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95-NDN-1  

National Dredging Needs of Ports and Harbors in the U.S., Literature Search

DRI/McGraw-Hill
Oct1995

NTIS: AD-A310865

1
Total Volumes: 1



1995-NDN-01    

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00-R-8  

(The)National Dredging Needs Study of Ports and Harbors - Implications to Cost-Sharing of Federal Deep Draft Navigation Projects Due to Changes in the Maritime Industry
This report is one of a series of interim reports produced as part of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers work in response to Section 402 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992, P.L. 102-580 (WRDA'92), which authorized the National Dredging Needs Study of U.S. Ports and Harbors (NDNS). This report presents a summary of NDNS findings regarding growth in container shipping with a particular focus on the rapid increase in containership sizes and an examination of the implications to cost-sharing formulas for deep draft navigation projects. In this regard, the report also responds to Section 401 of WRDA'99, P.L. 106-53 that called for an assessment of current deep draft navigation cost-sharing rules. The current cost-sharing formula is based on Section 101 of WRDA'86, P.L. 99-662. Overall findings of the Section 402 study are presented under separate cover in the final NDNS report.
Planning and Management Consultants, Ltd.
May2000

NTIS: 

1
Total Volumes: 1

Pages: 65

2000-RPT-08    

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99-R-3  

(The)National Dredging Needs Study of Ports and Harbors Historical Economic Perspective of Ports


Feb1999

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Total Volumes: 1



1999-RPT-03    

99-R-4  

(The)National Dredging Needs Study of Ports and Harbors: Information Papers
Final Report
Donald Hayes ;Terri A Thomas
Oct1995

NTIS: 

1
Total Volumes: 1

Pages: 211

1999-RPT-04    

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00-R-04  

National Dredging Needs Study of U.S. Ports and Harbors - (Updated in 2003)
This report updates the original National Dredging Needs Study trade and vessel fleet information and forecasts with data through the year 2000. This new analysis has confirmed the original conclusions regarding the significance of the impacts of planned deep draft navigation dredging projects. The greatest national needs and benefits from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers channel dredging projects are for internationally traded containerized commodities. These containerized commodities are amongst the fastest growing, highest value goods imported and exported to and from the United States by sea. The number of voyages that will be constrained by channel depth limitations in the future without the completion of planned dredging projects will more than double from the number constrained in 2000.
Planning and Management Consultants, Ltd.
Dec2002

NTIS: 

1
Total Volumes: 1

Pages: 339

2000-RPT-04    

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10-R-4  

National Economic Development (NED) Manual for Deep Draft Navigation
This deep draft navigation NED manual is one of a series of guides to assist Corps field economists in computing National Economic Development benefits. The Manual describes accepted economic analysis procedures for deep draft navigation projects. It also describes the fundamentals of containership analysis. Containership traffic analysis is currently undergoing research and analytical advancements. Approved new methods for containership analysis will be provided in future updates of the Manual.
Susan E. Durden ;Kevin Horn , PhD;Kevin Knight ;Erin Wilson
Apr2010

NTIS: 

1
Total Volumes: 1

Pages: 254

2010-NED-R-4    

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National Economic Development (NED) Manuals (Online)
You will find this web-published manual different enough from other U.S. Army Corps of Engineer Manuals that it warrants a welcome rather than an introduction. Publishing on the web opens a vast array of resources and offers a variety of media. It also enables you, the reader, to go as deeply as you like into a topic or to merely skim its surface. It is a much more active sort of document than a traditional manual.

2008

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2008-WEB-NED-01    

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RD-15  

National Economic Development Benefits for Nonstructural Measures
The purpose of this document is to assist Corps of Engineers field office personnel in evaluation of NED benefits for nonstructural measures by use of economic concepts, interpretation of regulatory procedural documents and numeric examples. The report is intended to be used as a guide in NED benefit analysis studies of nonstructural measures. It describes the applicability of different benefit classifications with respect to implementation of various nonstructural measures.
William D. Carson HEC
May1986

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1
Total Volumes: 1



1986-RD-15    

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87-R-10  

National Economic Development Manual: Agricultural Flood Damage
The primary purpose of this report is to provide an expanded description of the agricultural benefit evaluation procedures recommended in the Water Resources Council's Economic and Environmental Principles and Guidelines for water and Related Land Resources Implementation Studies. The report presents specific procedures for the entire process of agricultural benefit estimation and is intended for use in project feasibility planning and evaluation. It is intended to be a reference guide to questions an analyst might have in conducting an agricultural benefit evaluation.
William J. Hansen
Oct1987

NTIS: AD-A187162

1
Total Volumes: 1

Pages: 182

1987-RPT-NED-10    

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88-R-2  

National Economic Development Procedures Manual - Urban Flood Damage, Volume 1
The primary purpose of this report is to provide an expanded description of the Urban benefit evaluation procedures recommended in the Water Resources Council's Economic and Environmental Principles and Guidelines for Water andRelated Land Resources Implementation Studies. The report presents specific procedures for the entire process of urban benefit estimation and is intended for use in project feasibility planning and evaluation. It is intended to be a reference guide to questions an analyst might have in conducting an urban benefit evaluation.
Stuart A Davis ;Carl O Foley ;Rober L Fulton ;William J. Hansen ;Nahor B Johnson ;Frank R Reynolds ;James Warren
Mar1988

NTIS: 

1
Total Volumes: 2

Pages: 288

1988-RPT-NED-02    

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91-R-6  

National Economic Development Procedures Manual: Coastal Storm Damage and Erosion
This manual has been updated and replaced by IWR Report No. 2011-R-09, "Coastal Storm Risk Management National Economic Development Manual." The purpose of this manual is to provide a description of coastal storm damage erosion prevention benefit evaluation procedures based on principles included. The U.S. Water Resources Council's Economic and Environmental Principles and Guidelines for Water and Related Land Resources Implementation Studies. The report presents selected, specific procedures for the entire process of benefit estimation and is intended for use in project feasibility planning and evalution. It is intended to serve as a reference guide to questions posed by an economic analyst in conducting a coastal storm damage and erosion prevention benefit evaluation.

Sep1991

NTIS: AD-A241799

1
Total Volumes: 1

Pages: 274

1991-RPT-NED-06    

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91-R-13  

National Economic Development Procedures Manual: Deep Draft Navigation
This manual is one of a series of guides to computing National Economic Development (NED) benefits of Federal water resources development projects. Basic guidance for NED evaluation is contained in the U.S. Water Resources Council's "Economic and Environmental Principles and Guidelines for Water and Related Land Resources Implementation Studies" (P&G). The two purposes of this manual are to explain the concept and application of NED evaluation to harbor project sponsors, and to assist the individuals who perform evaluation studies to comply with P&G requirements expeditiously. The evaluation procedures described in the manual apply to a wide range of harbor and waterway projects where sponsors cost-share studies and project implementation. The procedures are designated "Deep Draft Navigation" in the P&G,but apply to all commercial navigationprojects not are partof the "Inland Waterways System". The manual covers theoretical and practical aspects of benefits evaluation, provides sources of information to identify and estimate future project use, and contains examples of benefit calculations.
James Crew , PhD;Kevin Horn , PhD;Richard Schultz
Nov1991

NTIS: AD-A253419

1
Total Volumes: 1

Pages: 256

1991-RPT-NED-13    

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93-R-12  

National Economic Development Procedures Manual: National Economic Development Costs
This manual was prepared as part of the National Economic Development (NED) Procedures Manual Work Unit within the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE) Planning Methodologies Research Program. Mr. William Hansen of the COE Water Resources Support Center (WRSC), Institute for Water Resources (IWR), manages this Work Unit under the general supervision of Mr. Michael Krouse, Chief, Technical Analysis and Research Division; Mr. Kyle Schilling, Director, IWR; and Mr. Kenneth Murdock, Director, WRSC. Mr. Robert Daniel, Chief, Economic and Social Analysis Branch (CECW-PD) and Mr. William Hunt, CECW-PD, are the Technical Monitors for Headquarters, COE.
Charles E Yoe , Ph.D.
Jun1993

NTIS: AD-A281184

1
Total Volumes: 1



1993-RPT-NED-12    

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09-R-2  

National Economic Development Procedures Manual: Overview
This manual provides an overview of basic economic concepts and measures underlying the use of National Economic Development (NED) analysis in civil works planning studies. It was developed to complement the series of separate Procedures Manuals that provide detailed procedural guidance on computing NED benefits for different NED purposes.
Paul Scodari
Jun2009

NTIS: 

1
Total Volumes: 1

Pages: 67

2009-NED-R-02    

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91-R-11  

National Economic Development Procedures Manual: Overview Manual for Conducting National Economic Development Analysis
This manual provides an overview of the national economic development (NED) principle that is essential to determine whether the Federal government will construct any water resource project. The NED principle articulates a framework to assist in making this decision. Analysts working within this framework and decision makers who must understand it are the manual's intended audience.
Greeley-Polhemus Group, Inc.
Oct1991

NTIS: AD-A252982

1
Total Volumes: 1

Pages: 88

1991-RPT-NED-11    

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09-R-3  

National Economic Development Procedures Manual: Primer
As the Corps of Engineers strives to improve its planning and decision making, economic analysis is one of its most reliable and important tools. A critical element of successful economic analysis is communication with others—in gathering data, making assumptions, developing models and presenting results. This Economics Primer presents the rudiments of the science of economics and its use in the Corps of Engineers.
Susan E. Durden ;Jim Fredericks
Jun2009

NTIS: 

1
Total Volumes: 1

Pages: 36

2009-NED-R-03    

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93-R-2  

National Economic Development Procedures Manual: Public Surveys Volume I - Use and Adaptation of Office of Management & Budget Approved Survey Questionnaires
This manual '.vas prepared as part of the National Economic Development (NED) Procedures Manual Work Unit within the U.S. ArwJ Corps of Engineers (COE) Planning Methodologies Research Program. Mr. William Hansen of the COE Water Resources Support Center (:';RSC), Institute for water Resources (H'lR) , manages this Work Unit under the general supervision of Mr. Michael Krouse, (hief, Technical analysis and Researce~ Division; Hr. Kyle Schilling, Director. IWR; and Mr. Kenneth Murdock, Director, WRSC. Mr. Robert Daniel Chief, Economic and Social Analysis Branch (CECW-PD) and Mr. William Hunt, CECW-PD, are the Technical Monitors for Headquar:ers, COE.
Stuart A Davis ;William J. Hansen ;Allan S Mills ;Linda K Peterson
Jan1993

NTIS: AD-A271723

1
Total Volumes: 1



1993-RPT-NED-02    

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90-R-11  

National Economic Development Procedures Manual: Recreation Volume III, A Case Study Application of Contingent Value Method For Estimating Urban Recreation Use and Benefits
The purpose of this report is to illustrate through case study description, the practical application of the CVM method to recreation evaluation in an actual planning study. The case study description is meant to serve as a practical guide and, therefore, emphasizes what was done more than the conceptsbehind the techniques used. It is not intended to be a detailed guide of the entire planning process, but reather highlights the activities or outcomes from this process that involved the development, conduct, and appllication of the CVM analysis. Specific objectives of this manual are: to illustrate an urban application of the CVM method to recreation demand and benefit estimation, to illustrate the development of regional valuation models, and to describe the potential transferability of the proceedures and/or findings of this case study to other planning applications.
Roger L Freeman ;Carol D Hankamer ;William J. Hansen ;Allan S Mills ;John R Stoll
Nov1990

NTIS: AD-A235200

3
Total Volumes: 1

Pages: 115

1990-RPT-NED-11    

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91-R-7  

National Economic Development Procedures Manual: Recreation Volume IV
This is the fourth of a series of manuals designed to provide recreation evaluation procedures to further implement the "Principles and Guidelines" of the U.S. Water Resources Council. The emphasis of the first three volumes of this series was, primarily, on the evaluation of providing new or additional facility developments. This manual emphasizes the evaluation of qualitative differences in the recreation experience. The primary purpose of this manualis to describe procedures and methodologies for valuating changes in recreation use values that result from management decisions impacting on recreation facilities and services and on the related natural resource base.
Daniel D Badger ;William J. Hansen
Jul1991

NTIS: AD-A239568

4
Total Volumes: 1

Pages: 46

1991-RPT-NED-07    

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86-R-4  

National Economic Development Procedures Manual: Recreation, Volume I - Recreation Use and Benefit Estimation Techniques
The primary purpose of this report is to provide an expanded description of the recreation evaluation proceedures recommended in the Water Resources Council's "Economic and Environmental Principles and Guidelines for Water and Related Land Resources Implementation Studies." The report summarizes the conceptual basis of procedures for recreation valuation Associated with water and related land resource planning, describes the mechanics of acceptable valuation methods, and offers criteria for determining the applicability of various methods to particular planning situations.
William J. Hansen ;David A Moser , PhD.;Mary K Vincent
Mar1986

NTIS: AD-A174705

1
Total Volumes: 1

Pages: 112

1986-RES-NED-04A    

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86-R-5  

National Economic Development Procedures Manual: Recreation, Volume II - A Guide for Using the Contingent Value Methodology in Recreation Studies
This report is designed to assist Corps planners in using the contingent value method (CVM) for the economic evaluation of NED recreation benefits. CVM along with the Travel Cost Method (TCM) are the techniques recommended in Principles and Guidelines for evaluating the economic benefitsfrom the recreational components of Federal water resources investments. For the preparation of this manual, CVM was applied to three case studies of actual Corps District recdreation projects. These case studies proved invaluable to understanding the advantages, weaknesses, difficulties, and potential pitfalls of the CVM. In addition, the case studies provided the basic information presented in the examples used in this report. The chapters of this report are arranged in the basic order necessary to conduct a CVM analysis. Chapter 1 covers the concepts and background of CVM as an economic evaluation technique. Succeeding chapters cover the basic areas of: sampling; quewstionnaire design; survey design (including estimates of survey costs); data analysis proceedures and techniques; and, the evaluation of NED benefits. Several examples are used to illuminate the basic process required to correctly apply CVM. Included as an appendix is the list of CVM questionnaires approved by OMB for Corps planning purposes.
Mark C Dunning , PhD;David A Moser , PhD.
Mar1986

NTIS: AD-A174706

2
Total Volumes: 1

Pages: 240

1986-RES-NED-04B    

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91-R-10  

National Economic Development Procedures Manual: Urban Flood Damage Volume II
This is the second in a series of manuals designed to provide procedures and techniques to measure flood damage and to further implement the "Principles and Guidelines" of the U.S. Water Resources Council. This manual is a primer for conducting comprehensive flood damage and related surveys. It explains how basic principles of survey research can be applied to data collection for flood damage studies. Two prototype questionnaires (one face-to-face and one mail with a preliminary telephone supplement) are presented. Examples from previous applications of these questionnaires provide insight as to how they may be adapted and implemented for flood damage studies.
Stuart A Davis ;William J. Hansen ;Allan S Mills
Oct1991

NTIS: AD-A252895

1
Total Volumes: 1

Pages: 164

1991-RPT-NED-10    

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93-R-11  

National Operation and Maintenance Program Plan of Improvement - Policy and Procedures Options Study for Project Operation and Maintenance
The emergence of operation and maintenance expenditures as the single largest individual program in the Civil Works budget provided incentive for a comprehensive review of the program. Financial pressures caused by tight budgets on the one hand, and an ever growing project inventory on the other, provided further impetus to evaluate the way the O&M business was being conducted. Towards that end, the Army Corps of Engineers, under the direction of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works {ASA(CW)} has completed a comprehensive study of the Civil Works Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Program. The objective of the study is to assure that Federal expenditures for operation and maintenance of Corps projects provide justified levels of service in the least cost manner. The output of the study is to be policies and procedures (practicable measures) to achieve that objective.
James D Davidson
Aug1993

NTIS: AD-A272027

1
Total Volumes: 1

Pages: 133

1993-RPT-11    

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NHPRS-2  

National Report
This volume presents the background of the National Hydroelectric Power Resources Study (NHS) and a brief history of hydroelectric power in the United States. It includes an overview of the policy and technical issues which affect future hydroelectric power development and operation as well as projections of future electric power supply and demand. The report outlines a plan for the future evaluation of possible future development of hydroelectric power facilities and presents the conclusions of the NHS.
Institute for Water Resources
May1983

NTIS: 

2
Total Volumes: 1

Pages: 175

1900-NHS-02    

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96-R-27  

National Review of Corps Environmental Restoration Projects
Historic engineering specifications often do not mesh with environmental objectives, and some individuals have expressed concern that there may be a tendency to over-design Corps environmental projects. The ability of local sponsors to cost-share may be compromised if unneeded detail and intensity of Corps designs result in higher cost plans and projects then needed. Water resource managers and study managers are looking for more diverse measures, including less detailed and intensive designs, to address ecosystem restoration objectives. Yet, little guidance is available to assist planners: 1) identify potential variables that could be modified to improve environmental outputs; 2) identify potential environmental management measures for modifying those variables; 3) identify the various engineering features or components of those management measures; 4) determine the associated probability of success of alternative management measures; and 5) estimate their costs.
E. A Dardeau ;J. Craig Fischenich , Dr.;Joy D Muncy
Nov1996

NTIS: AD-A321613

1
Total Volumes: 1

Pages: 233

1996-EEI-19    

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95-R-12  

National Review of Non-Corps Environmental Restoration Projects
This study was conducted as part of the Evaluation of Environmental Investments Research Program (EEIRP). The EEIRP is sponsored by the Headquarters, U.S. Army (HQUSACE). It is jointly assigned to the U.S. Army Engineer Water Resources Support Center (WRSC) Institute for Water Resources (IWR) and the U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station (WES) Environmental Laboratory (EL). Mr. William J. Hansen of IWR is the Program Manager, and Mr. H. Roger Hamilton is the WES Manager. Program Monitors during this study were Mr. John W. Bellinger and Mr. K. Brad Fowler, HQUSACE. The field review group members who provide complete Program direction and their District or Division affiliations are as follows: Mr. David Carney, New Orleans District; Mr. Larry M. Kilgo, Lower Mississippi Valley Division; Mr. Richard Gorton, Omaha District; Mr. Bruce D. Carlson, St. Paul District; Mr. Glendon L. Coffee, Mobile District; Ms. Susan E. Durden, Savannah District; Mr. Scott Miner, San Francisco District; Mr. Robert F. Scott, Fort Worth District; Mr. Clifford J. Kidd, Baltimore District; Mr. Edwin J. Woodruff, North Pacific Division; and Dr. Michael Passmore, Walla Walla District. The work was conducted under the Engineering Environmental Investments Work Unit of the EEIRP. Ms. Joy Muncy of the Technical Analysis and Research Division (TARD), IWR, and Mr. Tony Dardeau and J. Craig Fischenich of the Environmental Engineering Division (EED), WES, are the Principal Investigators.
Mark Curran ;Michael J Scott ;David K Shreffler ;Ronald M Thom ;M. Angela Walters ;Katherine F Wellman
Dec1995

NTIS: AD-A319901

1
Total Volumes: 1

Pages: 175

1995-EEI-08    

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IWR03-NSMS-1  

National Shoreline Management Study: The Corps of Engineers and Shore Protection: History, Projects, Costs
This report discusses by year and summarizes by decade, major coastal storms, coastal legislation, significant coastal milestones and data on the ensuing U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects since the start of the 20th century. The chronology shows that projects follow legislation, which follow public demands after devastating coastal storms. The report also defines the scope of the Corps shore protection program over the period in terms of the number and types of protective measures, lineal distances of protected shorelines, actual costs and costs updated to September 2002. A listing of projectsunder construction and in the planning stages is also provided.
Theodore M Hillyer
May2003

NTIS: 

1
Total Volumes: 1

Pages: 74

2003-NSM-01    

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91-NDS-1  

(The)National Study of Water Management During Drought
This is a report of the first year of the National Study of Water Management During Drought. The Corps of Engineers began the study after the severe droughts of 1988. The primary objective of the study is to find strategies to improve water management during droughts in the United States. The report explains how and why water is managed the way it is now, lists the impacts of drought, the problems in the current water management systems, and the roadblocks to change for the better. It cites some examples of change which have been successful, then draws conclusions about the state of the water management as it is now, and the advancements that can reasonably be expected. Finally, it lists three recommendations which will be pursued in the remainder of the study. Those recommendations constitute the strategies for improving water management during drought.
Robert Brumbaugh ;William J Werick ;Gene E Willeke , Ph.D.
Apr1991

NTIS: AD-A238997

1
Total Volumes: 1

Pages: 116

1991-NDS-01    

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94-NDS-8  

National Study of Water Management During Drought: Managing Water for Drought
This report summarizes the method of improving water management during drought developed during the four year National Study of Water Management During Drought. The method was tested and refined in four field studies in different parts of the country, in which teams of water managers and users worked together to reduce drought impacts. In each case, the situations are complex, involving many different uses of water. Because such important state and local responsibilities are involved, only a joint cooperative approach between state and federal agencies could provide satisfactory answers. These cooperative field studies were called "Drought Preparedness Studies" (DPS) and the approach, the "DPS method."
William J Werick ;William Whipple , Jr.
Sep1994

NTIS: AD-A319442

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Total Volumes: 1



1994-NDS-08    

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94-NDS-12  

National Study of Water Management During Drought: The Report to the U.S. Congress
The droughts of the late 1980s and early 1990s caused persistent and widespread conflicts among water users despite the federal, state and local planning efforts in place before the droughts began. Although details differ from place to place, these plans can be broadly characterized. Federal plans were meant to assure that the authorized purposes of federal reservoirs were met. State plans defined the stages of drought, the emergency response powers of the governor, and (sometimes) a general way of prioritizing water allocation by the type of use. Local (city or water utility) plans identified stages of drought, drought response measures for each, and named drought committees and task forces.
William J Werick
Sep1995

NTIS: AD-A319405

1
Total Volumes: 1

Pages: 74

1994-NDS-12    

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91-NDS-2  

(The)National Study of Water Management During Drought: A Preliminary Assessment of Corps of Engineers Reservoirs, Their Purposes and Susceptibility to Drought
Recent droughts in the United States have caused water management agencies to examine the operation of their facilities to develop ways to improve their capability for providing water during times of short supply. During fiscal year 1990 the Corps of Engineers received initial funding from Congress to examine their facilities to develop a consensus on water resource priorities for management during drought, provide a base of information for such management, and to formulate and evaluate alternatives to improve their current systems. The Institute for Water Resources, Corps of Engineers was given the responsibility for what has become known as the National Study of Water Management During Drought. As one part of this study, the Hydrologic Engineering Center was asked to conduct a preliminary assessment of the susceptibility of Corps of Engineers' reservoirs to drought. This document is the product of that effort.
William K Johnson
Jan1991

NTIS: AD-A253645

1
Total Volumes: 1



1991-NDS-02    

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91-NDS-3  

(The)National Study of Water Management During Drought: Research Assessment
The report summarizes research on water management during drought and makes recommendations for additional research areas that offer the most promise for improving the drought management response at Federal, regional, state and local levels of government. This report is part of a comprehensive study that has been undertaken in response to recommendations of the U.S. Amry Corps of Engineers made after the drought of 1988-89.
Benedykt Dziegielewski , PhD;Gary D Lynne ;Daniel P Sheer ;Donald A Wilhite
Jul1991

NTIS: AD-A230389

1
Total Volumes: 1

Pages: 232

1991-NDS-03    

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NWS-4  

National Waterway Study - A Framework for Decision Making (A Summary)
This report is a summary of the final National Waterways Study report. It presents the contents of final report in a highly condensed format with half of the document focusing on the findings, conclusions and policy implications of the National Waterways Study. This document touches on the system capability, traffic forecasts, role of waterways in the nation's defense, the summary framework developed to help make decisions about waterway project priorities and timing, and finally on the policy implications -- particularly the needed administrative changes.

Jan1983

NTIS: 

1
Total Volumes: 1

Pages: 10

1983-NWS-02    

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NWS-3  

National Waterway Study - A Framework for Decision Making (Final Report)
This report, the first overview analysis of the nation's waterways since the National Waterways Commission was tasked in 1908, discusses the steps necessary to provide the nation with an effective navigation system through the year 2000.

Jan1983

NTIS: 

1
Total Volumes: 1

Pages: 282

1983-NWS-01    

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NWS-2  

National Waterway Study - Corps Interagency and Public Involvement
To organize planning efforts, and gather and analyze the vast quantities of data needed for a study, the NWS staff enlisted the aid of U.S. Army Corps of Engineer divisions and districts throughout the country, as well as components of the Office of the Chief of Engineers (OCE). The Corps' 11 divisions and 36 districts were asked to help in the NWS effort by providing information essential to form a data base for the study, and by frequently the course of the study in detailed reviews of draft technical findings and evaluations submitted by NWS contractors and final products prepared by NWS staff at the Institute for Water Resources.

Apr1983

NTIS: 

1
Total Volumes: 1



1983-NWS-12    

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NWS-5  

National Waterway Study - Final Report Maps, Waterway System and Commodity Movement, Jan 1981 and Maps (24 Maps)
This paper discusses the volume and characteristics of foreign and domestic waterborne commerce of the United States and is an updated revision and enlargement of the statement which originally accompanied the set of 19 maps published in 1979 by the National Waterways Study. A new map No. 20 entitled, "Energy Commodity Movement by Water: 1976" has been added to the set. A general discussion of the history of U.S. waterborne commerce is pursued to establish the historical perspective for viewing the current flow patterns of U.S. waterborne commerce.

Jun1982

NTIS: 

1
Total Volumes: 1

Pages: 48

1982-NWS-04    

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NWS-8  

National Waterways Roundtable Proceedings (Norfolk, VA, April 1980)
This staff report is intended as an introduction to some of the principal social, economical and technical problems in planning future commercial waterways and ports of the United States. Commercial waterways and ports are those used regularly in the movement of freight in domestic or foreign trade. There is also limited use of these waterways for passenger traffic. The commercial waterways include the inland waterways, such as the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers; the coastal waterways and canals; the Great Lakes and the coastal trade routes.

Apr1980

NTIS: 

1
Total Volumes: 1

Pages: 16

1980-NWS-03    

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WMB-TP-1  

National Wetland Mitigation Banking Study: Model Banking Instrument
The purpose of this Banking Instrument is to establish guidelines and responsibilities for the establishment, use, operation, and maintenance of the Bank. The Bank will be used for compensatory mitigation for unavoidable impacts to waters of the United States including wetlands which result from activities authorized under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, [list other applicable programs for which credits from the bank are expected to be used, e.g., Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act, the Swampbuster provisions of the Food Security Act, State or local wetland regulatory programs, other Federal programs] provided such use has met all applicable requirements and is authorized by the appropriate authority.
Institute for Water Resources
May1996

NTIS: 

1
Total Volumes: 1

Pages: 11

1996-WMB-99    

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WMB-TP-2  

National Wetland Mitigation Banking Study: Technical and Procedural Support to Mitigation Banking Guidance
This document elaborates on certain policy considerations which were presented in the Federal Mitigation Banking Guidance. This support to the guidance is limited in scope to wetland systems; although Section 404 of the Clean Water Act extends the applicability of mitigation banking to wetlands and other aquatic environments, it is recognized that its principle role will be to compensate for unavoidable wetland losses. Accordingly, this document recognizes this programmatic emphasis.
Institute for Water Resources
Dec1995

NTIS: 

1
Total Volumes: 1

Pages: 41

1995-WMB-99    

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98-WMB-WP  

National Wetland Mitigation Banking Study: The Early Mitigation Banks: A Follow-up Review
In 1992, the Corps of Engineers' Institute for Water Resources conducted a detailed case study survey collecting information on 22 pioneer wetland mitigation banks in the nation. The case studies demonstrated the wide range of characteristics of wetland mitigation banks in existence, including various classes of wetlands, sponsorship (both public and private), mitigation objectives, institutional arrangements, implementation plan, and long-term maintenance and monitoring. Evaluation of the case study banks revealed that at least one-third of these mitigation banks were experiencing some technical and/or administrative deficiencies. As a follow -up, this report examines the status of the mitigation banks originally reported as operating unsuccessfully and takes an in-depth review at the various technical and administrative deficiencies these mitigation banks experienced. In 1996, interviews were conducted with sponsors and resource and regulatory agency representatives to assess the current status of these eight mitigation banks.
Robert Brumbaugh ;Fari Tabatabai
Jan1998

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1
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1998-WMB-01    

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94-WMB-5  

National Wetlands Mitigation Banking Study - An Examination of Wetlands Programs: Opportunities for Compensatory Mitigation
This report is part of a series of reports that are being published during the National Wetland Mitigation Banking Study. General background information pertaining to wetland mitigation banking and the scope of the National Study were the subjects of a report published during the first year of the study.
Amy Doll
Mar1994

NTIS: AD-A288495

1
Total Volumes: 1

Pages: 104

1994-WMB-05    

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95-WMB-7  

National Wetlands Mitigation Banking Study - Commercial Wetland Mitigation Credit Markets: Theory and Practice
The primary Federal regulatory program governing wetlands is authorized by Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. Similarly structured state and local permit programs also exist. In most instances, wetlands permitting is, by formal regulation, expected to follow a mitigation "sequence" where the applicant for a permit must first show that the proposed activity has been designed to avoid wetlands to the maximum extent. If avoidance is not possible, then the minimization of filling must be achieved. Finally, if a permit is granted, compensation by restoration of degraded wetlands or by creation of wetlands from uplands is required on site (as close as possible to the permitted activity). Also, the same kind of wetland is to be provided.
Paul Scodari ;Leonard Shabman , PhD;David White
Nov1995

NTIS: AD-A316814

1
Total Volumes: 1

Pages: 101

1995-WMB-07    

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94-WMB-3  

National Wetlands Mitigation Banking Study - Expanding Opportunities for Successful Mitigation: The Private Credit Market Alternative
This report: (l)explains the concept and functioning of private markets in wetland mitigation credits; (2 ) describes the potential to help the Federal wetland regulatory program achieve the national goal of no-net-loss in wetland function and acreage; and (3) explains the regulatory conditions necessary for the widespread emergence and ecological success of this mitigation alternative. This report was prepared as a part of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Institute for Water Resources National Wetland Mitigation Banking Study. The vast majority of mitigation banks today are single-user banks--largely developed to provide the sponsor's compensatory mitigation needs. By contrast, private mitigation credit markets would encourage entrepreneurs to establish commercial mitigation banks from which credits would be sold to wetland developers in need of compensatory mitigation. Such markets could help the nation achieve no-netloss of wetlands by increasing the opportunity to obtain successful conpensatory mitigation for permitted wetland losses.
Dennis King ;Paul Scodari ;Leonard Shabman , PhD
Jan1994

NTIS: AD-A288554

1
Total Volumes: 1

Pages: 75

1994-WMB-03    

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94-WMB-6  

National Wetlands Mitigation Banking Study - Wetland Mitigation Banking
This document reports wetland mitigation banking experience to date. The Environmental Law Institute conducted an inventory of banks that sup~lemented information gathered as part of the National Wetland Mitlgation Banking Study conducted by the Instltute for Water Resources (IWR). Corps of Engineers Wetland mitigation banking, although practiced for more than fifteen years, is a concept still in its infancy. Existing mitigation banks were found to represent a variety of institutional arrangements, although single-client public works banks (mostly sponsored by state departments of transportation ) are the most common at present. At the time this report was prepared, there was little useful experi ence with public general use, and private entrepreneurial banks.
Environmental Law Institute
Feb1994

NTIS: AD-A293925

1
Total Volumes: 1

Pages: 186

1994-WMB-06    

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94-WMB-4  

National Wetlands Mitigation Banking Study First Phase Report
This report is part of a series of reports which are being published during the National Study. General background information pertaining to wetland mitigation banking and the scope of the national study were the subjects of a report published during the first year of the study.
Robert Brumbaugh ;Richard T Reppert
Jan1994

NTIS: AD-A288491

1
Total Volumes: 1

Pages: 96

1994-WMB-04    

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94-WMB-2  

National Wetlands Mitigation Banking Study, Wetland Mitigation Banking: Resources Document
This report provides detailed information on vanous types of banks and similar compensatory mitigation mechanisms, statistical and institutional infonnation on all existing banks, an introduction to fee-based compensatory mitigation, and a comprehensive annotated bibliography of the literature on wetland mitigation banking, These data were collected by the US AmlY Corps of Engineers Institute for Water Resources (IWR) during the tirst phase of a two-phase National Wetland Mitigation Banking Study, The Enviromnental Law Institute contributed much of this infonnation from its study of wetland mitigation banking which was sponsored by IWR and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Robert Brumbaugh ;Jamie Dycus ;Katie Goldberg ;Moira McDonald ;James McElfish ;Richard T Reppert ;Lisa Vogel
Jan1994

NTIS: AD-A288569

1
Total Volumes: 1

Pages: 139

1994-WMB-02    

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96-WMB-9  

National Wetlands Mitigation Banking Study- Commercial Wetland Mitigation Credit Ventures: 1995 National Survey
Federal wetland regulations pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) require applicants for wetland discharge permits to satisfy "mitigation sequencing" rules as a precondition for permitting. Mitigation sequencing requires permit applicants to first avoid and minimize wetland impacts to the extent practicable, and then provide compensatory mitigation for any remaining wetland impacts. Compensation is expected in the form of wetlands created from uplands, the restoration of former or severely degraded wetlands, or the enhancement of functioning wetlands.
Robert Brumbaugh ;Paul Scodari
Aug1996

NTIS: AD-A321523

1
Total Volumes: 1

Pages: 115

1996-WMB-09    

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95-WMB-8  

National Wetlands Mitigation Banking Study- Watershed-based Wetlands Planning: A Case Study Report
This report describes case studies of watershed-based wetlands planning. The goals, scope, and circumstances surrounding these watershed-based wetland plans differ greatly. Therefore, this report makes no single and comparative assessment of the case studies. In fact, the cases were selected because they illustrate a range of issues associated with integrating wetland management and watershed planning, and a variety of planning approaches. Also, all of the case studies have a wetland component, which is not true of watershed planning in general.
Leonard Shabman , PhD;David White
Dec1995

NTIS: AD-A321525

1
Total Volumes: 1

Pages: 57

1995-WMB-08    

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07-R-4  

Natural and Human-Induced Disasters and Other Factors Affecting Future Emergency Response and Hazard Management: Trends and Outlook
The steady increase in losses from natural hazards over the past 46 years—both nationally and globally—challenges the effectiveness of traditional approaches to hazard mitigation and loss reduction. While it is impossible to plan and prepare for every worst case disaster scenario, there is a common set of factors that drive catastrophic outcomes. This third in a series of Water Resources Outlook papers identifies challenges over the next 30 years to the emergency management system. Then it describes how the nation's emergency management agencies can move from a reactive to proactive posture based on developing a resilient disaster risk management system. Finally, it suggests future roles for the Corps.
Susan Cutter ;Melanie Gall
Oct2007

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1
Total Volumes: 1

Pages: 86

2007-WRO-R-04    

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06-NETS-P-03  

(The)Navigation Economics Technology Research Program
The purpose of the Navigation Economic Technologies (NETS) research program is to develop a standardized and defensible suite of economic tools for navigation improvement evaluation. NETS addresses specific navigation economic evaluation and modeling issues that have been raised inside and outside the Corps and is responsive to our commitment to develop and use peer-reviewed tools, techniques and procedures as expressed in the Civil Works strategic plan. The new tools and techniques developed by the NETS research program are to be based on 1) reviews of economic theory, 2) current practices across the Corps (and elsewhere), 3) data needs and availability, and 4) peer recommendations.
Keith Hofseth
Jul2006

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1
Total Volumes: 1

Pages: 14

2006-NET-P-03    

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97-R-2  

Navigation Operation and Maintenance: Expenditures for Harbors and Waterways
The remainder of this report is organized into two chapters consisting of text and summary tables followed by a series of tabs which include the NCRDBS tables of navigation O&M expenditures for FY 1996
Jack Lane ;Margaruiette Olson ;Robert A Pietrowski
Jul1997

NTIS: AD-A335234

1
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1997-RPT-02    

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06-NETS-R-06  

Navigation System Simulation (NaSS) Design Document
NETS activity Navigation System Simulation Design
Richard M Males
July2006

NTIS: 

1
Total Volumes: 1

Pages: 86

2006-NET-R-06    

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85-C-5  

Needs Assessment of Corps Planning Information Management Systems
This report describes what planning managers within the Corps of Engineers are currently doing, and what they would like to do, to manage information pertinent to Corps planning activities. A series of interviews with Corps planning managers at several offices and a review of documentation on information management systems used by Corps planners served as the basis for this report. An executive summary documenting the major findings, conclusions, and recommendations is included in the report.
Chong K Liew
Aug1985

NTIS: AD-A165665

1
Total Volumes: 1

Pages: 45

1985-CON-05    

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TP-112  

New Developments in HEC Programs for Flood Control
The Center current program development for flood control, with an emphasis on water surface profile computation, is presented
Vernon R. Bonner HEC
Aug1986

NTIS: AD-A172495

1
Total Volumes: 1

Pages: 12

1986-TP-112    

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06-NETS-R-01  

New Measures of Port Efficiency Using International Trade Data
NETS activity New Measures of Port Efficiency Using International Trade Data
Bruce A. Blonigen ;Wesley W. Wilson
Feb2006

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1
Total Volumes: 1

Pages: 40

2006-NET-R-01    

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91-R-3  

(A)Noise Management Handbook for USAREUR Noise Management Program


Jun1991

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1991-RPT-03    

90-ADR-P-2  

Non-Binding Arbitration; Alternative Dispute Resolution Series, Pamphlet 2
This pamphlet describe 'non-binding Arbitration', a private dispute resolution process in which a dispute is submitted to an impartial and neutral person or panel who provides a written, non-binding opinion used as a guide for negotiations towards a settlement. Non-binding arbitration is one of a number of alternative dispute resolution techniques which the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is using in an effort to reduce the number of disputes requiring litigation. negotiating final agreement, format of presentation.
Frank Carr ;James L Creighton , PhD;Lester Edelman ;Charles L Lancaster
May2010

NTIS: 

1
Total Volumes: 1

Pages: 36

1990-ADR-P-02    

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84-R-1  

Non-Federal Cost Recovery and Financing for Water Projects
Reviews non-Federal financing instruments and revenue sources for water resources projects. Assesses benefits of careful financial analysis and planning for water projects. Reviews financing and cost recovery techniques applicable to each water project purpose.
David A Moser , PhD.;Mark W Mugler
Mar1994

NTIS: AD-A160558

1
Total Volumes: 1

Pages: 94

1984-RES-01    

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94-FIS-11  

Nondestructive Testing, Evaluation, and Rehabilitation for Roadway Pavement: Warren County, Mississippi, Cincinnati, Ohio, and Berkeley, California
This is the 11th in a series of interim report which will be publish by the US Army Corps of Engineers during the FIS program.
Donald R Alexander ;Richard H Grau
Jul1994

NTIS: AD-A296573

1
Total Volumes: 1

Pages: 115

1994-FIS-11    

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81-R03  

Nonstructural Flood Control Measures: A Sociological Study of Innovation

Annabelle Bender Motz
Jan1983

NTIS: AD-A129807

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1981-RPT-02    

81-R02  

Nonstructural Flood Control Measures: A Sociological Study of Innovation Executive Summary

Annabelle Bender Motz
Jan1983

NTIS: AD-A129808

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Total Volumes: 1



1981-RPT-02S    

NHPRS-14  

Northeast Power Coordinating Council
This volume briefly describes existing conditions (physical, social, economic) affecting electric supply and demand in the Southeastern Electric Reliability Council and Puerto Rico. It discusses the existing electric energy system and the role of hydropower therein. Projections of electrical supply and demand through the year 2000 are discussed. The hydropower resources, developed and undeveloped, of the region are evaluated and a regional ranking of specific projects and sites which are recommended to be studied in further detail is presented. The public involvement in the planning process is described.

Sep1981

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14
Total Volumes: 1

Pages: 304

1900-NHS-14    

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PR-14  

Numerical Simulation of Mudflows from Hypothetical Failures of the Castle Lake Debris Blockage Near Mount St. Helens, WA
The purpose of this report was to evaluate the hydraulic characteristic of mudflow events resulting from a hypothetical failure of Castle Lake and to examine the ability of a downstream sediment retention structure to capture and pass such events through an emergency spillway.
HEC;Robert C. MacArthur , Dr.
Oct1990

NTIS: AD-A230294

1
Total Volumes: 1

Pages: 102

1990-PR-14    

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