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Show TABLE 6.-Reservoirs under construction in the Ohio River Basin l Project name Basin State Primary purposes 2 Gross storage capacity East Branch Clarion......... Conemaugh................ Allegheny...... . ..do........ Pennsylvania........... .....do.............. FC, LWR.................. FC....................... Acre-feet 84, 300 274, 000 294, 000 26, 900 631,000 265, 300 88,000 132,000 11,380 228,100 6, 089, 000 Dillon.................... Muskingum. . . . Hocking..... Ohio.................. . . ..do.............. FC, LWR.................. FC, LWR.................. FC, (Future P3)............ FC, LWR.................. FC, LWR.................. FC, LWR.................. FC................... Burr Oak.................. Bluestone.................. Sutton.................... Kanawha...... .do..... West Virginia-Virginia. . . West Virginia........... Kentucky.............. Ohio.................. .do....... Dewey.................... Delaware.................. West Fork................. Cagles Mill................ Wolf Greek................ Big Sandy...... Scioto......... Mill Creek ___ Wabash........ Cumberland.... Indiana............... FC........................ Kentucky.............. FC, LWR, P............... Total storage... 8,123, 980 1 Federal projects. 2 FC-Flood control; LWR-Low water regulation; P-Power. * Power function is authorized. any of record. Supplemental reservoir control al- ready provided affords even more protection at some of the 29 localities, and further supplemental protection will result as additional reservoirs are completed. Facilities under Construction and Authorized Eleven reservoir projects now being constructed by the Corps of Engineers have a total storage ca- pacity of 8,124,000 acre-feet. Forty-five addi- tional reservoir projects have been authorized as components of the basin-wide plan for flood control and other purposes. These reservoirs will add 16,- 595,000 acre-feet of storage. (See tables 6 and 7.) The 23 local projects now under construction will provide protection for Louisville, Indianapolis, 19 smaller communities, and 2 agricultural areas. The 188 local projects in the authorized program which have not yet been started will afford protec- tion to 160 urban communities and 28 agricultural areas. Additional Needs and Proposed Programs A need now exists for flood protection in certain areas which will not be benefited or which will be benefited only partially by the flood control projects which comprise the authorized plan for the Ohio River Basin, and a similar condition will exist in other areas in the future as development of the basin continues. Generally, such areas are local in extent and can be best served by additional local flood protection works or, in some cases by addi- tional reservoirs. Investigations have been made and are continuing to be made to determine the feasibility of further improvements for flood control and allied purposes. For example, studies by the field offices of the Corps of Engineers have resulted in recommendation of additional projects for these purposes, which may be authorized by Congress as parts of the basin plan. In addition, continuing studies will determine desirable modifications in the part of the approved plan remaining to be accom- plished to provide flood control and other water uses. Pollution Control A principal water use of the streams of the Ohio Basin has been for waste disposal. In many in- stances, this use has been abused so that the waters have been seriously damaged for other desirable uses. Domestic sewage, industrial wastes, and acid mine drainage constitute the major sources of pollution. 639 |
