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�jSST "p� DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY <br /> 1, PORTLAND DISTRICT.CORPS OF ENGINEERS <br /> ""- •r <br /> P.O.BOX 2946 <br /> ''s•^I;ip;` PORTLAND.OREGON 97208-2946 <br /> P Reply to December 4, 1989 <br /> S„res oate` Attention of: <br /> Operations Division (CENPP-OP-E) <br /> Mr. Robert Hammitt, Manager <br /> Public Works Maintenance Division <br /> 1820 Roosevelt Boulevard <br /> Eugene, Oregon 97402 <br /> Dear Mr. Hammitt: <br /> The joint inspection of Amazon Creek in the City of Eugene <br /> during August of this year, by Messrs. John Todd and Jerry Horrocks <br /> of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers , Portland District and David <br /> Ritter, your Maintenance Supervisor and Deborah Evans of your <br /> Engineering Department was profitable. The inspection served three <br /> important purposes, It: <br /> e to help <br /> (1) Providedflood controlal worksltoaacdependabley (Sponsor) <br /> maintain thee <br /> flood protection <br /> standard. <br /> (2) Evaluated your (Sponsor' s) compliance with the maintenance <br /> agreement with us (Corps) . <br /> (3) Determined what you (Sponsor) must do now to be eligible <br /> for our (Federal) rehabilitation assistance when the flood control <br /> system is damaged during a flood. <br /> Our inspection found the general maintenance of your flood <br /> control works to be acceptable. However, the following deficiencies <br /> were noted and discussed: <br /> eter <br /> d on the <br /> a. Trees <br /> Greenhilltand Firhan 2” 1Buttn eeIIRoad and ealso eleft <br /> downstream of <br /> bank between <br /> Fir Butte Road. <br /> b. Ruts and depressions , the results of vehicle traffic during <br /> wet periods were noted on the access road between Greenhill and Fir <br /> Butte Road and downstream of the diversion structure near Station <br /> 215+00. <br /> c. The fence extending into the channel near Station 410+00 <br /> needs to be removed. We were notified during the inspection that <br /> the owner will be removing both his sheep and the fence soon. <br /> In general you maintenance program is being well executed. <br /> Gatewell structures have been oiled and repaired as necessary. <br /> We also noted that berry vines have been cleared from the concrete <br /> lined channel. <br />