Inland navigation system planning : the upper Mississippi River-Illinois Waterway

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Inland navigation system planning : the upper Mississippi River-Illinois Waterway

Committee to Review the Upper Mississippi River-Illinois Waterway Navigation System Feasibility Study ... [et al.]

National Academy Press, c2001

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Other authors: Water Science and Technology Board, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council

"Support for this project was provided by the Department of the Army under Contract No. DASW01-00-C-3017."--T.p. verso

Includes bibliographical references

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In 1988, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began an investigation of the benefits and costs of extending several locks on the lower portion of the Upper Mississippi River-Illinois Waterway (UMR-IWW) in order to relieve increasing waterway congestion, particularly for grain moving to New Orleans for export. With passage of the Flood Control Act of 1936, Congress required that the Corps conduct a benefit-cost analysis as part of its water resources project planning; Congress will fund water resources projects only if a project's benefits exceed its costs. As economic analysis generally, and benefit-cost analysis in particular, has become more sophisticated, and as environmental and social considerations and analysis have become more important, Corps planning studies have grown in size and complexity. The difficulty in commensurating market and nonmarket costs and benefits also presents the Corps with a significant challenge. The Corps' analysis of the UMR-IWW has extended over a decade, has cost roughly $50 million, and has involved consultations with other federal agencies, state conservation agencies, and local citizens. The analysis has included many consultants and has produced dozens of reports. In February 2000, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) requested that the National Academies review the Corps' final feasibility report. After discussions and negotiations with DOD, in April 2000 the National Academies launched this review and appointed an expert committee to carry it out. Table of Contents Front Matter Executive Summary Introduction The Public Interest in the Upper Mississippi River U.S. Federal and Corps of Engineers Water Resources Planning Guidelines The Navigation Feasability Study Improving Waterway System Planning Summary and Recommendations References Appendix A: Participating Agencies in the Corps' 1991 Plan of Study Appendix B: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Executive Summary for the Corps of Engineers System Navigation Study Appendix C: Tradable Lockage Permits Appendix D: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members

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  • 1 Front Matter
  • 2 Executive Summary
  • 3 Introduction
  • 4 The Public Interest in the Upper Mississippi River
  • 5 U.S. Federal and Corps of Engineers Water Resources Planning Guidelines
  • 6 The Navigation Feasability Study
  • 7 Improving Waterway System Planning
  • 8 Summary and Recommendations
  • 9 References
  • 10 Appendix A: Participating Agencies in the Corps' 1991 Plan of Study
  • 11 Appendix B: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Executive Summary for the Corps of Engineers System Navigation Study
  • 12 Appendix C: Tradable Lockage Permits
  • 13 Appendix D: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members

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