon
Oregon
Toledo,
0regon
Toledo, Oregon
Toledo,
Toledo, Oregon
Toledo,
Toledo, Oregon
Seal Rock,
Rock, Oregon
Oregon
Seal
Newport, Oregon
Newport,
Newport,
Newport, Oregon
Toledo,
Oregon
Toledo, Oregon
Oregon
Seal
Rock, Oregon
Seal Rock,
Toledo,
Oregon
To1edor Oregon
Toledo,
Oregon
Toledo, Oregon
Toledo,
Oregon
Toledo, Oregon
Waldport,
Oregon
Waldport, Oregon
Logsden,
Oregon
Logsden, 0regon
Siletz,
Oregon
Oregon
S
iletz,
Toledo,
Oregon
Toledo, Oregon
Waldport,
0regon
Waldport, Oregon
Toledo,
Oregon
Toledo, Oregon
Toledo,
Oregon
Toledo, Oregon
Salem,
Salem, Oregon
Toledo, Oregon
Toledo,
Corvallis,
Oregon
Oregon
Corvallis,
Salem,
Satem, Oregon
Anderson,
Alan D.
Anderson, Alan
D.
V.
Bates,
O p a l V.
B
a t e s , Opal
Bell,
L o w e l l G.
G.
B
e l 1 , Lowell
O.
Black,
G e o r g e 0.
B
l a c k , George
Breese,
Wilbur
P.
B r e e s e , W i l b u r P.
C.
Busher,
S y l v e s t e r C.
B
u s h e r , Sylvester
R.
Campbell,
Don R.
Campbell-, Don
Christiansen,
Claus
C h r i s t i a n s e n , Claus
J.
Coxen, Betty
Betty J.
Edward G.
G.
Dahl,
Dah1, Edward
J.
Dahl,
Lorene
J.
Dahl,
Eggen, Harold
Ilarold A.
E.
Fieber,
DoroEhy E.
Fieber, Dorothy
Faye
Gilstrak,
Faye
Gilstrak,
R a l p h J.
J.
Gilstrak,
G i l s t r a k , Ralph
Gruber,
Matthew
Gruber, Matthew
Holt,
Lavera
llolt, Lavera
Hooven,
F.
Edward F.
llooven, Edward
Imler,
Il.
Imler, Ralph H.
Walter
a l t e r D.
D.
JJaspers,
aspers, W
Johnson, Mrs.
Ilans M.
M.
Mrs. Hans
Johnson,
Johnson, Morris
W.
Morris W.
Johnson,
A l f r e d J.
J.
JJones,
o n e s , Alfred
Knox,
Sid
Sid
Knox,
Philip J.
Larson,
J.
tarson, Philip
Lashbaugh,
M.
Ihomas M.
Lashbaugh, Thomas
Lawrence,
A.
Shirley A.
Lawrence, Shirley
Lechner,
Eula J.
J.
Lechner, Eula
Leimnon,
Walter I.
I.
Lerrnon, I'lalter
Linden,
Thor
Thor
Linden,
RaLph E.
E.
Macomber, Ralph
Macpherson, Gordon
L.
Macpherson,
Gordon L.
Miller, Harry
R.
llarry R.
Miller,
Miller,
Mike
Mike
M
iller,
Mitchell,
M i 1 1 i e E.
E.
M i t c h e 1 1 , Millie
Moffitt,
David
S.
David S.
Moffirr,
Montgomery,
Ruby E.
E.
Montgomery, Ruby
Morrison,
W.
George W.
Morrison, George
Olcott,
W.
G o r d o n W.
O
l c o t t , Gordon
Olin,
B e r t J.
J.
O 1 i n , Bert
Overholser, James
L.
James L.
Overholser,
Ralphs,
H.
H.
II.
Ralphs, 11.
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o b e r t s , Alvin
A l v i n L.
Roberts,
L.
R o u s s e a u ,Rollie
R o l l i e F.
Rousseau,
F.
Rymery, Harold
Harold W.
Rymery,
t{.
S a l l e e , Ernest
E r n e s t W.
Sallee,
W.
Sams, Roy
Roy E.
Sams,
E.
Sanderson,
Roy B.
Sanderson, Roy
B.
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c o v i l l e , Buell
Scoville,
B u e l l H.
H.
Snon, Charles
Charles D.
Snow,
D.
Spellman, Matt L.
Speliman,
L.
S
t o e v e n e r , Herbert
H e r b e r t H.
H.
Stoevener,
Stone, W
i l l i a m C.
Stone,
William
C.
T r e v i l l i a n , Wilma
R.
Trevillian,
W i l m a R.
VanSanten, George
E.
VanSanten,
George E.
Wimer, Gerald
Gerald W.
W.
Wimer,
T o l e d o , Oregon
Toledo,
Oregon
Newport, Oregon
Newport,
Oregon
Newport, Oregon
Newport,
Newportr Oregon
Newport,
Oregon
Milwaukie, Oregon
Milwaukie,
Oregon
Beaverton, Oregon
Beaverton,
0regon
T o l e d o , Oregon
Toledo,
Oregon
Newport, Oregon
Newport,
Newport, Oregon
Newport,
Oregon
Corvallis,
Corvallis,
Oregon
Oregon
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Toledo, Oregon
Oregon
T o l e d o , Oregon
Toledo,
Oregon
Salem, Oregon
Oregon
Salem, Oregon
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OREGON
TOLEDO,
TOLEDO, OREGON
1965
27 April
April 1965
Exhibit
Exhibit
No.
No.
Presented
Presented by
(Pet"o"
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or gg"""v)
Agency)
Page
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Alfred J.
J. Jones
Port of
of Toledo,
Toledo, Alfred
Port
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Dr. Matthew
Matthew Gruber
Dr.
Gruber
214.
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3
D. Jaspers
Jaspers
Walter D.
U. S.
Service, Walter
Health Service,
Pr.rblic Health
S. Public
214.
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Rousseau
F. Rousseau
Rollie F.
Oregon
Rollie
Comission,
State Game
Game Commission,
Oregon State
25
25
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5
Sams
Fish Cmission
Commission of
of Oregon,
Oregon, RoY
Roy E.
E. Sams
Fish
25
25
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6
Imler
Bureau
Wildlife, Ralph H. Imler
Fisheries and lJildlife,
of Sport
Sport Fisheries
&reau of
2'
25
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7
Oregon
of Oregon
State
State Water Resources Board of
26
25
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8
E. Henderson,
Dee E.
Henderson,
R.
Morrison, Dee
Harris, George
George W. Morrison,
R. W. Harris,
Albert
F. Nosack
Nosack
Albert F.
27
27
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9
Stabilization
AgriculturaL
Agriculture, Agricultural
U. S.
Stabilization
of Agriculture,
U.
S. Department of
27
27
HoLt
and Conservation
Service,
Lavera
Holt
Conservation Service, Lavera
2l+
2l+
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Edward G. Dahi
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27
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Folmsbee
Folmsbee
Virgil
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this public
with this
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resource development
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for water
deiires for
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the needs,
of the
for
and desires
discussion of
for discussion
of improvement.
imProvemenL '
and general
general plan
Pl-an of
corps
Army's Corps
the Armyts
of the
Engineer of
Portland District
District Engineer
Portland
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Colonel Talbott,
II am
keep
me
help me
will help
people here
who will
here who
several people
with me
me several
II have with
Engineers.
of Engineers.
of
complete
will
a complete
have
will
we
that
so
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proceedings
today
so
that
we
today
of the proceedings
record of
a good record
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of
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chief
Mr.
Fred
Ingram,
Chief
of
I"1r. Fred Irrgt"t,
hearing.
the hearing.
of the
transcript of
transcript
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Belian,
Jerry
Planning;
Basin Planning; Jerry
of Basin
Chief of
porLland District;
Stewart, Chief
llenry Stewart,
Portland
Henry
District;
the
of the
record of
keeping aa record
are keeping
and
Mr.
Closson
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back;1"1r.
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who is
hearing.
hearing.
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obtain and record
to obtain
held to
being held
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is being
hearing is
ltris hearing
desires
a n d desires
n e e d s and
needs
potentials,
r e g a r d i n g potentials,
p a r t i e s regarding
i n t e r e s t e d parties
a l l interested
views
o f all
v i e w s of
by
the
the
by
drained
area
the
development
in
thearea
drained
in
resource devel-opment
related resource
for
water and related
for $ater
River.
Yaquina River.
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authorized by the Congress to make a
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of this
Funds for
of
initiation
for initiation
River.
studies on Yaquina River.
pasL studies
review of
of past
review
is
This
hearing is
This hearing
Congress'
Lhe Congress.
by the
available by
made available
review study
study have been made
review
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I'll
say
that
say
Ir11
hearing'
your
It
is
your
hearing.
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study.
review study.
in that
that review
the
step
step in
first
the first
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emphasize that
to emphasize
remarks
--- - II want
want to
remarks
introductory
my
several
times
in
my
introductory
several- times in
the
Ehe
with
River
the Yaquina River with
in_ the
people in
The
tire people
of the
it" work of
your hearing.
hearing.
is
is your
which
which
authorLzation'
study authorization,
in
both
the
study
Ehe
Loth
in
resulted
Congressional delegation
delegation resulted
CongressionaL
Your
statements,
sCatements'
funds'
of funds.
aPProPriation of
present appropriation
the presenL
L947, and the
was
Ln 1947,
made in
was made
-either
you
choices
-you
can
either
choices
two
here, and
you have two
and-you-have
recorded here,
and recorded
as presented
presented and
at
righc at
stand right
you can
can stand
or you
mike, or
tilis mike,
and use this
chair and
in a chair
come up and sit
sit in
come
it
appreciate
it
-appreciate
I would
but I
your statement
statement - - but
the
make your
stand and make
speakers stand
the speakers
microphone
microphone
the
into the
it into
would put
make would
Eo make
PuE it
sLatements to
if
who have statements
those who
if those
as
Your
statements,
statements' as
hearing.
full
record
of
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hearing.
of
record
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to
make sure
sure we
to make
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of the
transcript
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studies and this
the studies
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prosecuting the
in prosecuting
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comstudy
is
is comstudy
the
when
the
Congress
when
the
to the congress
hearing wiLl
will accompany
our rePort
report to
accompany our
hearing
pleted.
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about the
Before
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o i n g f u further,
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l i k e t o slike
a y a f eto
w wsay
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b o u twords
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fill-ed
these cards and filled
received one
of these
one of
already received
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of you have already
I,lost of
cards.
cards.
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b y every
e v e r y person
o u t by
P e r s o n present
f i l - l e d out
c l r d s filled
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it
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get your
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is
who is
of who
record of
complete record
to be sure
we do have a complete
sure \de
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statement
parEicular statement
any particular
whether or
not you have any
or not
or whether
names
addresses, or
names and addresses,
I
p
in case we
we later
taEer want to
in
foltow up
to follow
up by contacting
contacting someone
someone who
present
who was
was present
today.
today.
lhere
is
room
on
the
card
There is room
the card to
to write
write a brief
statement if
brief statement
you do
if ybu
not wish
$rish to
to make
make an oral
not
presentation, but
oral presentation,
buE you do have an
yourd
opinion you'd
an opinion
like
to explain.
like to
explain.
If you
not filled
filled
in the
If
you have not
in
the card
card and
and handed
handed it
it in,
in,
please
so now.
please do so
now. Is
Es there
there anyone here
here who
who has not
not received
received one of
of the
the
ccards?
ards?
The flood
flood control
yaquina
control studies
studies of
of the
The
the Corps
Corps of
of Engineers
Engineers in
in the
the Yaquina
River
area
began in
in 1936
1936 under
River area began
of
under the
the authority
authority
of the
the Flood
Flood Control
Control Act
Act
approved
June 1936
1936 and an
an Act
Act approved
approved 22 June
approved 11 July
July 1935.
1935. A preliminary
preliminary
examination was made
made as prescribed
prescribed
examination
by law
1aw and was reviewed
reviewed by the
the Board
Board
of Engineers
Engineers for
for Rivers
Rivers and
of
and Harbors.
Harbors.
On
Ehe basis
basis of
On the
of that
that preliminary
preliminary
examination, aa survey
survey report
report was
was authorized
examination,
auEhorized 29
29 July
JuLy 1937.
L937.
On 26
26 December
December 1940
1940 the
the Corps
Corps submitted
On
submitted the
the survey
surrrey report.
report.
The Corps
Corps
The
h a d investigated
i n v e s t i g a t e d the
possibilities
t h e possibilities
had
of
p r o v i d i n g suitable
o f providing
s u i t a U l e protection
p r o t e c t i o n to
to
tidal
areas in
in the
the vicinity
vicinity
tidal
areas
of
of Toledo
Toledo and
and on Pooles
Pooles Slough
Slougir but
but found
found
that
the cost
cost of
of the
the necessary
that the
necessary work would
would exceed the
the benefits.
benefits.
The Corps
did
find
that
protection
land in
did find that protection of
of land
in the
the Mill
Mill Four
jusrifild.
Four District
Districr
rrere justified.
were
plan provided
The
provided for
for the
The plan
the closure
closure of
of Boones
Boones and
and Nutes
Nutes Slough
Slough by
by earth
earth
dans
equipped with
with tide
gates to
tide gates
dams equipped
to take
take care
care of
of interior
inEerior drainage.
drainage.
As aa
result of
of these
these recommendations,
recournendat,ions, the
result
the closures
closures of
of Boones
Boones and Nutes
Nutes Slough
hrere constructed
constructed in
were
in 1948.
1948.
time
time
Lide
tide
.
The only
only work
work the
the Corps
of Engineers
The
Corps of
has done in
Engineers has
in the
the area
area since
since that
that
is
the
1955
is the 1955 emergency
es€rgency flood
flood repair
repair work to
to rehabilitate
rehabilitate
aa levee
levee and
and
gate on Depoe
gate
Depoe Slough.
Slough.
As
requested by you
you and the
As requested
the Congress,
congress, when the
review study
the review
study was
authorized,
the review
review will
authorized, the
wil-1 reevaluate
reevaluate previous
previous studies
studies and reports
reports on
flood
control.
flood control.
It will
into account
account both
It
will take
take into
both changed
changed needs
needs and
and condicondicions in
in the
the basin,
basin, and
tions
and changes
changes in
in Federal
Federal policy
policy since the
the last
last studies
studies
"i.r""more important
were made.
made. Of these
these changes,
changes, the
the latter
latter
are
are probably
probably
importanc so
so
f a r as
a s the
t h e possibility
possibility
far
of
justifiable
o f developing
d e v e l o p i n g a justifiable
p r o j e c t plan
p l a n is
project
i s coneoncerned.
cerned. Because
Because of
of Federal
Federal legislation
legislation
enacted since
enacted
sinle the
itre last
tast studies
studies
we can
can now
nohr take
were made, we
take into
into account
account up to
to seven potential
potential
project
project
functions,
depending on what we
functions,
depending
we find
find appropriate,
appropriate,
in consideration
in
consideration of
of
your
exPressions
today, when
your expressions today,
when we
we formulate
formulate plans
plans for
for water
water resource
resource concontrol and development.
trol
development.
Originally
hre considered
considered principally
principally
Originally we
flood
flood control.
control.
possibility
The possibility
of
of serving
serving additional
additional
purposes increases
increases the
possibility
purposes
the possibility
that
project or
that a project
or projects
projects can be shown
shown to
to be economically
economically feasible.
feasible.
project functions
The project
which can now
functions which
now be considered
considered include
include flood
flood
control,
control,
irrigation,
irrigation,
power generation,
generation,
water supply,
power
water
supply, water
water quality
quality
control,
fish and
control,
fish
enhancement
and wildlife
wildlife
enhancemenE and recreation.
recreation,
In considering
considering
In
all those
those functions,
functions,
all
and in
planning to
in planning
to satisfy
satisfy
needs in
in those
those fields,
fields,
the Corps of
of Engineers
Engineers vi1l
the
will rely
rely on the
the cooperation,
cooperation, advice
advice and
and assistassistance of
of other
other Federal
Federal and
and State
state agencies,
agencies, many
*arry of
of which,
which, of
of course,
course, are
are
rePresented here
represented
here today.
today.
We expect
expect that
that the
the result
result will
We
will be to
to develop
deveiop aa
franework plan
plan for
framework
for future
future water
water resource
resource control
control and
and development.
development.
We
We
S
2
I
also expect
exPect to
to recommend
recommend for
also
construction
for construction
t o be
b e locally
l o c a l l y acceptable
a c c e p t a b l e and
to
a n d economically
economically
any projects
any
projects which
which can be shown
shown
jjustifiable.
ustifiable.
Now
1et me
Now let
me re-emphasize.
re-emphasize.
This is
your hearing,
is your
hearing, your
your opportunity
This
opportunity
to
to
help,
by
record of
you want and
help, by making aa record
of what
what you
and need
need from
from water
water and
and related
related
resource
control and
and development.
development.
resource control
The record
record of
of the
the hearing
hearing will
will be a
a
guide
to the
the Corps of
of Engineers
guide to
Engineers and
and to
to other
other interested
interested agencies
agencies in
in making
the
review studies.
the necessary
necessary review
studies.
We
We will
will now
now go on with
with the
hearing since
the hearing
since I
I have completed that
that little
little
bit
of
background.
bit of background.
I,le will
will call
call on
on those
those who
We
who have
have indicated
indicited
their
on their
cards that
that they
they have some
cards
some statement
statemenE they
they would
would like
like to
to make.
make. When
I{hen you
you
are called
calted on,
on, please
please speak
speak into
are
into the
the microphone
microphone so h/e
get aa good
good
can get
we can
record,
including
your
record, including
your name
name and whatever
whatever group
grorp or
or organization
organization you
you reprerepresent.
you
sent.
rf
have
prepared
If you
a prepared statement,
statement, you
you may
read it
it or
or you may
brief
may read
may brief
it, or
you may
or you
may submit
it,
submit it
it to
to us without
without any
any comment.
cormnent. At
At the
the end of
of the
the
hearing
r will
it read
hearing I
will have it
read into
into the
the record.
record.
rn any case,
case, both
your
both your
In
written statements
statements and what you
you have to
written
to say
say will
will be
be made
part of
made aa part
of the
the
recording
of this
this hearing.
recording of
hearing.
you have any
If you
any oral
oral statement
If
sEatement and
and don't
donrt have
have
t r i t L e n statement,
a
s t a t e m e n t , don't
d o n r t hesitate
h e s i t a t e to
a lwritten
s t e p right
r i g h t up
t o step
u p and
a n d make
y o u r statem a k e your
statement.
ment.
I
II will
now call
calL on the
people who
the people
will now
who have
have indicated
indicated they
they would like
like to
to
s p e a k this
t h i s morning.
p
o
r t of
speak
morning.
F
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,
M
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s
,
t h e Port
First, Mr. Alfred J. Jones, the
o f Toledo,
T o l e d o , here
here
i n Toledo.
Toledo.
in
MR. JONES:
JONES: Thank
MR.
you, Colonel.
Thank you,
Colonel.
I do have aa prepared
prepared statement
I
statement and
and
II would
like to
to read
would like
read it
it because
because many
many who
who are
are here
here will
in
will be interested
interested
in
iit
t also.
a1so.
we
appreciate this
this opportunity
opportunity
We appreciate
to
to appear
the u.
appear before
before the
U. S.
Army
s. Army
Engineers Board
Board to
present some
to present
Engineers
of
some of our
problems which
our problems
which arise
arise from
frorn our
our work
in administering
activities
on the
the Yaquina
in
administering activities
on
Yaquina River
River and
and its
its tributaries.
Eributaries.
l,Ie
We
also appreciate
appreciate your
your interest
interest
also
in
in affording
affording
the means
us the
means of
of expressing
expressing
some
ideas on plans
plans and needs
needs which
some of
of our
our ideas
which will
will improve
irnprove the
the commercial,
comrnercial,
fishery and recreational
recreational
potentials
fishery
potentials
of
of this
this stream.
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.
Orr two
two most immediate
iuunediate needs,
needs, we
Our
we feel,
feel, are
are a program of
of maintenance
of
the
navigability
of the
the river
of the navigability of
river through
through the
the control
control and removal
removal of
of
debris, and
and the
proper deepening
the proper
deepening and
debris,
and maintenance
maintenance of
of the
the channels
channels for
for its
its
entire length.
entire
length.
The Toledo
Toledo Port
Port Commission
Conrnission has
The
has always
always encountered
encountered problems
problems in
in keepkeeping
debris
out,
ing debris out of
of the
the Yaquina.
Yaquina.
pasE, extensive
rn the
the past,
extensive activities
In
of
activities
of
loggers,
loggers, nany
many of
of whom
whom used little
little
care in
in their
their cleaning
cleaning operations,
care
operations, were
rdere
partially
responsible for
for the
partially responsible
the condition.
condition.
But this
this has not
not been a
But
major
a major
factor in
in recent
recent years
years as
factor
as loggers
loggers became
became more
more aware
aware of
problem and
of the
the problem
and
port Commission
have cooperated
cooperated with
the Port
have
with the
conrnission in
in river
river maintenance.
maintenance.
It is
is natural
natural that
that a stream
stream like
It
like the
the Yaquina
Yaquina would
would have considerable
considerable
drift
must constantly
constantly be
drift which must
be worked
worked on to
to maintain
navigation as
maintain navigation
as well
well
3
tides
is affected
affected by tides
The river
river is
purposes.
purposes.
recreational
for recreational
it for
as enhance it
tides
tides,
outgoing
on
'
downsLream
move it
it downstream on outgoing
rtta move
pool-" and
into pools
debris into
which
sweep debris
which sweep
debris
of
debris
collections
Always these
these collections of
tides. Always
incoming tides.
the incoming
and upstream
upstream on the
and
rising
and
the rising
with the
downstream
than
they
move
downstream
with
urove
they
than
further
upstream further
move upstream
move
tides.
falling
f a l l i n g tides.
river
the uPPer
in the
of debris
debris in
upper river
concencraEions of
in heavy concentrations
This results
in
results
This
brush
brush
by
logs,
bLocked
stream
is
blocked
by
logs,
is
especially, and in
many cases
cases the
the entire
entire stream
in many
especially,
banks'
banks.
rain-soaked
from rain-soaked
the river
river from
into the
fallen into
wtrich have fallen
and trees
trees which
sumner
last summer
and last
cleaning and
river cleaning
in river
The port
Port Conurission
Commission made
made aa start
start in
The
several
of several
period of
over aa period
worked over
firm wtrich
employed,
a firm
which worked
contract,
under contract,
employed, under
but
noted
was
Good
progress
was
noted
but
progress
Good
stream.
the stream.
from the
debris from
months removing
removing debris
months
project'
over-all project.
the over-al-lin the
nade in
dent made
there
was hardly
hardl-y aa dent
there was
pl-ayed
course, played
of course,
January, of
of December
floods of
The
December and January,
storms and floods
T'he storms
debris
with debris
packed with
Yaquina packed
the Yaquina
These left
left the
work.
our work.
of our
havoc with
all of
with all
havoc
into
fell
into
fell
which
trees
of
brush
to
huge
trees
which
to
brush
of
clumps
from clumps
ranging from
of all
sorts, ranging
all sorts,
of
or
bridges
snagged
until
they
snagged
bridges
or
they
the
were swept downstream
downstream until
channel and tlt"-swept
Ehe channel
river'
entire river.
Ehe entire
places bridged
bridged the
many places
in many
which
dans
shallows
and
created
dams
which
in
ereated
shal-lows
solved
completely solved
never be completely
can never
river can
the river
Any
project on the
clearance project
Any clearance
debris
the debris
of the
Part
ParE of
banks'
river banks.
Ehe river
along the
also along
is-done
unless
done also
some work is
unless some
will
that will
Ehing that
is aa thing
of
course, is
of course,
trouble,
so rm:ch
causing us so
now causing
which
much trouble,
is now
which is
riverrs
Ehe
to
close
to
the
river's
cl-ose
tlees
of
This is
is the
the problem
problem of trees
This
us.
plague us.
to plague
continue
continue to
the
into the
topple into
often topple
earth, often
the earth,
soften the
rains soften
as rains
winter, as
edge which
which each winter,
the stream.
stream'
into the
swept into
are swept
channel
are
eventually
chinnel and eventually
trees
removing trees
should
incl-ude removing
should include
be effective,
effective,
to be
A clearance
project, to
clearance project,
become
and
dislodged
likely
to
be
dislodged
and
become
aa
to
l-ikely
riverts'edge
close to
edge which
which are
are
the river's
to the
close
debris problem.
the debris
part
part of
of the
Problem.
clearance
river clearance
of river
area of
in this
this area
of maintenance
We believe
maintenance in
a program
believe a
I,Ie
Program of
which
which
one
yours and
and
as yours
such as
agencies such
of agencies
help of
requires-the
is
which requires
the help
is one which
constantlY.
on constantly.
carried on
should
should be carried
that
is that
corrected is
which should
shoul'd be corrected
elearance which
river clearance
of river
Another phase of
Another
of
ttdeadheadsrt
not
are
Many
are
not
aware
of
l"lany
logs.
or sunken
sunken logs.
of
many "deadheads" or
the many
removing the
of removing
and
and
water
by
covered
water
are covered
logs are
the logs
since the
problem since
tnis problem
the
of this
seriousness of
the seriousness
navigaconrnercial
hazard
to
commercial
navigato
]nazatd
numerous
But
they
are
and
a
are
But they
not seen.
seen.
are not
are
these
y e a r s these
m a n y years
o f many
p e r i o d of
Over
O t r e r aa period
recreationist.
t h e recreationist.
e l l as
t o the
as w
a s to
well
ttion
i o n as
Logging
lax
from
They
have
come
from
lax
logging
come
they
accumulating.
logs have been accumulating.
sunken logs
untilyears until
the years
through the
rafCs through
Log rafts
operations in
days past
past and broken
broken log
operations
in days
f imit
Certainly
they
limit
they
Certainly
Ehem.
counE them.
to count
impossible to
nearly impossible
today
would be nearly
it would
today it
recreationalLy
commercially
and
recreationally
both conrnerciall"y
the Yaquina,
of the
the
of
Yaquina, both
ful-1 utilization
utilization
Ehe full
demand
aEtenLion.
problem
which
they are
are aa problem which demand attention.
and they
many
are many
there are
especial"ly' there
In many
many places,
places, too,
too, on
on Lhe
the uPPer
upper river
river especially,
In
channel
along the
deeper channel
the deeper
piling standing
frequently aLong
near the
Lhe bank and irequenCly
piling
standing near
sawmill
at sawmill
past
at
past
years
in
driven in years
Idere driven
Eoo, were
These, too,
be removed.
removed. These,
should be
which
which should
4
o
I
o
rafts '
1og rafts.
for log
dolphins for
became dolphins
they became
locations
to create
create holding
holding ponds,
ponds, or
or they
locations to
to
only
to
only
not
removed not
be removed
And these
shoul-d be
these should
yeari.
in years.
None has been used in
None
fhose
of those
safety of
the safety
enhance the
to enhance
but to
stream but
the stream
improve the
the scenic
scenic value
value of
of the
improve
it.
u s i n g it.
using
which
Another
improvement
A n o u h e r aarea
r e a o of
fimp
r o v e m e n t w hwhich
i c h i s a cis
ona
t i ncontinuing
u i n g o n e a n done
o n e wand
h i c hone
mainLenance
the
is
region is the maintenance
the region
of the
economy of
the economy
to the
is
important to
tremendously important
is tremendously
Newport.
and Newport.
between
Toledo
and
Toledo
channel
river channel
cire river
of the
and deepening
deepening of
past
the past
in the
cooperative in
Lremendously cooperative
been tremendously
The Corps
of Engineers
Engineers has
has been
corps of
remove
to remove
here to
crews here
dredging crews
send dredging
time send
to time
Lime to
ftor time
with this
project .rrd
and from
this project
with
channel-.
from the
the channel.
silt
from
silt
o
o
a
o
o
o
o
the past
past
in the
than in
today than
heavier today
is heavier
anything, is
if anything,
river,
the river,
Traffic
on the
if
Traffic
For
For
cargos'
out cargos.
ship out
and ship
in and
bring in
to bring
Yaquina to
the Yaquitl
use the
industries use
our industries
as our
o
c
e
anf
r
o
m
o
i
l
f
u
e
l
receives
its
fuel
oil
from
oceani
t
s
corporation receives
e o r g i a - P a c i f i c Corporation
Georgia-Pacific
iinstance,
nstance, G
and
California
and
california
of
Region
Bay Region of
the Bay
from the
Toledo from
Lo Toledo
come to
going barges
barges which
which come
going
chips
Lhe chips
bringing the
several
months,
has been bringing
months,
several
past
the
for
the
firur, for the past
same firm,
the same
coast'
oregon
the Oregon coast.
other PorLs
ports along
along the
from other
for
pulp and paper
paper p1-ants
plants from
its pulp
for its
trip
chips each trip
of chips
uniEs of
1.,200 units
to 1,200
up to
loaded with
Large
barges loaded
with up
Large ocean barges
addition'
In addition,
In
week'
t1to per
of two
schldule of
a schedule
Per week.
have been arriving
at
.i To1"do
Toledo on a
arriving
ship
Co.
ship
Lumber
Roberts
Co. and Guy
Guy Roberts Lumber
Lumber Co.
local
mills such as Cascadia Lumber
loca1 ni1ls
reasons
economic
reasons
must
econo:nic
for
which for
barges which
via ocean barges
of lumber via
great deal
deal of
a great
'
docks
Tol-edo docks.
the Toledo
at the
be loaded
loaded at
reguconsider reguto consider
Engineers to
the Engineers
ask the
to ask
like to
For this
reason we would
would like
this reason
For
in
iL in
deepen it
indeed deepen
and indeed
depths and
required depths
to required
channel- to
the channel
lar
maintenance of
of the
lar maintenanee
withriver
the
river
withthe
use
can
traffic
large traffic
can use
the ocean barge
that the
order that
in order
some areas
areas in
some
in
craft in
their craft
grounding
difficulties
of
grounding
their
of
difficulties
the
encountering the
fear of
of encountering
out
out fear
spoEs,
shallow
s h a l l o w spots.
thaE
proposal that
Toledo authorized
authorized a proposal
of Toledo
Recently members
members of
of the
the Port
Port of
Recently
l-ow
feet at
at low
L2 feet
to 12
leepen the
channel to
the channel
to deepen
your agency
agency to
Lo your
a request
made to
request be made
barge
barge
that
so
Toledo
and
Newport
so
that
stretch between Toledo and
water for
entire stretch
the entire
for the
water
materially
project would materially
Such
a project
Such a
increase.
traffic rnight
might develop
develop and increase.
traffic
resultant
the resultant
and the
shipping and
increased shipping
through increased
area through
the area
of the
help
economy of
the economy
help the
employment.
say
Again
me say
let me
Again let
discuss
people and to
to discuss
people
wilL
I will
copies
this I
of this
copies of
you
to you
talk to
to
to talk
opportunity
this opportunity
aPpreciate this
we appreciate
that we
that
some
I
you.
I have some
Thank
you.
Thank you.
with you.
our
our probLlms
problems with
in.
hand in.
hand
is
who is
olin who
J' Olin
BerE J.
Mr' Bert
call 0n
to call
Next I
would like
on Mr.
like to
I would
TALBoTT: Next
COL. TALBOTT:
col.
Toledo.
o f Toledo.
P o r t of
also
with
t h e Port
i t h the
also w
course'
of course,
are, of
My
interests are,
},ly interests
Talbott.
you, Colonel
Colonel Talbott.
Thank you,
l.lnank
oLIN:
MR. OLIN:
MR.
existing
e
x
isting
E
h
e
o
f
u
s
e
in
the
use
of
the
t
h
e
lie in
a l s o lie
i n t e r e s t s also
l ' t y interests
T o l e d o . My
o f Toledo.
in
i n the
t h e Port
P o r t of
next
the
next
Lhe
in
coming
have coming in
we have
which we
its extension
Toledo AirporL
Airport and its
extension Program
program which
Toledo
years.
f e w years.
few
5
o
During
the last
During the
last period
when they
period when
they were
were dredging
dredging the
north of
of the
the river,
north
the ceorgia-i""iii"
river, in
in 1955,
1955.
site
Georgia-Pacific
site
rtrlrJ-*:
there
was
a
in the
rirg!
rhe area
in
a
large
amount
aurJunt
area now
now which
of
which is
dredging
of
dredging
is aalacen.
io-ii"
adjacent to
airporr.- At
the airport.
f o r the
Ai;;rthat time
E
r a m for
gram
the a
i r p o r t cconstruction
rime the
prorhe proo n s t r u c t l o n was
airport
r
. . not
n
o
a
known
u
.
.
i
*
;
"
;
spoilage
so
we
didn't
a
'
i
a
n
,
t
fron the
spoilage from
u
t
i
l
i
z
e
a.eagiig
the dredging ln
the
utilize the
in rhe
the area in which ,.
port.
Jo now
P
ort.
iil have
we do
,,rrr. the
";;"--i;
rhe airairThe existing
existing airport
The
ls-mugh
airport is
much too
small for
too small
be used
for the
usedby
the aircraft
be
bv the
aircraft that
rhe Georgia-Pacific
d.;;;;:t""irr"
that will
will
c.d;;";l;i,
tending
Corporation,
and
we
have
this airport.
tending this
desires
we
have
desires
alrporr. The
of
ex_
rtr"-"rrpor.'ii-"ri";
of ex"na.;; ;;;;d*of
airport is owned by
and is 1,810 feet long.
Board of Aeronaurrcs
-ur the
Aeronautics
We wish to extend this
that it could be used by
airport to 3,300 feet so
large aircraft.
:ll.'i.';:il,';:t"::;';, f:,li"l,::.*iffi ,r,i""i,pJii-.o
3,300
reerso
4
rn the
rhe area
In
area south
sourn of
of the
r:"-:rirr:r:
approach and
airport approach
would be
and on
be exrending
would
on the
the north
north side
uottr-;J;
side we
extending both
we
and
ends
and
we
we
use
could
use
cubic
in
the
cubic yards
in the vicinity
viciniry
vards of
or sand or dredging material
of
"o,ria
200,000
of
200,000
*.."ii"i*rror
1ai9 "t-'at"ierng
b e in
rhe river.
i n the
from the
be
t h e record
river. Ir wish
re co rd
wish it
th a t-athis
tri " -larea
t" a is
that
ir could
could
is_i"
in
gr
""i
the
n:"dfor
airpo.. and that
great
need
for
the airport
the
peopr
e
the
people
.il;;;i"rou.
who
when you are
use
who
use
are
doing
doin! some
*rl.ol"ogin$,
this
dredging, you
you could
this area
area for
fo::"1
could consider
your spoilage which would be of
great importance to the
development of the airport.
Thank you very much.
a".,"rof*I'i"j"ril
:il;::r:'H:l-Tjr"::".i":;:;;iilrJ"n""rorhe
col' TALBOTT:
TALBOTT: Thank
COL.
Thank you,
you, Mr.
Mr. Olin.
olin.
rncidentally,
ticular reason for the
Incidentally,
there is
is no
there
no parparsequence
in
which
I
sin calling on these individuals.
If anyone wants to speak
early because of some other
would be
be glad
glad to
would
appointment, we
other appointment,
to consider
consid"r requests.
we
requ.st".
reYsEeL-' Mr.
grr'*" D.
lt . Alan
r'lr'
Alan
D.
corporation.
Anderson,
Corporation.
Anderson, Georgia-Pacific
Georgia-pacitic
ii?in:T::l"':;
-.i"""
calling
on
individuals.
:lj}:i:l;",j:.*j*,'";
MR.
MR. ANDERSON:
ANDERSON: I
I represent
represen..lh:
the Georgla_,1:"ir:".Corporation,
D
i
v
i
s
i
o n here
Georgia-Pacific
h e r e in
Division
paper
i n Toledo.
T o l e d o . ' - iI
- r owould
u r d like
Corporation, Paper
l i k e - i ito
l " r .make
"
a brief
b r i e f statement.
a
staremenr.
We of
of the
We
the corporation
corporation are
are interested
interested in
in.,the
tributaries
the yaquina
Yaquina River
for industrial
tributaries for
River and
industriai use,
and its
its
;;", primarily.
primarily.--l,le
We are interested in
able to use the river
in
being
being
below for shipping,
"."_i;;;;".i]o
we are primarily
-il.::i"'po*a,
ionfacilities,
transportation
i""* i ti"s,but
ru,
interested in it as a water
:i]:,i,':ff.:b'i*j,!:i::"f:t$:F:
mit allows us the use; of 13
resource. Our present
;:
per-
"ff
"!;,Ti"'r:;::"
"
I
i:".t!"il
;:
dj
:;
ii',ii
::
I"::iIn:.*i*J
quanriry
or water. or
,o.,,"""rali#":::T"";llir.;r:Lf;
million gallons per day from
of Olalla Creek.
the tributary
At the present time we
are in short supply with
quantity of water.
this
Of course, for record
that our future
that
purposes, we wish to state
future requirements
requirements may
may be
be as much
,rr"f,-"".double
gallonsr or a totai
gallons,
as double this
this 13
13 million
or a total of
million
o f 26
2 6 *million
i r i i o n gallons
g a l l o n s per
p e r day.
day.
I're are
We
are willing
willing to
to work with
wlth the
the Corps
cgrps of
of.fngineers
Engineers or
State or local
or any
any other
other
agencies
to
obtain
rr,e
u"!.
the
best
Ji'izarion
:::::,::"r::.Irff*;;"";;^";iain
utilization of
or the
resources in this area.
*re warer
water
"oiir",
That is about all we have
Engineers for the opportunity to say now, and we wish to thank the
to speak.
n"ei"3ii ,T,"H:t"#:,ff,H".j""iilnl"',
andwewishro thankthe
COL. TALBOTT:
TALBOTT: fhank you,
COL.
Mr. Anderson.
Thank you, Mr.
Anderson.
l{atthew Gruber.
Matthew
Mr. Walter
Walter Lenimon.
Mr.
Lermon. _Dr.
-- Dr.
fl
o
o
0
I have a prepared stateTalbott.
DR.
GRIJBER:
D
R.G
R U B E R : lThank
, l r a n k yyou,
o u , C Colonel
olone]-Ta
lbott.IhaveapreParedstateat this
this
it at
read it
to read
like to
with you,
but II would like
you, but
leave with
will leave
ment which
which II will
time.
time.
o
presently a
Toledo, presently
of Toledo,
Gruber of
Dr. Matthew Gruber
aln Dr.
As an
II am
introduction,
an introduction,
Toledo
the
Toledo
the
of
chairman
School
Board
and
Chairman
of
County School Board
Lincoln County
member
the Lincoln
of the
member of
and
counciL and
city
the
Toledo
City
Council
of the Toledo
former member
I
member of
I am
a:n a former
conrnittee.
Citizen's
Committee.
citizenrs
the
in
and
active
in
the
acEive
interested
of the
the Tol-edo
Toledo Port
Port cormission
Commission and have been interested
of
this
presenL this
I
I present
years'
12 years.
past
for
the
past
12
the
for
area
development
Toledo area
the Toledo
of the
developinent of
concerning the
use and
the use
staEement concerning
foll-owing statement
for the
the following
preface for
a preface
summary
sumrary as a
waLershed'
Yaquina watershed.
development
the Yaquina
of the
development of
o
o
o
a
at
reaching at
navigable waterway
waterway reaching
long been a navigable
has long
The Yaquina
Yaquina River
River has
the
In
the
In
Toledo'
to Toledo.
vessels to
going vessels
Uringing ocean going
City and bringing
Elk City
one time
to Elk
time to
resurgence
a
resurgence
brought
by.barge
barge has brought
shippilg by
years ocean-going
ocean-going shipping
20 years
Lo 20
past 15 to
pasL
importincreased
increased
importThe
viciniLy.
Toledo
and
vicinity.
and
from Tiledo
of
both to
to and from
shipping both
of shipping
larger size barges
ance
to
a n c e oof
f b abarge
r g e s h ishipping
ppingtoHa
l 4 ' Hawaii
a i i a n d b and
e y o nbeyond
d a n d t h eand
l a r gthe
ersizebarges
the
of the
reexamination
a
will necessitate
necessitaLe a reexamination of
trade will
this trade
for- this
recently
built for
recently built
aL
rail-head
With
the
railhead
at
che
with
beyond.
even beyond.
and even
Toledo and
to Toledo
design to
present
channel design
present channel
line
rail
line
rail
Pacific
southern Pacific
full capacity
capacity Southern
a full
of a
service of
Toledo
the service
Toledo and the
cornrnerciai-ly
commercially
potential
of
miles
for
several
miles
of
potential
severai
for
river
the river
to the
running
parallel to
running parallel
recshould recplanning should
he future
future planning
Chat fhe
feel that
upstream, II feel
navigable
waterway upstream,
navigable waterway
River'
Yaquina River.
the Yaquina
along the
exp-ansion along
shipping expansion
and shipping
indlstiialognize
and
future industrial
ognLze future
least
at
and
at
least
Toledo
to
feec
l-4 feet to Toledo
ol 14
t channel of
includ"
should include
This
a
planning should
This planning
that
"it"rrrr"f
importance
that
importance
utmost
of utmost
is of
it is
I
feel it
I feel
Toledo.
channel above Toledo.
foot channel
a 10 foot
planned
with
planned
with
coordinated
mainLenance be coordinated
and maintenance
construction
future
and
channel construction
future channel
make
to make
sites to
and
ship
loading
loading sites
ship
recreational
development
of industrial,
recreational
industrial,
development of
the
program- the
By this
this program
river'
the river.
dredgings from
from the
of dredgings
the
most economical
economical use of
the most
the
benefit the
best benefit
river would best
on
the river
on the
navig"iioi
improved navigation
for improved
money
spent for
money spent
by
local
and
]-ocalby
invested
money invested
for
the money
for the
benefits
the most
area
most benefits
return the
area and return
capital '
investment
of
of private
investmenE
Private capital.
future
the
Federal
government
the
future
and
Federal government
developof waterway developaspect of
on
second aspect
on aa second
briefly
to speak briefly
like to
I
would like
I would
impoundment'
-- namely,
or impoundment.
storage or
Lrater storage
ment -namel-y, water
o
9
o
o
and
rise and
the rise
mainly by the
affected mainly
is affected
river is
tidal river
The navigation
navigation on a tidal
the
in
maintaini
n
m
a
i
n
tainassisLs
w h i c h assists
r u n o f f which
b y sustained
s u s t a i n e d runoff
a l s o by
u t also
of
i d e s bbut
h e ttides
f tthe
ffall
all o
in
sustaining
sustaining
assisLs in
channel and assists
the channel
of the
depch of
ing
minimal navigabl-e
navigable depth
ing mininal
some 40
River,r-running
The
Yaquina
River,
running some
Yaquina
scoured.
channel scoured.
the channel
current to
to keep the
current
it
of it
possible
damming
Ehe possibl-e danrning of
for the
should be examined for
inl-and, should
tortuous
miles inland,
torLuous miles
and
and
industrial
d o m e s t i c , industrial
domestic,
recreational,
p r o v i d e recreational,
t o provide
tributaries
or
to
i t s tributaries
o r its
in
ample
ample
in
us
blesses
the waEer
water which
which blesses us
for the
areas for
sLorage areas
runoff
control storage
runoff control
from
blessing from
its blessing
often
withholds its
withhol-ds
often
too
but
months
quantity
winter
but too
the winter
in the
quantity in
Ehe
of
water,
the
water'
of
impoundment
such impoundment
With such
sumner. With
the summer.
in the
us for
ot 3 uronths
months in
for 2 or
for
indusindusfor
prtvide -water
water
to provide
developed to
yaquina River
coul-d tuli
Yaquina
basin could
well be developed
River basin
by
products
produced by
products-produced
of
for
the
shipment
shipment
of
jobs, water
hrater for the
try
which provides
provides jobs,
try which
and
live
here
and
who live here
people who
the people
of the
use of
the use
for the
these
water
I^7ater for
industries,
these industries,
Eourists
the tourists
Oregon
and the
Otugott
oi
people of
the people
alL the
of all
water for
recreational use of
for recreationalwater
ahead.
ahead'
years
numbers in
the years
in the
inereasing numbers
in increasing
who
may visit
visit us
us in
who may
7
o
I speak
speak mainly
for the
I
mainly for
the upper river
river development
development because
because II am
arnsure
sure
that
the Port
Port Commission
Conrnission of
Newport and
of Newport
that the
and others
others will
will speak
speak well
well for
for the
the
harbor itself.
itself.
However, the
the short
short transit
transit time
across
However,
time acr
ss the Yaquina
Yaquina bar
and the
the short
short turnaround
turnaround time
and
time in
in the
the Yaquina
Yaquina harbor
harbor and
and the
the new
new harbor
harbor
inprovements will,
will, II am
greater use
am sure,
encourage greater
improvements
sure, encourage
use of
of this
this convenient
convenient
h a r b o r and
a n d its
i t s facilities.
harbor
facilities.
I would
you for
like to
to thank
for the
I
would like
thank you
the opportunity
opportunity to
to express
express these
these
ideas
at this
this hearing
hearing and
i.t is
is my
and it
my hope
hope that
potential of
ideas at
that the
full potential
the full
of the
the
Yaquina River
River and
and the
harbor will
will be
the harbor
be kept
kept in
Yaquina
in mind
in any
mind in
any future
planning
future planning
or
you.
for this
or work for
this area.
area. Thank
fhank you.
COL. TALBOTT:
?ALBOTT: Thank
COL.
Thank you, Dr.
Dr. Gruber.
Gnrber.
Public Health
Heal-th Service.
Public
Servlce.
D. Jaspers,
S.
Mr. Walter D.
Jaspers, U.
U. S.
MR. JASPERS:
JASPERS: Colonel
MR.
gentlemen. My
ladies and
and gentlemen.
Colonel Talbott,
Talbott, ladies
My name
nane is
is
tlalter Jaspers
Jaspers and
and II represent
represent the U. S. Public
Walter
Health
Service,
Division
Public
Senrice, Division
of
Supply and
and Pollution
of Water
Water Supply
Pollution Control.
Control.
lrle
appreciate this
this opportunity
opportunity to
express our
We appreciate
to express
interest in
potential
our interest
in potential
water resource
resource development
development in
in this
this area,
area, and
particularly our
water
and particularly
our willingwilLingness
assist the
to assist
the Corps
Corps of
ness to
Engineers in
of Engineers
in the
the water
water supply
supply and
and water
water
quality
aspects of
of the
the Yaquina
quality aspects
Creek
studies.
Yaquina and
and Beaver
Beaver Creek studies.
I'he interest
interest of
of the
the Public
The
Fublic Health
Health Service
Service in
water resource
in water
resource developdevelopment stems
sLemsfrom
from the
the responsibility
responsibility
ment
delegated by the
Ehe U. S.
s. Congress
Congress for
for
the
formation of
of a comprehensive
comprehensive water supply
the formation
supply and
water quality
quality nanageand water
management
for the
the Columbia
Coh.rmbiaRiver
ment plan
River Basin
Basin and
and adjacent
adjacent coastal
coastat areas.
areas. This
Plan for
plan will
part of
of the
plan
will be part
water resource
resource development
development plan
plan of
of the
the
the over-all
over-all water
Pacific
Northwest and
Pacific Northwest
and the
the Nation.
Nation.
The
supply portion
portion of
The water
water supply
of the
the management
plan involves
managementplan
involves determinadeterminapresent and
tion of
of present
and future
tion
future water
requirements for
nater requirements
for municipalities
municipalities and
and
industries,
the development
of engineering
industries, and the
development of
engineering recommendations
recomrendations to
meet
to meet
such requirements.
requirements
water quality
The water
quality portion
port,ion of
of the
The
the management
plan is
managementplan
is being
being developed
developed
to protect
and control
control the
the quality
quality of
to
protect and
of the
the region's
regionts water
water resources.
resources. It
It
includes first
first the
the determination
determination of
includes
of the
the requirements
requirements for
for treatment
treatment or
pollutant,s produced
control
of pollutants
produced by
control of
by the
the municipalities
municipalities and
and industries;
industries;
second,
the identification
identification
of agricultural,
agricultural, forest
second, the
of
range
and
forest range andotherother landlanduse
whi.ch
adversely affect
use practices
affect water
water quality
quality and
detennination of
and determination
of
Practices which adversely
what measures
can be taken to
what
measures can
detrimental effects;
control these detrimental
to control
effects; and
third,
of needs
third, determinalion
determination of
needs for
for the
the regulation
regulation of
of streamflows,
streanflorrs, parparticularly
the augmentation of
ticularly
the
of low
low flows
flows to
to safeguard
safeguard and
and enhance
enhance water
water
quality.
quality.
Our
effort to
to develop a comprehensive
couprehensive plan by
Our effort
necessity is
by necessity
is carried
carried
out
in cooperation
cooperation with
with other
other Federal
out in
Federal agencies,
agencies, with
with State
State and
and interstate
interstate
agencies, municipalities
industries, and
agencies,
municipalities and
and industries,
and with
with other
other organizations
organizations or
persons
concerned with
with water resource
persons concerned
resource development.
development.
8
1
a
a
o
the Public
Public Health
Health service,
Service, when
when
over-all- program,
our over-all
part of
of our
As aa part
Programr -the
agenconstruction
agenconstruction
Federal
to Federal
eapacLty to
advisoty capacity
in an advisory
so requestld,
requested, acts
acts in
requirerequireconErolquality control
water quality
and water
supply and
in determining
cies in
determining the
the water
water supply
cies
study
various
various study
their
in
proposed
reservoirs
in
their
t"""rvoirs
frorn propt".d
ments that
be rnef
met from
could b!
that could
Corps
of
corps
advisory
capacity
on
a
number
of
capacity
such an advisory
in such
We
acted in
have acted
I{e have
areas.
areas.
are
we are
ldaho-, and we
and Idaho,
washington and
oregon, Washington
throughout
projects
of Engineers
Engineers projects throughout Oregon,
of
sLudies'
Creek
studies.
Beaver
and
Yaquina and
in their
theii Yaquina
Lhe Corps in
prepared
the
assiit
prepared to
to assist
you.
Thank you.
Next, Mr. Rollie F. Rousseau,
Thank
COL.
C o L . TTALBOTT:
AIaoTt:Tha
n k y o uyou,
, M r . JMr.
a s p eJaspers.
rs.NexE,MI.RollieF.Rousseau'
Conrnission'
Oregon Game
Game Commission.
o
o
o
is
name is
My name
My
gentlemen.
and gentlemen.
ladies and
Colonel Talbott,
ladies
Talbott,
RoUSSEAU: ColonelMR..
MR. ROUSSEAU:
O
r
e
gon
t
h
e
Biologist
with
the
Oregon
Fisheries Biologist with
istrict
the D
am
District
Fisheries
m the
R o u s s e a u . II a
Rollie
R o l l i e Rousseau.
I
here
slaLement here I
I have a statement
NewporL. I
at Newport.
stationed at
State
Game cormnlssion
Commission stationed
State Garne
read.
to read.
like to
would like
Ehe
wiLh the
vitally concerned with
is vitally
Cormnission is
Game Commission
state Game
The Oregon
oregon State
produce'
produce.
they
wildlife resources
which they
resources which
and wildlife
fish and
the fish
Yaquina River
Rlver and the
excellent populations of coho
The
T
h e YYaquina
a q u i n a RRiver
i v e r s y system
s t e m c o ncontains
tainsexcel].entpopulationsofcoho
fal-l
of fall
runs of
and
above-average
or silver
silver salmon,
salmon, steel-head
steelhead and above-average runs
salmon or
enters
also
enters
also
shad
of
run
A
sizable
run
of
shad
sizable
trout.
cutthroat trout.
and cutthroat
chinook
salmon and
chinook salmon
and
of
bay
and
of
abundance
an abundance
contains, an
Tlhe bay contains
sysLem. The
River system.
the Yaquina
Yaquina River
Lhe
sport
Sport
species'
these species.
for these
popular for
angling is
very popular
is very
fishes, and angling
ocean fishes,
the summer
surmner
during the
Bay
mouth
of
Yaquina
Bay
during
Yaquina
of
nouth
the
around the
salmon fishing
in
in and around
fishing
the
fisheries
on Ehe
important fisheries
most important
the most
of the
into one of
months has
developed into
has developed
months
CoasE.
Oregon
O r e g o n Coast.
o
o
o
I
to the
the
important to
also important
are also
basin are
this basin
of this
The
wildlife resources
resources of
The wildlife
and
deer
include
black-tailed
deer
and
which include black-tailed
Big game
game animals,
animals, which
Big
oregon.
State
of Oregon.
state of
winespecially
winarea' especial-ly
the area,
the
utilize
Waterfowl utilize
comnon. Waterfowl
are common.
Roosevelt
elk, are
Roosevelt elk,
hunting'
some hunting.
provide
where
they
provide
some
Ehey
tering concenLrations
concentrations at
at Yaquina
Yaquina Bay
tering
of
corps of
the Corps
with the
cooperate with
will cooperate
Conrnission will
The oregon
Oregon State
Game Commission
state Game
stream
in
the
stream
the
in
undertaken
studies undertaken
in any studies
agencies in
other agencies
Engineers
aLl other
Engineers and all
wildfish and wildof fish
intensive
study
study of
intensive
an
coinpleted
We
recently completed an
i{e have recently
basin.
basin.
with
cooperation
with
in cooperation
Basin in
Middle Coast
coast Basin
the l'liddl-e
of the
life
water requirements
requirements of
life water
publiof publithe process
in
Our
report
is
in
the
process of
is
report
our
Board.
the
State Water Resources Board.
the State
it
as it
soon as
Corps of
Engineers as soon
of Engineers
the corps
to the
available to
cation
will be
be made
made available
cation and will
printed.
has
b e e n printed.
h
a s been
Rousseau'
you, Mr.
l'1r' Rousseau.
COL. TALBoTI:
TALBOTT: Thank you,
COL.
of Oregon.
State of
Fish
Fish Commission,
Conrnission, State
Sams'
E' Sams,
Next,
Roy E.
Mr' Roy
Next' Mr.
I am Roy Sams,
MR.
} I R . SSAMS:
A M S : C Colonel
o ] . o n e ] - TTalbott,
a ] - b o c t , l aladies
d i e s a n dand
g e n gentlemen.
tl.emen.IamRoySams'
Portland.
Conrnission, PorEland'
F i s h Commission,
O r e g o n Fish
biologist
for
r h e Oregon
f o r the
biologist
o
the
responsibility
for
for the
resPonsibil"ity
statutory
of oregon
Fish conrnission
Commission of
Oregon has aa statutory
The Fish
food
anadromous,
food
anadromous'
of
development of
protection,
protection, preservation,
preservation, prop.Ertion
propagation and development
IJ
flo
r
I
the state
state
and
within waters
waters over which the
rrlthin the state
and shell
shell fish
fish within
state and
and within
o
f
f
u
l
f
i
l
l
i
n
g
j
o
i
n
t
It
jurisdiction.
i n t e r e s t of fulfilling
i n the
t h e interest
h
a s joint or
I t is
i s in
has
o t h e r jurisdiction.
o r other
public hearing.
hearing.
this public
at this
this responsibility
that
represented at
this
responsibility
ne are
that we
are represented
for
development proposed
resource development
Although
water resource
proposed for
Although we
lre are
are not
not aware
of any waEer
alrare of
interested ln
we
the
River and
we are
are vitally
vitally interested
in any
any
the Yaquina River
its tributaries,
tributaries,
and its
interest
Our only
only interest
meeting. Our
aE this
this meeting.
presented at
such
such proposals which
which may
be presented
may be
resources
on
the
ftshery
possibLe
effects
in
in any
any proposal would
would be
be in
in its
iEs possible effects on the fishery resources
way
has not
in some
someway
project which
not in
which has
since
we know
deveLopmentproject
lrater development
since we
know of
of no
no water
jurisdiction.
affected
resource under
under our
our jurisdiction.
affected the
the resource
Anadromous, food
present in
River system
in the
the Yaquina River
fish present
and shell
shel1 fish
Anadromous,
food and
clams.
oysters and
and clams.
are coho
trout, shad,
shad, oysters
steelhead trout,
saLmon,steelhead
chinook salmon,
coho and
and chinook
fish is
of
anadro'nous
species
The
exact
size
of
the
runs
of
the
various
species
of
anadromous
fish
is
various
The exact size of the runs of the
to
considered
unknown,
River system
system are considered to
produced in
in the
the Yaquina River
fish produced
unknown, but
but fish
conmercial fisheries.
fisheries.
importance
both the
and commercial
the sport
sport and
to both
importance to
be of
of significant
significant
that
state that
On the basis
basis of
our field
biologists state
counts, our
field biologists
of spawning
spawning ground counts,
On
good,
be as
as good,
coho
river system
is believed
believed to
to be
production in
in this
system is
this river
coho salmon
salmon production
about
systmr. The
The Alsea River
River system,
system, about
relatively
the Alsea system.
as the
relatively speaking,
speakinBr as
of
sLrenm
2.5
times
larger
than
the
Yaquina
from
the
standpoint
of
linear
stream
the
standpoint
linear
2.5 times larger Ehan the
fish
miles,
80,000 fish
produced aa calculated
coho salmon
salmon escapement
escapementof
of 80,000
calculated adult
adult coho
miles, produced
This calculation
was based
based on a tagging
study
in 1951.
tagging study
to
ri-ver in
1951. this
calculation r4tas
to the river
coho salmon
conducted
of the
population of
of coho
salmon availavailestimate the size
the population
conducted to
Lo estimate
size of
pointing this
this
We are
able
in the
Alsea system.
are pointing
to the
the commercial
coumercial fishery
fishery in
the Alsea
system. We
able to
just to
give you some
our standpoint
standpoint of
out
of the
of
some idea
the importance
importance from our
out just
to give
idea of
the
Yaquina system.
the Yaquina
system.
present in
in Yaquina
Good
perch, flounder
are present
rockfish are
numbers of
of perch,
flounder and
and rockfish
Good numbers
The
bay
fishery.
The bay
Bay and
contribution
rnake aa significant
significant
to the
the sport
sport fishery.
Bay
and make
contribution to
also
commercial production
production of
in
of bay clams in
third largest
also supports the third
largest corurercial
five
personal-use harvest
to be at
at least
least five
is estimated
estimated to
Oregon, and
and the
rhe personal-use
harvest is
bay
Yaquina
Bay is
is the
the only
only bay
harvest.
Yaquina Bay
times as large
times
large as the
the commercial
commercial harvest.
,
In
addition
oysters.
In addition
in
Oregon producing
numbers
producing significant
native oysters.
in Oregon
significant
nrmrbersof
of native
oysters are
are grown
to
varieties of
Japanese oysters
grown by
oysters, two
of Japanese
to the
the native
native oysters,
trro varieties
be affected
commercial
All
species could
could be
affected by
cormercial interests.
interests.
A11 of
of the
above species
the above
prograns.
water
development programs.
water resources
resources development
to
participate
in this
this hearing
and to
We
in
hearing and
I'Ie appreciate
to participate
appreciate the
the opportunity
opportunity to
plans
state
potential water
water development plans of
the Yaquina
of the
state our
our interests
inLerests in
in potential
future, we
we will
will
time in
in the
the future,
River
River system.
system. Should it
it be needed
needed at
at some
some time
gLad to
the fishery
fishery rebe glad
more detailed
redetailed information
information regarding
regarding the
to supply
supply more
sources
sources of
of this
this river
river system.
system.
you, Mr. Sams.
COL.
Sams.
COL. TALBOIT:
Thank you,
TAIBOTI: Thank
Dahl has
has indicated
indicated that
that he
he wants
wants to
to ask
ask aa
I
believe that
that aa Mr. Edward
Edward G.
G.
I believe
question.
question.
MR.
MR. DARL:
DAHL: Not right
right now.
now.
glad to
questions.
COL.
COL. TALBOTT:
will be
to answer
answer any
TAI.BOTI: All
A11 right,
right, but
but we
we will
be glad
any questions.
If
the
hearing
raises
any
questions
to
anyone's
mind,
we
are
available
raises any questions to anyoners mind, lre are available
If the
whether the
or not
not to
answer them, so donrt
don't hesitate
hesitate
the hearing
hearing is
is going on or
to ansrder
10
10
to contact us. I would next
like to call on
onMr.
Ralph
Mr. Ralph
H.
H.Imler,
;:,:::':;"xi,,
rmler,u. S.
Bureau of Sport Fisheries
s.
i,H::i":"]lu'*lioiir!:"
and Wildlife.
Ii.
MR. IMLER:
rMr,ER: rI arn
MR.
the Field
am the
Field Supervisor
supervisor for
for River
River Basin
Basin Studies
the Portland
Portland Area
studies in
the
in
Area for
for the
the n"r"".,
oi Sport
Bureau of
sport Fisheries
ri"r,.ri""
and
and
Wildlife.
wi1d1ife.
The
The
statement which I am presenting here
hereis
is to
to cover
;;;"' both
borhthe
the Yaquina
:ffT:il:."f1!lutnil,l;;::'ting
,'q,i"" River
River
and
Beaver Creek hearings.
T h e conservation
conservation
The
a n d administration
administration
and
o f the
t h e nation's
of
nation,s
life
f i s h and
r e s o u r c e s is
a n d wildlife
resources
fish
wild_
i s - - the
t h e accepted
;;;";;;_responsibiliry
o
f
responsibility
of
the
r
h
e
s
t
a
r
e
a
g
e
n
ci
e
s
c
o
n
s
e
r
v
a
rion
state
conservation
a n dthe
agencies and
th e U.
u ' S.
s . Fish
Fisir and
r ia Wildlife
wiiJiii.- i"r
ir "".
Service.
The Fish
service
Fish
The
and
and
is made
w
i
l
dl
i fe
Service is
made up
Wildlife
up of
of two
tro agencies
- the
rg"n"ies the sureau
Bureau of
of Sport
sport Fisheries
wildlife
Fisheries and
and the
and
Wildlife
and
the Bureau
Bureau of
or Commercial
6on*.rcial Fisheries.
Fisheries.
Through the
h l i l d l i f e Coordination
the Fish
Through
Fish and
c o o r d i n a t i o n Act,
and
Wildlife
A c t , our
o r r service and
a n d the
t
h
e
state
s
t
a
t
e
a
g
e
n
c
i e s have
legal
h
a
v
e
0bligatiol
agencies
this
"
"
t
r
i
c
e
this
legal obligation
t3.
revie!,r proposed
proposed water
to review
water development
dev"l'p*ent
projects and
a s c e r t a i n effects
and
projects
to
to
e f f e c E s , tthat
ascertain
h a t such
such'p
r o 3 e c t s would
projects
w o u l d have
h u v " on
o n fish
f i s h and
a n d wildlife.
rn m
e e t i n g this
wi1d1ife.
In
meeting
t h i s obligation,
obligatioi,
ir"."aigations
investigations
a
r
e
m
a
d
e
are
made
to
t
o
determine
d
e
t e r m i n e project
effects
project
on fish
fish and
effects on
ana wildlife
wita:.iie-rna
and to
to-recomm".,J
,"ur,_rres for
recommend measures
for protection,
protection,
development and improvement of the '""o,,'.""-i,,
resources in connection with
wirhthese
rhese
iil;::iT$"i:i-:lp'o,'.*.i.-oi^'.t'"
project
developments.
"o,.,,.,"crion
r have several
I
several- paragraphs
following here
paragraphs following
here which deal
deal with
a n d importance
with the
i m p o r t a n c e of
the naming
and
naming
o f the
t h e fish
r i ! n - l "and
J
w
ildlife
i ' these
wildlife
in
tr,."" a
r
e
a
s
,
b
u
t
rrepetitious
e p e t i t i o u s of
t
h
i
s
areas,
but
this
is
i
s
of w
what
h a t the
t h e state
s t a L e representatives
r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s have
h a v e already
a l r e a d y given
see n
g i v e n so
o need
n e e d to
s o Ir
see
no
r o read
r e a d that
r h a t part.
parr.
f u rwill
itt
b " part
It
be
o f the
t h e presented
p r " r E " . " a paper.
; ; r ; of
paper.
r wouLd
like to
I
would like
to mention
mention that
that until
until such
such time as
as a
a definite
definite water
resource development
development project
resource
project is
is proposed
proposed that
that
our
our
Bureau
Bureau
can only
iin
n p
o
i
n
r
i
n
g
orrry help
pointing out
can
nutp
o u r the
r t r e vvalue
a t u J - ;of
; ;the
; . fish
f i s h and
a n d wildlife
,iiaiitu
r
e
s
o
u
r
c
e
s
o
resources off the
rhe
Yaquina River and Beaver Creek, and
the need for conserving and
ing these resources.
developWe would expect to work in cooperation
corps
and the
Corps and
with
the
rhe state
srare agencies
agenciesin
in preserving
preserving these
rhesJ resources.
:::ffi::::"
found
#tl..i:
If
it is
found desirable
desirable to
to unJert"t
undertake water
t.t".
resource development
resource
development plans
plans for
yaquina
River or
for Yaquina
River
or Beaver
"
Beaver Creek,
creek, our
."; Bureau
;";;;uwill
cooperare with
will
cooperate
with
the
corps
neers
the Corps of
neers in
in developing
of Engideverooing plan"
plans comparable with
tr,u above
with the
.iorr" described
described fish
w
ildlife
fish
wildlife
and
"orpur"ble
r""o.rr."".
and
resources.
o
u r investigation
i n v e s t i g a t i o n of
Our
o f proposed
p r o p o s e d projects
p r o j e c t s will
u n d e r t a k e n in
w i l l be
b
e
undertaken
i n cooperation
c o o p e r a t i o n with
w i t h the
t h e state
s t a t e agencies.
agencies.
I#"il:":';::.:::.::'";:
;;;;5;":;i":':;#:ul:l
",""ervinganddevelop-
COL. TALBOTT:
TAI"BOTJ: Thank
COL.
you, Mr.
Thank you,
M r . Imler.
Imler.
W e have
h a v e one
We
o n e statement
s t a t e m e n t subm i t t e d to
sub_
t o us
mitted
u s which
which I
f will
w i f f now
n o w 'ask
a s k Mr.
M r . Stewart
S t e w a r t to
t o read
r e a d into
i n t o the
t h e record.
record.
MR'
srEhlART: In
MR. STEWART:
rn addition
addition to
to the
the one statement
statement which
which was
we have a few
was submitted,
submitted,
we
few comments
coments on
on cards
cards which
which Ir believe
u"ri".r.
also
also
should
tthe
h e record,
be
should
be
read
r e c o r d , Colonel.
read into
into
Colone1. I
f ,will
i i i - g . go through
t h r o u g h those
t h o s e first.
first.
T h e first
first o
The
n e is
i s not
n o t aa comment,
one
c o n t r n e n t :it's
i t r s a question
_- W
q u e s t i o n -i s h to
i d e a of
to h
Wish
have
o f what
a v e an
w h a t will
idea
an
w i l r occur
o c c u r at
. a - athe
i " " * umeeting
eting
a
t
B
e
a
v
e
r
at Beaver Creek
c r e e k tonight.
tonight.
our answer
answer to
Our
to that
that is
is that
that we
we expect
expect it
it will
will be
be a
a hearing
s i m i l a r to
hearing very
very
t o this
similar
t h i s one,
o n e , in
i n which
w h i c h we
w e will
w i l l state
s t a t e the
t h e purpose
p u r p o s e of
o f the
the h
hearing
earing
11
11
to have us
wish to
hearing wish
that hearing
at that
peopLe at
the people
of what the
record of
and obtain
obtain a record
study.
Creek sLudy'
the Beaver Creek
of the
study
study as a part
Part of
Snqw--:-Att
-- Any
Charles D.
Mr' Charles
Pt Snow
from Mr.
the card from
on the
The
second, aa note on
The second,
naturalthe natural
for
the
pl6ffiTor
adequat'. protection
incorporate adequate
shoul-d incorporate
undertaken should
project
project undertaken
protection'
use protection.
water use
resources and
and water
t""lrrt""t
P' Breese -- I am interested in the
Wilbur P.
Mr' Wilbur
from Mr.
A
statement from
A statement
l"larine
the Marine
of the
future of
the future
af fect the
as it *"y
may affect
yaquina watershed
waLershed ;Tt
the Yaquina
future
of the
future of
oregon'
Beach' Oregon.
Souuh Beach,
at South
Located at
Science
Center located
i"i."".
and
deadheads and
the deadheads
I'd
l"ike the
I'd like
-- As aa fisherman,
fishermar'
Montgomerv -Ruby
Rubv E. Montgomery
removed.
trash
trash removed.
for
good for
is good
that is
anything that
favor of
of anything
-- Is
in favor
Is in
Johnson -W. Johnson
Morris W.
Mr.
Mr. Morris
cormnunitY'
the whoLe
whole community.
the
Corvallis'
Service' Corvallis.
Forest Service,
S' Forest
U' S.
the U.
From the
Carnpbel-l-R. Campbell
Don R.
Mr. Don
:-.F:oT
desirable'
deemed desirable.
if deemed
later if
Will
prep are aa statement later
Will prepare
"8ffi6t
Highway Department states:
Mr.
M r . GGerald
e r a l d WWimer
i m e r o fof
c h ethe
O r eOregon
g o n S t aState
t e - H i g h w a y proposals
D e p a r t m e naffecLing
t s t a t e s : our
our
any proposals affecting
of any
advised of
U" Iavisea
want to be
*ffi*;;r-lo
Deparrmenr would
Our Department
accommodate
acconnnodate
to
plans
reviewing
plans
to
tor revilwing
for
oppori"iilv
given an opportunity
facilities
and be given
facilities
"r
facilitY.
our
o u r facility.
Slough'
Depoe Slough.
for Depoe
drainage for
-- Requests
more drainage
Requests more
Lawrence -Shirley
ShirLev A. Lawrence
Service -- I am interested in
Soil
Lowell
L
o w e l l BBell
e } l o f of
t h e the
SoilC
o n s eConservation
r v a L i o n S e r v i c e - county
-Iaminte
stedin
conununity'
orr e community.
the county or
to the
benefit to
of benefit
that ;.;i;
would be of
drainage rna=t
any drainage
Service -- The SCS is interthe
Mr.
M r . l lH.
. R aRalphs
l p h e o f tof
heS
o i l CSoil
o n s eConservation
r v a t i o n S e r v i c e - . T h e S Con
S i sthe-Yaquina
interand management
management on the-Yaquina
i.""r.prnent
supporrr*";";;,water development
in supporting
ested
esred in
for
for optimum
need
a
There
is
a
need
There is
intereseed.
are interested.
l-andowners are
Ehe landowners
insofar
as the
insofar as
develoPment'
agricultural
development.
agricultural
Lincoln
of Lincoln
resources of
-- States
the wat'er
water resources
that the
states that
Larson--.
Mr.
Philip Larson
Mr. Philip
limits.
reasonable limits.
within reasonable
protected but
but within
Ufr-."Led
County should
should be
Interested in proper watershed control, water
Mr.
M r . WWilliam
i ] . l i a i n SStone
t o n e - .-I n t e r e s t e d i n P r o Pindustrial
e r w a t e r s h euse;
d c o n and
tand
r o l , vnavigation.
rater
navigation'
;;;;;i"-.r,a and inaustrial use;
quality,
supply for domestic
warer ffifff",
qualiry, water
submitted a statement by Mr.
The
Water
T h e SState
taEeW
a t e r RResources
e s o u r c e s BBoard
o a r d hhas
assubmittedastatementbyMr.
-will read -I wiLl
which I
Lane which
Donel J.
J. Lane
of
opportuniry of
the opportunity
appreciates the
Board appreciates
Resources Board
water Resources
The
State Water
The State
Corps
review
study
by
the
concerning the proposed
expressing
e x p r e s s i n g iits
t s ' i " views
' " c o n c e r n i n g _ ' t ' " p ' o p o " . a . r e vLributaries
i e w s t u d y b y t h eAs
C o specific
rspecific
ps
ii" tributaries.' As
t"i its
the Vtqt'ina
Yaquina nit'er
River and
on tt'u
of
Engineers on
of Engineers
called upon for
board
will
be
become finalized our
project
Oregon'
of
P r o j e c L pproposals
'opo""t"u."o*.rinarizea-ourbo
a r d w i l lfor
b e c the
a
l ] . eState
d u p o nof
f o r Oregon.
State
the
for.
agency
reviewing agency
Ehe tt*'ittittg
as the
official comments
conments as
general
official
few general
offer
aa few
offer
we
comments,
we
do
connnents'
official
make
to
make
official
to
premaEure
is
While
it
is
premature
iL
While
time'
this time.
at this
study at
the proposed study
observations concerning the
observatiorr"
"orr""t"itig
L2
12
.
o
o
-.
o
.
o
o
The State
state water
The
Water Resources
Resources Board
Board is
is concluding
concluding its
its own
own investigation
investigation
of the
the Mid-Coast
of
Mid-coast Basin
Basin which
which includes
includes_ the
rn" Yaquina
i"[rina
River
River
and
rriburaries.
and
tributaries.
The board's
boardrs investigation
The
investigation
was
undertaken to
was undertaken
to study
stuay existing
existing water
r^/ater
resources
of the basin,
resources
basin' to
of
to determine
deiermine means
means and
and methods
methods of
of conserving
ton"".rir,,
augmenting
such
and
augmenting
resources
such resources and
and to
to determine
existing and
determine existing
""u
and contemplated needs
needs
of water
for
water
of
domestic, municipal, ir.ig"tion,
for domestic,
municipal, irrigation, power
poier development,
development,
industrial,
ind.ustriar, miniing,
n g , recreation,
min_
recreation, fish, wildliie,
fish, wildlife, and pollution
p o l l u t i o n abatement
a b a t e m e n t as
a
s
w
e
l
l
a
s
control and
well
as
flood
flood
and drainage.
"
r
i
control
drainage.
u p o n conclusion
c o n c l u s i o n of
Upon
o f tthe
h e investigation
i n v e s t i g a t i o n the
t h e board's
b o a r d r s report,
r e p o r t , order,
order,
and
and supplemental data
prepr.uJ
i., accordance
data prepared in
accordance with
with
ORS
oRS
536.300
in the
the
536.300
in
matter
of formulating
matter of
formulating ttt
ittt"gtated,
coordinated program
an integrated,
coordinated
program for
for
the
the
use
and
control
and
of
the water
control of the
r""orrr"uJ of
of the
water resources
the Mid-Coast
Mid-coast Basin,
Basin, will
will
be
made
be
made
available
to the
available to
the Corps
Corps of
of Engineers.
Engineers.
some
Some of
of the
the data
data pertinent
pertinent particularly
particularly
yaquina River
to the
the Yaquina
to
River and
tributaries
and
tributaries being considered by the
ihe board
board are as follows:
fol10ws:
"orr"id...d
"r. ""
1'
1.
Although
average annual yield
Although average
yield of
yaquina Basin
of the
the Yaquina
is about
about
Basin is
780r000 acre-feet,
acre-feet,
780,000
row
low summer flows
flows are
are not
qu'i
not-.J.qrrrtu
*vL
adequate
to
to satisfy
satisfy
all
the
of
"ir*o.r
all
of
existing water
.
the existing
water rights.
rights
2'
2.
The City
city of
of Toledo and
The
its major
and its
major water-using
water-using industry
industry have
have
found it necessary to
ro go outside
ya{uir"-s""in
ourside the
the Yaquina
for their
Basin for
rheir *.ir,
main source
:;T:a::.necessarv
of
water.
"o,r."u
o
3'
3.
olalla
Olalla and Mill
Mill Creek
creek low
low summer
sunrner flows
flows are
are inadequate
inadequate to
Eo meet
all existing
meet
existing water
all
water right
right demands.
demands.
4'
4.
Big
creek low s'mrner
Big ntt
Elk Creek
flows, in
in critical
summer flows,
critical
water years,
yearsr may
water
may
be inadequate
inadequate to
be
to meet
all existing
meet all
existing water
water right
right demands.
deman.ds.
o
o
5.
5.
rnsufficient
precipitation
Insufficient
precipitation and
and streamfiow
sEreamflow records
records on most
streams
streams make
make it
it necessary
necessary to
to determine
determine streamflow
streamfl0w by
by correlation.
correlation.
6'
6.
s t u d i e s are in
Studies
il P
t o determine
d e t e r m i n e the
r o g r e s s to
progress
t h e feasibility
f e a s i b i l i t y of
:t:
o f obtaining
obtainadditional municipaL
ing additional
ana"inaustrial
municipal and
industrial water
water
from
Beaver
from
Beaver
and
and
Drift
Drift
Creeks to
to the
Creeks
the south.
south.
7'
7.
The Oregon
oregon State
The
state Game
GameCommission
cournission has
has recommended
reconrnended that
that minimum
minimum
flows
to protect
flows to
protect anadromous
anadrorno""-ri"r,
fish passage
passage be
be
established
established
in
in the
the
amount
10 cubic
cubic feet
of
amount
of
10
feet per
second on the
yaquina River and
per second
the Yaquina
in the
River and in
the amount
amount
cubic feet
of
of
6
6
feet per second
cubic
second on
on Big-iit
Big Elk Creek.
cr..t.
o
o
8
j o i n t study
8.'
A
A joint
s t u d y with
w i t h the
t h e _U.S.
u . s . Department
D e p a r t m e n t of
o f Agriculture
A g r i c u l t u r e shows
shows
9 0 0 acres
a c r e s being
900
b e i n g irrigated
i r r i g a l e d and
. " a - +4,500
, s o o acres of
o
f
a
a
a
i
t
i
o
n
a l irrigable
additional
i
r
r
i
g
a
b
l
e
i n the
rand
t h e basin.
land
in
basin.
""r""
9'
9.
Additionar. summer
suruner flows
Additional
flows in
in the
the amount
amount of
of 86 cubic
cubic feet
feet per
per
second
second would
would be required
furly develop
required to
to fully
develop the
the irrigation
i*igation
potential and
and
potential
13
13
1.
{
.f
o
I
ir
Lo
life uses to
and fish
fish life
industrial
municipal, industrial
for municipal,
requirements for
Ehe requirements
meet
meeL the
1985.
1985.
annually to land on Boone
l10.
0 . F l oFlood
o d d a mdamage
a g e t o l to
, 5 0 1,500
0 a c r e sacres
o c c u r soccurs
annuallyto].andonBoon
e
the
around
the
and around
Slough and
Olalla creek,
Creek, Pooles Slough
s"";;r"creek,
Island, along Beaver
Creek, olall-a
Island,
area
industrial area.
Toledo industrial
I
-
the
o f the
r e a c h e s of
u p p e r reaches
the upper
in the
needed in
is needed
storage is
Multipurpose
Multipurpose storage
Creek'
Depoe Creek.
and Depoe
Creek and
Sig-Elk
River, Big
Elk Creek
Yaquina River,
11.
ii.
valuable
provided valuable
has provided
cormnittee has
water Resources Committee
CounLy Water
The
Lincoln County
The Lincoln
county
the
We
assume
the
county
assume
We
investigation.
their investigation.
in their
the btard
contributions
board in
to the
contribuEions to
the
of
study
of
the
study
review
Corps review
the Corps
to the
contribute to
committee
willingly contribute
conrnittee would willingly
tributaries '
its tributaries.
Yaquina
and its
Yaquina and
.
Board statement. -- I have some additional
That
the
the
T
h a t i sis
the
e n dend
o f t hof
eBo
ardsLaLement.--Ihavesomeadditional
time
this time.
at this
read at
will read
I will
which I
comments which
cards
with comments
cards with
the rivers and
Mr.
Mike
Mr.}4
i k e MMiller
i l ] - e r - - -S t aStates
t e s h e i s he
f o r iis
m pfor
r o v eimprovement
m e n t ' t ' o t h e r to
iversand
bays.
bays.
.
life'
f i s h life.
f o r fish
s t r e a m for
- - Interested
c l e a r i n g stream
i n clearing
I n t e r e s t e d in
S c o v i l l e -Mr.
B u e l l Scoville
M r . Buell
debris '
and debris.
Removing
drift and
Removing drift
of flood control
see
Mr.
M r . EErnest
r n e s t WW.
. S aSallee
l l q e ' . - l l-o u lWould
d ] . i k e tlike
o s e eto
som
e s osome
r t o winterts
f f lsort
o o d c o nflood.
tf rl oo ol d '
w
i
n
t
e
r
r
s
last
i n last
n c u r r e d in
wee iincurred
. o s sw
o f Jloss
b e e a u s e of
b a s i n because
in
L h i s basin
i n this
debris
of- debris
probLem of
the
the problem
fishermen,
- - As
t h e many fishermen,
of
f the
one o
A s one
Betty
C o x e n -J . Coxen
B e t E v J.
int
h
e
Since
the
inS
i
n
c
e
a
r
e
a
.
t."t"ation
area.
o r l t recreation
to our
hazard to
constant hazard
and aEEeaalre
deadhead are a constant
ana
to
should
be
made
to
should
means
some means
feeL some
II feel
recreation,
o f recreation,
t Y P e of
t h i s type
crease
i n this
c r e a s e in
hazard.
t h i s hazard.
eliminate
e l i m i n a t e this
Supply
slough'
King Slough.
of King
-- In
development of
of development
favor of
In favor
Spellman -Matt
L. Spellman
Matt L.
slough'
of
mouth
of
slough.
mouth
across
fil-l across
homes, road on fill
boating, homes,
water, boating,
of
fresh water,
of fresh
statement he would like to
COL.
C o L . TTALBOTT:
A L B 0 T T : DDoes
o e s aanyone
n y o n e e else
l s e h ahave
v e a n any
y S t a t e m e n t h e w o u ] - d l i k e waLer
to
County Water
Lincoln County
the Lincoln
from the
Knox from
Mr. Sid
sid Knox
record? Mr.
the record?
into the
read into
have read
Conunittee.
Resources
Resources Committee.
I have no written
MR.
MR.K
KNOX:
N O X : CColonel
o l o n e ] . TTalbott,
a l b o t t , l a dladies
i e s a n dand
g e n tgentlemen.
lemen.Iha
v e n o wa
r i Lwater
ten
remaking
a water remakingis
Lincoln County is
time Lincol-n
present time
ift" present
.i the
statement,
but at
staEemenL, but
Resources
vlater
State
Water
Resources
state
the
with
in coordination
coordination with the
the county in
of the
source study
study of
completed within the next two months.
"o,-r.rty
We
hope
that
this
will
Board.
B
o a r d . W e h o p e t h a t t h i s w i l l b e c o m be
p l e t e d w i t h i n t h e n e x t t wwhich
o m o n t there
hthere
s.
wiLlwill
on
study on
Mid-Coast Basin study
the Mid-coast
with the
coordinated with
It
is coordinated
It is
has
not
been
a date
the
next
--there
probably
within
p r o b a b l y ube
e a ta' ehearing
a'ingwith
inthene
xt'm
o n t hmonth
-.there
h a s n o t bthis
e e n astudy
d a t e is
comis
comstudy
this
as
soon
-- and
that as soon as
wish to
to say that
.rra II wish
set
-definitely
set definitely
on
garhered
have
gathered
on
have
we
information
tt" information we
oi the
get all
all of
will certainly get
pleted
we will
pLeted we
'
""riri'ty
Engineers
Engineers.
of
the Corps of
to the
resources to
and water resources
water use and
water
although I cannot
We
W e are
a r e ggreatly
r e a t l y c oconcerned
n c e r n e d b ebecause
c a u s e f r ofrom
m t h i sthis
s t u d study,
y ,streams,
a l t h o u g h and
l c a n the
no!
and the Yaquina
streams,
many
that
know that many
we do know
be, we
will be,
final will
the final
say what
what the
L4
14
.
t
o
o
ill
this w
will
t h a t this
II think
t h i n k that
over-appropriated.
a r e presently
one
over-appropriated.
o f them,
t h e m , are
n e of
iis
s o
Presently
w
a
t
e
r
i
n
facing
in
water
f
a
c
i
n
g
w
e
a
r
e
w
h
a
t
c
o
u
n
t
y
L
i
n
c
o
l
n
probably
show
the
people
of
Lincoln
County
what
we
are
p
e
o
p
l
e
o
f
probably show the
stream
the stream
keep the
development
to keep
and to
development and
continue
to continue
that to
use, and
it appears
appears that
,r"",
and it
r
e
c
reation.
wildlife
and
recreation.
a
n
d
w
i
l
d
l
i
f
e
f
i
s
h
a
n
d
h
e
l
p
a
n
d
eneficial
bbe
e bbeneficial
level
will
and help fish and
t w
ill
p , iit
L
e v e l uup,
w
ith
d
a
m
s
and
dams
with
a
n
d
s
l
o
r
a
g
e
c
o
n
s
i
d
e
r
t
o
h
a
v
e
g
o
i
n
g
t , o have to consider storage
But
wee are
definitely
going to
efinitely
are d
B
ut w
C
o
u
n
t
y
'
L
i
n
c
o
l
n
i
n
t h e streams
s t r e a m s in Lincoln County.
reservoirs
on
o f the
s o m e of
o n some
reservoirs
present
I will
w i l l present
and I
E o n i g h t and
h e a r i n g tonight
C r e e k hearing
e a v e r Creek
I
be
Beaver
the B
to b
e at
a t the
I intend
i n t e n d to
time.
t h a t time.
a t that
a w
written
r i t t , e n statement
s t a t e m e n t at
a
coIJ.
TALBOTT:
COL. TALBOTT:
Laugh.
Laugh.
o
o
o
o
o
Knox.
Mr. Knox.
much, Mr.
Thank
you very
very much,
Thank you
LashM- LashMr.
Thomas M.
lulr. Thomas
of
Pot't of
Cormnission, Port
Port Commission,
the Port
am Tom
Tom Lashbaugh
Lashbaugh of
of the
LASHBAUGH. II am
MR. LASHBAUGH.
and
a
nd
c
o
n
s
e
r
v
a
t
i
o
n
f
o
r
m
o
s
E
l
y
w
a
s
As
I
understood,
this
meeting
was
mostly
for
conservation
m
e
e
t
i
n
g
t
h
i
s
As I understood,
Newport.
N
ewport.
a
r
e
a
N
e
w
p
o
r
t
It
wouldn't
affect
the
t
h
e
Newport
area
a
f
f
e
c
t
w
o
u
l
d
n
r
E
I
t
r
i
v
e
r
.
o
n the
p p e r river.
on
upper
the u
ontrol
fflood
l o o d ccontrol
low
o f the
t h e low
t h e use
u s e of
a n d the
n a v i g a E i o n and
t h e navigation
i n t o the
s w i n g i n g into
itts
too
much,
b u t as
a s it's
swinging
u c h , but
too m
c
an
w
e
a
l
l
We
are
doing
all
we
can
d
o
i
n
g
W
e
a
r
e
i
n
t
e
r
e
s
t
e
d
.
d
e
f
i
n
i
t
e
l
y
quite a b
a r e definitely interested.
it,
w
river
quite
bit,
wee are
river
river
includes
the
upper
river
upper
the
includes
that
anyLhing
and
in
the bay
bay area
area for
for development
development and anything that
in the
on
b e f o r e on
A 1 Jones
J o n e s before
I
have
worked
w i t h Al
o r k e d with
ave w
I h
area.
l o w e r area.
ultimately
affects
the
t h e lower
affects
u
ltimatel-y
in
h
e
l
p
s
p
o
r
t
of
the
two
port
areas
helps
in
a
r
e
a
s
t
\
^
/
o
o
f
t
h
e
c
o
o
p
e
r
a
t
i
o
n
h e cooperation
some
of
h i n k tthe
n d II tthink
f these,
t h e s e , aand
some o
c
l
e
a
nin
cleani
n
d
o
c
a
n
N
e
w
p
o
r
t
P
o
r
t
o
f
If
there's
anything
the
Port
of
Newport
can
do
t
h
e
a
n
y
t
h
i
n
g
If therers
development.
tthe
h e development.
d
e
s
e
r
t
e
d
have
been
deserted
h
a
v
e
b
e
e
n
t
h
a
t
b
y
l
a
n
d
s
o
1
d
h e s e old bylands that
ing
deadheads
and
n d tthese
eadheads a
o u t these
thlse d
i n g out
it'
c a n on
o n it.
w e can
a l l we
hhelp
e l p all
wee w
will
i L l ccertainly
ertainly
yyears
e a r s ago,
ago, w
all
affects
all
affects
believe,
B a y , II believe,
Y a q u i n a Bay,
t h e Yaquina
The
water
into
i n t o the
deep w
a t e r traffic
traffic
1 ' h e deep
and
a
n
d
a
r
e
a
s
,
o
t
h
e
r
a
n
d
C
o
u
n
t
y
B
e
n
t
o
n
the
area
in
Lincoln
County
and
even
Benton
County
and
other
areas,
e
v
e
n
County and
the area in Lincoln
i
n
it
is
tied
in
t
i
e
d
i
t
i
s
m
o
r
e
t
h
e
d
e
v
e
l
o
p
e
d
i
t
i
s
h a t it is developed the more
it
more
o r e tthat
n -- tthe
he m
i s ttied
i e d iin
i t is
seagoing
t h e s e seagoing
As
these
explained,
A 1 explained,
A s Al
shipping.
r i v e r and
a n d shipping.
with
u p p e r river
w i t h the
t h e upper
t o start
start
g
o
i n g to
a
r
e
t
h
e
y
u
n
d
e
r
s
t
a
n
d
,
I
barges
seem
to
be
expanding
and
as
I
understand,
they
are
going
a
s
a
n
d
barges seem to be expanding
the
East
E
ast
t
h
e
t
o
m
a
y
b
e
a
n
d
t
h
e
G
u
1
f
,
sending these
seagoing
barges
as
far
as
the
Gulf,
and
maybe
to
a
s
f
a
r
a
s
b
a
r
g
e
s
these seagoing
"Coast
"
t
t
d
i
t
t
g
t
h
e
s
h
i
p
p
i
n
g
to
the
shipping
t
o
i
s
u
?
t
h
a
t
It
is
hard
to
say
-that
is
s
a
y
t
o
h
a
r
d
It is
future.
i n the
C h e future.
C o a s t in
develop.
companies
t o develop.
c o m p a n i e s to
-- - these
d e a d h e a d s -t h e s e deadheads
a n d settles
settles
river
The
down
and
-t h e river
o v m the
omes d
d e b r i s that
t h a t ccomes
T h e debris
the
t u g , the
We
t h e Olson
O l s o n tug,
h a d the
W e had
barges.
l a r g e r barges.
are
hazard
t o the
t h e larger
h a z a r d to
definite
a r e a definite
unloaded
oil
at
the
a
t
the
o
i
l
u
n
l
o
a
d
e
d
h
a
d
t
h
e
y
a
f
t
e
r
b
a
r
g
e
Gene
with
g o i n g out
i g h a barge after they had
out w
N e l s o n , going
G e n e Nelson,
load
l
o
a
d
t
o
R
i
v
e
r
t
h
e
c
o
l
u
m
b
i
a
They
were
taking
off
for
the
Columbia
River
to
f
o
r
o
f
f
G-P
p a p e r mill.
mill-.
They were taking
G - P paper
outside
They
h i t aa log
l o g outside
T h e y hit
California.
g o back
t o California.
b a c k to
lumber
barge
a r g e and
a n d go
the b
l u m b e r on
o n the
donrt
that
don't
t
h
a
t
l
i
k
e
E
h
i
n
g
s
a
n
d
v
e
s
s
e
l
,
and
did
some
$25,000
damage
to
the
vessel,
and
things
like
t
h
e
and did some $25,000 d.*.ge to
the
b
e
n
e
f
i
t
s
u
r
e
i
t
w
o
u
l
d
If
they
can
be
eliminated
it
would
sure
benefit
the
b
e
e
l
i
m
i
n
a
t
e
d
If they can
pay
p
a y off
t o o well.
well.
o f f too
area.
a
rea.
o
a
expand
I
I might
might expand
Mr. Lashbaugh.
Lashbaugh.
Thank you
you very
very much,
much, Mr.
COL.TALBOTT:
coIJ. T_ALBOTT: Thank
The
The
c
o
r
r
e
c
t
.
that
he's
correct.
h
e
r
s
L
h
a
t
j
u
s
t
o
u
t
p
o
i
n
t
t
o
on
Mr.
Lashbaugh's
comments
just
to
point
out
c
o
r
m
n
e
n
t
,
s
on Mr. Lashbaughts
conr
a
t
h
e
r
f
l
o
o
d
b
u
t
n
a
v
i
g
a
t
i
o
n
,
p
r
i
m
a
r
i
l
y
authorization
we
have
is
not
primarily
navigation,
but
rather
flood
coni
s
n
o
t
h
a
v
e
we
authorization
control,
c
o
n
t
r
ol,
q
u
a
l
i
t
y
w
a
t
e
r
s
u
p
p
l
y
,
w
a
t
e
r
trol,
irrigation,
power
generation,
water
supply,
water
quality
g
e
n
e
r
a
t
i
o
n
,
p
o
r
r
e
r
irrigation,
trol,
to
Where
the
comments
had
h
a
d
to
t
h
e
c
o
r
m
n
e
n
t
s
W
h
e
r
e
. fish
r
e
c
r
e
a
t
i
o
n
.
a
n
d
and
wildlife
enhancement
and
recreation.
e
n
h
a
n
c
e
m
e
n
t
a
n
d
w
i
l
d
l
i
f
e
fish
separate
c o v e r e d under
u n d e r aa separate
generally
do
with
that's
covered
t h a E r s generally
navigation,
d o primarily
primariLy
w
i t h navigation,
statement
full
w e wanted
v r a n L e d aa full
s o we
I
did
not
want
anyone,
statement
a n y o n e , so
iscourage
o ddiscourage
id n
a n t tto
study.
I d
ot w
study.
15
15
o
of
what the
the desires
desires of
people in
ofwhat
of the
the people
in the
the community
conrnunity are.
are.
I wanted all
I
all of
of
those statements
statements into
into the
the record,
those
record, but
but Mr.
Mr. Lashbaugh
Lashbaugh understood
understood the situasituatdon
i o n correctly.
correctly.
Are there
there any
any other
other statements
st.atements anyone
Are
anyone desires
desires to
make? Mr.
Lo make?
Mr. Dahl?
Dahl?
MR.
DAHL: The
MR. DAHL:
only thing
thing rI was interested
interested in
The only
was the
in was
the Depoe
Depoe Slough
slough
d
r a i n a g e district
district
drainage
and
a n d flood
f l o o d control
c o n t r o l up
u p there.
there.
r feel
f e e l the
t h e present
p r e s e n t gates
gates
I
they
in there
there are
they have in
are inadequate to
to control
control the
the floodwaters,
floodwaters, and
and II would
would
like to
to see
see them
them put
put in
like
in two
l2-foot culverts
two 12-foot
culverts at
at tidewater
tidewater marks
marks to
to take
take
ccare
a r e of
o f the
the w
i n t e r floods,
floods, a
n d tto
i v e tthe
winter
and
o ggive
h e ppeople
e o p l e in
i n the
t h e area
area b
etter
better
drainage
up above.
drainage up
above. There
is a
There is
a highway
highway bridge
bridge up there
there and
and Ir don't
donrt know
know
if it
it affects
affects the
the drainage
drainage up above.
if
above. There should
should be something
something done
done to
to
t h a t to
t o help
h e l p the
that
t h e people.
people.
The creek
creek has grown
grovm up with
The
with brush
brush sO
so bad that
that II would even
even like
like to
to
see the
the Government
see
Government engineers
engineers take
take that
that over,
over, and clear
clear all
brush out
all the
the brush
a
nd a
s s e s s the
t h e ccost
o s t tto
o tthe
a r m e r s , bbecause
and
assess
h e ffarmers,
e c a u s e tthat's
h a L r s the
t h e only
o n l y way
w a y we
w e will
wilL
e v e r get
g e t the
t h e creek
ever
c r e e k cleared
c l e a r e d out.
out.
T
h
a
t
t
s
t
h
e
w
ay I
r feel,
f e e 1 , and
a n d that's
That's the way
t h a t r s all
a 1 l Ir
have to
to say.
have
say. Thank
you.
Thank you.
COL.
COL. TALBOTT:
TALBOTT: Thank
you very
Thank you
very much,
much, Mr. Dahl.
Dahl.
P h e r s o n , Port
P o r t of
Pherson,
o f Toledo.
Toledo.
M r . Gordon
G o r d o n L.
Mr.
L . MacMac-
(l'tr. M
a c P h e r s o n spoke
s p o k e from
f r o m the
t h e floor
(Mr.
MacPherson
f l o o r and
a n d his
h i s statement
s t a t e m e n t was
w a s inaudible).
inaudible).
c o l . . TALBOTT:
COL.
TALBorr:
Mr. M
a c P h e r s o n simply
s i m p l y wants
w a n t s to
Mr.
MacPherson
t o endorse
e n d o r s e the
t h e report
reporE
t h a t r s already
already b
p o r t of
een p
u t into
that's
been
put
i n t o the
t h e rrecord
e c o r d bby
y the
t h e Port
o f Toledo.
Toledo.
Mr.
Mr.
L e r m n o n , do
y o u have
d o you
h a v e anything
Lemmon,
a n y t h i n g further?
further?
-onrt h
I
don't
have
r d
a v e any
a n y indication
indication
tthat
h a t anyone
a n y o n e else
e l s e has
h a s anything
a n y t h i n g they
they w
a n t to
want
t o say
say o
or
r submit
s u b m i t for
f o r inclusion
inclusion
i n the
t h e record
r e c o r d of
in
hearing.
o f this
t h i s particular
particular
hearing.
I s there
t h e r e anyone
Is
a n y o n e else
e l s e who
w h o has
has
anything
further
tthat
h a t hhe
anything
further
e wwants
a n t s t to
o hhave
a v e i nmc
c l uLuded
ded
i n tthe
r e c o r d - o fof this
in
h e record
this
hearing?
hearing?
O
ur P
ublic N
o t i c e cconcerning
oncerning
Our
Public
Notice
tthis
h i s hhearing
e a r i n g stated
s t a t e d that
t h a t we
w e would
w o u l d have
have
i t from
f r o m 9:00
9 : 0 0 until
it
u n t i l 1:00,
1 : 0 0 , and
^ / e are
j u s t going
a n d \we
a r e not
n o t all
a l l just
g o i n g to
t o sit
s i t here
h e r e from
from
9
:00 u
ntil
9:00
until
1:00.
1:00.
rI a
m a
b o u t tto
o aadjourn
d j o u r n tthe
h e hhearing,
am
about
but
want
make
earing,
b
ut I
r w
a n t to
to m
ake
s u r e that
t h a t if
i f anyone
anyone h
a s anything
sure
has
to
a n y t h i n g further
further
t o add,
a d d , they
t h e y are
a r e not
n o t barred
b a r r e d from
from
h
a v i n g it
i t included
i n c l u d e d in
having
because
i n the
t h e study
s t u d y simply
sirnply b
e c a u s e we
w e adjourned
a d j o u r n e d this
t h i s partipartic u l a r hearing.
cular
hearing.
A
n y statement
s t a t e m e n t that
e t s to
thaL g
Any
gets
us
to u
s in
i n any
a n y reasonable
r e a s o n a b l e period
period
o
f time
t i m e will
w i l l receive
of
r e c e i v e serious
s e r i o u s consideration.
consideration.
l ' I R . CHRISTIANSEN:
c H R r s r r A N S E N : My
MR.
M y name
n a m e is
i s Claus
c l a u s Christiansen.
christiansen.
r have
h a v e been
I
b e e n in
in
tthis
h i s country
c o u n t r y for
f o r 65
y e a r s , and
6 5 years,
a n d Ir a
m n
ot p
ersonally
interested
am
not
personally
interested
at
a t the
the
p r e s e n t time,
t i m e , but
but I
I want
w a n t to
present
to
t o call
c a l l your
y o u r attention
attention
t o one
o n e thing.
thing.
rI can't
c a n t t help
pacific,
h e l p but
b u t notice
n o t i c e the
t h e silt
s i l t that
t h a t the
t h e Georgia
G e o r g i a Pacific,
the
the
H
i
g
h
w
a
y
c o n s n i s s i o n and
- - the
a n d everybody
Highway Commission
e v e r y b o d y doing
d o i n g something
s o m e t h i n g -g o e s down
goes
t h e silt
silt
dornm
tto
o the
E . h e lower
l o w e r parts
p a r t s on
o n the
t h e drainage
d r a i n a g e channel.
channel.
r t is
i s filling
filling
u
p and
It
up
a n d every
every
y o u get
ttime
i m e you
g e t a heavy
j u s t helps
h e a v y rain
r a i n it
it
i t just
h e l p s fill
fill
i t up.
up.
y e a r or
T
h i s last
l a s t year
This
or
16
L6
C
o
two I
r think
think it's
itrs been worse
two
worse than
than it
it ever
ever has
has been
been before
before -that is
is
-- that
around here
here in
in this
this counnunity
around
cormnunity from
from the
the Highwayrs
Highway's work on
on Depoe
Depoe Slough,
slough,
G e o r g i a Pacific
- - - ((inaudible)
P a c i f i c digging
d i g g i n g for
Georgia
i n a u d i b l " i - - --" .
for N o time
t i m e is
i s there
No
there a
ny
any
e f f o r t made
m a d e to
t o take
t a k e care
effort
c a r e of
o f this,
t h i s , but
b u t it's
i t r s getting
g e t t i n g worse
w o r s e all
a l l the
t h e time
t
i
r
n
e
and I
donrt know
r don't
know what
and
what the
the future
future is
going to
is going
yourd probably
to hold
nota for
for us.
us. You'd
probabry
have-to
do pumping
pumping -have
to do
out of
-- pump
pump water
water out
of the
the creeks.
creeks.
I can
can see
see no
no other
I
other
way for
for it.
way
it.
I thank you.
you.
I
o
o
o
o
.
:
COL. TALBOTT:
TALBOTT: Thank
COL.
Thank you
you very
very much,
much, Mr.
Mr. Christiansen.
Christiansen.
MR- MACOMBER:
I{ACOMBER: I
MR.
r am
am Ralph
Rar.ph Macomber.
Macomber. I
r live
live about
about 99 miles
miles east
eas. on
on
Highway 20.
20' rI have
Highway
some
have some two miles
miles of
yaquina and
of stream
stream on the
the Yaquina
and Ir operate
operate
a
a farm there.
there.
r am
am interested
interested in
in irrigation.
I
irrigation.
under the
the ASC
ASC setup
setup Ir have
Under
have
creaned out
out aa lot
lot of
of channel
cleaned
channel on
the place.
place.
on the
up until
untir the
the January storm
Up
storm
r had
drift
I
had no drift
or
or anything
anything in
in the
the entire
entire length
length of
of my
my place.
place.
A lot
rot of
of it
A
it
r did
I
did on my
my own, and
and some
some under
under the
the ASC
ASCsetup.
setuf,. But Ir am
am particularly
particurarly
i n t e r e s t e d in
i n irrigation.
irrigation.
interested
r believe
b e l i e v e that's
t h a t r " all Ir have
I
h a v e to
t o say.
say.
"rt
COL. TALBOTT:
TALBOTT: Thank
COL.
Thank you
you very
very much,
much, Mr.
Mr. Nacomber.
Macomber. Is
Is there
there anything
anything
further?
further?
MRSPELLMAN: My
MR. SPELLMAN:
name is
is Matt
Matt Spellman.
My name
spellman.
Moorage and
and Matt's
Mattrs Trailer
Moorage
TraiLer park.
Park.
o
o
o
o
King
slough is
is a competitor
King Slough
competitor of
of mine. I
r think
think that
that in
in the
the lower
rower bay
bay
itts going
going commercial,
cornrnercial, so
it's
so the
the sports
sports will
will have
have to
to go
go farther
farther up.
up. I
r
have
have
talked
to the
the Georgia-pacific
talked to
Georgia-Pacific bbys
and the
the County
county Court
boys and
court and
and many
many other
other
sportsmen,
sportsmen, and there
there is
about a
is about
a mile
and a quarter
quartlr of
mile and
of waterway
waterway there
tnere
tnat
that
can be use
use for
for racing.
can
racing.
up at
at Delake they
they have
Up
have racing,
racing, but
but the
the northwest
northwest
wind runs
runs through
through there
wind
there all
all the
time.
the time.
at Waldport
wataport they
they have
At
have racing
racing but
but
- iit's
i t r s too
t o o short
it's
s h o r t --u s t less
t r s jjust
l e s s than
t h a n a quarter
q u a r t e r of
o f a - mile
r n i l e run.
r u n . So
s
o
if
i
f
they r'rant
to deepen
they
want to
deepen the
the thing
thing and
and build
build.rpup on the
the shorelines
shorelines for
for the
the
homes along
along- the
the shore
homes
shore and
and put
pui their
their boats
boaEs in
in there,
there, it
it would
would be
be
good
a
a
good
project.
project.
The fill
fill- can be made
The
made with
with a
a whirley
6o-foot boom
Whirley with
with aa 60-foot
boom in
in
about six
six weeks.
weeks' You
about
could put
put aa 60-foot
6O-foot roadway
You could
rordruy across
across there.
there.
will
That
will
open
old west
open up old
west Yaquina on
on a
a water
grade road,
road, and
water grade
and it
it will
will open
open
up
to
to
King Poole
Poole Slough
slough at
King
at the
the end
end of
of the
the south
south shore
shore road
road now.
now. It
rt will
will hold
Ehat mile
and one
one quarter
that
mile and
quarter of
of water
water by at
- three
at least
least a quarter
quarter three eights
eights
of
of a miLe
mile wide,
wide, for
for fresh
fresh water
for whatever is
water use for
is needed.
needed. There
There
can
can
be a gate
gate put
- a
put in
be
in_ there
there - to
swinging gate
ga'e a swinging
to where the
the water
water on
on
both
sides is
is in
you
in equal
equal depth.
sides
depth.
can swing
swing this
this gate
gate and
You can
and bigger
bigger boats can
can
go in
in for
go
for the
the winter.
winter.
And
there can
can be
And there
be a ramp
r.*p on
you can
on both
both sides.
sides.
can
You
p
u
t
t h e little
little
put the
boats
boats o
n the
t h e inside
i n s i d e out
o u t or
on
o "r the
t h e outside
o u t s i d e in.
in.
T h a t may
m a y be
That
be
q u i t e aa project.
project.
quite
I r v e been
b e e n with
I've
w i L h the
t h e water
h r a t e r for
f o r some
s o m e time
t i m e down
d o w n here,
h e r e , with
w i t h the
t h e Army
Armv
transports,
s k i p p e r e d their
t h e i r tugs,
transports,
skippered
t u g s , etc.,
e t c . , so
so I
p r e t t y well
I pretty
w e l l know
k n o w the
t h e water.
water.
COL. TALBOTT:
TALBOTT: Thank
CaL.
Thank you.
you.
Mr. Thor
Thor Linden.
Mr.
Linden.
o
S
I7
17
o
S
yaquina Bay
r have
the Yaquina
I
have the
Bay
I
the
for the
speaking for
I
am speaking
I am
CiLy'
Elk City.
from Elk
am Mr.
Mr. Linden
Linden from
II am
LIMEN:
MR.
MR. LINDEN:
to
make
a
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this
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meeting.
this meeting.
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report
reporL at
district. Our
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I
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l k e d t o ato
b oabout
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s i dresidents
entsofthisd
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in this drainmembers
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b e r s a nand
d m omost
s t o f t hof
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grange
ones
peopLe,
older
the older people, Lhe ones
to the
talk to
to talk
point to
it a point
made it
rI made
district.
age district.
age
and
he
has
lived
here
who
w
h o llived
i v e d h ehere
r e a l oan long
g t i m etime.
. o n e m aOne
n l t a man
s p a swas
t T 5 'past
a n d h75,
e
h a s l i v e d hfor
e r e this
reason
this
contacted
reason
-for
contacted
I
people I
of people
That's
the
type of
the type
trltts
life.
his life.
of his
all
al-l of
like'
acts like,
river acts
old river
what this
this old
know-wtrat
t9 know
enough to
long enough
they've been
been here long
theytve
done,
has
it
it
done,
what
to
In
In comparison to what
do.
might do.
it might
what it
and what
what
does and
it does
lftat it
again.
that again.
do that
it
might do
iE might
is
you now
now is
teLl- you
to tell
going to
am going
I am
What I
answers ' What
This group had many
many answers.
This
havenrt
I
I
haven't
o*t'
*y
not my own.
talked to,
to' and not
people II tal-ked
the people
from the
the answers from
the
-- I-t*-a
farmel here, you
-17
years
-I'm
a new
new farmer
years
1-7
only
long enough -- only
lived here
here long
lived
!e1"'yo"
the
all the
were
their
answers
all
"rro.rgi,
ansv/ers
contacted' their
that II contacted,
These people that
say. These
might
might say.
Lhe
-from
that
means
from
the
means
that
dotott -and down
I
I say up and
stale'
thl scale.
dornrnthe
way up and down
toP.
the
to
bottom clear
cl-ear to the top.
botEom
the
keep the
That'll
Thatrll keep
river.
the river.
-- leave
in the
stuff in
the stuff
leave the
says -One
fellow says
one fellow
the
along
fish
along
the
fish
to
chance
a
give us
to
of here
out of
people from
Portland out
here and give
people
from Portland
That
was
one
thought.
bank
b a n k bby
y oourselves.
u r s e l v e s . T o hTo
e c kheck
w i t h twith
h e o t hthe
e r pother
e o p l e .people.
ThaLwasonethought.
good job cleaning it out, we want sports
The
other
one
-he
says,
do
a
Theotherone--hesays,doagoodjobcleaningitout,wewantsports
thatrs
better -- that's
the better
The
more the
The moie
world.
ttre world.
over the
al-l over
from all
fishermen
fishermen here from
extremes'
two extremes.
the two
therers the
we want. Okay, there's
what we
One fellow says they can dig the
Now,
what
N
ow,w
h a t t to
o d odo
t o tto
h e rthe
i v e r river.
'Onefellowsaystheycandigthe
are
these are
are people -- these
These are
water. These
it wiLl
channel
will hold
hold more
more \,rater.
channel deeper so it
dikes along the
Another
fellow
says
build
not
n
o t i didiots
i o t s l w aIs twas
a l . ktalking
i n g t o . A nto.
o t h e r f e ] - l o w s a y s b u i l - d d i k e s _ a l o n g t h eThose two
beLongs. Ihose two
it belongs.
where it
in where
it in
keep it
river, keep
the river,
hold
to
sides
of
it
to
hold
the
it
of
sides
as II
As-1ong as
Another
one
said
said -- As-long
one
yot' see. Another
aPart, you
way apart,
people are a long
long way
people
"L"'
trees
the
I
keep
the
trees
I
damage.
any
me any damage.
hasn't done
done me
river hasnrt
this river
here this
have lived
Lived here
river
river
the
raises'
river
When
the
river
raises,
the
t'he
when
river.
che river.
the bank near
cut down
down along
near the
along the
cut
I
noticed
that
true.
Nothing
can
out
c a n rrun
unou
t o f hof
e r here.
e.Nothin
g t o s t o Pto
i t , wstop
h i c h it,
i s t r uwhich
e . I n o t is
icedthat
highway'
the highway.
and the
there and
City,
between
there
between
City,
eltt
above
along
the
Yaquina,
up
above
Elk
Yaquin",.rp
the
aLong
l-ogs'
debris' logs,
lots
of
debris,
of
lots
is
there
river
tile river there is
along the
i." growing
tirnber is
Where the
the timber
Ltoting along
I^Ihere
and
trees
the
trees
and
the
against
1-odged
cases
lodged
against
soie
in some
houses in
trees,
bridges, old
ol-d houses
Lrees, bridges,
way
the way
a1.1 the
another all
. dams.
One dam
dam after
after another
dans. one
it -.
There
you have
h'.," it
There,yot,
timber.
timber.
the
the
off
down
the
timber
cut
cuL
down
off
timber
the
keeping
there, keeping
He has a point
point there,
He
through.
through.
do-keep
banks do
keep the
the banks
tiees along the
hand,-small
small trees
other hand,
the other
on the
banks. But on
to a
help
great help up to
is a great
erosion, which
which is
prevenLs erosion,
out, prevents
banks from
from washing out,
down
going
-- The
floaters going down
The floaters
that poinc
But when
when they
point -they pass that
sut
point.
certain
certain point.
over'
them over.
blow them
to blow
going to
the
winds are
are going
the winds
heavilr,
and heavier,
bigger and
get bigger
the
river get
the river
there
out
stick
out
there
stick
they
roots,
its_
and
pulls
its
roots,
they
puLls
bank and
the bank
over-on
goes over
on the
tree goes
A tree
when
t h e n when
And
A n d then
it'
w i t h it.
e a r t h with
o f earth
h u n k of
b i i hunk
u1l a
n d ppull
feet a
10,
and
a big
2 0 , 330
0 feet
1 5 , 20,
1
0 , 15,
farm'
his farm.
of his
lot of
l-oses a lot
man loses
it
erosion and a man
it causes more erosion
rains it
it rains
Idiscovered, and
But
B u t ggetting
e t E i n g r i right
g h t d o \down
' m t o t to
h e mthe
a i nmain
p o i n t point
o f w h a tof
l ' d iwhat
scovered'and
river'
the river.
Clean
up the
things.
discover
things.
discover
do,
to do,
tiying to
wls trying
f was
that's
Lhatrs what I
t_8
18
o
o
years that
that I
I know
two years
for two
that for
on that
The Port
working on
been working
has been
Port Commission
Cornmission has
of
p
u
l
l
e
d
l o t of
j
o
b
,
a
L
h
e
y
r
v
e
They've
been
doing
a
good
job,
they've
pulled
a
lot
g
o
o
d
Theyrve been doing
more.
of,
maybe
o
f, m
a y b e more.
t
r
e
es,
t
i
m
b
e
r
s
,
bridge
timbers,
trees,
b
r
i
d
g
e
i s - logs,
logs,
j u n k is
i t is
r o h a t it
i s what
j u n k out
junk
a n d junk
t h e r e - and
o u t of
o f there
p
l
a
c
e
a
s
a
u
s
e
d
i
s
Among
other
things,
that
river
is
used
as
a
place
r
i
v
e
r
that
Among other things,
kinds.
refuse
r e f u s e of
o f all
a l L kinds.
t
h
e
r
e
d
o
w
n
a
n
d
u
p
floating
Stuff
will
float
is
up and down there
i s floating
float
ill
S t u f f that
that w
garbage.
u m p garbage.
tto
o d
dump
green,
white,
w h i t e , green,
botgles;
Detergent
D e t e r g e n t bottles
it.
o f it.
l o t s of
like
nobody's
business
u s i n e s s -- lots
Obgdyts b
like n
The
people
T
h
e people
L
h
e
r
e
.
t h e y r r e there.
b u t they're
t h e m but
It's
no
f o r them
p l a c e for
n o place
Itts
coLors.
b l u e - au
a l r colors.
blue
j
o
b
.
But
But
g
o
o
d
good
job.
a
d
o
i
n
g
b
e
t o be doing a
s e e m to
r i v e r seem
who
t h i s river
o u t this
c l e a n i n g out
b e e n cleaning
h a v e been
w h o have
in
f
i
l
t
h
the
filth
in
t
h
e
p
o
u
r
w
h
o
p e o p l e who pour
o f people
y r i a d s of
the m
they
with
myriads
i t h the
e e p uup
p w
a n hhardly
a r d L y kkeep
t h e y ccan
i
n
t
i
m
b
e
r
s
There
are
bridge
timbers
in
b
r
i
d
g
e
There are
a1ike.
c o m p a n i e s alike.
Individuals
and
a n d companies
Individuals
theie.
there.
house
t h e house
a t the
u p at
t h e m up
o f them
c o u p l e of
u p p o s e a couple
II ssuppose
f e e t long.
1ong.
there
2 0 to
t o 30
3 0 feet
t h e r e 20
g
r
o
w
them
y
o
u
c
a
n
I
don't
believe
you
can
grow
them
I dontt believe
Long.
f e e t long.
were
w a l L s - 42
4 2 feet
f o r walls
w e r e used
u s e d for
they
whose
-they
w
h
o
s
e
k
n
o
w
d o n r t know
I don't
They
b r i d g e -- I
s o m e b o d y r s bridge
c o m e from
f r o m somebody's
bigger.
T h e y come
bigger.
t
h
e
re.
i
n
E
h
e
r
n
Somebody's
throwing
them
in
there.
Somebodyts throwing
long.
f e e t long.
a n d 42
4 2 feet
i n c h e s and
are
B x
x 16
1 6 inches
are 8
p
i
l
i
n
g
piling
o
f
s
e
r
i
e
s
a r e , aa series of
You
d o l p h i n s are,
k n o w what
w h a t dolphins
Y o u know
doLphins.
There
o l d dolphins.
T h e r e are
a r e old
logs,
l
o
g
s
o
r
s h i p s or
m o o r ships
t o moor
'
driven
d o c k e d to
a n d docked
t o g e t h e r and
w e d g e d together
a n d wedged
d r i v e n together
t o g e E h e r and
and
d o v m and
c o m e s down
r i v e r comes
m i g h t y river
a n d the
E h e mighty
w h i l e and
They
g e t rotten
a while
r o t t e n after
after a
T h e y get
etc.
etc.
and
t o g e t h e r and
l a s h together
piling
This
of
lash
a n d piling
l o g s and
o f logs
cluster
off.
T
h i s cluster
t h e m off.
breaks
b r e a k s them
twice
back
twice
aa
back
and
up
tide,
the tide,
with the
float
around
up and down with
up and
up
river,
the river,
float
around the
r
i
v
e
r
that
river
t
h
a
t
w
a
y
w
h
i
c
h
k n o r ^ rwhich way
d o e s n f t know
h e doesn't
If
t h e r e he
c o m e s there
day.
s t r a n g e r comes
I f a stranger
day.
one
r u n s one
It
I t runs
ways.
b o t h ways.
r u n s both
i t runs
b e c a u s e it
On
myy place
wouldn't,
because
p l a c e he
ouldntt,
he w
rruns.
uns.
On m
Just
J
u
s
L
h
o
u
r
s
.
6
the
other
way
6
hours.
w
a
y
o
t
h
e
r
goes the
a n d goes
i n d and
its m
c h a n g € s its
way
hours
mind
o u r s and
a n d changes
w
ay 6 h
b
o
a
L
s
,
boats,
t
o
r
n
u
P
o
1
d
l o g s , old torn-up
f o r t h - logs,
a n d forth
old
going
back
g
oing b
a c k and
stuff,
l d stuff,
tthe
h e same
same o
-- p
in
ad m
i c e in
probably
had
mice
robably h
g o o d -n o good
a r e no
t h a t are
pieces
h e n houses
h o u s e s that
h o u s e s , hen
p i e c e s of
o f houses,
river.
the river.
in the
it
it out
out in
kicked it
it and
they kicked
and they
-
o
o
o
o
some
out some
out
figure
out and figure
river
the river
cLean the
is clean
I
the
out
thing to
to do is
the thing
think
I think
l
o
n
g
a
s
a
s
No
could
c l e a n as long as -i t clean
k e e p it
c o u l d keep
organization
it.
N o organization
p o l i c e it.
way
w
a y to
t o police
I'll
have
I r 1 1 have
this?
o f this?
r i / a n t aa copy
c o p y of
Do
y o u want
D o you
have.
a b o u t all
a l l II have.
about
thatts
fI tthink
n i n t - that's
and
II
e
t
c
.
a
n
d
c o w s ' etc.
m i l k i n g cows,
b e e n milking
For
I've
I r v e been
y o u r information,
information,
F o r your
one.
to
make
to m
a k e one.
g o t everything.
y o u got
everything'
Hope
H o p e you
this.
t o write
haven't
w r i t e this.
t i m e to
h a d time
h a v e n r t had
o
If
our recording
recording
rf our
Lindeni
Mr. Linden.
Thank you
very much,
much, Mr.
you very
Thank
COL. TALBOTT:
TALBoTT:
t
h
a
t
'
w e recorded
r e c o r d e d that.
b e l i e v e we
machine
break
d o w n , II believe
b r e a k down,
didnrt
m a c h i n e didn't
I want
want
but
but I
statement,
m a k e aa statement,
Miss
Millie
Mitchell
t o make
w a n t to
d i d not
n o t want
M
i t c h e l - l did
illie
M
iss M
-like
her
card
Would
like
card
Would
her
put on
on
she put
that she
cortrnent that
to
record a comment
the record
int,o the
read into
to read
s
k
i
.
could
water
ski.
c
o
u
l
d
w
a
t
e
r
so w
e a d h e a d s so
f d
Yaquina
of
deadheads
wee
l e a n e d oout
ut o
ave Y
a q u i n a ccleaned
tto
o hhave
o
o
like
that
would like
Lhey would
that they
anything
have anything
Are
who have
arrivals
recent arrivals
any recent
there any
Are there
t
o
b
e
further
that
needs
to
be
n
e
e
d
s
E
h
a
t
further
anything
a s anything
ho h
nyone w
to
or
anyone
who
has
here a
s tthere
r iis
t o say,
say, o
hearing?
t h i s hearing?
r e c o r d of
o f this
included
i n the
E h e record
i n c l - u d e d in
on
farther
g o aa little
we
little
farther
on
m i g h t go
w e might
Talbott,
C o l o n e l Talbott,
MR.
L A S H B A U G H : Colonel
M R . LASHBAUGH:
b
a
y
'
affects
the
lower
bay.
t
h
e
l
o
w
e
r
a
f
f
e
c
t
s
it
a s it
u p as
b r o u g h t up
the
Mr.
brought
r . Christensen
Christensen
that M
s i l - t that
t h e silt
c
o
n
s
e
r
v
a
L
i
o
n
the
conservation
o
n
t
h
e
b e c a u s e on
o u t because
t h a t out
k e e p i n g that
o f keeping
If
was
way
a y of
any w
a s any
there w
I f there
-The
f i n e silt
s i l t -bit.
T h e fine
q u i t e aa bit.
b a y quite
l o w e r bay
t h e lower
end
d o e s affect
a f f e c t the
i E it
i t does
o f it
e n d of
m
a
de
reference
was
made
w
a
s
a
r
e
f
e
r
e
n
c
e
b
u
t
udible,
ot a
s nnot
(a
audible,
but a
( a pportion
h i s sstatement
t a t e m e n t iis
ortion
oof
f tthis
j
u
s
t
of
short
while,
just
a
couple
of
c
o
u
p
l
e
a
w
h
i
l
e
,
i n aa s h o r t
e v e n in
n d even
to
-- kkill
l l - aand
i l - l tthem
h e m aall
tlams)
t o clanis)
I
c
o
m
e
s
f
r
o
m
,
Where
it
all
comes
from,
I
i
t
a
l
l
g
e
t
.
t h e y get. W h e r e
h o w skinny
s k i n n y they
weeks,
notice
yourll
n o t i c e how
w e e k s , you'll
o
19
19
.
o
p.'
donrt know.
don't
know. Some
some from
from highway construction
construction probably.
probably'.
r know
know,we
I
we had aa
mess
of
it from
frorn washing
down the
mess of it
washing down
the hill
hitL where
wher" lh.r"
construction right
there was
was construction
right
in front
front of
of our
in
our docks.
docks. rt
fiLled it
It filled
it up.
up. Instead
rnstead of
of having
having 5 feet
feet of
of
trater at
at low
low tide,
tide, we
we had a 3 foot
water
foot island
isr.and there,
got
there, an4
and we just
got that
that
SuJt
cleaned
out.
cleaned out.
rI don't know
just
can be
be done
done about it,
i;, but
bui it
it sure
sure
-dontt know just what can
does
have
does have an
an affect.
affect
As far
far as
as the
the flood
As
flood control,
controL, we've
werve got
the ocean
ocean so
so close
close there
got the
there that
that
it
aLL
runs
it all runs out
out into
into there
there anyway. I
r wiil
say
it
will say it again,
again, ifif the.re
thee is
is
anything we
we can do to
anything
to help
yaquina River,
help on
on any
any work
work on the
port of
the Yaquina
River, the
th; Port
of
Newport
wilL go
go ahead.
Newport will
just got
ahead. I
got a letter
r just
letter yesterday
yesterday from
the
from ihe Coast
coast,
Guard
and the
the lighted
lighted buoy I
Guard and
r requested
requested will
will be
!e installed
installed
on or
on
or around
around
the 4th
4th of
of May.
the
May. trIe
gerring all
are getting
alL of
We are
of that
rhar done
done too.
roo.- Thank
ih"it-vJ:--"you.
col,. TALBOTT:
TALBorr:
COL.
Thank you.
you. Is
Thank
rs there
there anything
anything further?
further?
rf not,
not, Ir
If
just
wilL
make the
will just make
the final
final conment
that if
if anyone is
comment that
is interested
intere"a"J-ii in a copy
of this
this transcript
"rryorr"
transcript of
of the
of
the hearing,
hearing, this
this wiLi
eventually be
prepared,
be prepared,
will
eventually
probabLy
in
probably in about 66 weeks, and
and it
it wilt
will be available
avaiLable if
yor, just
if you
contact
3.r"1 contact
the
the Portland
Portland District,
District,
- protauly
at
at a
a nominaL
nominal price
price probably about $2.00
. copy.
."py.
$z.oo a
rf there
there is
is nothing
nothing further,
If
the
further,
the hearing
hearing is
is adjourned.
adjourned.
representatives
in the
the area
representatives in
area until
until our
our 1:00
L:00 o'clock
otcl_ock deadline
deadLine
further statement
statement that
further
that anyone
anyone !,rants
to submit
submit can always
wants to
always be
office in
in Portland.
Portland.
office
Thank
very much.
Thank you very
nnrch.
* *? k * **? k
*
we will
will have
We
have
and
and any
any
sent
sent to
to my
my
*
The following
foLlowing statements
statements were
were received
received after
after the
hearing hdd
had been
the hearing
adjourned -adjourned
united
states Department
Department of
United States
of Agriculture,
Agriculture, Agricultural
Agricultural Stabilization
stabilization
and
and
Conservation Service.
Conservation
Service.
am Lavera
r am
I
Lavera Holt,
Holt, office
Office Manager,
Naager, Lincoln
LincoLn ASC
Asc County
county Committee.
committee.
The
The Agricultural
Agricultural Stabilization
Stabilizdtion
and
Service which is
and conservation
Conservation Service
is
carried
carried out
out under
under a
a- Committee
Conrmittee System
system is
is much
interested in
much interested
in the
the development
of both Agricultural
AgricuLtural Lands
ment of
Lands and
and Water
Water Resources.
Resources.
we
worked with
We have worked
with farmers
farmers with
with a 50
50 percent
percent cost-share
cost-share ratio
ratio in
in
helping to
to conserve
conserve the
helping
the soil
soil by
by establishment
estabLishment of
permanent seedings,
of permanent
trees'
trees, open
open and closed
drains and
elosed drains
and streams
streams through
through channel
channeL clearance,
clearance,
shore
protection, dikes,
shore protection,
dikes, and
and construction
of floodways
fliodways to
construction of
p..rr"rrt
to prevent
erosion or
or flood
flood damage
erosion
damageto
to farmland.
farmland.
The exceedingly
exceedingLy high
The
high waters
this winter
winter did
waters this
did so
so much
much damage
damage to
to our
f a r m lands
l a n d s that
that w
farm
wee immediately
i r n m e d i a t e l y asked
a s k e d for
f o r help
h e l p to
these
t o , "restore
"tore
t h e s e lands
lands
to their
their former
to
former production.
production.
we
received an 80
We received
b0 percent
p"r""r,t of
of the
the cost
cost
to repair
program
repair the
the damages
damages whi.ch
which is
Program to.
is availab1e
available to
to the
the individual
indlvidual
farmer.
farmer.
.
2
200
..
..
...
.... ...''-'
I
,
It
o
banks
their stream
stream banks
cleared their
had cleared
that had
farmers that
the farmers
My point
that the
is that
point is
My
by
the
floods.
little
by
the
floods.
1ittle
and
channels were damaged
damaged very
very
their channeLs
ard opened
oplned their
lands
agricultural
lands
the agricultural
out, the
carried out,
were carried
If
measures were
control- measures
fLood control
If flood
on
development
a
Recreation
could
be
a
major
development
on
be
Recreation could
benefitted.
much benefitted.
wouLd be
be much
would
Watersheds.
Creek Watersheds.
Beaver Creek
or Beaver
either
Yaquina or
either the
the Yaquina
for
feel
need for
is aa need
there is
- we
feel there
definiteLy
This is
all II have we definitely
is about aLlThis
Creek
and
Beaver
and
Beaver
Creek
Yaquina
the Yaquina
both the
water resources
resources on both
of $tater
development of
County.
Lincoln County.
in Lincoln
sheds in
as other
etater sheds
other water
watersheds as
as well
weLL as
o
GentLemen:
E n g i n e e r s , Gentlemen:
o f Engineers,
C o r p s of
P o r t l a n d , Corps
District,
U.S.
Portland,
E n g i n e e r District,
A r m y Engineer
U . S . Army
o
Drainage
County Drainage
of Lincoln
Lincoln County
interests of
the interests
is in
in the
This
proposaL is
This proposal
Oregon.
T o l e d o , Oregon.
1 , Toledo,
District
D i s t r i c t No.
N o . 1,
and maintenmaintencare and
the care
over the
take over
That the
the Government
Government Engineers
Engineers take
That
owner
proPerty
each
#1,
assessing
each
property
owner
assessing
Dist. {11,
Drainage Dist.
county Drainage
ance of
of Lincoln
Lincoln County
d
e
r
i
v
e
d
'
derived.
benefits
t o benefits
a c c o r d i n g to
within
D i s t r i c t according
t h e District
w i t h i n the
l_.
1.
o
and Game
Game
the Fish
Fish and
go along
along with
That the
the Goverrunent
Government Engineers
Engineers go
with the
That
2.
2.
debris,
of
brush,
of
brush,
debris,
tributaries
and its
its tributaries
Slough and
Commission
Clear Depot Slough
to Clear
Conrmissionto
the
site of
of the
the site
between the
formed between
islands formed
old tressels;
dredging islands
old
tressels; and dredging
Siletz
Junction'
old
the
20
fill
at
the
old
Siletz
Junction.
at
gates and the
Highway 20 fill
rhe Highway
present
present tide
tide gates
for
area for
recreation area
area. Making aa recreation
said area.
in said
slough in
Also deepen
the slough
ilso
deepen the
fishing.
and fishing.
boating
boating and
o
to
1 e v e l to
w a t e r level
h i g h water
a t high
d y k e at
Install
p r e s e n t dyke
i n present
c u l b e r t s in
I n s t a l L culberts
3..
3
waters.
f L o o d waters.
o f f of
o f flood
create
r u n off
b e t t e r run
c r e a t e better
adequate water
install fiore adequate
Department installifiore
Highway Department
Have
the State
State Highway
Have the
afford
better
afford
better
to
Slough
Depot
filL across
flow
their Highway
Highway 20 fill
across
Slough to
flow in
in their
District.
the District.
of the
drainage to
areas of
uPper areas
the upper
drainage
to the
4.
4,
o
.,1
member of
of Lincoln
Lincoln
and member
Signed by Edward
Edward G.
G. Dahl,
Dahi, Property
Property owner
owner and
District 4frl.
{Fl.
County
DrainageDistrict
County Drainage
o'I
Talbott,
William
J . Talbott,
W i l l i a m J.
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Dear
Sir:
D
e a r Sir:
Yaquina
to the
the Yaquina
regard to
in regard
26, in
your letter
of I'larch
In
March 26,
lett,er of
to your
ansver to
In answer
from
clogs
the
stream
from
the
stream
clogs
that
wood
drift wood that
River,
the drift
say that
that the
woul.d say
L would
Rlver, I
biggest
troubles.
biggest
troubles.
of
the
is
one
tide, is one of the
Toledo to
of tide,
end of
the upper end
to the
out
it out
help to
to drag it
get some
some help
could get
Would it
we could
possible that
that we
it be possible
would
burned?
be
could
it could
on the
so it
the bank so
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3 5 3 , Toledo,
B o x 353,
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R t . 1,
Yours
F o l m s b e e , Rt.
V i r g i l Folmsbee,
t r u l y , Virgil
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P a g 1of
clorrr
Page
Elgle:!
o
rcrtr. ranging
r&gtu
eons,
trcm clomp,
clhp..d
from
Pas6 22odli
o? 4
Page
I
ldrt fo
h8. tree.
rirch foIl
of brook
e{ which
lcU loro
h.tu the cbeonel
c!M-d
to hi,g.
lrcF
dd wore
Er.
dortrEoh
sdl
Ury soagged
rnrggd
tdddo oroaehellowe
end
swept
dowontream
until
they
bride.,
cod
ahdon
d
On
0nlteYaquinaBiver
The Yaquina River
frtd
tu!
h mrny
crented
deme
wt,lob
be
mnoyphcd
pinceabddgcd
bridged6.thed.entire dtr.
river.
{o!d
ploJd
Ary
on the
6c river
dr.r can
c$ oe-vor
nrcr
Any d-!ec.
clearence project
on
cornplotelolrd
eoind dd.
utlene
Ebe@pld.l;
W. .90(*bt.
UL oFpoedry
We
eppreciete thu
opportonlrybto.Dpart
eppear H@
before 6L
thia U.
U.S.
S. Army
Atuy Engineer
Endns
p@
ildd
rr'l&
CotD.
AdfiI to
b preseot
Mc of
d met
dr problems
Corp. Board
some
which
erie. from
tDec
D@bl6a
hlt
b done
&nc elan
rle einogtho
some
Is
river baokO. pent
@c work
doqdciErhnb.
d the
PG of
6. debris
d.b* width
rltcb 1500w
b Dt
nor work
frrl
hIn
qr!.,
su![
ua. so
& much
mud trouble,
trculla, of
d coerce,
ttu8 deer
d( ill
conning
I.l! eathing
will odu.
toolbar to
b plague
Dlagu
.tudGfi{
dteiouateoingdddo
activities6ontb.the YWh
YnqeinollERivetrldsodbits tdhdq
trjbotert,s. We
risc
W. db
td.r&
iret.ràt
.FcLfu.iffr
o
fL*
ideae on
pplan,
.! rein.
rtu
rdcn the
ortb,
es
soften
6c eenth,
dd need..
rttd
nod
will
Ipeprove
the
fishery Sod
nr.& which
il
6. tomreerciet.
@e@trlfld.ry
dd
tnp@
M
F d d t o t r h b c poteotints
d.
recreetioeet
psrer,
clffico
A
A clner000e
project,
of melntaittene
dt6lr
b
th. rtvIr'a
to the
urlf.Dlttt
co@l end
ol the
tt river
dE throogb
thsgb the
66 Control
d reroo.ei
eoy.l
d debris.
d.hd.,
nevigebllicy
of
of
dend the
& proper
l}elFi
ptugrM
W. believe
Hda
d maintmenoe
malnrdsca
ls
We
ar program
of
in
of
clenrsoce
h thin
tHr area
d rIver
d€r
clurso
bI.
lAc
toLdo Port
hn Ceot,nlsnloe
Cdbbh
.lr.y.
M
The Toledo
he.
enccaretered
problems
Ic
hr. eiweye
hlIrl
t! ke.plog
!btl6.
6 000etontly.
@nsr&dy,
carried
ou
6id
rhlcl jEnold
a6iddd be
clGirda.
b corrected
@nircd
iCooebor
phaseotif pivot
oltorirece
which
Isb that
rltt
tht 00
oi
A'n aL.r pblo
rtd
whom ua.d
need Itd.
little c&
Care bIntidr
their crddDS
cleaning o,Dadd,
np.retioea. rraes D.ddt
n.Do6r[{.
pertisily responsible
cemnytog 6.
the meny
nrny "deadhradn"
rddlq
"iadrade"
lor
tla condition.
€rd$on.
for the
h[
6lr bee
La not
d been
bd
mrrd fetter
hq
Bet thi,
or mejor
M
Inh ratter
years
!dn.
10g86r became
taE noI loggers
.6.
e. cnmerooe
numaroua
Bar dct
they err
8ua
in
t!ftrffi.eq
rIver mabomrence.
t|@rt
6d
oetrerel
that
.M
lttc the
aho
hdd here
h.h connidershle
a astream
like
Yeqelne
000ld
YaSh
@rd&flUa
.@ul.tht,
6m. from
loggbS nperetloos
Ay. past
been
They
In
b.cn ecctnnoleticg.
ncy heve
hNc come
tEm leo
ld logging
oF$dola
h day.
D..t
ycrt, mlii
taota
L would
rdld
cod
log
refre throteb
nearly trnp.!lbcpoeel.
bd broken
log tS!
6rou8h the
thc peers
silrdytodoy It
bhe ndilt
i iot r.orealioani
e.fuat
ddd which
rttca sweep
r..ll
drldr
hint
purpo.aa.Theri,erisorrectedky
tides
debris
DttrDo4lbcrlEbdg.dt
ble
b l c to
b @coaor
t u . them,
d move
h{
lt doOr
&rs
.ffi
odasolDf
dtu,
poois' end
It
stream onootgolng
tide., and
apsrresm
no
d
tn.6am
th.
d the
"DolJ'
Cdt
ltq
Nl atllleartoc
udllarlon
Cerruloly they
limit
lhlr the
th6 foil
66 Yeqolna,
bot! commercially
ofotthe
both
Y4&,
6nm.dlt
- tide..
med
ed Edondlt
recreettoonlip end
rnd they
ttcy err
116
Alny.
ticaa collection,
a.U€16.
d.bdr move
ttl@ opsiream
Alway.
these
ofd debris
farther
tD.M
torthe then
6u they
ti, move
mc
&n getesm
t& the
rt rising
do..
with
sod
,ar.in
*lrr3
rrd faweg
,.IUry rides.
dd.r.
audtnf
!d
rbc knob
d
trq[Gnily
rlong the
.hdil
seaoding
near
the
nod
clung
orhich eboold
ed Ireqoeotly
th. deeper
d.@r chattel
d.il61_d1d
ln6||n3d6.
C
r Droblffi
problem which
Sld
dmrd
demnod rrMM.
ettretloo.
plhg
Ir meop
mnt
ts. on
onthe
t6 appor
rpp.r ri,er
tlvGr eopecloilp,
6Dehlly,
.!a meoy
mat piling
hr
pIece.,
there
th.rc are
Plrq6, too,
y.rr! pent
be
Those,
newrnlll
l001tmats
to
b rmnn,ed.
rdrc<L
ma!o, too,
vcra driveo
ddvs inhpeer.
to, were
rrhtrl
lq&il
to
Drqat at
ftl
ndr
n henry
hcvy 0000eetrotiooe
o|lc66doa
dofffi.h.h!
This
reeslts
In
debris lethorp!tr
opperfrrriver dDd.Uy
e.pecisfly
ud In
h meny
D.trt cases
cu
ata6&ce
!t logs,
s.d
the
entire streem istatiletcd
blocked by
Oriole
lot', brush
laud end
d trees
tg
ft&
pond!, ororthey
cotc
boldbS pond,,
b.c6. dolphins
tot jog
b@
create
boldlog
thrybeoaene
&lphb! fop
ilIt.. None
Non. bee
h.. been
lq reSts.
lirh
have tU6l&
fell..
Andthree
ud
b years,
Soddho b
rcholrd nornd
oilyb
need
in
nboaid
removed
only
no Improve
the
tboao
hpm
lh.1Oct10
**
Ffl. And
th water
trE
Into the
from
beebe.
lMn rein-soaked
r.b-6td
b.ntl
d the
6c stream
dram hot
b{t to
atay of
veine
the
vdu. of
b enheooe
drncc
th. nafety
ol those
rbora oalng
lq
uh8 it.
Tha Pon
Coomlaffi
b.&.
The
Port Communion
mede aBd
start hI. riverclaeniog
end
am.
dFrcl-rb8
hd lost
lC sommer
.!md
d-
o
rnd a abenerd
haard totocommercial
@mm!!cld
ilvtgru
Ins rGtr
end
oavtgetlori
well uen
Kcrdo&.
.,pcdod ofolmocy
m.ny yeero
.urt o logo
to
Over
hne
& the
!!c reorentlooint.
frd e period
ah... Sunken
lqr !d.
t6rrr the.e
(Htt
drift
rtlcb
Nl
ftt
d no
6 romsirgelnns.lgatioe
Ob.lmtnililg.alou
rrll aS
which
mast .Mrdly
constantly !.e worked
no
o well
a eokeece
aih.@
into
t@
ororeuokm
.d6
loge.
Mrry era
ofd the
t{!. Many
r. not
nd ewern
.rrr.
oc
prcbl@
ttlr problem
sericunte.e
ofd thIn
actourd.
rhca the
S6 loge
log! ra.
rrc not
d
510cc
Art @d
covered by
bynld
wirer hd
coder.
Dor
ru
S. problem
aldhere
h& coopernied
aep.trt
al
ilrh the
thc Poft
more
ewes.
ofd the
with
hC Commission
Cmnb.bn
Dtublft end
o
ddro,
3buld inolOde
hdud6 removing
tob beb.effective,
eboald
trees
clone
mM8
@
d@
cdg6whIch
vhld etc
r$ libely
noly tobbeb dislodged
drlodgd end
edge
e. part
d become
khc
d the
tu
Fn of
dd
!q!l!a!
6c helpofegeocles
hdpdrg6trdcsrucb.r
one
rrqolres
the
cook us yang'
sod
sboald
oo which
sd no.
dd
rhld ho
on!which
!c
W
d.bcis
addr
ant
s ofd the
6. Toqaina.
ectivlty
of
meeyof
Y|quttra. toln the
th. pest,
dadF
dntt
od loggers,
logiln,
m&t d
Fa!, eoteoaiee
D is
|.
It
6. obsercel
drel
the
sod
err
ad eeeotnnliy
d.lldt
E.
pFblm.
debris problem.
d.ffi
r!.tD6{15
d
n&ducc
dof 6.
clhoclr
deepening
nod
meioceoence
the channels
notice
tffor bit. ffi
l6gri"
leegtk.
a
01000
dd
@pplo into
ho
topple
b
6c
swept
Into
the dt
river.
F.!(
i
of this stream.
f r n o most
4
hhdb
r a feel,
r t u eaprogrsm
mdDdM
Oat
tmreedllte
needs,
we
etc
O
[ too
M.
td,
dof th.
h
ptoblom of
u. This
tu Isb the
&o problom
d freon
rsor close
clo.. to
ftc rt,00'n
a..
edge
each
winter,
b the
dr.fr
dg. which
dd
66
ftb.,
t! rtordrra
siferding unorli.theridtoeldsd.Ab.r6g
of espre.stng @
sonlaof
oiitroar
rr.r ofolImprovement
Am&cr
lnprmmcnt
rhtch IsUe continuIng
r 6b$g
sheather
tree
which
one
I.
.td etc
onsnOd
on. which
mtd
b
hpnanl
r.motuly
b the
6. economy
@no-my ofd the
6e ongino
ESton I.l. the
tremeod000ly
Important
to
tbGmnintencooe
mfto.ru
tnd.r @6cr.
tttu which
rhbi
ro*d
p101.4 senIor
conrrecr, er firm
worked
over er period
of
months
ffi
tlotql,
d several
a.d
Dd
tsrtd
eotrg
tbm the
th.6rd.
cood program
removing ffi.
debris from
stream. Good
Foluw
Wee noted
hat there wee
ddh!6c.w
hddt
dd
ild.
prcrq
hardly
a! dent
mad. 10th.
project.
L rh. ov.roll
ftiU
tu
@na
6d tlogde
tleda of
The storms
end
ot December
kb
ned
ed Jenne.7.
of
Course. Dhrd
playedhrtr
bunt
J.urrt,
d @r.,
y.sh
ffi
u work
b*
ra had
had done.
the The..
tb4 left
lcftthe
66Teqnlno
with
all
we
pocked
wIth
debris of
eli
ilrh dd.
d dl
tsctd
!!E!!M
a
1
P
. s 6 33of
o3 4
Page
!I!III!
Pa€et{of!
PageoS4
1I
Examples
olIlebris
Examples of
Debris in the
the
YaquinaRiver
Yaquina
River
d d+!|t!
-sod
deepeningdofrhthefrtriverctturlrldr6.T.bdo
cbaenelbetweenTnledorD4
entNe..porr.
N.@&
Th.
Corpr cC
d Engineers
Btlthen hoe
b[ ken,,
The Corp.
coop.retive In
the D.d
put
!d trenrondonely
Eo6&srtt
cooPffi
h O.
il6 this
6b projecl
d from
tr@rreG
with
time to
crews D@
here &
to 6n
remove
b time
Der€ sod
dm6 send
6d dredging
&dth8 dra
.|lr
slit from
the cb.trat.
thaneal.
tm 6G
trrttc
a!. river,
rt' r, Iftf eoptluieg
.rrytltru, in
Trsffic 6on the
codey then in the post ester
tr heeviar
idaFdtytlob6.trysro
por Instance
hod@ the
th. Yaqolea
Yaqdn to
b bring
ldr8 inhsod
ledestries
use
d ship
.htpout
otio.. For
d cargo..
h|g
Cor8L-Prdtc
Co!9,, receive,
edFt Irstu.foal
Georgla-Pecific
Corp.,
nraoilolfront
tm oceeo.going
oce-aotnl bergen
!.t8o which
rtLt
@mc to
b Toledo
Tolado from
ftm the
thc Sep
8|t Regiao
come
l.alon of
oaCalifornis.
Cdtiod|. sod
uld the
tt. sam.
ha firm,
ttd, for
for
the
d. t[t
post soverel
6dl
hoq]r. has
ta been
morobs,
b.6 bringing
chip, for
btughg the
6.6t!a
yelp end
tor itO
tO FID
rnd peper
!.F
o
qld forts
pleats from
tu
other
Coast.
atotr8the
tba Oregon
Dl@
tpE. smog
Oeipn tua
l$8. ocean
cs
hrSaa loeded
load with
Large
berg..
trip bn
here
iltb ep
[Dtob 1,200
t,2@noire
ffi of
d chips
dtp. each
dct dp
too erriving
m:fvU3 en
keen
one echedole
a Toledo
foim 6.
p.. week.
achd. of
d too
m per
ftcL
In r&!&4lcdmnbruAEce4&Lhbd&.r
additIon, local mills sock es Ceacadje Lumber Co., .!d
nod cu,
Gay Lobta
Roberts Leathlc.
Co., .hlp
at& aafreer
her Co..
dal ofd loather
lmhr ti.r[octet
nhrc!for
c@hergea
b.t8{ which
td dm1
lorecoemoic
@tc
rt..@
hu be
reesons mom
b. loaded
lild.d at
rt Toledo
?oLdo dochs.
&tr.
Fd
&! reesoo
r.e
r. would
rcdd cab
rl the
For this
we
to cMtrr
coosider r.ttrl|a
regulir roeioren.
tbc Engioaers
Bngtur
b
h&d-
o
qutrrd depths
c6 of
ol the
tt. channel
cLmd to
eons
soto. Gr.
arees
@reqolred
dr@. end
6d Indeed,
d@o IIt hIn h;
lnd.ldr deeper
h order
oldd thet
6{ the
6. ocean
e
b.rg.trefflc
to
berg.
or no.
trrfitc coo
u the
d[ river
flth@t feat
dE without
t4 of
ol ene
ffirI6.
dlftuldo of
o{gtoaedlng
coserering
the difficalties
their
6& cr511
cr.tt In
|l ehellow
ddlor spore.
fpo4
tMg
ndt
ffib.F
oi the
th. Port
Ponof.f Toledo
rtudd
Recently
member. of
proposalttr
that
Tol& cathorined
.o Fopd
! recre.
l
l
(b.p the
b made
aio to
.ret
b your
se
qeest
be
to
cheonelao
totla
l.feet at
enter
rc de.peo
rb. d.mc!
Fu egenny
r low
lw nr*
hr the
tb. entire
&
.ru
ldls
T016
for
atrncck
between
Toledo dendN.rDod6
Nawportsorh{
thetb.q.
berg. Edtk
trsf fit mllbr
might
:J
&Elop dnod@q
&rc! . projeccwnaldmsrsrlailyb.lp
develop
iotrssee, Socks
the
ofd the
tt. economy
Drorstudm.addlyLtp
@,
6.
Fa
otlcth Increased
t*oad skIpping
.tlDlry end
u.n through
employment.
6. r000ltaset
tqlut
td the
dglothG
.
ASri!,
L me
nr say
aatthet
ri{ we
r. appreciate
amte
Again. let
this
Oh opporteolty
o9potuqt to
F talk
Ett to
b yea
n psople
D.opL
o
and to disasse
met
problems wttb
db
dao
d9robld.
*t yq.
p00. Theob
Tbdp poe,
o
,,';
o
50
n
23
23
,--
4
0,::
ee.,.
!!!t!ls
pr
STATORORT
8tl?!{ut
PiarEtD
AT
lr CORPS
cmPg t
I ol 2
Pig. lOf
P.g.
e2
!I!I!IE
Peg.
Sot
F.gc
2 ol 22
3
OROEIECRS
ag*a
EoIlEll
lt|lm
HERD
TOLEDO.
ORrllll
APSfl.2?.1965
27,1965
m(rOOR a
rED $ATro!,m,
tat.
mont,
naesly, ester
u.\f.
B!.r .tom.ge
.tor3. em
cr iepousd.ent.
lrycu&dt.
pFmw
of the
tb.
ll-b.t
II en
Orub.r
Or.gon
pr.s.ntly a. flonber
of
a Dr.
Lltld
ctrrb.t of
ol Toledo,
or.gd
b. Xetth.v
lc[.do'
The
navigation6on. atla.l
tidal river
by dr.
Sine .!d,
endfdl
fell
t!. m'l..lto
rtllJr
dr.t A.
L effeeted
.iL.t
d mainly
bt
Glt!'.6r.
oodtt-.
Ltnooln ooolqt
County!0161
Sehool.
CRaiveam
th. Tol.do
Citieen'.
Coitt...
.!d and
cl tb. ofloLdo
lo.ttloaM
CL^lu
!bsf!
ct
th. tides
ttdd but
.lD by
ot the
which...lrtr
cadets !,1ulntrldla
i maintaining
bt also
tt aoeteined
&.t lnd runoff
tilo[
etf
II see
of
s. forear
loilt eember
r.-.r
ol
rbrrl
uvla.bl.
d.'|tl
einhesl
navigable
depth
of
aesista in
consent
ct the
tL channel
c6&ad and
ort ...1.t.
lr sustaining
n.t.td!a
dlst
Council
Cttt o.sGdl.d
Tb.
tb. Toled.
lcl.dc COty
and clof t'b.
the Toledo
loLdo Port
lo*t
(H...ls
fuaMasion
.04 Lrn
haveba
bun l!!.F
inter.et.d
.d
t dsod
rcltr. An
b
.!d active
p.rt 12
Tol.do
area lor
for the
t!. past
II present
12 years.
tol.do |s
t .r..
DFrot
of ttthe
of
adtfcF-t
Tb.
t!. development
to
to keep
L..D the
th. channel
.6tra.
ohru.J, secured.
see
d .preface
thin sunup
tbL
.||.tt
tFfro
qd[
The
river, running
some
tO
tb. tYeqcina
.a
lO tortuous
ilr.!.
elrt
t rtud.
qlrd
rll..
miles
inland,
bLod, should
for the
denmiog
rhold be
be eanained
tor
th. poseible
didt
ol.f it
orAte
lt or
ll.
tor.tbl.
ot the
th.
for
foil.vbg
atatit
us. toend.ddevelopment
of
dtrfoFcf
it
lclldlla
.t t-t concerning
@onl'3 th. th.
t.r the
tr{,b[t
tributarie,
dceieetio,
induotnial,
end
tt.. tot provid,
F.stto8l,
do.tlc.
ttdudrL]..
.d runoff
Mll
,tsvld. recreational,
odF[
sootrol. .toFl.
etoreger,areu for
which
bl.eses s.us bin eeple
quantity
tor the
tb. water
rrt.!
rLloh blsr..
quotltt
.Af.
v.ber.h.d.
Tequina
nt FLd
t {d8
tD the
t). winter
rbi.r
htbuttstoo cfld
in
months
often tdtbhotd.
withhold.lt.its bL..lB
bleeoingtEtrue uus lor
for
EtL.
2a or
o! 5r.o.tb.
aonthe bin the
tL sooner.
.!n!.
.tb such
of
E'th
ool inpouedasnt
tqould&d,
r.t.r.,t!. ,ths Tequina
c! water,
L{sto
il.hlra
Tb.
ERrorL.ha. lc4
long b.bun e. eawigeble
wetereay
reaching .tat
Lqds
lir!
rvtSrtil.
n!.ilt
tL Taqoina
In
b the
th.
ens tlD
U., toto ILk
oe.sn
v.es.l. toto Toledo.
loldc.
ooo going
El City
cltt and
.rd bringing
td4lDa
@
tolDa ft..dr
lly.r
b.d!
rll
Revar
b.aio could
well b.
be dar.Iop.d
divelop.d tc
to provid,
water
for
which
sltd
nts
lo! industry
tdutrt
rito!
lsvtd.
pest
a. resurgence
rdra-o
it20 year.
oeo going
.blDpfra by
t' berge
brrt baa
bsabt
h.. brought
t rtr ocean
301'3 .bippisg
t .t 15.20
of ahipping
both to
to ..d
end vlolnltt
vicinity.
.!fp|d{
b.th
.d from
.d
ftil Toledo
lcl.dc
of
.LrF{t
pFdudt. produced
provide.
ofot the
Ft.r for
fo! the
!b. shipment
prcduo.d by
31.products
Etsrado 5.be,
tb.&
Job.. voter
bf thee.
t+onbsport.
lr.r...d
ltTb. increased
tldurtrl,.a.
Btar for
lcr the
tla us.
u. ofotthe
induatrise,
water
here
water fo!
for
lbapeople
rio live
ttr
haF end
ad rrt.r
i.oFla who
b.!!..
ano.
ot bangs
b.tt.
shipping
.LlpC[
t. Hawaii
and
andUb.
theldt.r
larger .!.!.
sic. bargea
do of
.d beyond
bqcd
rd
to
lrBll
p6.116.J,
reoreetionel
oce
u of
ot all
dl the
th. people
dd the
th. tourists
Or.a@ end
t@r{.t who
!,no say
rt
E oDf. ofc!Oregon
th.
ct the
recently
built for
a .resensainatien
of
!trllt
tor thin
tbi.r trod.
tt!d. will
tlll n.e.esitata
D.o..tt.t.
F€d.!.!t'o!
no.6tlt
tlrlt us
u in
viait
numbers
in
b increasing
ltrflrlra
hrb.r.
1! the
tb. year.
.b.rd.
ttuts ahead.
Weth
the !du..d
roilh.ed
Itt,h tL.
present
ohanusl
.h.o.tr da.igo
rt rt! totcToledo
.6 beyond.
b.totd.
.!d even
tcl.Ao and
til-t
Eld
It would
12k. !.to th..t
thank toyouto!for tb.
the .DEottultt
opportunitytoto .q)F..
.upre.s thee.
lt}a
ih... ideas
ldo.
.t thie
tbl. hearing
at
h..d!3
and
.rd ltit is
potctl^l
ofotthe
l. op
hoD. that
tD.t the
ftU petentiel
tl. fell
tL Taquiee
t 4lclr
ry hope
FootER.
rail
11r
Sout!.n
Lcltlc
t ll line
.t.t Toledo
sodtLth. ..rlsemi,. of
Southern
fbU ospeoity
oFottt
lcl.dc
cl . foIl
+C
g.sud
@tEddlt
running
parallel toto tL
th. river
aol..
tcr sevarel
.t.El
dlo ofotpotential
rl,r.! for
nEt{
Dotcit^l ocm.eroiafly
qd
itrr
EAser
endt$.thelbtto!
Harborh hedU.dll b.be L.|Pt
kept tlin eind
or
rtit in
tt any
.4f future
futflF planning
o!
Dlu!$r8
.hoqld necognin.
r.t
p.tu.
rcqDlt.
navigable
vatunay
d{r upstream,
tb.t tutors
fttw planning
II feel
!..1 that
E la.bL
B@l!a ahould
tutors
end
smog
ltdsir'td,
.p.!.t@
.lot[
.!d ahipping
ablfDtla sopensioc
irttrF industrial
Naver.
tlv.r.
Tb. Taqoina
tb.
lrqslu
This
lhlt
1..i, to
to Toledo
lol.do and
.d rt
ld.!
planning
should b.ld.
include .a ob@.|'
channelolof lllb feet
at leaot
.hdld
tl.-d!
II feel
t .!, it
lt
10 loct
foot channel
l0
.b.u.0, above
&d. Toledo.
toJ..do.
Ert
work
for
lcr thie
thl,. area.
.s.
.
tbrt futv.re
fttlF
i.l.utsoot
that
uiro.t i.port.noe
t4olteo
rltb plannod
dml.,!channel.
.on.truotioo and
be
with
developb. oo.ordinated
@teatl@
ut!!@o
@!dln.t.d
.!d .atntenanc.
oLe.l
tlrD.d
sent
recreational
ol industrial,
bdcr!tC,.l,
Dlt of
rasllond
.04 .hlp
sites to
the
to eak.
rL
tb.
.htD loading
l..dt4
.1t..
' .!it
this progren
prcgru the
tb.
.oet
uas ofof dtldtlD3.
dredging. an
fromtLtb. !'!r.!.
niv.r, Hp
.@!.d6.1
u.
a.t economical
& tDl.
b..!
b.mflt Tb
tb .
moneytPot
epentfo!for teer.{
isprovedovta.tl,otr
navigation 6on tb.
the t*E!
river would
beet benefit
ntld
Flqr
tt local
lood and
.nd
area
and
rotor. the
for
by
.td Ftu
to! the
th. enney
6qt tovsat.d
lfi.rt.d
tha east
-ai benefits
bo.flia
N.
Federal
gov.ome.nt.dandfttNfuture1n.tt
inv.stsent
privatedpltd.
eapit.l.
.ttt olofp!tt.t.
td.nl
formt
II would
12k. toto speak
briefly on
Fdd
ltt.
.D..f bd.At
o a.
5.0004
aopect of
develop.
r.oood rrlf,ct
.t waterway
bt.F.t
d.t
lop-
Fogy
of 22
22 ol
?.gc
Pee
P
g. 1
l oof
f 22
EIEI!, I!
PUBLIC
SERVICE STATElIESt
SXAIffirl
PUBLIC HEALTH
BALTf,
STRVICS
'...,
sBttErT
SItINDENT OF
@ Ill!
!E
EXEIBIT
:
U.u.S. 8.9IJALIC
SERVICE
trrtlrc HEOLED
Mtu
strvrcB
SE:
n8:
Yaquin.
River && t!lbut.rl..
l'ributari.. and
Croeb
&d Deaver
Cla.l
!.aY.r
R1v.!
i.qulil
3
Page
PEg' Two
lto
April
27,
27, 1965
1965
APrll
i
For Pr.eeotation to the
.
.. . lor
Th..rC.t16
to !h.
of
ol Eogin.ero
, Corpa
CorF
hgln
ar.
aC th. ?ubllc
b.rt!8'
Apll.l 17,1955
Regarding
LgrdloS
.
at th. Public Hearing
g..lth
progtd,
tha Public
do
part ofof our
program,
the
Sorviun,
Publlc Health
8.fltc.,
our overall
@.r.tl
.9.r!
Aa a
caPaclly
b Federal
ledcr.l
when
soequaatcd,
requaeted, acta
acte in
capacity
to
oonotrucls an
& edvisory
advlaort
rhao ao
pr..dt
tion
agoncioe
in
the
sod
wat.r"olttceupply
ed -pOTontial
Y.br
llplly
dataduLnS
th. present
ltr doieouining
tl6
r86cl..
f6f,6ntlr1
and
waror qu.llty
quality control
needs
which
be
roe propoeod
6uld
bGoat
Dt 0 f@
Yhlch could
cdlaol
illd.
&d saGr
ProPo!.d
April 27, 1965
ga hava
have acted
acted in
projeta
ln
reaarvoir
projects lnin the
study
area,. Wa
tba variou,
9arl6
aBrdy alaaa.
rcaamk
YAQUINS.
HIVED. Al{D
AND alilrllRlls
IRISUTARISS AND
CREEK
tloum
rlvta
Am BEAVER
Mvn
cStaK
I
olof CorPa
such
on rdefuoty
.dvi.ory capacity
on
Corp.otof llSlscrr
Esginear.' studies
aEb.r
ahdl..
c.p41!y
6. a numbat
deh
o
co
throughout
Oregon,
Waehingtoo,&dsod Itl.hor
Idaho, od
and r.wor!.are P..p.t.d
preperod to
OrG86,
L..h1ogt6r
tbrdSh@!
.hill...
a.oiet
the
and
Crash
atudiea.
&d Heaver
16@r
C!.al
1ntheir
3b.ls Taquina
hqu!.n
Corp. in
..tfut
th. Corps
op
nun io
0.
lt' ld
l. Welter
II repraoeot
th.
lhl!.r
D. Jasper,.
Je.p.ra.
!.pr.rdt
th. U.
8. Public
U. S.
hbltc
Health
Sorvic.,
Division
ofof Water
Supply
Control,
8.avlc.,
Lrr
L.lttr
Dlylalo
Supplt and
dd Pollution
ControL,
lollutlm
Portland,
Oregon.
krUod,
&.86.
Walter
C. Jarp.rr,
Jasper., Engineer
f.ltar
D.
EBl!.cr
U.
U. S.
S. Pubito
hrbuc Health
h.lth Service
s.rlc.
Div.
Pollutioc Control
Cottol
Dlv. of
of Water
f.t.! Supply
& Ibuulld
Supply A
570
5?0 tittock
tlock
Ft$@k Block
h
a?pnclata
We
epprociatsUathie opporwty
opportunitytoto upraaa
supra.e d!our lotalaa!
ictaroat in
la
pobtl.l
p.r!lcunt.!
potential
vatar
rs.ource
development
this .r..,
area, sod
particus@rc.
mloF.nt
lninthla
dd
qt
dUr,[8u.
larly
our
.nillingn..e
to
tha
in
Co aeei.t
dal.t
Cb.Corps
lr the
Lrlt
Corp. of
ol Sngic.ste
tb8lo.r.
th.
.uptlt
.!d
qurUt
water
eupply
and
water
quality
a.pecte
of
their
Yaquina
and
s!.r
nlar
upaclr
ol th.lt
.nd
Lqulil
portland, Oregon 97205
brlhd,0r.96
97205
BasSet
Creek !r.h
Resin a$dl...
studies.
t .wr
Ct..L
So. interest
hl.ra.!
ofol the
in
resource
lh.
tha Public
ha@rc.
ltblla Health
E .lth Service
s.rrlc.
h waler
s!.8
rt@
r.apdatblll9
development
stun fto
fre, the
delegated
by
CmloFnc
th. responsibility
d.la8.t!d
by the
th. U.
U. S.
8.
Congrese
for focmation
of
water
supply
Cor8r...
lor
lout{o!
o! aa conpreheneive
coqr.h.ulv.
r.br
.nd water
v.tar
aupgv end
qu.lltt
ple for
quality
.anag.ment
plan
River
a.8o!t
tb. Columbia
.!d adjacent
adj.cGt
lo8 the
Colldl.
Rl,var Resin
Eaah and
atax aa
aaaaportion
da%lopcoastal
en...
ofol th.thaoverall
develop.
@aaCrl
ovaaall water
ratar resource
nadrca
Eottlc
pFSrd
eent progre.
of
Northwest
and
ol the
6c
th. Pacific
f,oatltrat
ed the
th. Nation,
!.culc
l|tt@,
The
water rupplt
supply F!t!6
portico of
plan
nr
bhr
of thelho esnageneut
Img@t
lmlv..
Ele involves
dat.r.ination
ofof present
p!.rGt
sad
for
e.t.! requirement.
tor
d.t.illalld
dd future
6r!G. water
r.qultur
ennicipeliti.s
and
and
of
.tl development
daslo@t
oatcl!.11c1..
dd industries,
tndqtalia,
o! ogioeerieg
antb.arhg
recunendatione
to
aac-6dat1@
to aset
-ac ouch
nch requirements.
ta$ltolla.
p1&, which
The
waterqslt5|
quality Dorllo
portion of
of the
acege.ent plan,
rflch
is
lh. ntar
th. Io.8.'at
aa
developed
protect ed
end@!!sol
controltba
th. qsatlry
quality of
water
ntar
darlotad
b topFEct
ol the
th. tegicn'o
!.ll@ra
Dsterainetion
the aaqutacllr
requirunnte for
(l)
resource.,
include,:
tBldaar
D.l.td.iltl.6
olof tha
lor
(1)
t rerco,
prcdqd
polhbc.
treatesot or
ofot pollutant,
produced
by
end
oa control
cdlrol
by eoncipalitieo
tid
3n.&l
ucl9alltlar
(2)
Identification
of
forest
range,
induotrtee;
(2)
o! agricultural,
.lrlslsr.l,
lor..!
a.!ta, and
&d
lodu.trlaa3
ldantlllottG
qulltt
other
practices which
adversely alf.cc
effect water
quality
sod
lddqa
tAlcb
rdrra.lt
s!.!
dd
othar land-wee
Fcttgr
what
neesurea6canbabet taken
reduceo!or c6tsl
control such
effects: and
sac.a
ta
bto r.dus
.!a
r||.3
aoch altactai
(3)
(3)
Osteneinaticu
needstorfort.$.the!.tulrtt6
osg'ul.tiouo! ofrBEott.., flow,,
hbslsrlQ
otof!..dr
tlfr,
particularly
for
.uotetion
of low
tolo.efepoerd
end
lG the
o! ld0 lowe
lldr
.d
!t
drlDal.!16
aatalu*d
t itlculdlt
f
enhance
water qqltt.
quality.
sbr
atu.
qult!!|
Her
effort tob develop
at ccnprehecaive
water
.upply
and
quality
cqr.hsalv.
nbr
.d
os
.llofr
dqloD
rup?V
qrl.d
ple
control
plan
isfu ofol necea.ity
carried
Out
with
6! in1rcooperation
9llh other
oth.r
Eqrllt
c@par.d@
@Bol
Federal
agenciea,vla!
withlbc.
State6ilendinbrr!.t.
interstate rtegencie.,
dS
withBlcl.odcirt@ia..
c1..,
t dc.l
polities
ad
and.rdwith
oror persons
,ttb other
ortoaalldr
d ioduatries,
tndstd.r,
cch.r orgeotnaticco
F!.@
Fllcl..
concerned
with n6!
water sod
land
development.
dth
t d resource
fr.@&.
d.rlopl.
ed related
rl^td
cogh.d
24
24
t , .ur;
-&e
o'
80Tge 1i
f
ij?'I-
P040
PaSe I1 of
of
I!
!EXHIBIT
rcM!
.
!IsIcIS
SMBWST
STATEIEGHIGGOtgE
TEEtI8{
P181 C0t0{IsSt6r
CHIOliBSICe OS'
d' OREIEE
onEo!
ANSX1
E!-ttoto
TSR
RESHIJBCES
OF lgE
TIE YARUIBA
SlIER 8121114
TE P2851ST
II$SR:
RESd'8G8
OT
YTQMNA RNTR
ilAlrr
gt.tmt
th.
Statunent
of
of the
OREGON
STAIN cr{8
GAMEccu}llssroll
C4MISSION
onEcot 9rlr8
to
to the
&a
U.
0tENGINREBS
lfclt886}
u. S.s.A181T
ll!{r CORPS
coRPftOF
conoerniog tha
the
o@a!ll!8
sd
Elv.r end
Publio
EasrlDg on
@ 1.40100
t qulil River
Arblto Ke,.ricg
On8Pb
Csek, Oregon
Tributarien
and
Creek,
L.t.t
aril Beaver
Trlhtrd.s
o
?ba elrb
Cdsrl@
ol of
The
Fish Comminsiou
Oregon
a statutorye6lrtblltty
responsIbility t@
for tbthe
G.g6
l8r has
. .tctct6t
pdoctl6,
protection,
preservation,
propegatlon,
sad
ssdceous,
ald development
d.slqDlt,
trsa.mt16,
lEolEgatto,
6 ofd!d@,
?d,
rr,tblB
food,
and
shell
ftt$tin within
the
waters
which
the
rd
&lL
tbr stats
.bk and
d within
rttbb
rrt
r. over
d!
rbtc!
&
8Lv'r
I4ui[
oomcmed vltb
The Osg6
Oregon6t.t.
State Cd.
GameOod..lotr
Coerdesion
vitally concerned
with tb'
the Te4uina
River
lt isvttrUy
f!b.
qtbr state
hu joint
6trtc
d other
db.r jurisdiction
ctete
has
with
etu any
g@ffi.
aq)rother
abh orqgovernment.
Jor.lt or
JElqltctt@
It to
t! in
lb the
th interest
t!t.F6t
nrltfUt
It
ofot fulfilling
this
that
$lto$tbtUtt
tlat ye
s are
@ reprostFs thl. reupocsibil,ity
tdDoBt
odo salmon,
The
Taquira Ht
River
systee Occtnins
scuellent population.
.ro.Ilot
offlr1n.
rb. Lqda
r al6td
loDulltloD ofofcoho
ecote4
at thie
public
heering.
slqtcq
st
tbl!
Although
weNare dsot aware
or any
b.*bg.
ra
lJ.tbow!
&e
b!
.4r water
rat4
iubltc
nteelhead
and above-avenget@
runsotof fetl,
fall chinook
salmonsdandoutt'brc't
cutthroat tftut'
trout.
oblnook [lrcn
lte.Ib{al
8ii.!ov.-dv.!ig.
'luil&o'
u abundance
The
en
t]i. bay
bry oontaiOn
omtrtnt
nlv.r.
ta{ul[
A
etcable run
River.
@tct Ysquica
l .16b1.
m of
of shad
lhtd alec
al.o entern
rcBouc.
dc€lrpc.t
r0000rce
developmentlEotosld
proposedfc forth.theIqula
Ynquina
Riverrnnand
tributaries,
Rlvbr
it. lietlb*dta.,
Sport
8IEil
.Iml"'
for these
for
tb.aa .peoiee.
?.1t popular
of
fishes, and
i. veo
ud angling
atlAt',lg t.
ot bay
brt end
o.ae fl!h..r
bi ocean
tplslrr
t€
rctrih'
y dlrl4
salmon
fiehicg ,,!
in and
th, mouth
Tequicat Bay
duriegth.the.@'r
enr mouths
t!.
!@th ofofL&ulu
[bon
ftdtrS
sd around
@A
this
meeting.
tU.
Ectbg.
OE on\y
Our
0011,bkFdt
interentL!in aat
anyD!oID..{
propoeedIEoJrct
projectvdL
wouldt beta inLt.it.
Cout'
tb. Oregon
0n8!n Coast.
on the
Cllh.tl.a on
ha.
into one
fisherdee
tb. most
ert important
btplt&t
h! developed
d. of
of the
dw.l,opaA lnto
th. fishery
f1!h6ty resources
possible
effect.
on@ the
since
55.51cf?cctr
rlrcc we
va hoc,,
F orsr
bd. of
of no
@ water
rstcr
il.EltF6!1!lr
lltoltet
lut containe
odials
Beaver
Creeklsin aa comparatively
small atlu
ntresa but
important
!4ll
3.av.r csak
ooP.ntlt.ly
Fall
r
dlnoob are
tbst.
l...tl chinook
populatione
of coho
salmon,athlh.td
stoelheadsd
ant outtbFtt
cutthroat tOout
ooho aibon,
of
tFt[latlon.
tblcb
ol@nt
baa
lE nose
opoont
project which
has etnot in
way
mtfect.d the
under
our
.@
ny
llLctla
tb. resource
Fa@e
udLr
@
DrcJoct
cc ore
intercotod
is10any
which
s6 Yitei.ly
vlt.J.ly
tntcr.sted
&:r ouch
.str proposals
vhtcb
rt y he
presested .tat
b. IFratd
Folpsal.
joricdiction.
Jwlsdtctlon.
Although
anglinglr&ttuF
pressureb 1nth'thettilstress 1'
is
lltbough sglltg
Mb'$'
also
intn limited
rrlo present
ltltt'd numbers.
t{.ot
Anadronous,fd,food,.!Aact.brllshellt1.6b
fish prlcut
present hin the
Fleer syet00
&a Ystuioa
tequl$
ntEr
aFt6
ADidr@ur,
alStlftoot.
ft.b.!t
!t nigcii'ionnt.
light,
in
to the
th. ocean
oo.s fishery
U,8htr the
tb. contribution
oontd.butld to
st't' ofofOregon.
orgq'
th' State
to the
The
oildlife resources
of
to
ltlbrtst
bxl!. an.
r important
of the
tvo basins
tba two
8br rLlrtltf.
s!d&.a
cobo and
da coho
d
cbl@I
rs.lstr,
are
chisok
es.lmnn,
steelbead tFut,
trout, shad,
end
at€oLba.d
.brA, oyntere,
otste.,
6!rt olsen.
c!s.
oo&on'
'ILtare 'rcOmmOn.
loo.r.lt elk,
Big
which
il.c.end
ltalB.cosevelt
lnoludi blank-tailed
blsk-t.1l.d deer
{bloh inolude
Btg gene
ml4lrr
aE animals,
d6h produced
but fish
thc Yntulna
l[ the
Ya{u18
but
in
Rivet'
nystes Ea
are considered
be o!of signifiRt"d
ryat@
co4lcclad
Iducad
tato b.
.iA!fAcst
lElbtuco
rant tmportonru
to botb
both tho
the sport
sad
fisheries. Go
to
rlst
ald commercial
c@tclat
ft6&rtr..
the bs16
basin of
Oo tho
ol
The
1.8
ot
s000t llze
etc. of
r000
of !h.
the various
speciesotoferal*s
5os.drca fish
inlr unknosn,
oi the
tk
M
E1@
alEctco
tld
Ebd.!,
.roct
!"
fr{uI[
Waterfowl
utilice the
at 'tYnquica
Smy
oolootstlw
aalf,ol.lly wintering concentration.
uat.dovl
th. ares,
@r .epsoially
ut11l,!.
.vlnt.rlDg
epawoingglod
groundco6ta,
count.,0Eourt1llil
field blol.oallta
biologiete state
that
production
ltrto
tbat cohn
coho esimou
a6lM
!,!odstt@
lls@lg
bai1n6.
where
they
rb.n
thay provide
ao!. hunting.
lrfrvlila some
!1@ system
.y!tc&
hli€r!
i. believed
good, relotively
in this river
is
to
speaking,
the
to he
b! so
s good,
rclatlEl',
.Falt!g,
$as tha
Ln tus
h|€:l!'oil
co!t'! of Enginenre
State Onme
Commission
willoooDantc
cooperaterttb
with t'b'
the Corps
YlLl
oa. Coel.ald
Th.
&r Oregon
o48DD gt.ta
Olsen
eyetwu.
[.ea
rFt@,
o!
rat'! requiromente
rqulffi4t!
reonntly
completed
intensiveatu(t
studyofof flah
fish and
wildlife water
of
eA vlldufa
Eantlt@att.
so.Div
odDl.t.il
lbs
River
spetom,
about
tbc .Unos
Alsla
y!{ut$
8tE!
rJdte,
atout
2.5
A.5 times
t18.
larger
then
the
taBar
tb
Sc Taquica
fr@
tb6 ctocdpotnt
stdlDht,
ol licesr
U@s
frou
the
of
etreon
mllee,
produced
a. calculated
adult
rtes
dl!a,
crlculatal
adult cobs
c@
Ifoducaal
Our
tu
&d'
fti.! Resouroma
B..ow"
8t.t. Water
the
Coast Basin
in 000psratioc
with
Board.
Yltb the
t&. State
ln
oooD.ntlo!
th. Middle
llldil.l. Cort
!$h
6cl{6
escatrEe[t
SOrm
ol of
ooL'von
000upwnont
80,000
river in
fi.shfish
to tot!! thertEr
fn
and atl
all other
dI studies
lDany
atuilt..
.86oia. in
eil
oihor sgsncies
o
gtEIC
GO0FEIEIXS1EERS
81351CC
REARIBS
BmilE886
lB ilD
TWO, GOEG
oREl<f
tl6@O,
April. 21,
1,965
rprll.
1965
4,
Yhlob they
thct produce.
flowcs
end
Beaverceetr
Croek,ed
andtb.
the ffub
fish and
wildlife resources
which
DNduo''
sa rllillife
ad Eorv.r
o
u.
rnrtr COSiPS
cqpg
U. 8.8.08141
-
Toledo, Oregon
Iol.dor
o$gpn
April
ADdl 27,
2?' 1965
1965
o
Y' have
h'vc
b"lu'
tb.aa etren.m
rtt@
1athese
undertaken
basins.
We
ust.rta:<6 in
.d
report
of publication
tn the
tb. prooess
spolt is
la in
Inb11ort16 and
DEo... of
1951.
f95f.
This
cslcr{stl@
cnloulatioo woo
lbfs
vq
qai. s".1Lb1'
Co4'
be
available to
to the
tb' Corps
will
rtu
b. made
bs been
l.al printed.
of
noonsas ltit has
&rgtn .$ san !oo!
of Engineers
t!'bt.d'
EXHIBIT
:
E
!EIII!
Pogo2ot
2 ot 2
2
?aae
booed
so .a teggieg
estimatetbthe .ts
sOle q!Oftbthe lpfrtailq
pcpulaticz
cdNtal
to toGstst
beit
t*61Da study
ltqft rCoOlucted
@
of
ol
SohO ea1
ado
ds
Statmt
ifd Ipert
tn t-d ofdthe
tb laleun
h
,'ct piabertss
tt H0
'
llFt.
tb Aloes
ll&. River.
available
the ccldf
crCia1 flebery
ttabatt in,!the
toto tD.
rnu$:t
ls Teqeica
ltquls
flounder,
end
roekfisb N
ax. preeeet
in
.d Ettlth
t:ma.t,
Good
soubsrn Of
of persb5
!EU.!t
OoaC adF
tB!b,
and
keys, COsek,
.il lw
OlSge
E .t, ortat.
eupportst!.thetbtla
third lts3a.g
largest ocfctrl,
esroiml
dlrttrt.
CFAo, seA
rd
GID in! Oregon,
production
of
b.t el..a
al bay
tErAu.tto
s
d large
lagG as
the
harvestl. isc.d-toa
estimated
tires as
.t at
to to
ta be
lstleastfl[fiy,ilr.
tb! pernosal-cse
bac|t
Itrr@t-e
o
La
high t.Jtslr.
1. kS..r. *l - Stal&
b N$
hperwl.sa f:liEDdr
tee Ever Basis
t!.U Enlr
StaSEs,
La thetstlri|n
Psatla.l Mae 'lrtbhrdlctndjra
f the lea'eae .1 meet Fisheries and
adf.r ||!b
ry E
(b.8o prodsoimg
Tagulsa
Bay
the only
@\t bay
b.' intr Oregon
LAufs
l.t l.La tL
tEoduclg
Wildlife.
Itllllr..
otEbrt
Xe
addition bto aba
the agn
matte. oyster.,
elgnifiomot
number.
mail.. oymt.re.
o!of 4ltE
o!Lta!a.
b rUltlo
al€ltatcet
lrdcn
All
bt cffitd.
two
varieties of
eyetere aare gross
by
ooenerctel Itc6.tt.
intereate. All
fo atetLs
oyttd
<rl Japanese
JrJrurc
8m
eM..r,stimm
dand.-i!tttEtlaniatvettma of
flak d vildli*
Onri,c
d the
ib matime's
rit-'.
nd
draltrl
D
aGtrlqf!!
of
developesnt
programs.
bt water
Etc cunouroes
s.o||&a
o? the
6ttrctca could
cddi be
!a affected
attcctat by
Fqtu.
tha above
ab@ apsoisa
re. as,
ffiFb
d
no
b.rrl!8
We
appreciatetntheotErtultt
opportunityto tolrtlctflc.
participat, Lin thtt
tide hesricg
end
to
l,. .9tGLt
interests
Vaterrr.tbtEt
dev.lont plane
tb Taquisa
t rtds
&f the
st*te
.tlt.
t. in
t. potentIAl.
nta!
RRE
@ btrF
tFtottdl
tilD for
Abs pespmeeibllity
if Abs Statsb eM.ere.ttme
F{cdrnfry-trn
GieL|.r.t
.g.eeirs
f
sad tb
.J
the V.
I. Flab
1..4.
ra Wildlife
fffaUn Seoviss.
tr.b sad
lrt-.
lAsh .r.
end 'lUUtb
WildlIfe
klalmmi%ibthetl.b
(AS Stat.
C.am'flmattme Mt
Aol, a.
06atrttr
n a. lor,
n (L
r d, Sel 16
ra 2.LS.
!.|.a. 661
sags),
aO.tat -t
),
t
meoel.d
mended
1ainala
thei\tw,
Outer.,Evs rtll
,,iU be
River
ft itt beEaa.i
.t t.onone
tlDtime
f,tEr system.
ryrtd.'
Oo![l
o
end
rittl.Un
.1
Str,i,ee lb
Isa t.tEbrrca tim
tb U.
U. S.
a. Fish
tl|l eel
d VS,1LU.f.
VllrUl| Hat
of
.t p,blts
Ld{.
f the
N. a.
S. !T
May Cca'pm
tb !.
oafa if
i Xrx
Fblt. hearing.
r.gerdLmg
desiresicf,tr
fs, mats, nErs.meu'a -[!'qll
develmsat
!tdl{
rd.M.d.rJsatldff
tu 51
and
.d tEl,
Mrsl p1..,
d L......,_t
me -TagoW.
BS
l{|ffit
sat
t{.tr
!E
r{
gul,
leaver Creek,
Ge.g.a5
br
A. tbe held
Cta-, rc
bU April
rFtf 27,
af, g16',
at ilrb
196, 3t
'bo
D.t also
fE bay
Bay@n
endDf.sake. altgDtft€a!
significantc@tttbr$ta
contributionto totb.thealFt
sporttt.hct.
fishery. the
8cy
the romeerciel
harvest.
tn
c@whl
!86.t.
Psge
2
P q e I o1l of 2
!EXHIBIT
I C r ! r ! 6g
-2-2-
o
cear Strvtae
tsd!.d
ot
glAd
to supply
morertdetailed
informationnerdfae
regardingth;
the ibb.s'
fiehery r.eo,srcee
of
trtld
r@.
.qttriJf w
&fc6tto
Al{n to
andtbthetbt.
Stat. ..rari
sped.. heeS
he
Ua 5r 1.01
Larf, mu*timm
alfl.ilj,!
l. rsviuv
rft
-E develapseat
-tirt.r
d IS
prsiel mater
prmjeet.
effect. ae
x aemeptain
ffi
.!tto
H
tdtd
tFJ.o and
tUr river
this
alrta.
rl,G system.
t.l;-
site M.lj
.6.
b! me
fish and S.fAti.
wildlife. Ia
BL bay
r f|.!.l
stizg AbS.
D -||X
rltr auariJ-,
11otMa,
tFtltartlry
lavestOgetLme.6 are--endetaIsffir
detsenMaFrr.n
pe.jsit d!.ta
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t h e opportunity
oppoltunrty
o f enpressing
e x p r e s s i n g its
i t s views
v i e w sconcerning
c o n c e t n i n g the
p r o p o s e d review
of
t h e proposed
r e v i e w study
s t u d y by
by
a q u i n a R lRiver
t h € Corps
C o r p s oof
f Engioeers
E n g l n e e t s oon
n tthe
h e yYaquina
the
v e r a nand
d i t sitst tributaries.
ributa.tes.
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s p e c l f i c project
p . o J e c t proposals
p r o p o s a l s become
b e c o m e ffinalized
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i n a l l z e d our
o u r board
b o a r d will
wiII
b e called
c a l l e d upon
u p o n for
f o r official
o f f l c i a l comments
c o n m e n t sas
be
a sthe
t h ereviewing
r e v i e w i n o agency
agency
ffor
o r the
S t a t eofo fOregon.
t h e ltate
O r e g o n . While
U / h i l e i tit iu
p r e m a t u r e to
i s premature
t o make
m e k e oofficial
fficial
c o m m e n t s , wwe
e d odoo offer
f f e r aa few
few g
e n e t a l observations
comments,
general
o b s e t v a t i o n g concerning
c o n c e r n i n g the
the
p r c p o s e d sstudy
t u d y aat
t tthis
h i s time.
proposed
tlne.
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t a t e Water
w a t e r Resources
R e s o u r c e s Board
B o a r d i sis concluding
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hate
c o n c l u d i n g lits
t s own
o w n inin_
vvestigation
e s t l 9 a t i o n of
o f the
t h eMid-Coast
l , . 4 i d - C o a sBasin
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yaqulne
w h i c h includes
i n c l u d e s the
t h e Yaquina
; l i v e r and
a n d ttributaries.
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e x i s t i n g water
w a t e r resources
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RESOURCES
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pollution
p o l l u t i o n abatement
and
a b a t e m e n t as
as
w e I I as
a s flood
f l o o d control
c o n t r o l and
well
a n ddrainage.
draioage.
U
p o n c oconclusion
n c l u s i o n o foft hthe
e i ninvestigation
vestigation
Upon
board's
tthe
he b
o a a d ' s report,
teport,
c r d e r , and
a n dsupplemental
s u p p l e n e n t a l data
d a t aprepared
p r e p a r e dini naccordance
arder,
a c c o r d a n c with
e w i t hORg
ORs
5 3 6 . 3 0 0 iv
536.3t0
i n the
t h e matter
m a t t e r of
o f formulating
f o . m u l a t i n g an
a n integrated,
integrated,
3!II! I
: a : : : ! :
program
program
S of 33
Pdge 2 of
IIgI!I!
II!II
I1
I
t h e use
u s a and
a n d control
cootrol
o f the
w a t e r resources
for the
of
t h € water
r e s o u r c e s . o f of the
ihe
foa
6 ccubic
p e r second
u b i c feet
f e e t per
B i g Elk
s e c o n d on
: I k Creek.
o n Dig
Creek.
oint
A
study
the
A j joint
wilh
s t u d y with
t h e U.
U. 5
Department
S.. Department
of
o f AgriculAglicutture
t u r e shows
and
s h o w s 9900
cres
bbeing
eing
0 0 aacres
4!500
acres
iirrigated
.rigated
a n d 4,500
acres
of
o f additional
additional
irrigable
irri.gable
land
i n the
l a n d In
t h e basin.
basin.
g S cubic
9.
Additional
9.
Additional
ouvmer
. I o w s iin
s u n m e r f flows
n the
a m o u n t of
t h e amount
cubic
o f 95
p e r second
f e e t per
foot
develop
s e c o n d wonld
would
bbe
e arequired
equired
tto
o fully
fully
develop
p o t e n t i a l and
the
t h e irrigation
irrigation
potential
m e e t the
a n dmeet
t h e requirements
requilements
j industrial,
-nd{striat,
f o r municipal,
muoicipai.,
for
and
Life
uses
a n d fish
fish
Iife
u s e s to
to
B.
B.
yaquine
pertj.nent
t h e data,
d a t a , pertinent
of the
particularly
tot othet h eYaquina
particularly
of
River and
a n d ttributaries,
ributaries,
b e i n g considered
considered
b y the
being
by
are
t h e board
boa.d
a r e as
as
followo'
follows:
River
1.
I.
yaquina
vetage
yyield
ield
aannual
nnual
Although aaverage
of
Basin
o f the
t h e Yaquima
Basin
i s about
is
about
7780,000
80,0o0
acre-feet,
I o w summer
acre-feet,
low
are
s u m m e r flows
flows
a.e
Although
adequate
t oto ssatisfy
atisfy
not adequate
all
water
o f the
a l I of
t h e eniutivg
existing
water
rights.
rights.
not
1985.
.t985.
i . t y oof
Toledo
f Toledo
Tke CCity
water-using
indusaand
n d i its
t s major
najor
wate!-using
indust r y have
h a v e found
found
try
to
the
iit
t necessary
necessary
g o outside
t o go
outside
the
Y
aquina
3 aBasin
sin
Yaquima
main
water.
f o for
r
t htheir
eir
m
a i n ssource
ource
oof
f w
ater.
3.
3.
O l a I I a and
l v t i I I Creek
a n d Mill
C x e e k low
Olalla
are
l o w summer
s u n m e r fflows
fows
a r e inadequate
lnadequate
t o meet
m e e t all
a I I eniutiog
e x i . s t i n g water
Ia
w a t e . right
r i g h t demands,
demands,
4.
a.
3Big
t 9 : l . Ilk
k
C r e e k low
Creeh
water
l o w ssummer
u n m e r f l oflows,
ws,
i ninc critical
ritical
water
n a y bbe
e io
adequate
inadequate
enisting
water
7years
e n . 3 may
t otomBeet
e e t aall
ll
existing
water
2.
2.
The
10.
IO.
11.
rr.
rhjht demands,
demands.
p r e c i p i l a r - i o n nod
a nstreanvf
d s t r e a n f l olow
tnssfficient precipitation
records
w
.ecords
c 5 + - sstr000s
on nmost
tot o determioe
trcarns
inate
ake
iit
t necessary
necessary
deterninc
sstreamflow
t r e a n f l o w bby
y ccorrelation.
orrelatlon,
on
5tudies
a a e in
i n progress
progress
Studies
are
to
t o determine
detemlne
tthe
h e ifoasibility
casibiliry
o f obtaining
obtaioinl
a d c i i t i o n a l municipal
of
additional
and
municipal
a n d iindustrial
.nduslrial
w a t e . : . ciron
n
3eaver
water
Reaoer
aand
n d Dlrift
rlft
Creeks
C r e e k s to
t o the
t h e south.
5outh,
7.
l.
T h e Oregon
O r e g o n State
S t a t e Came
a a m e Cummission
The
C o m m i g s i o n has
h a 3 recommended
recomnended -
PooIes
Pooles
Slough,
and
the
area.
Slough,
a
n d aaround
round
oledo
th
e TToledo
i nindustrial
dustrial
area.
,nurlrpurpos€
5storage
roraqe
Multipurpose
iis
s needed
n e e d e d iin
. n the
t h e upper
u p p e r reaches
reaches
o f the
t h e Yaquiva
Yaquina
R
iver,
of
River,
Dig
3 i 9 Ilk
C r e e k , and
l l k Creeb,
D e p o e Creeh.
Creek.
a n d lepoe
Corps
rreview
eview
t the
h e YYaquina
aquina
Corps
astudy
tudy
o of
f
a nand
d i t sits ttributaries.
libuta.ies.
lnsuf:ici-ent
o.
c.
flood
F l o o d damage
d a m a o e tto
o 1,500
I,5OC
a c r e s occurs
occurs
acres
annually
to
annually
t o land
land
o n Boone
B o o n e I sIsland,
on
along
Creeh,
land,
a I o n g Beaver
B e a v e . Creek,
C r e e k , O lOlalla
aLIa
Creek,
The
T h e Lincoln
I a t e r Resources
Lincoln
C o u n t y aater
R e s o u r c e s Committee
C o m m i t t e e hau
County
provided
h a s provided
valuable
valuable
coolributions
t o the
contributions
to
t h e board
b o . t r d in
i h e i r iovestiqation.
lve
lie
i n their
investiqatlon.
assume
a s s u f r e the
t h e county
county
ccommittee
omnitlee
wwould
o u l d w i willingly
lIingIy
to
ccontribute
ontribute
t o the
the
rlJhr
5.
5.
P g e S3o of
f3 3
Page
of
of
did-Coast Basin,
Basin,
w i L l be
b e made
n a d e aavailable
vailable
will
to
of
t o the
t h e Corps
Co.ps
o f : nlvgineers.
gj.neers.
ilici-Coast
Some
Sone
coordinated
coordinated
t n a t minimum
rininu6
I lflows
ows
rotect
tout
t to
o pprotect
a
nadlooous
pasanadronous
i fish
i s h passrie
b e - established
astablished
sage
cm
in
i n the
t h e amoont
imount
oof
f 113
O ccubic
ubic
ffeet
eet
p
e a second
5 e c c n d on
c i the
i h e Yaquina
Yrquina
per
giver
and
S
iver
o n d iv
i n the
t h e an050t
amount
g/aRn
liftS
a/26/65
4/26/ks
266
2
o
t*e
PO.ge
11o tof 1
I
EXHIBIT
g r r r l r 3 8q .
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loge
1 oof
f 11
sxErlrr
2e
uNrrEDSTATES
srAr*; DEPARTMENT OF
UNITED
;. AGRICULTURE
;cR'cuLruRE
"';;;;; AND
AGRtCUITURIL
500ICUI.IURaL
S100IUZVIION
CONSERVATION
SERVICE
StABtUIAnON
ANO
CONSERVATTOil
SERVTCE
29 S.
2. 2,
29
!. 2wd
?id Stereo,
Stre€i
Xevpod, Lincoln
Newoort,
County, Ore.
Lhco]n Cownty,
OF.
l!p!l] 27,
2?, 1969.
1965,
April
April
Aprll 21.
27,1805
1965
o
U
. S , Aa'e8'
U.S.
A i E V hEngineer.
tlDc.r.
Poriled,
Pnrtl..od,
Oregose
O..t@
b Liocole
0CC Cowoty Covoutton
li::i"il;,.:::i;".itriti:"
Xoei Lovers Bolt, Offioo Canoger
II an
for
ar epeaiothg
spe*bg
ihe County
Colniy C000ittee
cotrji&o
for the
Dear
Sir.:
D6rr S1!.r
Slabilizaiion
Tho
Agricultural Stubhiiootiow
aoo
Bervioe,hich
whichisis csrtd
corned
llie igridl+"u.d
Conseeation
&d Conservation
knice
writing
requesting
iaforeatiee
and/or your
of
cttlD8
rrqu.lt1nG
yo"r suggestions
lDfolttlon
sug6.!tlo!
of
"aa,/or
p
roadu!!
. .relative
I.tlvr
tto
o debris
. n d ffree
preoedore
nod
floating
loge
d.br!!
!.r
flo.tln8
1 0 6 ! in
l s the
t h . upper
uppor
tldr
tide ster.
nt.t. of ofTaquina
Yrquh. Say
1,1Eco1! County,
ofof L&nooin
Oregon.
Bry -- River
ilr.r
Cowty,
Or.ge.
oui un@.
Codrbe
Sys!6h
Out
uOorcra aCoomittce
System
is viol
intereStedh inthe
tie deveiepoeot
of
is ruch
interested
of Both
both
&vcloprent
.....
r. rrr
.
o
iiater h000uroee,
Agruoulturol
LamBs
one
Africdlurd
lads
md iatoatusources.
percent ooat-ohore
ratio hto helpcost-shae
ratio
help-
ito
co hove
with farrers
Carvers with
ua 50
{ith
have uorhow
rorked
dth
50 Frcent
tr. .!.are bort
!po.t! fishermen
rho rrc
We
boat omlrs,
0.0cr,, sports
who
are interested
intn pursuing
lbt.r.rt6d
puluht
tth€rb.r
r !ro!
weses olof .dov1q
reeeving loUuild
pollution .Dd
sad the
year
hasard
of
tho ourrent
ourrcnt
yor round
roud
h!.rd
ol
drlfting
drifting
logs,
planfo,
cot,
l o E r , brush.
p
l.nk6,
b r u r h , ohOps.
.ot.
r o for
por.rbl..
ohlp.,
tis
! so
f o r . 6 a. is
t . possible.
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1o.tt.8
l o g . and
plink!
rpp.!
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logs
arc.,
u d planks
1to
! the
t h 6 upper
r ! . . ! form
l l t o impassable
f o r n into
1{p.!6rbl.
jams.
IVs
. hhave
t hit.
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eensatioo
of
vo
h dhad
n'l...rDt
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