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FLOOD WATERS—Sgt. Jerry Rowe of the Weld County from the earthen diioe moved through farm lands rapidly,
Sheriff's Office stands guard at a county road a halt mile north traveling tour files, la t'S hours, according to reports.
of Latham Reservoir Thursday mordng. The ruahiag wale (Tribune photo by sake PeOaa)
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Thurs.,April 12,1973 GREELEY (Colo.) TRIBUNE 15
As loss estimates mcrea se —
Love appeals for '
pp s storm aid
DENVER (AP) —Gov. John ditions in southeastern Colora- were estimated to have died.
"We will stick
Love Wednesday a ck with those
appealed to do" more than$10 million The commissioner also pre- (ranchers) we've always stuck
the federal government for lion. dieted another 6,075 calves with, but for those guys that
funds to help cattlemen rebuild Helicopters used to airdrop would die from problems are already up to the hilt,
their storm-devastated herds in hay to the stranded cattle fin- created by the weather, where are we going to go?"
southeastern Colorado. fished their last efforts Tuesday The aid that would be avail- questioned Jim Giesen, presi-
Love, in a telegram, asked and trucks took over hauling able under the disaster area dent of the First National Bank
Secretary o£ Agriculture Earl hay to areas now accessible on designation was not clear. of Lamar.
Rutz to declare as disaster the ground. In the past loans for rebuild- Giesen was one of several
areas the counties of Bent, Bulldozers were used in other ing were available through the ;speakers Tuesday night at a
Baca, Otero, Prowers and Las areas to plow makeshift graves Farmers Home Administration. meeting of area cattlemen and
Animas. for burial of the dead animals. Leo French,who heads the Col- businessmen to discuss the situ-
Snow in depths up to three Temperatures in the area orado FHA office, said action : '„ -
feet in some areas came on the moved into the 61: Wednesday, by Congress is now pending for
heels of heavy rains. The early making burial a more pressing funding of the emergency loan
spring strom stranded live- problem. program.
stock,isolating them from their The first storm struck March French said there is now no
feed supply and putting them at 31, bringing up to three feet of emergency loan money, but the
the mercy of the weather. snow. A second storm brought Colorado FHA has funds avail-
wind-driven snow and lower able in most other categories. ID
Agriculture Commis- temperatures last weekend. Both types of loans carry a 5
sioner Clinton Jeffers has esti- Jeffers said 130,000 head of per cent interest rate, French
mated livestock losses in the cattle were in the five counties said, but the emergency loan
area at $14 million. before the storm, not counting funds carry fewer restrictions
Love, in his request to the calves. He estimated the storm and offer more money for help-
federal government, said live- killed 12,150 of them. ing in crisis situations.
stock losses "due to loo ex-e About half of the 48,000 In Lamar, the problem of
tended and severe weather con- calves born before the storm money was also evident.
.
':-_ 1,',-* re evacuated;
hoots a
thstrict
vehicles saved
By JIM CRAIG Johnson,fourth grade teacher, books might be the only ones
1;x'-Tribune Staff Writer the children boarded the buses untouched by the water.
lf";,.We got the kids, the buses, in 10 minutes and every thing. Johnson said .that he was
the t'ractor.and a couple other was done in an orderly fashion unable to take any official
pieces of equipment out before She added that there was no a ers from the superin-
egaler hit." - panic and everything went tendent's office since he left
r acid Harvey Peppier, smoothly. district immediately after the students
y Board of Ellis Johnson,
Plata' Valle were evacuated. He added that
l&414i that president. Peppier superintendent,said that a few everyone was thinking of the
d'ptat there was not much children taken home could not students and not papers.
time to save anything else in the find their parents. They were students
anicial reports estimated
pools as the wall of water returned to the school where that the water may have
` ftern the Latham Reservoir they were placed on a roof since
eat into the small community a report'had been given that reached a level of three to five
I rsey they had only five to seven Teeth the five school buildings.• p- Since the water crested and
p ',-school facilities, a minutes to leave.
'ag to seven
the hardest hit, Johnson added that thewhen
began to subside in the night it `
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me seven feet below the children were removed when it was hard to get an estimate as
' 1 of,U.S.34 that runs west- became apparent that the to the depth of the water.
adjacent' to the school water was further away than Holman added that once they
' property.The higher elevation reported.
of the highway served to hold The children were taken to could see the school then a
be
the flood Waters in against the until homes thei pent
the of arres could be made. He members added'thatcould
any
school buildings. - water got into the buildings it
Aerial photos taken as the notified:
aet!:hiaashaowmnelbha�nms not yetPeppiebeen all owe d r said that they
nto the damage toothe carpeting and
yased the water's velocity.As schools to determine the extent hard wood floors.
• @he wave passed the last of the damage. He added that All three men agreed that the
important thing was the fact
';ptld rushed
it was churned white he and James r w re able to that the children were taken to
hind rushed through the football board member,
' 'toteld and on east. move most of the schools safety before the waters hit.
They added that all everyone
't acuAer said that the call 3 vehicles. board mem- wants d do now is ll get in the
I p.m. h came to about 12:30 Jacksaid then students were schools and clean up t i that
i�p.nl, 3'Flursday and within 30 beq classes can resume.
!Minutes all the children had instructed to take all personal
Flow removed. The children belongings with them.He added
.+mere told it was an emergency numerous students took their He made no estimate of when
:tad according to Mrs. Ellis books with them and that those schools would open again.
re i.
, cers throw away timeclock morning�,9
t and local officials
the town, guarding against Thursday worked
.,t: , C,• looters and insuring safety straight through the night,
!s away
` Tyr" w sday aft the er Lathtimeclock am Dam throughout Thursday night. aiding the men sent to rep ac'
rblPelse„ flooding the town of Parkinson himself worked them Thursday evening.
,',..Neesey_and farmland east of much of the night,insuring that Nearly 150 employes of Weld
Kersey and Greeley.afro[ both Countnight, checking.through roads and
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Grenao Police Chief John
t•Parkill$on,acting on a request The Weld County Sheriff's bridges and closing off those
i, office had its men on standby areas mostheavily damaged by
from Weld County. Com- throughout the night and had the flood.
'his oiler Glenn Billings, put about eight men in the town The county men were con-
'.rn ed 1 on n to
shifts wtdch Thursday, aiding the police stantly running into problems
'''moved 10 men to Kersey, effort.Some of the deputies sent through the night, from
leas Daly a single marshal• to the area during the day elements as diverse as high
° '' T►le: reeley police patrolled water and the shortage. or
-- • gasoline in the area. ,
Latham Reservoir Home Light and Power
Company had four men
:, working in the area, doing.the
necessary switching keep
'C serves 70 years power off in Kersey while.
maintaining service to the out-
'141ur>4day's ;1 million-plus Hudson-area reservoir higher lying areas which weren't
in the basin. flooded.
"flood in the Kersey area was,in Wakeman said other, less The Colorado Highway Patrol
'Fart, ironic. have•
had 12 men in the area
• :r The flood waters that crept occurred oveover
the ears when
tlbwn the Platte Valley — occurred over the years when
inundating farms and Kersey— the reservoir became too full. throughout the night. They
were relieved at about S a.m.
came from Latham Reservoir, According to the Soil Con- Friday morning by another 12
'an historic irrigation(ta servation Service,the reservoir men. The entire patrol con-
structure
@hatCfor more than seven serves 90 water users in the tingentin Greeley
was
t fur
decades had provided Kersey- Kersey area, a total farming aiding police
'area farmers with water. area of 12,480 acres, all of it ning back cars attempting to
''. Built in 1898, the reservoir rated by that office as high enter the Kersey area. . •
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land its earthen dam — which quality farm land.
ilgave way Thursday—are rated Latham Reservoir, and its
�y the Slate Planning Office at supporting system of irrigation
4,212 acre-toot capacity. ditches,are operated under the
u One other significant flood .board of the Latham Reservoir
-'`came out of the reservoir in
1ti91h7accerdbig to former ditch Co. and the Lower Latham
'line reservoir company Ditch Co.
-Member Charles Wakeman, •Board members include:
-1225 12th. He also served as Victor
enlei , dity R.ch mRen
'[ditch rider for a time. reservoir company president;
'I'In that 1911 flood,he said,the
flow restated from overflow of Roy Kohler,Andy Hop Jr.; and
water Les Herbst. All farm in the
the res'rvoin The high Kersey area.
was caused by a break is a —
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p3 Fri.,April 13,1973 GREELEY (Colo.) TRIBUNE
�' love hasn't
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R4 received flood
aid re
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<�. '' quest
+ t" Su " .. "�` �.,tytp ti`s f DENVER (AP) — GO�John
f€ ,4•�°a `�� ' �` 1 Love said Coda* ,' _ , - y he has not
( ; received any request from the
i , , 4 ,,, � f¢. :, y Kersey area for disaster aid _
, uest
,: , .a• and added he doesn't know
. ,, +' , _ what program s
uch a;.,- might fit. governor saiddisaster aid for flood victims
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usually requires $6 to $10
�"�`,' t million damage to meet federal
1 « * ' ',a• " 4 standards.
Love said the officers of State
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� Engineer Clarence Kuiper and
t `u , Water Conservation Director
'� `s ;a t Felix Sparks are surveying the
t i a.� , Weld County damage today and
i „ , , 64,1.1<_ would present a final report by
;.e , '" Monday.
�' Love told a news conference
� ¢ at the Capitol that Colorado has
`,' more than, '>Y r' ;,,w .� 1,000 irrigation
' $ ��" ,,,,e'',. 44,-4-4 'ar _ reservoirs like Latham which
'(�-� re broke Thursday, flooding the
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' CONCERN AT COURTHOUSE — Commissioner Glenn
Billings,left,and Gil Olson,deputy county clerk,show concern
which was prevalent at the Courthouse in Greeley Thursday as _
e progress of the rampaging waters from Latham Reservoir
'4 comes in over the mobile radio unit. At this point, they were
receiving a report from Commissioner Harry Ashley,who was
flying over the area in a plane,Ashley had just reported that
water was flowing out of the ruptured dam with little sign of let
up. (Tribune Photo by Red Edgerton)
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BY MEL SCHIELTZ AND JOHN GORDON
Kersey flood scenes
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Rocky Mountain News Writer
There was no way to review and
evaluate possible locations for a new
'1 s� � � • " ` �-r,e state judicial building without recom-
-' -�'"i x•�. -..,, �- aer+ •q=.,�, .,-. �- mending a preferred site, a space man-
' agement consultant told a joint meeting
a of Colorado legislative committees
a Thursday.
F. Michael Man-
agement Consultants president
IInc., ofNew Y
ork City,
answered some expected criticism at a joint
,�. meeting of State Affairs and Judiciary Commit-
tees of both the House and Senate.
s He acknowledged he had an oral agreement
„ �., -- ''i,, '• M y • I� „.. *''. 2•51:4":5-.7 with members of the House Rules Committee—
particularly ver--that (vs 1 study chairman iendmas Rested
sites wouldn't include a recommendation.
When he got the work order for the study,
however, Wong said he was instructed to
recommend a preferred site.
And when he studied the bill authorizing the
mh - � - ,� ,� " - _�.a study ft appeared there was no way the vari-
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ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS PHOTO BY MEL SCH IELTZ ling them in order of priority,he said.
As water from Latham Reservoir surges across boat to higher ground. Within 30 minutes from depth reached two feet. In several parts of the FRiENDMAN CRITICAL
First Street in Kersey,Warner Roth hauls his the time the flood waters hit the town, the farm community,water was five feet deep. Mhen State Court Administrator Harry O.
Lawson released Wong'a report Wednesday.
Friendman was especially critical, claiming
Kersey residents flee as dam bursts
the consultant recommended a site after specif-
ically being ordered not to.
Wong obviously expected more etticism
Thursday, so he prefaced hi remalask on the
By KATHY GOSLINER and FRANK 3lOYA "But we had ev3rything we own in there." Cy- know, I just didn't know." He said he had just 144-page report with an explanation of why he
Rocky Mountain News Writers manski said he also had 125 head of cattle. returned to Kersey. recommended a specific site for the $9 million
Many were driven from the area. He said he In a desperate attempt to protect his base- jucicial building.
About 500 residents of Kersey, a saw several wandering back. mart, filled with freeze-dried produce, he Frnendman,who isn't a member of the four
farm community five miles southeast of CATTLE THREATENED began to fill sandbags. But the water quickly committees involved, wasn't at the meeting.
Greeley, were routed from their homes Rawlins said deep water threatened 100 forced him from the yard. After rescueing a The 16 committee members there directed
Thursday as waters spilled from the head of cattle in two groups. television from the basement, he drove his car most of their questions to the proposed cost of a
broken Latham Reservoir Dam to flood "About 50 head of cattle north of the dam and boat away at the last minute. Up to five building,not to a site,which the Legislature is
farmland and most of the town. 'are stranded belly--deep in ater," Rawlins said. feet of water quickly submerged that section of
supposed to determine.
"But a sheriff's passe (on horseback) is trying town. - Wong recommends the block bounded by a
Lee Rawlins, Greeley dispatcher for the to save them." 'NOT UNTH,WE HAVE TO' Colfax and E.16th Avenues, Lincoln Street and
Colorado State Patrol, said it was unlikely that He said another 50 head were stranded to Across First Street, at the west end of town, BreadWay for the new buibuilding.
about 250 Kersey residents would be able to re- the south. "They're not in water yet,but if they Jim and Lela watched the water. The engine of Now occupied by 30 business outlets, the
turn to their homes before Friday, don't get moving they will be." their truck already was running, but Mrs. Lee block has an approasised value of$4.2 million,
Rawlins and spokesmen for the Weld County Water pouring through the break in the dam said, "We're not going to leave until we have far more than the cost of acquiring the land at
Sheriff's Department were reluctant to esti- quickly eroded it into a 50-foot gap. The water to." any of the four other sites for new buildings or
mate damage caused by the water which flood- quickly spread across flat fields,many plowed George Miller, Weld County undersheriff, two suggestions for use of existing state build-
ed Kersey-to five-foot depths in some spots. All for spring planting, and turned eastward to- stood at the north end of directing families, rte'
but a four-block area on the south edge of town ward Kersey. At Points the newborn river often in trucks filled with furniture, along U.S. "'TO OAPITOL
was hit. A trailer park further south also es- stretched a half-mile wide in its relentless jour- 34 east of town. Wong said the block is preferred over the
Gaped damage. ney toward the small farm town. others because it is close to the State Capitol,
Swollen from melted snow and runoff water, "Some just won't leave,"he said.
In addition to flooding farms along the five- wouldn't"displace residences as would the
the earthen dam of the reservoir five miles Charles Carey, 76, was one of the.. "I've
southwest of Kersey ruptured at 9:02 am. and mile course to Kersey, a tractor and fl old car seen here since like
it. he said, "and I've never others,and is located in an area where a build-
were pushed downstream by the flow. But seen anything like it." But he planned to stay build-
ing of three or four stories would not be over-
Page of pictures on Page 76. othernise little debris was carried by the flood near his low-cost government housing "be- whelmed by the Capitol Building.
which hit the west side of Kersey at 2:15 p.m., cause my wife will be coming home, and she'll (Concluded on Page 12)
water flooded toward the town, also forcing flooding first the back yards of a half-dozen worry if I'm not here."
evacuation of farm houses along the route. newer homes on First Street at northwest cor-
tter of the town. Many just didn't believe it was happening. ----- - --
There were no reported injuries, according Warner Roth owned one of these new "Ifs so unrealistic," said Sal Salazar as he
to a sheriffs spokesman. piled clothes into the back seat of his car.
Farms north of the dam appeared to suffer homes.A newly planted garden surrounded the Nothing like this has ever happened."
the heaviest damage. The waters could be seen home, and a boat attached to his car was out-
well above the first story of several farm side his garage. But even when the water was Residents did everything they could to pro-
houses,although none appeared lobe uprooted. less than half a mile from his yard and all his tact their homes. They could be seen scattered
The farm of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Cymanski, neighbors had evacuated their homes, Roth around the already half-ghost town, filling
directly north of the dam, suffered extensive hadn't appeared. sandbags, piling dirt against basement win-
g Cymanski stood on high round with At the last minute, he came running around doors and clearing their basements of furnish-
damage. g g the back of his house along with several rags•
his wife, watching the waters swirl about the friends. 'M God," he exclaimed. "I didn't
house and barn Y ('Concluded on Page s)
"It's no use bellyaching, I guess," he said. -
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State disaster designation chances improved
From the Washington Bureau loan program and prohibited the Secretary of Glare five southeastern Colossi°counties hit by
of the Rocky Mountain News Agriculture from declaring any more disaster recent snowatoims=Sawa, Bent;Las Animas,
WASHINGTON — Congressional ap- areas for agricultural reasons. Otero and Prew'ers=federal disaster areas.
royal Thursda of anew emergency This ban is expected to be lifted as soon as Sources here said that with the new disaster
P y g y the President signs into law the new modified loan program not*an the Vat to enactment,the
loan program should enhance the loan program passed Thursday by Congress. adminishutto Wig probably grant disaster
chances of five southeastern Colorado The measure, in the form of a conference designation Mt*Colorado bounties.
Counties receiving disaster area desig- report, was approved without dissent and sent Before.the ≥. .pr'Rep Passed Congress
nation. to the White House where Nixon is expected to late ThurRla''afternoon,Rep Fran§Evans,D-
sign it. Colo., scored Nix n for "unilaterally termhm-•
However, the counties will receive much The new program authorizes FHA loans at 5 ting"the old,jit'ograMaiter having signed it into
less aid under the new legislation than they per cent rather than 1 per cent and eliminates law last Augntt.:
would have under the disaster loan program the $5,000 forgiveness feature. And the loans "President Nixon's refusal to obey the law
terminated by President Nixon last December, will be made only if simPar credit isn't readily of the land isintally illegal and is the only rea-
The old program permitted the Farmers available elsewhere. son cattlemen to
Home Adminstration (FHA) to make 1 per cent For 18 days after the bill is signed b Nixon, disaster loans my district aren't receiving
loans to farmers and ranchers in disaster Y g y today,"Evans declared.
FHA loans at 1 per cent interest with Op to Agriculhnal Secretary Earl Buhr and Nixon
areas. The loans also carried a $5,000"forgive- $5,000 treated as a gift,will be available in the could declare the counties disaster areas '7n
ness"feature,which meant the first$5,000 of the 555 counties in 26 states declared disaster areas . five minutes and begin guarding loans to these
loan didn't have to be paid back at all. last year, cattlemen if they wanted to,"Evans said.
Nixon maintained the program was too cost- Three Western Slope counties—Mesa, Mon- 'Tit tired of ,hearing that it's Congress' •
i ly and that he had signed the law only to help trose and Delta—are among the 555 counties. . fault that these emergency loans aren't-being
victims of "major disasters," such as last The three counties had.been declared disaster :*Op, It's the Silt,Qf;the President ski' the -
year's Hurricane Agnes. -areas after cold weather ruined fruit crops. secietaty a!egriculbn'e. The money is there.
i Nixon impounded all the funds for the FHA Gov. Love Wednesday asked Nixon to rte- The law is there,"
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Kersey residents routed by flood
Many gathered at the southern ]89 head of battle owner by Vic Officials said the-water had
end.of town where the angry torKlein at the northern end of fanned into fields-before reach-
water-flowed down the Latham the town..Klein's son, Raymon, irg Kelsey.
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might wash out and water would north as well. the east end of town
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SCHOOL INUNDATED — The Platte Valley 200 billion gallons of water poured from the reservoir.:Water
complex is flooded with water from the break in levels in Kersey ranged from an inch to sex feet. The water
tham reservoir.School classes were dismissed at started receding Friday morning. (Tribune photo by Mike `
y because the approaching flood waters.About Peters)
Hundreds offer aid to flood victims t :
Weld tnunty residents for the organization through producers Stockyard opened its l originally foreseen. In. fact;
opene:i their hearts to flood- Thursday and Thursday night pens Thursday to house they said, more Mimi were;
stricken residentsof the Kersey and were augumented by a animals. -
area Thursday,- received than could tle'put q%", �.
' offering group of tour professionals Woodside said the offers of �` ' " -- "sLa shelter, food and clothing. - from Denver early Friday.)4 ' " :.• .;•� .� -' `'n r
Nann Lindo& of the Weld . The` two+ Greeley radio- help came from all over the
County Chapter _ of • the stations "also".received ands, county; including many from
. American Red Cross said-that " broadcast numerous offers oft residents who were out
organization` had 'received -help isfrom :."Weld '=County oftheflood'spatharr
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. "tretnendous numbers of offers residents:" John ' Woodside of:.IAKY0IF also; .--!reported
`of help. Between 50 and 100 ..KFK . said that numerous�offers '.of ' help,
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shelter.Others-tittered clothing'-�famihes-offering shelter and,`fiftg,according�ta'a source��at
and:food "", ...' +- 1 : -‘r:? -a+^ stnceflie flooded area-was farm` thestahoar.
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The Red Cross sentfoodta the' land nianyoffersweretokeep" .1- Thebu'tpouring of sympathy!
,Kersey area' around--0 Pi.M. , 1!YDStoclrjt:_.-,.. " ,?‘ 2.r.» :„Woe-so great;';Red Cross:of-
Thursday and its food vans got ' HenseF;Phelps Construction`ficiala said;¢thee -they--didn't-
as close to,the town as- they eo:offeredaLcequipinenttathethavettropenthe4-R Building at April 13, 1973
•could; ,• r"".",.. y a- -".,�towa;Rand to'• Welci County:,rslandGreve,Park.tohousv,Me. Greeley Tribune
: About 15 volunteers worked* rsafternoont Greeleyt:homeless,J`abe`, they 'had
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MOUNTAIN NEWS PHOTO BY JOHN GORDON
It was 2:15 p.m. Thursday when the first water reached the west side of Kersey, about five water had swept through town, inundating the four-block area at right,the south side of town,
rom the broken dam at Latham Reservoir miles east of Greeley. Within 40 minutes, the high school football field, upper left. Only the escaped flooding. Water was three feet deep.
• KerseY9Colo .3 Denver pole. 500 ro��ed at
Rocky Mountain News Fri.,April 13, 197 , ,
• when irrigation dam bursts
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$4,000 damage to the basement of the Virgil Van Arsdol home in then ran to a depth of four inches on the main floor of the hones.
Kersey.Van Arsdol said the flood waters broke windows on the (Tribune photo by Mike Peters) ,
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DAMAGED BOOKS— The floor of the home economics spotless floor was covered with a thin layer of mud,and many
room at Platte Valley High School shows evidence of the flood books were destroyed. (Tribune photo by Mike Peters)
waters which swept through Thursday. The normally white,
Clean-up continues in Kersey area
Continued from page 1 He said there was no unusual Colorado State University was about 30 acres of his farm had
amount of overflowing, al- slated to check the reservoir been damaged or washed away.
Deputy State Engineer though this is the time of the and dam site today Especially hard hit — as the
William Smith earlier had been year when overflow is greatest. • flood waters moved toward the
quoted as saying there was no Klein said flow was normal in a "But I've got to get my own South Platte channel — were t
question that the reservoir seep ditch below the spillway place in order,too,"said Klein. his farm, that of reservoir and I
company is liable for the flood just before the dam broke. He said he lost about a mile and ditch company member Roy I
damage. He also said the Klein said crayfish or musk- a half of concrete irrigation Kohler and the C.T.Hall ranch,
Latham Dam had last been rats burrowing into the dam.or ditches worth $10,000, and that Klein said.
inspected by the state in frost heaving from the severe
January 1972. winter,may have weakened the
Klein admitted the company 75-year-old structure. He said
probably was liable, but added 150 yards of concrete have been
-he does not feel any negligence put in along the spillway during
can be proved. the past five years.
- Some reports noted water had If overfilling of the reservoir
been reported overflowing the from runoff was a factor,Klein
reservoir in significant said,it must have risen to that
amounts for three or four weeks level only in the 24 hours before
before the flood. the break.
However, Klein said, Rein Klein said he has conferred
had checked the dam April 2, with federal reclamation offic-
and ditch rider Roy Mitchell ials and plans to contact the
had checked it April 2,4,and 10. Army engineers. A team from ; .
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Platte Valley Fire Department work together here as the basements filled with the muddy
to quickly assemble a pump hose Friday flood waters. (Tribune photo by Mike Peters)
morning. Many homes received severe water
14 GREELEY (Colo.) TRIBUNE Tues.,April 17, 1973
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INSPECTING THE BREAK—Teams from the Water Re- damage to farm lands, homes in the Kersey area and to the
sources office and the Lower Latham Reservoir Company in- Kersey schools. (Tribune photos by Lynn Heinze)
spected the point of the failure in the dike. The failure caused
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DENVER (AP) —An abnor- The dam was inspected on
i mally wet and cold winter April 14, 1971, and again on
2:4M ,x �,.z i .« ,6 e • ir:u; caused excessive expansion and Jan. 11, 1972, by inspectors of
- :a „R.tr- " • - ,` ,�' � t&s a"�d ,.. ,� �. v. contraction in Latham Dam, the state engineer's office, the
° 4R'y » causing a breach in the struc- governor said. •
EAST DIKE—This view of the east dike at the break m- ,: ".1,•-‘1,,c..."..;,..',"..,. tare, according to a report sent Reports of a failure of the
dicates a very low potential water level' ,-.2
xyx'. I to Gov. John Love. spillway seemed to be un-
# �7*:C. i '^+, ....„,.......-..---7.- - The governor announced
justified since the evidence to
Latham 4 ,, , £^ Tuesday afternoon the investi- date indicates the original
u breach occurred some distance
,� , �- gallon is preliminary and in-
..;i r rs complete but shows that bur- west of the spillway section,the
-+ "' y.` rowing rodents contributed to governor's statement said.
inspection ` " ` the break. Although there was some
• leakage' around the eastern
/ ('t... 7 154,r.t;•. The governor said state engi- edge of the spillway, it contin-
_� ,, Inspection teams from the >S>� neer C.J.Kuiper has scheduled ued, "this does not appear to
kz State Water Resources office m # a hearing in Greeley at 10 a.m. have contributed to the breach
w� .. - and the Lower Latham ,•
` -` � ` Reservoir Company visited the 1 +.`: ;,� April 25 to hear evidence which of the dam. The investigation
x• ;;$.‘-- site of the failure in the dam �',r}�°'S. -^n"�e- might assist in final determine- will continue and a final report
which caused flood waters to .,;;i.:4.4 _ • tion of the cause of the break should be available following
_.'r • - Thursday. • _ the hearing on April 25."
RODENT DIGGINGS — move through the Kersey area j ,',/
The state engineer Monday Thursday. '7- Yµ
The Tribune was invited to be !il::-
released a preliminary s4 £
report of findings of cause of on hand at the time of the in- .,
spection. Included on this page • ,, � :;:,4.0';',., -'?e.
the failure in the dike of the ,/
reservoir. Many holes such are a few of the photographic -": - - 'y + ;!"- `
observations made during the '."t` -'"t*' '`.�
as this one, combined with g •-
ins ection. `.'
the effects of frost heaving. p _ r
the report indicated, may A great deal of speculation
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and many rumors have cir-
have been the cause of the •
break. culated since the failure as to
_ the cause. r ' r -
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•` �� Kuiper, has announced that at FROST HEAVING — The effect of sudden and frequent
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10 a.m. April 25,at the Greeley changes in the temperature of the dike is evident in this photo
Farm Fare Restaurant he will taken near the north end of the east dike.
conduct a hearing into the
t cause of the failure in the dike.
i-,,;;"fr.:;,,.. Kuiper indicated that a court
'r..$1 ,..:4- reporter will be on hand to
4' - � .= a officially record the pro-
ti ceedings. "We will be in-
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damages because of the
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�, , Kuiper invited all parties who
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1 t ;,f formation about the dike to
,. P J'k W., attend the hearing.
! In the aftermath of the flood,
WATER MARK — This many sightseers have visited
overshoe gives a comparison the area around the dike. The
with the water mark on the board indicated that the land is
east dike of the reservoir. At Posted, is private property and
this point water was less is not open to the public.
than two feet deep. This According to board spokesmen
'photo was taken only a few the board is planning to take
feet from the point of erosion every step necessary to enforce
caused by the failure. , limited access to the dike.
Disaster designation needed
is for Army help in flood area
By RED EDGERTON County Clerk and Recorder Ann helping in the program unless people are
'tribune Staff Writer Spomer informed the commissioners eligible for some other form of welfare
A new damage estimate for the Kersey that due to recent annexations to benefits.
Greeley,it would be necessary to divide Glen Paul said that the health depart-
food was revealed Wednesday at the
regular weekly meeting of the Weld many precincts. Mrs. Spomer said this ment has been trying to help, but has no
County Commissioners. work would have to be completed 90 days Minds allocated.
Glen Paul,County Health officer, said before the city elections in November. Mrs.Clemmons said that some months
he estimated it would cost ;120,000 to She said the work will involve many the program makes money and some
changes in maps and overlays and that months it operates in the red. She said
rebuild the Kersey sewage system to
meet state health department standards such changes are expensive. that about $1,000 per month, or $1'2,000
following the flood unleashed last week Following the regular meeting, the per year would insure that the program
commissioners met with Glen Paul, could operate and serve those elderly
when the Latham reservoir dam broke,
flooding more than 4,000 acres of Weld county health officer, and Gene Mc- indigent people who could not afford it
County and inundating the town of Kenna, head of the county welfare now.
Kersey. department, to discuss the Weld County Gene McKenna said that it would take
During the meeting, the commis- Homemakers Aide Service. state approval for the welfare depart-
sioners received a long distance phone Margaret Clemmons, who heads the ment to take part.
call from Col. Robert Emry with the service, was also present, along with The commissioners pointed out that
Department of the Army in Washington, several staff members o£ that service. there are no county funds now,but that it
D.C. Mrs. Clemmons said the service was could be considered for next year's
Col.Emry told the commissioners that started last May and that it now serves a budget.
the Corps of Engineers wotdd be able to great many senior citizens in the county. The commissioners said,however,that
help in cleanup and reconstruction work Joe McKenna,representing the Ameri- they would like to have a monthly report
if the area affected by the flood is can Association of Retired Persons in on the program and that the program
- declared a disaster area. Weld County, as well as several other should be kept in operation.
So far,indications are that the damage organizations of retired persons,spoke in Commissioner Glenn Billings asked
was not widespread enough to qualify for favor of the plan. Gene McKenna and Paul to discuss
disaster status. He said that steps should be taken to possible means of keeping the program
The commissioners approved a bid for allow indigent aged persons to stay in going and to report back to the commis-
;47,330 to Dave Fenton, Inc. for con- their homes as long as possible before sioners with ideas for possible solutions.
struction of a warehouse type building to going to nursing homes and that the
store voting machines. Homemaker Aide Service was very use-
The building will be built near the ful in helping carry out such a program.
present county shop area in Greeley and He pointed out that the Weld County
will measure 50 by 130 feet.Thirty feet on Medical Society also favored the plan.
the north end of the building will be to He said costs of the aid program would
store autos and the remainder will be for be more than offset by savings effected in
a storage area and workshop for the nursing home fees.
County's voting machines. Mrs.Clemmons said that there are now
The Fenton bid was higher than one about 25 homemaker aides working on
submitted by Cropper Construction the program each month.The charge for
Company for $12,432. the services they perform is $2 per hour
The commissioners accepted the Fen- and they are paid $1.75 per hour. The 25
ton bid because it contained extras not cents per hour difference allows employ-
included in the Cropper bid. One of the ment of a full time employe to coordinate
items was Builder's Risk Insurance and office and field work.
- another was a gas line to the building and She said that the service had been
installed. A third extra was chip proof forced to refuse services to nearly 70
paint which is expected to have a longer People in the county because they could
life than ordinary paint. not afford to pay.
The commissioners also awarded a Gene McKenna said that state welfare
$10,947 contract to Riff Construction rules prohibit his department from
Company for the purpose of moving a
two-bay motor grader storage building
from Island Grove Park to Grover.
A letter from Greeley School District
Six regarding the traffic situation at 17th
Avenue and the Highway 34 by-pass was
read and during discussion of the situa-
tion it was brought out that most of 17th
Avenue from the by-pass south to Evans
belongs to either Evans or the city of
Greeley as far as maintenance and sign-
ing is concerned.
The commissioners,however, said the
county would cooperate with both
Greeley and Evans in working out
possible solutions to the problems caused
by commercial and residential develop-
ment in the area.
It was pointed out that Patric[Collins,
who operates a greyhound dog kennel in
the Firestone area, has flled a suit
against the commissioners because they
denied permission for him to enlarge the
kennel.A resolution,authorizing Canty
Attorney Sam Telep to defend against the
suit, was passed:
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Continued from page 1 could keep ahead of the water," Johnny Rein,president of the until it knew what (he count
"By the time we tell the area, Klein said. teservoir company, testified was going toldo." •
which was a few minutes, the Klein also noted that "we that he had walked the area in Mitchell co tinued, "The da
breach was over 50 feet wide, kept the amount of fill down this which Brantner had.said there ' that Johnny (Rein) and.I wen•
but still to the west,"Klein said. year in expectation Of increased Was aproblem. "I went to the ` out to the area, there wasn'
Klein noted that the spill-way runoff this spring, So We didn't area,with the, superintendent that much water. There was
was located at the site of a fill it at the same rate at we. (Roy Mitchell) and there was probably more than usual
natural island in the reservoir. have in the.past." . only a few inches of water. It because other farmers had cut
"That island goes about 150 Joe Brantner, whose farm was clear, and was ground- water from their field across to
yards out into the reservoir, lies lathe northwest of the point. Water, in my opinion, not the run,into the seep ditch. But, I
and the water at that point was of the breach,`confirmed•the result of it leak." ` couldn't see that therema§that
probably pretty shallow,"Klein •
time of the breach and noted,, Rein' said that -while in- much considering the moisture
that he and his wife were.the -specttng the site Mitchell's hat we've had."
. saein noted that there had first to `see and. report !the blew off into the seep ditch Mitchell was asked whether
been rumors of excessive- break. ' ,' which was designed to carry' off he'd noticed any cracks in the
.Brantner denied; however, any excess water."'walked out dike on the day lie and Rein had
seepage from the dike. "To my the claims that there'was no in the ditch to get,Roy's hat,." been in the area. He indicated
knowledge," Klein said, "no excessive leakage orieeping at Rein said,"it was oniy,a couple's that there were* none.. "There
one ever came to the board with 'the dike. '•'
any mention of the excessive !'I had a lake of about two to of inches deep." Rein said the 1•,was a crack in the dike which
leakage or spillover. If they inspection was made on April 2. . was reported many months
three acre§ in ' my pasture ' The board decided not to take' ago,"' Mitchell noted,"but that
did, I didn't hear of it. ' which is right at the base of theg '
"The only real seepage that I action to the r the size of the--was located more than f city
know about," Klein said in his "T e," as so u charged! tubes underthe a road,t. se said, block from the point of the
"There was so much water in ."because there didn't. seem to breath."„Q
testimony, "was what everyone that pasture that the two 24-inch be a problem." "In That case, we dug out
referred to as the spring. This tubes which are supposed to Mitchell was the next to offer behind the break in the wall and
spring was about 25o yards take'the water oft my pasture '(eslimony at the hearing. Ile tilled it with cement. There's
from the point of the breach. couldn't handle it. I called the told the slate engineer that never been a leak at.that point
�,. It's been there as long as I can board about it, and they voted g
. Brantner had called him in late though and it's still in place,"
remember, and was always on April 4 to take'no action on
crystal-clear." the
complaining of ex- Mitchell concluded. .
the situation. - . cessive seepage in his pastures. Mitchell.also said that he had
Klein also noted that the .Although Brantner Bald lie.-
reservoir has natural till from could
board Wtii. waiting to been across the dike two days
couldnot determlh@ the specific_ find out.what the county was ' before the breach and "saw no
the Beebe Draw and seep in the reason for the excessive rand
area of the inlet. "It has been .going td do about:pit that indication of any;.cracks or
water in the area, but said he the tube4 Went ufl er,"Mitchell leaking."
the policy of the hoard to allow noticed the - "excessive
about as much water out of thesaid,"Thecounly had indicated - Other testimony indicated
groundwater many: .weak-' at otie time that the road might. that there was an extreme)
outlet as is going over the spill- before the breach,but the board y
wa . In this way we felt we � . be -'re-touted, and the board deep frost line in the area this
took no action at the lime.', didn't want to spend the looney. past season:
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Friday, passing out ham sandwiches and hot (Tribune photo by Mike Peters)
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County Municipal airport. Hoshiko, Vic Klein of the Latham along the path of the flood waters to Kersey. (Tribune photo by
Reservoir company,Dick Haman,mayor of Kersey,Commis- Red Edgerton) (See other photos on pages 10 and 11)
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over the town of Kersey, Army chopper pilots walk through il muddy to tire[-
set down the 'copier on Kersey's football field visit heavily damaged Platte Valleyarea schools.
and Congressman Johnson is shown here lust (Tribune photo by Red Edgerton)
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an Army helicopter Wednesday. Weld County Commissioners
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Johnson spoke with Ellis Johnson, superin- He said, however, that any aid would.most
tendent of schools at Platte Valley and they are likely come in the form of long term 5 per cent ___-,...... --
pictured here prior to touring the Platte Valley loans rather than outright grants. He said he - _
school complex. In the background are Vic had been unable to find any grant programs
Klein,and Commissioners Billings and Moser. which were still in operation. (Tribune photo Congressman Johnson said he had been. by Red Edgerton)
assured that faciaant Nirnn wag aware of the
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several heavily damaged homes in Kersey and this photo
shows him at the home of Wayne McNeal. Congressman John-
son said he was shocked at the amount of damage done by the' Greeley Tribune
rampaging waters and pledged to do all he possibly can to May 3, 1973
secure as much aid as possible. Note still muddy conditions
caused by rain and snow storms which have hit the entire area,
since flooding caused by the reservoir break. (Tribune photo by
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Story by Jan Loomis
Even a week after a torrential flood swept through flood waters hit in early afternoon.
Kersey, the small town looks like it had been involved Most of Kersey was directly affected by the flood.
Iv in a freak accident of nature. Damage estimates are Vernon Craven, town councilman, estimated some form
still being compiled by town officials, the Red Cross, of\damage to 5 percent of the homes and businesses
�r county and state groups representing the departments in town, with heaviest loses to the new school build-
of education, transportation and agriculture. It may be ings on the east side of town. In some homes, foun-
'6'. ���*'� several more days before final figures are tallied, dationa were severely damaged, and basement walls in
r and up to several weeks before the flood victims, both several houses collapsed. Red Cross workers said
^' \4 } 1004. human and property, can begin to recoup loses. at least four homes were destroyed by the flood, with
_ ,�. Most of the mop-up activity has been completed in- 47 others having major damage. Over 120 more houses
side buildings, but outside, water still puddles around reported minor effects.
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' A. r existing sidewalks, buildings and houses in the central Red Cross officials, including Red Colle, director
{° residential community. Tremendous amounts of sludge, for disaster services in the area, and Betty Pickering,
..4%" silt and mud accumulated in low spots in streets. Soggy Weld County coordinator, helped police, firemen, town
_ -, clumps of weeds, washed from farms on the outskirts and county officials channel emergency activities in
of town, remain collected on fences and high areas hours following the flood. Hundreds of homes were vol-
in the town• unteered by local citizens to the victims, but few per-
t% r �' ---t sons required additional emergency care. Even local
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;. / • '� s` ' p° p g y "Overwhelming Response"
G.vr planted fields and through the town proper,headingeven-
"- tually toward the Platte River east of Kersey. Estimates "The response was overwhelming,"stated Mrs.Pick-
of the water's speed as it tumbled over the city limits ering. "These people really pitched in to help the via-
and into basements and buildings range from five tims." She explained many Kersey residents have rela-
to 15 miles per hour. The water's force lifted sec- tives in surrounding communities, and therefore did
tions of concrete sidewalks, ditches and asphalt pave- not require much immediate aid. Only minor injuries
ment, and carried the blocks many feet before depos- were incurred during the clean-up, and tetanus shots
iting them at random. were available. Community volunteers coordinated
:Amy, Miraculously, no one was injured by the actual emergency radio dispatches. Water and gas lines were
rl'+kc�l t flood. Several hours advance warning gave residents shut off prior to the actual flood and were on 48 hours
(in some cases) enough time to gather personal be- afterwards. In addition to much loss of personal pro-
longings before evacuating the town. Schools were perty by residents in town, nearby farms suffered great
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several homes were hit hard by waters rushing around lized in September, 1964. While water climbed to well
and through the buildings. over a foot outside the main building, water inside
came up only four to six inches.
Schools Receive Heavy Damage Damage may be even more extensive, Johnson com-
mented, since some concrete around the school's south-
The heaviest single damage was sustained by the west corner was carried away, creating the possibility ri
Platte Valley schools in Kersey. All of the buildings of damage to the entire foundation which could settle, .t 81474
were affected, and schools may not open until later causing even further complications. ' 1.`
next week. Estimates are climbing upwards to $500,000 Aid Slow in Gomin z
by some officials, g • e'*
Duane Butterfield, principal for the schools,explained x
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a damage occured not only inside the buildings, but may be weeks in coming,if at all. County commissioners
also extensively to track, baseball and football areas have requested state and federal monies, however, these '�' ;
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Water was highest inside the home economics- damages must be categorized into different areas, with -.-- ti bt{�a "" v''1' ��1'�
shop complex, and field house. There,the water climbed availability of funds to be determined in each area. �' _A IN
to 18 inches before stabilizing and tapering off. Much "We are still unable to give a concrete total of damage 't-_-:' r- ��
sports equipment, including an entire floor for basket- at this time,' he commented late this week,
ball, was termed a total loss by local and state offi- Insurance, generally will not cover this type of de- ' - !'., ;'--
cials° Almost all equipment inside the home econom- struction for public or private properties. Many per- z • _ a,-' t
ics-shop area was damaged, including stoves, refrig- sons will not be able to replace lost items for years. ,.:s_`^ ;8, -
erators and shop machinery. This complex was only Even the schools "will just have to live with what we y -,^ a -_,,,.-_-
occupied in January of this year, added Ellis Johnson, >-,7 , •..`
have, because we can't afford to replace everything, °;-" - c' _ _ -
superintendent of Platte Valley schools. Butterfield mentioned. �'»; �% -4--.'"; :.�•" —'
The main boiler equipment for the junior-senior Thanks to hundreds of volunteers, most visible dam- i.i. ,' . 4. �'a--'— ......�tea.
high school, located underground, was "inundated" by age, especially in homes, has been cleaned up. A few `' ^� `• .r -f,.'-
the water, Johnson said. The schools cannot be opened houses have been lifted from their foundations, and most "-.---'4",., ' - "
until the furnaces are working, and that could be late streets are passable. All public services have been ', _ °�•� = -� -
next week, although schools are scheduled to open April restored to the area. Etesidents and public officials - . °+' - -
23' can now only finish tabulating expenses, and submit - r‘ —
Another large loss to the schools ma be fluorin q ` _ ' •-"..
Y g° re uests for aid--from whatever sources, whether state, - :.�.*,..c •
Carpeting in the elementary school may cost$30,000;and federal, local or private, willing to help restore a
if predicted warpage occurs in the high school, all tile sense of normalcy to a small town with a great spirit :..4,,.,r- _ - _
may have to be replaced. This facility was first uti- in northeastern Colorado. - '
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NISon Tuesday_declared Kersey, Colo, for disaster assistance Gov. John
a disaster area, making sections A. Love of Colorado led to the
IRWHed April 12 by the collapse of an President for supplem ilty help.
irrigation dam eligible for;federal The governor said a1ll2fYailable state
dlsWter ad 001tOce. and local government f were being
used as a result of t lure of the
iffegsi a•ffmo, Darrell rd. Veit, dam on the lower La Reservoir
¢1iffc diroefgr, ,of !le Office 'of near Kersey.
Kea1sgenoy Preparedness,announced Damage has been estif'tated at more
the ippetatineee of Donald G. Eddy than -:$3.5 mMion. An estimated 120
as fedirif coordinating officer for homes and 10 busifessea were
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An estimated 75 per cent of the town of Wiggins was from the Latham Reservoir failure last month. This was the
inundated by the Kiowa Creek Monday. Officials estimated situation in Wiggins as it appeared early Tuesday during a
that the damages would be high, possibly exceeding the flight with Phil Brewer of KUAD. (Tribune photo by Lynn
damage done to the town of Kersey as a result of the flooding Heinze)
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Two residents of a farm five miles north of Kersey gave the higher ground before the crest of the flood hit the area.
impression they couldn't care less about the rising waters of (Tribune photo by Mike Peters)
the Platte River. The cow and donkey were finally taken to
Flood of paper wor to o low Latham flood
By JOHN SEELMEYER federal funds were outlined. region eight of the OEP. C. — Rebuilding streets, the time of the flood.This would sent to the OEP, which will
Tribune Intern Writer Public officials face a series The seven areas, which of- roads and bridges. include the Kersey water prepare project proposals.
'ublic officials in Kersey of affadavits, requests and ficials refer to by letter D. —Rebuilding or repairing system. However, federal -Once those forms are corn-
ed a major flood when the specialized accounting designation, are: dikes, levees, and irrigation monies will pay for only 50 per pleted, work can begin.
tham Reservoir failed April procedures in the next 90 days. A. — Debris clearance. The facilities. cent of the cost of bringing the
However, when all the government will reimburse E. — Rebuilding or repairing project back to level it was Don Eddy, regional director
ow,they face another flood. paperwork's completed, public local authorities for costs in public buildings and related when damaged. of OEP,said money is available
is time, it's the flood of agencies in the area should removing debris from public vehicles. Exceptions to this are Swanson said four teams of for whatever work needs to be
perwork necessary to qualify qualify to have extensive properties. No private schools, covered by the U.S. engineers will begin work in the done to public property.
financial aid in rebuilding rebuilding efforts financed properties are covered in this Office of Education, and area Monday.The teams, from • -
,.od-damaged facilities. through the federal and state provision. buildings used only for recrea- the Corps of Engineers, the For OEP purposes, public
At a meeting of public of- governments. B. — Protecting health and tional purposes. Federal Highway Commission, property includes the Latham
ials with representatives of The federal monies will cover sanitation. This would include F. —Rebuilding or repairing the Environmental Protection Reservoir Company, the
e Office of Emergency rebuilding in seven areas, it such things as the building of public utilities, such as sewer Agency and the Bureau of Latham Ditch Company, the
eparedness Thursday, the was explained by John dikes to protect the town. lines or water lines. Reclamation, will make firm Union Ditch Company and any
eps necessary to obtain Swanson, deputy director of Reimbursement willbe made to G. Rebuilding or repairing damage estimates. other special districts which
agencies involved. projects under construction at The estimates will then be incurred damage in the flood.
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DENVER — A special bill granting
$200,000 in state aid to Kersey schools
damaged in last month's Latham
Reservoir flood will be held in the House
Appropriations Committee until the
outcome of a Senate bill is seen.
State Rep. Virginia Sears, R-Greeley,
prime sponsor of the House bill,said this
track is being taken because the Senate
measure — introduced last week —
would cover not only Kersey but also
schools damaged in last week's floods.
The Sears bill is co-sponsored by the
rest of the Weld County Statehouse
delegation: Reps. Carl Showalter and
Walt Younglund, and Sens. William
Garnsey and Hank Brown.
According to county figures, Latham
flood damage to Kersey schools was
$400,000.
were something
gained rather
i , see ao / aid at Kersei
State and federal authorities manning altered previous programs from thes>
the Individual Assistance Center at agencies.
Kersey Monday reported 141 persons had It was also announced that federal anti
- applied for some form of aid through the state inspection teams have begun
center as of 3 p.m.Monday,with 150 total checking of damaged public facilities in
estimated at closing time, 6 p.m. Mon- Kersey and Weld County and official
day. estimates may be available Friday.
Most of the requests for aid which the Officials emphasized that although the
office handled in the four days it was temporary assistance office in Kersey is
open were through the Small Business now closed, those wishing to apply for
Administration for damage to personal help because of the Latham flood may
property, homes, foundations and the still do so.
like as a result of the Latham flood April For personal,business,farm and home
12. furnishing loans: Small Business
There were also a number of requests Administration, Customs House
for tax loss benefits. Building,72119th St., Denver,phone 377-
Queries about loans for land damage 3666.
and farm equipment losses were being For income [ax assistance: Internal
referred to the Farmers Home Revenue Service, 724 8th St., Greeley,
Administration and the Agricultural Phone 352-2197.
Conservation and Stabilization Service. Unemployment inquiries should be
made to the Colorado State Employment
There are some doubts about these Office, 2004 8th St., Greeley, phone 353-
programs, since recent changes have 6210.
Flood aid to be
topic of meeting
at Kersey tonight
Emergency federal aid available to
Kersey residents who suffered damage in
the Latham Dam flood will be discussed
tonight (Thursday) at 8 p.m. in the
Kersey High School.
The meeting,under the auspices of the
Office of Emergency Preparedness
(OEP),will include representatives from
numerous federal agencies.
Included among the agencies will be
the Small Business Administration, the
Agricultural Stabilization and Conserva-
tion Service, the Farmer's Home
Administration and the Internal Revenue
Service.
The OEP has also announced the
opening of a disaster assistance center in
Kersey Friday morning. The center will
be open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday,
Saturday and Monday and from noon to 5
p.m. Sunday. -
Because the Kersey flood happened
April 12, a week before new federal
disaster guidelines went into effect,
- Kersey residents will be eligible for one
per cent Small Business Administration
loans and $5,000 forgiveness loans.
"The dam has had a stg t
leakage for the last 10 years,
and we've taken many steps to
slop the leakage. But one of the
big problems of the reservoir is
the fact that it's a natural filler le
and it's nearly impossible to
empty the dam enough to make
repairs," Klein said.
Klein explained that the
farm. land company operates under a
corporate structure.
According to Don Bressler,
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who is in charge of the State
"We told our department Water Department's dam in-
' heads this 0 morning to make spection division,the law of this
available all equipment which state holds the owners of the
might be of assistance to the reservoir responsible for any
area,and the crews to man that damages done because of
equipment. We have several flooding. "What the exact
large piston pumps which are situation is with the Latham. I
capable of carrying of the type couldn't guess.But I asume the
of sludge which covers most of company has the adequate
the areas," Flack explained. insurance to cover damages,"
"In fact, we have a couple of Bressler said.
crews at the scene now with Bressler indicated that the
these large pumps," Flack dam had not been inspected
concluded. since January 1972. The dam
Commissioner Glenn Billings was scheduled for inspection in
reported that U.S. 34 and the November, Bressler said, "but
Kuner cutoff'would both remain adverse weather prohibited our
closed for several days. "We access to the area. It was re-
really don't know at this time i scheduled for inspection this -
the full extent of the road spring."
damage. We hope to get into After the initial recoveryell
most of the areas today," from the flooding, the next
Billings said. problem of great importance
"We do know that there is a will be a source of water for the
cut in U.S. 34 where more than users along the Latham.
60 feet of the highway is com- Jim Clark with the Water
pletely gone. We also know of Resources office in Greeley, '
at least one area along the cut- indicated that these users
off which has a wash of 250 feet would probably be in a "very
long and about four feet deep." tight squeeze" this summer.
the commissioner added. "It depends on how much
"I hope to go into the area this water they can contain in the
afternoon to inspect the reservoir, and also how much
damages and the repairs which stand-by water they have avail-
will be needed," Billings able;" Clark indicated. "But
concluded. the rights to fill that reservoir
Reports circulated Thursday, end with the on-set of the irriga-
indicated that the owners of the Lion season, which is not far
reservoir, the Latham Ditch away."
Company, had received war- Spokesmen for the Central
nings about the weakening of Weld County Water District
the dam. indicated water service in the
Victor Klein,a director on the flooded area had been knocked
board, told the Tribune Friday out m some places. They also
that "no complaint ever came indicated that crews were in the
to the board. field attempting to return
"If there was a problem service to the affected areas.
which was spotted by someone, The spokesmen, however,
we never heard about it at the were unable to give the
• . level," Klein contended. locations of the disorders or the
actual extent of the damages.
Field reports will not be
available until later Friday,
spokesmen said.
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