Washita Basin Project: Foss and Cobb Creek Correspondence, 1956
File — Box: 12, Folder: 6
Identifier: CAC_CC_056_7_12_6_0000
Correspondence. Topics include: information concerning instances where municipalities obtain a water supply from projects developed by the Bureau of Reclamation; membership list for the Washita Basin Improvement Association, Foss and Cobb Creek Projects; "The Washita Project"; list of those contacted and not contacted by Wickersham in connection with Foss and Cobb Creek; construction of the Cobb Creek Dam; Interior Committee executive mark-up scheduled on Foss-Cobb Creek ; assistance in the approval of Foss-Cobb Creek Project; opposition of Big Cobb Creek Dam; Washita hearings postponed; interest in the Beaver and Cow Creek Watershed Districts; status of investigations in the vicinity of Wichita Falls, Texas and Waurika, Oklahoma; adequacy of funds for project investigations; House committee did not authorize the printing of hearings; assistance on Lake Michigan diversification into the Illinois waterway matter; efforts in behalf of the Foss-Cobb Creek Project; letters and resolutions from local interests in support of Foss and Fort Cobb Projects, Washita River Sub-Basin, Oklahoma; requesting an analysis of pending bills to authorize the Washita River Basin Project; hearing on Foss-Cobb Creek Rules Committee; proposed amendments to H. R. 9121 and S. 118.
Dates
- 1956
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Extent
From the Collection: 149.58 Linear Feet (293 containers)
Repository Details
Part of the Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections Repository