Mr. SCRIVNER. Why was that necessary? Why would you be changing from downstream to upstream? Colonel FERINGA. As part of the seepage-control work. Mr. SCRIVNER. Your plans originally called for downstream sluice? Colonel FERINGA. That is right. Mr. SCRIVNER. How does it happen that the plans now call for upstream? General WHEELER. After the dam was put in we found excess seepage and we sent a board out there to find out what measure would be necessary to correct the situation, and this was of the items recommended. Mr. SCRIVNER. Of all the dams built and those which we are building, how many are there in which this problem has come up? Colonel FERINGA. Of all the dams built this is the only one that has come up. Mr. SCRIVNER. Do you anticipate that any of these will have extreme seepage that are being built or have been built? Colonel FERINGA. We expect not. General WHEELER. We maintain a constant inspection, Congressman Scrivner, in all our dams for seepage. That is a condition that must be taken care of and we make plans to meet it but you cannot determine in advance all of the forces of nature and the measures needed for exact control. Mr. SCRIVNER. That is why I was concerned. Seepage is something that would lead to a great many difficulties and might call for an expenditure of a lot of money on some of these places where a lot of money has already been spent. And that is why I was so concerned with that particular item. Colonel FERINGA. It is relieved in any number of ways. You might say in answer to your question that at Fort Peck we had to drive some relief wells. You cannot always determine exactly where underground waters are going to go. As General Wheeler says, one of his assistants constantly goes from dam to dam to see if it is operating the way we expect it. Ninetynine times out of 100 they do. If he sees any tell-tale marks we take the remedial measures to prevent further deterioration. APPROPRIATION FOR 1948 Mr. KERR. General Wheeler, what is the present allotment for the fiscal year 1948? General WHEELER. For maintenance of completed flood control works during the fiscal year 1948, there was appropriated $2,400,000. Mr. KERR. Of necessity, as your plans continue it costs more? General WHEELER. Yes, sir. We construct more structures and that increases the maintenance. Mr. KERR. Yes, sir. Mr. ENGEL. Any further questions? If not, we will proceed to the next project. REPAIR, RESTORATION AND STRENGTHENING OF LEVEES AND OTHER FLOOD CONTROL WORKS LANGUAGE CHANGE AND SUMMARY OF PROJECTS Mr. ENGEL. The next project is project 7: For the repair, restoration, and strengthening of levees and other flood-control works in accordance with the act of June 23, 1947, $3,000,000. We will place in the record at this point page 687. (The matter referred to is as follows:) Flood Control, General (Emergency Fund) CHANGE IN LANGUAGE [Emergency Flood Control Work, $12,000,000, to be expended in accord with the provisions of the bill, H. R. 3792, Eightieth Congress, if and when such bill is enacted into law, and to remain available until expended.] (1) [The funds provided in the preceding paragraph shall be available to an amount not exceeding $250,000 to take all action necessary to prevent erosion at Anaheim Bay, Surfside, California.] (1) For the repair, restoration, and strengthening of levees and other flood-control works in accordance with the act of June 23, 1947 (Public Law 102). $3,000,000. (Act of June 27, 1947, Public Law 122.) (2) PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM Mr. ENGEL. All right, will you tell us about this program? Public Law 102, Eightieth Congress, first session, approved June 23, 1947, authorized the sum of $15,000,000 to be appropriated under the direction of the Secretary of War and the supervision of the Chief of Engineers for the repair, restoration, and strengthening of levees and other flood-control works which may have been threatened or destroyed by recent floods or which may be threatened or destroyed by later floods. The Second Urgent Deficiency Appropriation Act approved June 27, 1947, appropriated the sum of $12,000,000 for the emergency repair work authorized in the above act. The funds appropriated have been allocated to more than 280 repair projects throughout the United States and are not sufficient to permit the completion of all emergency repair work necessitated by the floods of last year. An urgent need exists for the additional amount of $3,000,000 in order that all of the most urgently needed flood repairs can be accomplished as soon as possible and wherever feasible prior to the next flood season. The completion of these urgently needed repairs will restore protection to large agricultural, industrial, and residential areas which are now subject to damages during floods. Mr. ENGEL. That is a part of the $15,000,000 emergency fund authorized last year after those floods? General WHEELER. That is right. Mr. ENGEL. Any question on that? Mr. SCRIVNER. Is thre any question that this $3,000,000 be made immediately available? Colonel FERINGA. Twelve million dollars has been made available and $3,000,000 will be immediately available upon appropriation. Mr. SCRIVNER. It says it is for the next flood season that comes this next spring, or are you talking about next spring? Colonel FERINGA. We are hoping it will be for next spring. General WHEELER. No, sir; for 1948. It is available as soon as the appropriation act is passed. Colonel FERINGA. The funds become available when the bill is enacted and remain available until expended. Mr. MAHON. Is that the total amount required? Colonel FERINGA. To complete the authorization of $15,000,000. That $12,000,000 has been appropriated and we are asking for the $3,000,000. Mr. MAHON. Is it possible that additional sums will be required in excess of the $3,000,000 which you ask for? Colonel FERINGA. There has been introduced a $25,000,000 authorization bill, whether that will be enacted or not, we do not know. ALLOCATION OF APPROPRIATION NOW AVAILABLE Mr. CASE. Mr. Chairman, should we not have the list of projects on which this $12,000,000 has been spent? Mr. ENGEL. I would like to have them placed in the record. (The information is as follows:) Flood control, general, emergency fund allocation of $12,000,000 appropriated Pine Bluff, Little Bayou Meto, Cummins Bend, Hannaberry Lake, and Fletcher Bend levees, Arkansas.. 130, 000 Big Bayou Meto, Ark.. 100, 000 Curtis Place levee, Red River, La 20, 000 Atchafalaya drainage district, Yazoo River, Miss 22, 000 Straight Bayou drainage district, Yazoo River, Miss. 23, 000 Lake Pontchartrain in vicinity of New Orleans, La 75, 000 28, 600 Southwestern division: Arroyo de la Matanza, Socorro, N. Mex. 7, 550 Bois d'Arc levee district, Texas.. 169, 000 Henderson County levee improvement district No. 1, Texas. Plum Bayou levee district in vicinity of Jefferson County Free I. N. Compton private levee, Kansas.. Dallas County levee improvement district No. 6, Muddy 1,000 750 J. T. Crow levee district, Oklahoma. 9,000 Fred Aemisegger private levee district, Kansas. 6, 250 Lowry private levee, Grand (Neosho) River, Kans. Murray private levee, Grand (Neosho) River, Kans__ Monroe, Bryant and Rau private levee district, Kansas. 1, 900 4, 400 1, 150 John Steve private levee, Arkansas River, Okla 1,500 1, 900 Repairs to flood-control structures, Plum Bayou levee district, 25, 000 Upper Mississippi Valley division: 20, 000 Columbus Junction, Iowa, town levees W. W. Chatterton levee, Louisa County, Iowa. 1,000 Harrisonville and Ivy Landing drainage and levee district, 1,000 66,000 Flood control, general, emergency fund allocation of $12,000,000 appropriated-Con. DIVISION AND PROJECT-continued Upper Mississippi Valley division-Continued. Fort Chartres and Ivy Landing drainage and levee district No. 5, Stringtown drainage and levee district, Illinois Degognia and Fountain Bluff drainage and levee district, Prairie du Pont drainage and levee district, Illinois_ Chouteau Island drainage and levee district, Illinois. Des Moines and Mississippi River levee district No. 1, Missouri South Quincy levee and drainage district, Illinois. Marion County drainage district, Missouri.. Amount $25,000 25,000 65, 000 42,000 18, 000 114, 000 90,000 5, 400 73, 000 14, 000 Low-water dam in Cahokia Diversion Channel, Illinois.. Littleport, Iowa.... Flood fighting and rescue work. Iowa River-Flint Creek levee district No. 16, Iowa.. Lime Lake drainage district, Illinois. Voga, town levees, Iowa.. L. L. Randall levee, Iowa__ Hills, Iowa (private levees) F. H. Feldman levees, Iowa.. O. L. Asby levee, Iowa.. Red Rock to Tracy levees, Iowa.. Drury drainage district, Illinois. 50,000 15, 000 25, 000 15, 000 8, 000 30, 000 20, 000 89, 700 20, 000 60, 000 19, 600 225, 000 10, 000 40, 000 500 700 3, 300 1,000 4, 000 30, 000 30, 000 Fabius River drainage district, Missouri 25, 000 Sny Island levee and drainage district, Illinois. 10, 000 Louisa County levee district No. 14, Iowa. 25, 000 Union Township levees, Iowa. 15, 000 Henderson County drainage district No. 3, Illinois.. 20, 000 Henderson County drainage district No. 1, Illinois.. 30, 000 South River drainage district, Missouri.. 15, 000 |