YAQUINA RIVERRIVER ANDAND TRIBUTARIESTRIBUTARIES OREGON REVIEW REPORT TRANSCRIPT OF I PUBLIC HEARINGHEARING ,t Held alat Toledo, 0regonOregon 27 April April 1965 Ill T 'liii I F1 PREPARED BY r{ U..U.S.S. ARMY ARI{Y ENGINEERENGTNEER DISTRICT,DISTRICT, PORTLANDPORTLAND o CORPS OF ENGINEERS ENGINEERS JULY 19651965 II o - o o YAQTIINAYAQUINA RIVERRIVER A1\JD AND TRTBUTARIESTRIBUTARIES OREGON REVIEWRHNH^/ REPORTRtrORT o TRANSCRIPT . .o OF PUBLICPUBIJC HEARINGIiEARING a IIELDHELD INrN TOLEDO,ToIED0, OREGONoREGoN 27 APRILLPRLL 1965196' o o o Prepared.Prepared by o U. S. Army EngineerEnglneer District,District, PortlandPortland Corps of Engineers JulyJuIy 1965L)55 o o TABLE OF CONTENTSCOI.ITENTS Page o Index of Participants ------------------------------------------ i AttendanceAttendance----------------------------------------------------- ----- ii List of Exhibits Presented ------------------------------------- iv o Oral StatementsStatements ------------------------------------------------ 1 ExtribitsExhibits------------------------------------------------------- 23 .o o a o o o o t $. F PARTICIPANTSPARTICIPAT.ITS ININ HEARINGTIEARTNG o HELD AT TOLEDO, OREGON a 27 AprilAprLL 1965L965 NAMENAI'{E PAGE Colonel William J.J. TalbottTalbott 1 o Alfred J. Jones 3 Bert J. Olin 5 Alan D.D. Anderson 6 flO Dr. Matthew CruberGruber 7 Walter D.D, Jaspers 8I Rollie F.F. RousseauRousseau 9 o Roy E. SamsSans 9 RalphRaLph H. ImlerInler 11 . Sid Knox 14L4 o Thomas M. Lashbaugh 15 Edward C.G. DahlDahl 16L6 Claus Christiansen 16 o Ralph Macomber L717 I'lattMatt SpellmanSpel.l"man L717 Thor Linden 18 o o o ATTEIIDAI{CEATTENDANCE AT HEARINGTIEARING i I HELD AT i TOLEDO,ToLEDO, OREGONOREGON t 27 AprilApriL 19651965 NAME ADDRESS I Anderson, AlanAlan D.D. Newport, Oregonotegon Bates, Opal V. Toledo,Toledor Oregon0regon Bel1,Bell, Lowell G.G. Newport, Oregon0regon Black, George 0.O. Portland, Oregon Breese, Wilbur P.P. Newport, Oregon Busher, Sylvester C.C. Toledo, Oregon Campbell,Campbell-, DonDon R.R. Corvallis, Oregon Christiansen, ClausClaus Toledo, Oregon0regon Coxen, BettyBetty J.J. Toledo, Oregon Dahl,Dah1, EdwardEdward G.G. Toledo,Toledor Oregon Dahl, Lorene J.J. Toledo, Oregon Eggen, HaroldIlarold A. Newport, Oregon I Fieber, DorothyDoroEhy E.E. Toledo, Oregon Gilstrak, Faye Harlan,Hartan, Oregon Gilstrak, RalphRalph J.J. Harlan,I{arlan, OregonOregon Gruber, Matthew Toledo, OregonOregon Holt,llolt, Lavera Newport, OregonOregon llooven,Hooven, EdwardEdward F.F. Corvallis, Oregon Portland, Oregon t Imler, Ralph H.Il. t Jaspers, Walter D.D. Salem, Oregon t Johnson, Mrs. HansIlans M.M. Toledo, Oregon0regon Toledo, Oregon i Johnson, Morris W. Toledo, Jones, Alfred J.J. Toledo, Oregon Knox, SidSid Seal Rock, Oregon Larson,tarson, PhilipPhilip J.J. Newport, Oregon Lashbaugh, ThomasIhomas M.M. Newport, Oregon Lawrence, ShirleyShirley A.A. Toledo, Oregon Lechner, EulaEula J.J. Seal Rock, Oregon Leimnon,Lerrnon, I'lalterWalter I.I. Toledo,To1edor OregonOregon Linden, Thor Toledo, Oregon Macomber, RalphRaLph E.E. Toledo, OregonOregon Macpherson, GordonGordon L.L. Waldport, Oregon Miller, Harryllarry R.R. Logsden, Oregon0regon Miller, Mike Siletz, Oregon Mitchell,Mitche11, MillieMi11ie E.E. Toledo, Oregon Moffitt,Moffirr, DavidDavid S.S. Waldport, Oregon0regon Montgomery, RubyRuby E.E. Toledo, OregonOregon Morrison, GeorgeGeorge W. Toledo, Oregon Olcott, Gordon W. Salem, Oregon Olin,O1in, BertBert J.J. Toledo, Oregon 'I Overholser, JamesJames L.L. Corvallis, Oregon Ralphs, H.11. H.II. Salem,Satem, Oregon 11 NAME ADDRESS Roberts, Roberts, Alvin L.L. Toledo, Oregon Rousseau, Rousseau, RollieRollie F.F. Newport, Oregon Rymery, HaroldHarold W.t{. Newport, Oregon Sallee, ErnestErnest W. Newport,Newportr OregonOregon Sams, RoyRoy E.E. Milwaukie, OregonOregon Sanderson, RoyRoy B.B. Beaverton, Oregon0regon Scoville, Buell H.H. Toledo, Oregon Snow,Snon, CharlesCharles D.D. Newport, Oregon Speliman,Spellman, Matt L.L. Newport, OregonOregon Stoevener, Herbert H.H. Corvallis, OregonOregon Stone, William C.C. Toledo, Oregon Trevillian, WilmaWilma R. R. Toledo, Oregon VanSanten, GeorgeGeorge E. E. Salem, Oregon Wimer, GeraldGerald W.W. Salem, Oregon I I ? I { I Il" 4. 111 EXHIBITSEXTTIBITS PRESENTED AT REARINGHEARING AT TOLEDO, OREGON 27 April 1965 Exhibit Presented by Page No. (Pet"o"(Person otor gg"""v)Agency) Page 23 1 Port of Toledo, Alfred J. Jones 23 214. 2 Dr. Matthew Gruber 2l+ 214.2l+ 3 U. S.S. PublicPr.rblic Health Service,Service, Walter D.D. JaspersJaspers 4 Oregon StateState Game Commission, Comission, Rollie F.F. RousseauRousseau 25 25 5 Fish CmissionCommission of Oregon, RoYRoy E. Sams 25 6 Bureau&reau of Sport Fisheries and lJildlife,Wildlife, Ralph H. ImlerImler 252' 7 State Water Resources Board of Oregon 2625 8 R. W. Harris, George W. Morrison,Morrison, Dee E. Henderson, Albert F. Nosack 27 9 U. S.S. Department of Agriculture, AgriculturalAgriculturaL StabilizationStabilization and Conservation Service,Service, Lavera HoltHoLt 27 10 Edward G. DahiDahL 27 11 Virgil FolmsbeeFolmsbee 28 iv1V t o l I I :i l l RECORD OF ORAL TESTIMONY I PUBLIC HEARINGIIEARING o YAQUINAYAQUIM RIVERRI\TER AIiIDAND TRIBUTARIES,TRIBUTARIES ' OREGON ' ritI Toledo, Oregon : ,'t Tol-edo, , 27 AprilAprLL 19651965 * l r o it will openoPen and follow now I COL.col. TALBOTT:TALBOTT: If everyone is all set,set, we viill and tributaries in Oregon with thisthis publicpublic hearinghearing onon thelhe Yaquina River and tributaries resource development for discussion ofof thethe needs,nIeas. and desiresdeiires forfor water\tater resource and general planPl-an ofof improvement.imProvemenL' o of the ArmytsArmy's Corpscorps I am GolonelColonel Talbott,lalbott, Portland District Engineer of people here who will help me keep of Engineers. I have with me severalseveral people the proceedings today soso thatthat we will have a complete a good record ofof the proceedings today p chief of Planning in thethe transcript of thethe hearing. Mr.I"1r. FredFred Ingram,Irrgt"t, Chief of Jerry Belian, PortlandporLland District; Henryllenry Stewart,Stewart, Chief ofof Basin Planning;Planning; Jerry keeping a record ofof thethe o who isis inin thethe back;back;1"1r. Mr. RiceRice and l"tr.Mr. Clossonclosson areare keeping a hearing. obtain and record an expression of Thisltris hearing isis being heldheld toto obtain and record regarding potentials, needsneeds andand desires views ofof allall interestedinterested partiesparties regarding development in thethearea area draineddrained by thethe for $aterwater and related resource devel-opment in o Yaquina River. authorized by the Congress tomake a TtrecorpsofEngineershasbeenauEhorLzedbytheCongresstomakeaThe Corps of Engineers has been Funds forfor initiationinitiation of this review of pastpasL studiesstudies on Yaquina River. Funds This hearing isis review studystudy have been made available byby theLhe Congress.Congress' It is youryour hearing.hearing' I'llIr11 saysay thatEhat the firstfirst stepstep inin thatthat reviewreview study. I-t is o remarks --- - I wantwant to emphasize thatEhat itit severalseveral- times inin my introductory remarks I the Yaquina River with theEhe is your hearing. Theit" work of thetire people inin_ in both the studystudy authorization,authorLzation' which CongressionaLCongressional delegation resulted in Loth Ehe of funds.funds' Your statements,sCatements' was made inLn 1947,L947, and the presenLpresent appropriationaPProPriation two choices -- you can either as presented andand recorded here, andand-you-have you have two or you can stand rightrighc atat a come up and sit in a chair and use thistilis mike, or you can statement --- - butbut I would appreciate itit the speakers standstand and make your statement make would put itit intointo thethe microphone if those who have statementssLatements toEo make would PuE Your statements,statements' asas to make suresure werde have aa fullfulL record ofof theEhe hearing.hearing. the Corps and other cooperating agenagen- recorded then, will be a guide toto the Corps and transcripttranscriPt of the cies in prosecuting the studies and this completecomPlete the Congress whenwhen thethe study isis com-com- o hearing wiLlwill accompany our rePortreport to the congress pleted. like to say a few wordsabout the Beforegoingfurther,Iwouldliketosayafewwords.aboutEheBefore going further, I would received one ofof thesethese cards and filledfill-ed cards. MostI,lost of you have already received one I'd like to have the cardsclrds filledfil-led out by every personPerson presentPresenf it out. Ird like to have your o complete record of whowho isis here'here. i{eWe alsoaLso get your Loto be sure \dewe do have a complete record of have any particularparEicular statementstatement names and addresses, oror whether or not you have any o in case we latertaEer want to followfoltow up by contacting someonesomeone who was presentpresent today. Therelhere isis roomroom on thethe cardcard toto writewrite a brief statement if ybuyou do not wish$rish toto make an oral presentation, butbuE you do have anan opinion you'dyourd like to explain. If you have not filledfilled inin thethe cardcard andand handedhanded itit in,in, please do soso now.now. IsEs there anyone here who has not receivedreceived one ofof thethe cards? The floodflood controlcontrol studiesstudies ofof thethe CorpsCorps ofof EngineersEngineers in the Yaquinayaquina River areaarea beganbegan inin 19361936 under thethe authorityauthority ofof the Flood Control ActAct approved 22 JuneJune 19361936 andand anan Act approvedapproved 11 JulyJuly 1935.1935.