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General Investigations Program
The traditional and a common way for the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers to help a community solve a water resource problem is
through the General Investigations or "G.I. Program." In this program, the Corps
jointly conducts a study with a non-federal sponsor and, if shown by the study
to be feasible, constructs the project. This approach requires that Congress
provide the Corps with authority and funds to first accomplish a feasibility
study and secondly, to construct the project. Local sponsors share the study and
construction costs with the Corps, and usually pay for all operation and
maintenance costs. This approach may be used to address any one of a variety of
water resource problems, including navigation, flood damage reduction, and
ecosystem restoration. For more information contact: Linda Smith at (206)
764-6721. (Linda.S.Smith@usace.army.mil)
